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author=Zeuzio
PS4 and Wii U for me would be ideal(and a nice PC!). But I have no monies! Also, mandatory PS+ for online multiplayer is a bit of a bummer, but PS+ is awesome supposedly so eh.

Excited for Nintendo's thing tomorrow because SMASH BROS.

Most downloadable titles with online multiplayer on the PS3 - for instance “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light” – it’s very easy to find someone else to play with online within the first few months of it’s release. But 3 or 4 months later, once everyone has had a chance to play it, it immediately becomes very difficult to find another player online to play these games with.

...Now what’s interesting about Playstation Plus though, is that once it’s offered as a free downloadable title, there’s renewed interest, giving these games that have been released 6 months ago an extended shelf life and new online activity, just because it’s now being offered as a free downloadable title for Playstation Plus members.

I mean, I’m kind of bummed that online multiplayer won't be free on the PS4 but at this point because of the nature of these online multiplayer games, it seems almost inevitable at this point; Even though online multiplayer was free on PS3, I could never find anyone to play a particular online game with. I always had a much easier time just downloading or seeing whatever game was being made available for free on Playstation Plus.

Heroes of Umbra, the Starless Umbra MMO?...W-...Will it be free to play? Monthly Subscriptions starting 15.00 a month!? Microtransactions?!

SIGN ME UP!!

I’m gonna be a bit surprised and maybe even a little upset if no one can remember this next one: Kido Keisatu Patoreiba or Mobile Police Patlabor as it’s referred to in the West is an anime/mangaseriesblahblahblah, nobody cares!

Here’s a clip from the Opening of the OAV to get idea of where this is from;


(go to 0:50 for the crazy money shot)

Now, they’ve released several games throughout the series over a variety of platforms. The latest one being for the playstation portable. But the one everyone should be familiar with or at least check out is the one they released for the Super NES. If you haven’t seen this game in action and still work with rpgmaker2003 on a regular basis, you absolutely have to play this game!

It’s basically a Strategy RPG, kind of like Vanguard Bandits or Final Fantasy Tactics except without the elaborate customization or depth those games are known for. Personally, I’d like to think of it more as a turn based action rpg, particularly focusing on one on one close quarters combat.

…It’s actually a little hard to describe and it’s something you really have to see in motion, and since there aren’t any decent videos of it on youtube, I decided to compile one myself.


How it works though is basically this: An enemy approaches you in real time.
Once they’re within your range, at anytime, you can hit the A button and the game
will pause and place a target over the enemy you wish to attack.


(Offensive and Defensive Battle Menus respectively.- If you look carefully you'll notice in the video
that the background usually changes green or red to indicate an incoming attack from your opponent.
It's a very subtle visual cue but it's neat how it immediately tells you, you're in danger.)

Once you’ve selected your target the battle menu will open. There, you can choose to either strike your opponent through brute force such as punching, kicking, throwing or use a variety defensive maneuvers and disarming techniques utilizing police equipment.
Eventually with enough experience you’ll be able to combine these techniques and perform devastating blows against the enemy.

And in special cases if the Patlabor has a mannered pilot, you can even try negotiating a truce very much like the first episode in the series.

Now the game is very easy to play through, very straightforward, but the reason why I've decided to mention this game specifically, why you should check it out if you're still using rpgmaker, is because every action in the game is played out through these very simple, but very elaborate, gorgeous manga cutscenes.



Now this is such a great idea. Because like, what better way to exhibit the artwork of a japanese comicbook series than to have these scenes play out exactly as they appear in the show in such a way that the player feels a part of that experience?

But regardless, this style of "game play" is definitely something we should see more of. I mean sure it's a gimmick, but I’ve always wanted someone to take this idea and make it into his or her own thing and turn it into another game of sorts. The beauty of it is that, if this were fully animated or done in 3d, it wouldn't look as impressive; if these were clips taken from the show, it'd feel kind of cheap and almost cheesy like one of those FMV games I posted about earlier. And if it were done in 3D, you'd naturally want to interact with the game a bit more in a way that doesn't feel quite so limiting. So in a way, something this dynamic, can really only be achieved through 2D, parcel animation.

I've always believed someone could easily recreate this type of battle system in rpgmaker2003. But to pull this off you would need a really good illustrator, someone who actually understands the human figure and how it moves in three-dimensional space as well as composition, in order to create those really powerful dynamic shots as this is what makes the game so brilliant in it’s execution.

...So yeah, Kidoukeisatsu Patlabor for the SNES. Check it out!!!

Revengers of Vengeance reminded me of another game I completely forgot about.

Man, I can’t believe I completely forgot about Dark Savior.


Dark Savior isn’t a sequel to Land Stalker but it’s a game created by the same company, Climax Entertainment that has a really interesting premise.

“Dark Savior is a combination of three different gameplay genres: a platform jumping game, a puzzle adventure game, and a fighting game Aside from one or two sections, which blend platform jumping and puzzle elements, these three gameplay types are kept distinct and separate. The fighting game sections actually run in an entirely different gameplay mode; unlike the rest of the game, which features full 3D movement, the fighting sections use isometric graphics but are played entirely in two dimensions.”

“The protagonist of the game, Garian is a bounty hunter tasked with escorting a dangerous monster named Bilan to a prison island where it will be interred. During the voyage to the prison, Bilan escapes and Garian races to capture the monster before it reaches the captain's cabin. The time taken for Garian to reach the cabin determines the course of the game.”

From there, the game sort of branches off into 5 different scenarios. #4 is rather interesting.

“Parallel 4 begins when parallel 3 ends. This scenario has a stronger science fiction element to it,as it revolves around the conflict between parallel universes. Conflicting realities cause the island to become unstable, and leave Garian in poor condition. In this scenario, Garian must rescue his friends to affirm his existence, escape the island and confront the source of the chaos, though he must do it within a time limit and without the aid of save points. This is also the only scenario where the source of the game's name, Dark Savior, becomes apparent.”

author=kentona
Code of Conduct isn't game submission specific. There is no need to bombard users with it when they are submitting a game.

The point is we already do a lot to foster new users, and I am satisfied with the way RMN functions in that area right now.

I know you really seem to expect action on this issue, but we're already doing pretty much everything we can do as a site/system. We have met new users at halfway, they gotta meet us too.

EDIT:
Seriously, though, you have suggested that "hey, we should do this!" and I showed you, "yeah, we do that", and then you said "Well, we should do this!" and I showed you again, "yeah, we do that too"... and yet you (and many others) don't acknowledge that and just keep asking for more and more. At some point the onus has to fall on the end user.

Yeah, I guess you're right. :(

I apologize kentona. It's just, it's hard to watch how users react to constructive criticism and the resulting drama that unfolds sometimes. But I guess there really are somethings they just have to realize on their own.