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... what the hell is this japanese game? (NSF56K?)

ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
edited March 2010 in Games and Technology
My wife won a game at PAX today from the guys at the DustOff booth. We have no idea what the hell it is, but it was calling to us. We -had- to have it. It's in Japanese, and we can't tell if it's a space shooter, or an RTS a la Homeworld. Also, the top and bottom seem like they're in German. Any ideas?
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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited March 2010
    Legend of The Galactic Heroes?

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Here you go:
    http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/960148.html
    Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu is a Space Combat Sim game, developed by Microvision and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2008.

    But yes, Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/p/3836/31674.aspx

    That thread talks about the achievements in the game.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Space sim???

    Now I am intrigued.

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Space sim???

    Now I am intrigued.

    I'm currently enjoying Infinite Space on my DS - space sim/RPG with nice ship customization but fairly simplistic battle mechanics, released in the US a couple of weeks ago. Thread is this way.

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  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah it's Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and it's a space based RTS.

    It's actually based off of an old anime series, very long running and very popular. Was never released elsewhere IIRC but there have been fansubs. The Space combat and strategy in the series didn't make a lick of sense, but I really enjoyed it, it had some pretty awesome characters and a good storyline running through the whole thing. Mind you, it's been many years since I got the chance to see it, so I might be remembering with rose tinted glasses.

    Aside from all the political and character drama, the series was primarily based around space based combat between two rival nations, and featuring huge fleets of battleships. Which is where the game comes in.


    I think it's this game specifically (they specifically mention online play via GFWL).

    http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-debut-legend-of/37965


    EDIT: I have no idea how you're going to manage to play this game unless you, you know, know Japanese or something. Maybe there's a fan translation project somewhere out there for it, who knows.

    EDIT EDIT: And the German thing? One of the nations if very much "German themed", and all the characters from there have German names and such. IIRC that text is just the name of the series, "Legend of the Galactic Heroes".

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  • AdditionalPylonsAdditionalPylons Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Here is a trailer for it

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPl4DSFUQI

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I was actually looking to buy this game a few weeks ago.

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  • OrogogusOrogogus San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    That looks... kind of chaotic.

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  • Mr.SunshineMr.Sunshine Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Like EVE but exciting to watch.

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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Aw man. I shouldn't be surprised they made a game of this. Too bad it's Japanese only.

    The series is very much worth your time, and is totally anime-cliche free. I added it to my own personal list.

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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I have a soft spot for that kind of crazy japanese space warfare. That looks pretty cool.

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