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"Sands of Destruction represents a bit of a conundrum for me. I can list out a dozen ways in which it's completely broken as an RPG. It tends to be one-dimensional, there are abilities and spells that are overpowered, and it laughs in the face of risk vs. reward. On a superficial level though, I'm enjoying myself, and I'm determined to figure out why."
"Yoichi Shimosato on how Sands of Destruction's difficulty was balanced before its release in the US:
The main reason why you most likely felt that the beginning part of the game was rather difficult and then it just got easier toward the end is that in the Japanese version the encounter rate was so frequent that you just built up your strength [quickly] and you got used to the battles as well, so towards the end of the game it just felt a lot easier. But as we indicated earlier, for the US..."
Icrontic's jaunty CB Droege gives us the exciting and interesting New Releases in video gaming this week; featured are Army of Two: 40th Day, Chronos Twins DX, Walk It Out, and Sands of Destruction.
""On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s Wii Shop and DSiWare titles Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Chronos Twins DX, ShadowPlay, Touch Solitaire, Jazzy Billiards, Word Searcher, Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye, and Zero Gear on Steam (updates Tuesday), as well as Serious Sam HD on Xbox Live Arcade (updates Wednesday).""
IGN went hands-on with Sega's upcoming RPG, Sands of Destruction for the Nintendo DS, just in time for E3. The imageepoch-developed title, which released in Japan last September, features a score from composer Yasunori Mitsuda.
Sands of Destruction stars Kyrie Illunis, our unassuming hero who gets caught up in an event between opposing groups the World Annihilation Front and the World Salvation Committee. You see, the world is controlled by ferals: beastmen who have won the wars with the...
The rumblings from the Tokyo Game Show and Nintendo Power are true. In a press release today, Sega has officially announced that the imageepoch-developed DS RPG, World Destruction ~Michibikareshi Ishi~ will be headed to the US, under the title of Sands of Destruction. The game will hit US store shelves in the Fall of 2009.
The world is being ruled by a group of beastmen called the Ferals, reigning over the human race with tyranny and prejudice. It is up to the World Annihilation Front t...
Siliconera's Spencer Yip was able to have a chat with Imageepoch president Ryoei Mikage, talking about Imageepoch's upcoming titles during the Tokyo Game Show. Mikage revealed to Yip that Imageepoch is now working on a US version of their recently-released RPG, World Destruction ~Michibikareshi Ishi~, which will be published by Sega of America in the future. He notes that they are aiming for a full localization, with composer Yasunori Mitsuda rewriting the game's songs for this US release. ...
LotusCharts have posted up statistic for this week's software sales in Japan.
It's no surprise that Pokemon Platinum is still selling really high, though it did lose its number one spot. Super Robot Wars Z, a new show to the gaming world claimed top place. Disaster: Day of Crisis managed to scrap its way into the top ten. Most of the the top ten spots were games not too well known by the Western World, though Wii Fit managed to still stay at the top in eight place.
In terms of consoles ...
Missing out on your daily dose of gameplay and trailers for the upcoming and just released Nintendo DS games? Nintendic has kindly posted up some videos, showing games such as Chrono Trigger DS and Kirby Super Star Ultra.
image credit - gaygamer
The other day, a teaser site opened on Sega's domain, teasing a new RPG for an unannounced platform, but featuring the star power of Kazuya Niinou, Reiko Kodama, and Yuzo Koshiro on the game's development staff.
Today, looking at Sega's Tokyo Game Show 2008 site, a picture was uncovered of the mysterious new game, an accidental reveal, if you will. The game looks to be titled 7th Dragon, and will apparently be for the Nintendo DS.
The game is expected to be officially revealed next wee...
Sega today has created their website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2008, and has released their lineup for the show:
Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.
Games featured:
A new teaser site has went up on Sega's domain, dragon.sega.jp, complete with a flash video that name drops some of the staff for an upcoming unannounced game. The director for this upcoming game will be former Atlus employee and current imageepoch Senior Director Kazuya Niinou (Trauma Center, Etrian Odyssey), while being produced by Sega's Reiko Kodama (Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star), with music work being done by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage, Wangan Midnight, Etrian Odysse...
New screenshots have hit Famitsu for Sega and imageepoch's upcoming RPG, World Destruction ~Michibikareshi Ishi~ for the Nintendo DS. These new screens and the accompanying article detail the beginning of the game's story (which will differ from the anime), and the game's Voice Equip System.
The story will begin with Morte of the World Destruction Committee and Naja of the World Salvation Committee squaring off, while main character Kyrie Irunisu is in a forest retrieving ingredients for ...
In Japan today, Sega held a press conference ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, highlighted some of its upcoming games, including Phantasy Star Zero, Shining Force Feather, World Destruction and Blazer Drive, all RPGs for the Nintendo DS. The major announcement is that the latest game in the Phantasy Star franchise, Phantasy Star Zero, will be releasing Christmas day in Japan, retailing for 5040 yen. Shining Force Feather still retains its Spring 2009 release date for now, while World D...
Sega has released new screenshots and trailer of their upcoming RPG, World Destruction for the Nintendo DS. The screenshots showcase some of the cutscenes, along with more shots of the battle system, which will fully utilize both DS screens to create large visuals of both monsters and background. The trailer shows off a cutscene featured with voice acting, along with showing the game's battle system in motion, with different height attacks, fast button pressing, et al.
In World Destructi...
More screenshots have been unearthed from the internet for Sega's upcoming RPG, World Destruction for the Nintendo DS. These screens, contrary from the previous batch, show parts of the game's battles, along with the various cut-ins for the six playable characters. Presumably they are for the fighting game elements of the battle system, in the form of QTEs.
World Destruction stars Kyrie Irunisu, newly initiated member of the World Destruction Committee, a terrorist group that seeks to de...
For you Japanese Greppers out there, Sega is holding an event for their upcoming DS RPG World Destruction on August 23rd in two locations at different times. The first event will be in Nagoya at the Nadiapaku Sofmap store from 2-3, while the second event will be at Gamers in Akihabara from 6:30 to 7:30. Headlining the show will be voice actor Yuu Kobayashi, talking about the game's development.
World Destruction stars Kyrie Irunisu, who has the power to destroy the world, and is the newl...
From Japanese newssite Impress Game Watch comes new screenshots from the Sega-published World Destruction RPG for the Nintendo DS. This game is developer imageepoch's Project S.
World Destruction stars Kyrie Irunisu, who possesses great destructive powers he doesn't know how he obtained. He travels with Morte Asherah, a girl who is part of the World Destruction Committee, a terrorist group plotting to destroy the world. Alongside the game, an anime adaptation is currently being aired in...
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