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Tech and Homebrew => Console/Mobile Game Development => Topic started by: KingDrool on February 24, 2005, 12:17:15 AM
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So, did anyone pick this up? I got it on release day and it sure is Ys. I only got to play for about a half hour, but it plays and feels a lot like the classic games.
Thoughts?
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I haven't bought it, but I'll try to rent it sometime. I was so glad to hear that Konami brought back the original Falcom soundtrack! I am still dissapointed that they had to get rid of the 2D sprites and cinemas though :( .
Welcome back to America, Ys!
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so, this is out in the US? I don't own ps2, but I'll have to purchase a copy so... ten years from now... i can play it. I'm gonna tell my brother to get it. no, i don't keep up on current generation stuff :)
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I don't have a PS2 either, so I'm going to have to wait for my brother, who does have a PS2, to come back home from college in a couple of weeks and rent it then.
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I just picked it up today at GameStop. If you're looking for it better look soon. They only had 3 come in and I got the last one only a couple days now after release. Haven't had the chance to fire it up yet but all the retro gamers are saying it's really good!
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I played about two hours of it yesterday and am finding it to be a lot like the classic Ys games. You have to do a lot of leveling up if you want to stand a chance against enemies as you progress through it, so I spent a lot of time hacking and slashing my way around. I do like the fact that ALL of the dialogue is voice-acted, even though some may argue that the voice acting is questionable. I'm not much of a voice snob, though. After all, I grew up with games like Final Zone 2 and Addam's Family on the Turbo. ;)
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I have yet to play it personally, but I'm waiting for the US PSP version to be released (I think it is set for April). PSM gave Ys: AoN a good score (8.? out of 10.0 I believe), IGN gave it a 7.8, and GameSpot gave a 7.5.
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Yeah, that's about right. I'll probably buy the PSP version as well. It seems like a really good on-the-go game. I got a bit further into it, and still really enjoy it. There's a lot of leveling up to be done, but that's Ys for you...
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I'd rather play Ys VI on the PC or PS2 instead of a portable. RPGs seem a lot more fun on a TV (or monitor in this case).
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Have you personally played a PSP yet Keranu? If not, you will change your mind when you see Ys VI on it :) I was fortunate enough to play a PSP here at work, and man the unit feels and looks amazing. I already paid my pre-order off, and want to get something other than a racing-type of game for it (so far I'm getting Ridge Racer, Mercury, Wipeout Pure, Lumines and Puzzle Bobble).
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No, I haven't. But the fact that you would have to look at something you hold to play a long game would just be a lot easier and more enjoyable on a TV I'd say. Also aren't the battery lives on the PSP suppose to suck? Of course an AC adapter would solve that.
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Oh yah, that is true (about playing games on a TV vs a portable).
As for the battery life of the PSP, you will get a minimum of 5 hours of constant game time with one charge, however this is highly subjective. Adjusting volume and brightness can greatly increase/decrease this number but on average 5 constant hours of game time is what I've seen. Sony has already announced a new battery that has 30% more life, so I'm not at all worried about it.
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That's nice to hear about the battery life, because a friend in school told me that it had like three hours. That would've sucked.
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I beat it... it's not as hard as Y's book I and II and the music isn't great compared to the other Ys games. Not a huge area to explore either. Still pretty cool but I wouldn't say its as great as an adventure as Book I and II. Reminds me a lot of a link to the past. I def recommend it, it was fun
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The battery life is what turned me away from a PSP. It really depends on the game and how hard it pushes the system I've read. It reminds me of the old TurboExpress days where battery life sucked. Yea you can get an adapter but then what's the point of calling it a portable?
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The PSP version is out. Anyone else pick it up? So far it's very similar to the PS2 version, with some subtle differences (the opening is different, etc.).
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You almost updated this thread one year exactly! :D
Does the PSP version use the pre-rendered sprites?
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I got it too, but, I don't have a PSP. So, so far, I have Legend of Heroes 4 & Ys 6 for PSP.....but no PSP, it's too expensive for my taste! :P
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Never got around to picking it up for my PS2.
Still i can all ways get a copy of,off Ebay when i want to.
Please don't suggest me the, PSP version either i'm not a fan of handhelds.
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I plan on picking up the PSP version today. I read some reviews on it last night - seems the really only bad thing about the PSP version is load times, no voice acting, and slowdown. The PSP version also does use pre-rendered sprites - just like the original Japanese version.
Expect music samples and maybe a video or two when I get it.
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I plan on picking up the PSP version today. I read some reviews on it last night - seems the really only bad thing about the PSP version is load times, no voice acting, and slowdown. The PSP version also does use pre-rendered sprites - just like the original Japanese version.
Expect music samples and maybe a video or two when I get it.
the PSP version is also a far cry from Ys the Vanished Omens on a Game Gear with a Master Gear converter. No load times on that! That's where i go for all my portable RPG needs. :wink: heheheh
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Although I have no interest in Ys 6 on PSP (finished the PC ver though), what bothers me about current PSP games is the required BIOS update. Dunno if all the current games require a certain BIOS level though. Anyway I recently bought Gradius Portable (1,2,3,4, and Gaiden in widescreen format) and it requires v2.50 of the BIOS in order to run. This irks me because this would obviously prevent me from using homebrew stuff on it. So I have a game I'm likely not going to play since I have v1.0 on my PSP now (best for homebrew).
Sorry for somewhat derailing this thread with my mini rant, but I was wondering if Ys 6 also had a similar BIOS requirement.
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I just got Ys 6 on PSP and it requires firmware v2.50. How's Gradius on the PSP akamichi? I was interested in getting that...
And since there really isn't any difference in the PSP and PS2 version, guess I don't need to make any videos of it :)
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A friend just picked up a copy. I totally forgot about this version until we were at EB games today and saw it for $30. Anyway, the opening cinema is different and better than the PS2 version, but no voice overs :roll: Load times are unusually long, but I'm not sure how they compare to other PSP titles. Hehe - he only bought the PSP because he's going to Brazil for month and needed something to preoccupy his time on that overly long flight :lol:
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I just got Ys 6 on PSP and it requires firmware v2.50. How's Gradius on the PSP akamichi? I was interested in getting that...
Man, I wish I could tell you. It *seems* great from all the pix and what I saw on the official webpage but I just can't give up being able to do homebrew in order to play it.
Spent a lot of time setting up the dev environment so I could port some of my progs to it. Can't give that up right now. Maybe I can borrow my friend's PSP for a bit. If so, I'll post my impressions.