Topic: Prinny Can I really be the hero?

[Flames_of_chaos]

Prinny is a game that I have been following for a long time and it comes out soon in Feburary. It's an action platformer game with a twist, the game gives you 1000 lives and you have to beat the game with those lives, you only get 1 hit per life but there's an easier difficulty that gives you 3 hits before you lose a life. It seems like an interesting mechanic.

Funny game trailer



    * 10 Major stages with many hidden characters and battles
    * Various vehicles that you can ride to run over or shoot enemies
    * Music collection mode to find music tracks during game and replay them as background music
    * Passing of time changes stage appearance and difficulty
    * Ridiculously comedic storyline and characters

Also NISA sweetened the deal each game comes with a soundtrack and a Penny Arcade Comic Strip about Prinny all for the low price of 39.99.

[KDR_11k]

1000 lives and one hit kills you? That sounds like you're playing as Ran from Bob & George (really, REALLY cheap communist parts!). Then again I don't think I've spent that many lives even on a very haphazard playthrough of Metal Slug...

[Nick DiMola]

I want this, but $40 is a little too rich for my blood. $30 and they would've had me.

[KDR_11k]

For me the bigger issue is that I don't have a PSP.

[WuTangTurtle]

at least they could have done was release it on the PS2 also....

[Flames_of_chaos]

at least they could have done was release it on the PS2 also....

I believe NIS is trying to target the current systems which are Wii,DS,PSP,PS3 they said they are afraid to release 360 games because the Japanese 360 userbase is extrememly low. For Wii they are porting Phantom Brave and NIS already released Disgaea 3 on PS3.

[WuTangTurtle]

it makes sense for them to release it in japan for psp but for the usa, i don't know that many ppl at all that still use their psp's.  it does kind of suck for companies like them, they can't spend fortunes on making lush 3d games and expect to make a lot of it back.

[Flames_of_chaos]

it makes sense for them to release it in japan for psp but for the usa, i don't know that many ppl at all that still use their psp's.  it does kind of suck for companies like them, they can't spend fortunes on making lush 3d games and expect to make a lot of it back.

NIS and Atlus are two of the biggest PSP supporters in US and Japan(well Atlus USA is just a localization company primarily, but they barter with Japanese companies like Success and St!ng for localization and foreign publishing rights) so they won't stop it because it's a huge opportunity to be the big fish in a shallow release pond which is important for a niche company..

[WuTangTurtle]

I understand that they are the publishers but i also understand that publishers typically have a say in what gets made.  That's why I'm surprised they release so many PSP games in the U.S.  I guess if they find a way to make money it's all good, plus it'll just put money into the development of their more major games.

[Flames_of_chaos]

I understand that they are the publishers but i also understand that publishers typically have a say in what gets made.  That's why I'm surprised they release so many PSP games in the U.S.  I guess if they find a way to make money it's all good, plus it'll just put money into the development of their more major games.

Also NISA and Atlus are one of those rare publishers that listens to their fans.

[KDR_11k]

And their fans say "make it PSP exclusive"? I guess if they keep doing that then all their fans will be on the PSP because they'll lose the rest...

[Flames_of_chaos]

And their fans say "make it PSP exclusive"? I guess if they keep doing that then all their fans will be on the PSP because they'll lose the rest...

NIS has been very sony centric (PS2 market share) and recently they started making DS games with a port of Disgaea 1 and a port of a PS1 game Rhapsody: A musical adventure. They also have one DS game called A Witch's Tale that was supposed to come out last Halloween but I heard that one got pushed back. And they are porting Phantom Brave to the Wii.

[KDR_11k]

If the game was for the PS2 I'd be happy but it seems to be a PSP exclusive.

[WuTangTurtle]

NIS has been very sony centric (PS2 market share) and recently they started making DS games with a port of Disgaea 1 and a port of a PS1 game Rhapsody: A musical adventure. They also have one DS game called A Witch's Tale that was supposed to come out last Halloween but I heard that one got pushed back. And they are porting Phantom Brave to the Wii.

You forget they also put out some original games for the DS instead of the ports you mentioned in Luminous Arc 1 and 2.

[Flames_of_chaos]

NIS has been very sony centric (PS2 market share) and recently they started making DS games with a port of Disgaea 1 and a port of a PS1 game Rhapsody: A musical adventure. They also have one DS game called A Witch's Tale that was supposed to come out last Halloween but I heard that one got pushed back. And they are porting Phantom Brave to the Wii.

You forget they also put out some original games for the DS instead of the ports you mentioned in Luminous Arc 1 and 2.

Luminous Arc 1 and 2 are Atlus.

[WuTangTurtle]

oops, some reason I completely read "Atlus" instead of "NIS".  I'll admit if I see either of them as the publisher for a game, I'm pretty much all in.

Hopefully it'll get a port onto the DS or PS2.....I wonder how hard it would be for them to put it up on the WiiWare, Live, or PSnetwork.  If they went that route they could probably cut a lot of their expenses and increase their profit margin.

[Flames_of_chaos]

oops, some reason I completely read "Atlus" instead of "NIS".  I'll admit if I see either of them as the publisher for a game, I'm pretty much all in.

Hopefully it'll get a port onto the DS or PS2.....I wonder how hard it would be for them to put it up on the WiiWare, Live, or PSnetwork.  If they went that route they could probably cut a lot of their expenses and increase their profit margin.

I believe that they are phasing out PS2 support. NiS right now ported lets see Phantom Brave from PS2 to Wii, Disgaea 1 from PS2 to PSP then to DS, Disgaea 2 from PS2 to PSP(in progress), Rhapsody: A musical adventure from PS1 to DS. I don't think they will port prinny but you never know.