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ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman. Disgaea-Diablo. We are soooo screwed.
KiTA
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What, no discussion of the wonders that is Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger Vs Darkdeath Evilman?
TRAGEDY!
Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman is Nippon Ichi's latest game for the PSP. While it looks very similar to the Disgaea series of games... it's not.
ZHP is a true roguelike.
The dungeons are completely random, like Item World in the Disgaea games, with a focus on repeated dungeon delving -- i.e., grinding. Sounds like a Power-Rangers themed Disgaea game, right?
Except it's not turn based per say -- it's a turn/real time mix. The Disgaea team made a Diablo clone.
But not just ANY Diablo clone. Unlike in other games, you can equip not gear, but body parts. Want a stronger arm? Don't grab a sword -- swap out your boring old flesh one for a giant drill. Need a bit more range? Swap the drill for a shoulder mounted Gatling gun. Need to fly? Shove a propeller someplace. (Your head, ya perv.)
Or, to quote the trailer and TVTropes:
"Drills! Tanks! Gatling Guns! Prinny Hats! Claw Grabbers! Hammer Arms! Devil Masks! Devil Tails! Samurai Wigs! Robot Cops! Cat Ears! Fishing Rods! Woks! And Sexy Jiggly Boobs!"
But beyond that, it has a weird mutation of the FF12 levelup system crossed with La Pucelle's Dark Energy system -- you can use unused gear and special gear called chips to do something called body modification -- basically turning your hero into a cyborg. This unlocks squares on a grid system, and as you expand the grid, you unlock special heart squares called Booster Devices that give new innate skills, and hero titles.
Best part? It comes out in 3 days. Just in time to ruin your shit on midterms!
American Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0gW_Do_IgI
Japanese Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZEanptIka8
The story is a parody of everything that made Power Rangers and other Sentai serieses -- Power Rangers, Kekko Kamen, Kamen Rider, etc -- great.
Basically, the story follows "Random Passerby #1", who happens upon the hero as he dies. 5 minutes into the game.
Well, that won't do -- so the hero hands off his morph belt to "Random Passerby #1", who gets to play the hero. Yay!
Except he's really bad at it.
It also takes the piss out of every RPG cliche and series in existence -- which we expect from the Disgaea team, of course. Case in point -- every time you go up against the last boss and die (and you'll do this a LOT) -- you get a parody of a different RPG's battle screen.
Cameos are confirmed, including some odd ones -- Shana, from Shakugan No Shana, Taiga from Toradora, and everyone's favorite Nudist Werewolf-Meme, Holo from Spice and Wolf.
The art is... different this time:
Official Website: http://www.nisamerica.com/games/zhp/
NIS Store Link: http://store.nisamerica.com/Preorders/Z-H-P-Exclusive-Set
(It's also on PSN.)
TVTropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiHeroKaizouKeikaku
Anyone else excited about this, or god forbid, played the import? It's not getting too much in the way of media coverage, which is a shame, as it's basically a Prism Rangers RPG, which, you know, fuck yes.
TRAGEDY!
Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman is Nippon Ichi's latest game for the PSP. While it looks very similar to the Disgaea series of games... it's not.
ZHP is a true roguelike.
The dungeons are completely random, like Item World in the Disgaea games, with a focus on repeated dungeon delving -- i.e., grinding. Sounds like a Power-Rangers themed Disgaea game, right?
Except it's not turn based per say -- it's a turn/real time mix. The Disgaea team made a Diablo clone.
But not just ANY Diablo clone. Unlike in other games, you can equip not gear, but body parts. Want a stronger arm? Don't grab a sword -- swap out your boring old flesh one for a giant drill. Need a bit more range? Swap the drill for a shoulder mounted Gatling gun. Need to fly? Shove a propeller someplace. (Your head, ya perv.)
Or, to quote the trailer and TVTropes:
"Drills! Tanks! Gatling Guns! Prinny Hats! Claw Grabbers! Hammer Arms! Devil Masks! Devil Tails! Samurai Wigs! Robot Cops! Cat Ears! Fishing Rods! Woks! And Sexy Jiggly Boobs!"
But beyond that, it has a weird mutation of the FF12 levelup system crossed with La Pucelle's Dark Energy system -- you can use unused gear and special gear called chips to do something called body modification -- basically turning your hero into a cyborg. This unlocks squares on a grid system, and as you expand the grid, you unlock special heart squares called Booster Devices that give new innate skills, and hero titles.
Best part? It comes out in 3 days. Just in time to ruin your shit on midterms!
American Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0gW_Do_IgI
Japanese Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZEanptIka8
The story is a parody of everything that made Power Rangers and other Sentai serieses -- Power Rangers, Kekko Kamen, Kamen Rider, etc -- great.
Basically, the story follows "Random Passerby #1", who happens upon the hero as he dies. 5 minutes into the game.
Well, that won't do -- so the hero hands off his morph belt to "Random Passerby #1", who gets to play the hero. Yay!
Except he's really bad at it.
It also takes the piss out of every RPG cliche and series in existence -- which we expect from the Disgaea team, of course. Case in point -- every time you go up against the last boss and die (and you'll do this a LOT) -- you get a parody of a different RPG's battle screen.
Cameos are confirmed, including some odd ones -- Shana, from Shakugan No Shana, Taiga from Toradora, and everyone's favorite Nudist Werewolf-Meme, Holo from Spice and Wolf.
The art is... different this time:
Official Website: http://www.nisamerica.com/games/zhp/
NIS Store Link: http://store.nisamerica.com/Preorders/Z-H-P-Exclusive-Set
(It's also on PSN.)
TVTropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiHeroKaizouKeikaku
Anyone else excited about this, or god forbid, played the import? It's not getting too much in the way of media coverage, which is a shame, as it's basically a Prism Rangers RPG, which, you know, fuck yes.
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Excited as hell for this one.
Also, one of the screenshots on the official site has the hero equipped with cat ears, angel wings, a big sword, cthulu's arm, and his legs are replaced with... a kotatsu with a catgirl laying under it. I...
This game may be too much. I might not survive this one.
Cameo:
Japanese DLC adds a special Disgaea themed dungeon that offers Disgaea based gear and skills. Laharl's Cape, anyone? These are NOT DLC only, it's just that they are rare outside of the DLC dungeon.
Platinum FC: 2880 3245 5111
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyktgJnSrSs
Random 8 minutes from a fan review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOj2sJ-y2tk
(Whisper Whisper)
Er, sorry. Review by PSi: http://www.psillustrated.com/psillustrated/soft_rev.php/5182/zhp-unlosing-ranger-vs-darkdeath-evilman-psp.html
90/100. Money quoteS:
You can equip them.
SOLD.
I kid, these guys make great games. As if I could resist. Although I may wait some time as I've already got a glut of products on my plate.
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All three of those games are Roguelikes of varying hardcore-ness.
Ah okay. I was thinking about the *clickclickclick*ness of Diablo 2. I'm just not a big fan of the "when you move the monsters move" thing those games have in common.
Anyone else preorder?
Money quote:
Verdict:
edit: HOLY FUCK there's no Cladun thread! KiTA, what the eff?
How did you even confirm they're shipping it. From what I've been told, it's like the game doesn't exist to them. And they think KOEI is releasing it. Stupid Gamestop...
Because they list it on their website with no In Store Pick Up shipping option. Years of buying Harvest Moon has taught me what that means.
They have it in their system as Z.H.P. which is mnost likely why no one can find it. Most employees probably search for ZHP without the periods.
Where as Amazon and direct retail seems the only/best option.
I just order through Amazon but, truth be told, they don't get it in much faster either.
But I want it too! And a Cladun thread!
And the Henshin shop. Put weapon/gear combos in storage as sets and summon them in the dungeon as you work your way through it (especially useful if you current gear breaks). It included the whole transformation flash! Ha!
More like this game isn't going to sell well no matter what.
Gamestop is the best when it comes to brick and mortar franchises when it comes to this stuff. They always get at least one copy.
This does not mean I don't agree with you though, if you want this game your absolute best bet is the intertrons.
Today is just shipping, not release.
If they have it tomorrow, I give to you my first born.
Wonder if I can call UPS and have the package redirected.
NIS marketing has screwed up something terribly here.
My local store doesn't have this game listed in release dates or new releases.
If it wasn't going to sell well to begin with... well its not going to sell at all if no one knows about it!
I'm hoping this is just a local issue and not as widespread as I'm suspecting.
NIS have been pumping out some good shit lately, but no matter how good it is, if no one knows about it outside of a nerd circle; its going to tank commercially. I'm sure they know that, right?
They charge six bucks for that now. The only thing you can do without paying them more money is pick it up at a distribution center.
It's Z.H.P. not ZHP. That's the major cockup here.
Pretty much, but none of the Gamestops have it in stock yet. (I checked.) They put it in with the periods and you have to spell it out Z Period H Period P Period for them to find it. And it's still listed as not there. Amazon on the other hand has shipped...*shrugs*
Huh? No, it hasn't. Amazon isn't even shipping it until next week.
Oh? Wait, now it's listed as out of stock. Ne? Sorry, they must have updated again since I last checked. Don't mind me then. Silly Joe, second guessing Amazon's bizarro shipping policies.
However since I downloaded it I do not have the instruction manual and I have no idea what the individual stats for my character mean. Is that information on the PSN or in the game because I haven't found it yet? I finished the initiald tutorials and the only stats they went in depth with are energy and weapon endurance.
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