Author Topic: Fragile - Namco ARPG (Read 41917 times)

Bill Aurion · « **on:** November 19, 2007, 09:46:14 PM »

Developer: tri-Crescendo
Game & Art Design: Seven/Venus & Braves
Producer: Kentaro Kawashima

Genre: Exploration ARPG

~ The theme of the game is exploring lonely and empty ruins while encountering things once in a while...
~ The Wiimote will be used to aim the flashlight while you move around
~ The game is set in a future world that "lost its light"...Most of the Earth population suddenly disappeared and the world is now obscured by a cold, evil fog...
~ Seto, the main character, travels this moonlight-bathed world in hope to find other human beings...
~ Your only tools will be your flashlight and your metal or wood tools, which can serve as weapons. With your flashlight you'll be able to dissipate the fog, and even interact with the environments, solve puzzles, and uncover enemies...
~ You can recover your HP by resting near a fire.
~ Attack with the A button. Apparently no Wiimote swinging action necessary...

Screens

More here!
And here!
And HERE!

TRAILER FINALLY OUT!
(YouTube for those who hate quality...)

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:05:39 PM »

Pity that it's a dungeon crawler, but it looks amazing, and I accoring to my pants, I have some fetish for games where you explore 'end of the world' style environments!

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:57:01 PM »

I can't wait to see the brilliant new card system

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #3 on:** November 20, 2007, 03:24:46 AM »

Details!

- Game design and graphics direction by the Seven/Venus & Braves team led by producer Kentaro Kawashima
- Game developed by Tri-Crescendo
- Third person exploration RPG set in a post-apocalyptic era
- The theme of the game is exploring lonely and empty ruins while encountering things once in a long while
- The wiimote will be used to aim the flashlight while you move around
- The game is set in a future world that "lost its light"
- Most of the Earth population suddenly disappeared and the world is now obscured by a cold, evil fog
- Seto, the main character, travels this moonlight-bathed world in hope to find other human beings [it seems like the moon could play an extensive role in this game, given that it's even mentioned in the subtitle, the full title being something like Fragile : Ruins of the Farewell Moon]. However, it seems like he is more particularly looking for a mysterious girl called "Heroine"...
- Your only tools will be your flashlight and your metal or wood tools, which can serve as weapons. With your flashlight you'll be able to dissipate the fog, and even interact with the environments, solve puzzles, and uncover enemies.
- No word on the battle system yet.

Sounds great so far!

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2007, 05:05:40 AM »

This sounds like that tech demo that a small dev team had made where you played as a girl with a light in a "dead world" that could temporarily bring things back to life and you did so in order to solve puzzles, move platforms, etc.

Then again, this must have been in development far longer than that game since it has screenshots already.

Terranigma Freak · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2007, 10:31:16 AM »

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
and it's being worked on by Tri-Crescendo (Trusty Bell, Baten Kaitos, etc...)

Nope, Baten Kaitos was made by Monolith, and Monolith was recently bought out by Nintendo. They have nothing to do with Tri-Crescendo.

Anyway, I'm not excited at all. Trusty Bell wasn't too hot, even though it was suppose to be the savior of the 360 in Japan. I guess an RPG for the Wii is still a good thing... provided it's good.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #6 on:** November 20, 2007, 10:55:53 AM »

Try again, Tri-Crescendo co-deved Baten Kaitos with Monolith... =)

ShyGuy · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2007, 06:03:21 PM »

First trailer is up. The flashlight mechanic intrigues me.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yYGj2VvrBR4

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2007, 12:43:42 AM »

Mmmm, I love the music...Very lovely...

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2007, 02:06:08 AM »

You get excited over RPG's yet you make fun of me for buying them. :/

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2007, 04:00:04 AM »

I get excited over interesting RPGs that aren't Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy...

KDR_11k · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2007, 04:43:46 AM »

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
I get excited over interesting RPGs that aren't Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy...

Redundant statement is redundant.

MaryJane · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2007, 07:05:41 AM »

I'm really looking forward to this game, I love RPG's and I love the Wii what combination could be better, though I'm still waiting for a good turned based RPG, ala Final Fantasy (before the new and terrible fighting system) and Dragon Quest both of which I love. Too bad I had to buy a PS2 to play them.

IceCold · « **Reply #13 on:** November 26, 2007, 07:34:04 AM »

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Quote
Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
I get excited over interesting RPGs that aren't Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy...

Redundant statement is redundant.

Haha, good one.. It's so true.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #14 on:** June 27, 2008, 06:02:15 AM »

Here is a link to more screenshots and the official website.
http://gonintendo.com/?p=47749

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #15 on:** June 27, 2008, 06:44:53 AM »

Man these screens are lovely...I hope this is localized... =(

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #16 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:01:12 PM »

Sounds great though the explanation of the fog gives me chills because I remember them working the fog in Superman 64 into the "story" even though it was because their lazy butts didn't want to get around the technical problems.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:03:17 PM »

Flacid - new RaPeaGe from Namco

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:05:03 PM »

I am interested.

Please don't make it turn-based.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:18:58 PM »

The screens remind me more of Zelda than Final Fantasy so far.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:19:46 PM »

Good no likes FF

Kairon · « **Reply #21 on:** June 27, 2008, 07:53:48 PM »

I can't wait to bask in the light of dozens of JRPGs on a system I own. It'll be a feeling I haven't felt since the SNES.

animecyberrat · « **Reply #22 on:** June 27, 2008, 08:08:45 PM »

what you never had a Sega CD?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #23 on:** June 28, 2008, 01:36:01 AM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on June 27, 2008, 01:01:12 PM

Sounds great though the explanation of the fog gives me chills because I remember them working the fog in Superman 64 into the "story" even though it was because their lazy butts didn't want to get around the technical problems.

Well, they let you interact with the fog, kinda like FFCC

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 28, 2008, 01:46:49 AM »

FRAGILE - DEVELOPED BY HEMOPHILIAC ENTERTAINMENT (Published by Namco)

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Author Topic: Fragile - Namco ARPG (Read 41917 times)