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[Pandora's Tower] - Consume the flesh of the Masters.
Krathoon
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I have been playing with imports and this one is catching my interest.
Pandora's Tower
http://youtu.be/ay5yctN0Hjw
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/pandoras_tower_45558.html
It seems more like an action RPG. Here is the story from Nintendo UK:
"The victim of a cruel curse, Elena is undergoing a horrific transformation into a grotesque beast.
Determined to find a way to cure her, Aeron takes up the Oraclos Chain and plunges into the Thirteen Towers, where truly terrifying monsters await him.
The words of their companion Mavda offer them their only hope: within the Thirteen Towers reside the masters, and by consuming their flesh, Elena may escape the curse.
This is the tale of the bond between Aeron and Elena, and the vow they make to each other to defeat the curse and be together once again."
Hopefully, the tower masters will be creative.
Pandora's Tower
http://youtu.be/ay5yctN0Hjwhttp://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/pandoras_tower_45558.html
It seems more like an action RPG. Here is the story from Nintendo UK:
"The victim of a cruel curse, Elena is undergoing a horrific transformation into a grotesque beast.
Determined to find a way to cure her, Aeron takes up the Oraclos Chain and plunges into the Thirteen Towers, where truly terrifying monsters await him.
The words of their companion Mavda offer them their only hope: within the Thirteen Towers reside the masters, and by consuming their flesh, Elena may escape the curse.
This is the tale of the bond between Aeron and Elena, and the vow they make to each other to defeat the curse and be together once again."
Hopefully, the tower masters will be creative.
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Edit: I am not seeing much on the RPG elements so far. Reviews are saying that it is more like a Zelda with time dungeons. Also, the times and gifts effect Elena's favor of you. A key difference from Zelda is that you are just limited to your chain weapon and sword. There is a tab for an upcoming weapons list on the Nintendo UK site, so I am wondering if there is more than that.
Edit:
There are definitely weapon and armor upgrades. There is also servant flesh that can reset the timer. There seems to be special moves for the chain weapon as well.
The second half of this review goes into it some:
http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/review/pandoras-tower-review/2/
It's obviously not going to be in any shops though becasue it's not FIFA.
edit: I caved and bought it.
It's not like I'm saving up for a house or anything >_>
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-13-pandoras-tower-review
EDIT:
And fuck it because why not, here's IGN's verdict.
They also think it's pretty good.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/122/1222944p1.html
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
Did you see the commemorative coins set for the games that Club Nintendo's hawking? It's just fancied up stainless steel, but you'd probably be eligible for the whole lot, so there's another "Might As Well" for the road.
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2011/the_gold_rush_is_on_as_pandoras_tower_launches_for_wii_49383.html
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
Quick! How are the motion controls? Better than classic controls? Better than Castlevania Judgment?
Probably going to have to get this now, too bad I'm not really interested in LS so no coins for me.
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
Did IGN just spoil the nature of the game's twist in that last paragraph? I think they did.
I'll see if I can pick it up somewhere tomorrow.
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
Hmm. I wonder if Nintendo UK ships to the US?
Funny thing. The UK Club Nintendo looks more mature than the US one.
In light of the Eurogamer article, I doubt this will be the last great game on the Wii. I bet a few more will squeeze out.
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
What's up with everyone putting out good Wii games at the end of the thing's life now that no one cares about it? Where were all the constant non Nintendo good games when the system was on fire and millions of people were going nuts for it?
I KISS YOU!
Yeah, she's great. Actually I think they've done a pretty good job with the dub on this one. The lack of the original voices hasn't bothered me at all.
Think I'll grab the Last Story next week too so I can get those coins.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SIT IN THE BIG CHAIR, MEG!
Not gonna lie. That was kinda awesome.
Hmm. That makes me wonder if ...
Right around the 4:30 mark.
What.
The.
Fuck.
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
Edit: Also, that one review said the game was rough around the edges. It does not seem that rough to me.
It's just something that shouldn't even be in the game.
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
I KISS YOU!
It's just a cutscene. First setting up the conflict (girl gets horribly cursed), then explain the world a bit (it's got this huge, gaping chasm threatening to swallow the world, only held in check by thirteen towers), then explains how the conflict needs to be resolved (girl must eat raw monster flesh from the creatures living in the thirteen towers).
At that, your five minutes are pretty much up, I think.
Not gonna compare it to Xenoblade just yet, though.
My copy should be coming today, but I've heard it's more of a 3D castlevania than a traditional JRPG.
You might not be wrong with comparison. The game does remind me more of Portrait of Ruin or Ecclesia (the only modern Castlevanias I've played) than it does a Tales of... or SMT.