Apparently Now an NISA Press Release Thread? Holy Invasion of Tokyo, Badman!

Blackjack

I am so tempted to see if I can find the Playstation one again. I never actually bought it; there was a little game rental place in my neighborhood I rented it from all the time.

Does this even work on a PS2 or will it have problems?

BlueBlue

I played it on a ps2 with no... actually, save often.

cj iwakura

I don't remember having any problems with it. I might also go through it again before the DS one comes out, since it'll only take all of five hours.

And if Rhapsody DS being a success gets us the sequel that we never got, I'll buy two.

Blackjack

cj iwakura wrote: »

I don't remember having any problems with it. I might also go through it again before the DS one comes out, since it'll only take all of five hours.

And if Rhapsody DS being a success gets us the sequel that we never got, I'll buy two.

Yeah, the length is the only thing that's making me kinda wary of getting it. The cheapest I can get it for on Amazon (my preferred spot) is 25.00 and that's "game disc only, no case, in 'acceptable' condition" from someone that has a whopping 80% positive rating with just over 30 reviews.

So I'd probably be looking closer to the 35.00 ones.

Edit: Also, what the hell, we are all grown ass men getting worked up over a MUSICAL VIDEO GAME.

Because it is FUCKING AWESOME.

B:L

Blackjack wrote: »

Edit: Also, what the hell, we are all grown ass men getting worked up over a MUSICAL VIDEO GAME.

Because it is FUCKING AWESOME.

:whistle:
~Mountainmen, big and strong and full of fury
Mountain God, lead us on our holy journey
Yo ho ho, we are the soldiers of the mountain
Mountainmen, big and strong and always shouting~
:whistle:


Whoa what the heck.




(click for original)


Hmm I don't know what to think about the art style changes...

cj iwakura

Blackjack wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

I don't remember having any problems with it. I might also go through it again before the DS one comes out, since it'll only take all of five hours.

And if Rhapsody DS being a success gets us the sequel that we never got, I'll buy two.

Yeah, the length is the only thing that's making me kinda wary of getting it. The cheapest I can get it for on Amazon (my preferred spot) is 25.00 and that's "game disc only, no case, in 'acceptable' condition" from someone that has a whopping 80% positive rating with just over 30 reviews.

So I'd probably be looking closer to the 35.00 ones.

Edit: Also, what the hell, we are all grown ass men getting worked up over a MUSICAL VIDEO GAME.

Because it is FUCKING AWESOME.

Obviously Atlus feel the same way.

Inzaghi wrote:

I only like it cause I'm a big ol' girl. A big ol' girl robot.

And the new art is different, but it seems to keep the game's spirit.

Or something.

Elendil

Blackjack wrote: »

Edit: Also, what the hell, we are all grown ass men getting worked up over a MUSICAL VIDEO GAME.

Because it is FUCKING AWESOME.

I am going to go to the store, pick up this game and buy it, head held high.




While wearing sunglasses and a fake mustache.

Blackjack

B:L wrote: »

Blackjack wrote: »

Edit: Also, what the hell, we are all grown ass men getting worked up over a MUSICAL VIDEO GAME.

Because it is FUCKING AWESOME.

:whistle:
~Mountainmen, big and strong and full of fury
Mountain God, lead us on our holy journey
Yo ho ho, we are the soldiers of the mountain
Mountainmen, big and strong and always shouting~
:whistle:


Whoa what the heck.

Yeah, okay, fuck it. It's only 35 dollars, right? I have no willpower at all.

As for the art, I don't mind it. But, I mean, the other designs could be completely ridiculous, but going on Coronet, it's fine.

cj iwakura

I was going to post a video of the very first song from the game as the indicator of whether or not Rhapsody is purchase-worthy, as most people know right then whether it's the greatest game ever, or something to never touch again, but youtube fails.

Blackjack

Yeah. I'm actually pretty shocked it's not on YouTube. Just the Marjoly song (which is awesome and in an excellent quality video) and a couple others (which are awesome and in a poor quality video)

B:L

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiNF1oKpzSA

BlueBlue

See, I picked this up just for the heck of it, thinking "A Musical Adventure" meant there would be a music puzzle and maybe I use a trombone as a weapon.

But then I found out it was an actual musical. My mind was blown.

Thetheroo

You know what would be the coolest thing this game could do with the DS?

Singalong mode.

Houk

Well there's definitely no chance of us re-recording anything, it's not in the budget and there's nowhere to fit it into the schedule without massive delays. I dunno if it's a licensing issue or what, didn't have time to check into it today (which is when I found out). But rest assured I will do everything in my meager power to get the jazztastic English track back in.

cj iwakura

Karaoke Revolution: Marjoly Edition.

BlueBlue

How well can you sing, Houk?

Blackjack

Houk wrote: »

Well there's definitely no chance of us re-recording anything, it's not in the budget and there's nowhere to fit it into the schedule without massive delays. I dunno if it's a licensing issue or what, didn't have time to check into it today (which is when I found out). But rest assured I will do everything in my meager power to get the jazztastic English track back in.

If it helps tell them that there are definitely people that 100% for sure will not buy it without an English track.

Me, for instance. And I think someone else said so, too.

BlueBlue wrote: »

How well can you sing, Houk?

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure ~FEATURING: HOUK~

BlueBlue

Blackjack wrote: »

If it helps tell them that there are definitely people that 100% for sure will not buy it without an English track.

It is just, as far as I can remember
The story was not very good, the dungeons were not very good, and the combat was not very good. Also it's really short.
The songs were like the only "good" thing.

cj iwakura

I liked the story. It was very straight forward, but it had a good ending tied with a neat little ribbon.

As for the combat, two words: Pancake Attack.

Blackjack

I liked the story because it was cute and Disney-like and apparently I'm a little girl.

BlueBlue

Well, what I didn't like about the story was

You had to go around collecting the elemental trinkets or whatever to save that guy, and the bad guys are also after them for the same reason. I finally get them all and all they do is teleport me to the bad guys' base.

Then I'm saving my boyfriend when suddenly it goes all ANCIENT MAGICAL RACE AND THEIR DOOM TECHNOLOGY on me.

But yeah it's cute. The combat - I think I probably used like one spell to take me through the entire game. My recollection of all of this may be completely wrong, however.

When I recommend this game to people, it is not because of the story or the fighting - it is hands down the "IT'S A FUCKING MUSICAL" aspect.

Rhaka

I made a shitty rip of the intro musical a few years ago, bask in the glory that are the english lyrics.

B:L

Rhaka wrote: »

I made a shitty rip of the intro musical a few years ago, bask in the glory that are the english lyrics.

Umm, I already posted the youtube of the intro musical scene. And you can find better rips on the net. But thanks anyways.


I think I've figured out what's so wrong with the new art. They make her look way more like a kid rather than a late teen. The head is disproportionately big.

It's loli.

BlueBlue

Nah, it's just about the lack of star fob.

Xagarath

Houk wrote: »

Well there's definitely no chance of us re-recording anything, it's not in the budget and there's nowhere to fit it into the schedule without massive delays. I dunno if it's a licensing issue or what, didn't have time to check into it today (which is when I found out). But rest assured I will do everything in my meager power to get the jazztastic English track back in.

Excellent.
Musicals are among the few things that never work as well subtitled.

KiTA

So. If I was going to buy a PS3 for Disgaea -- and I will buy a PS3 for Disgaea -- what type of system should I be looking for if I want decent PS2 compatability?

Houk

BlueBlue wrote: »

How well can you sing, Houk?

I'm probably the worst singer you have ever and will ever meet, and that's almost certainly not hyperbole.

Oh, and I talked to my people. Apparently the big reason they've left it in Japanese is that they've actually added a couple new songs to the Japanese version. So rather than having all of them except a couple in English, they elected to leave them all in Japanese. So I dunno if there's any chance of getting the English in at this point

Basil

B:L wrote: »

I think I've figured out what's so wrong with the new art. They make her look way more like a kid rather than a late teen. The head is disproportionately big.

It's like we've gone from LONG LEGS ARE LONG to HUGE HEAD IS HUEG in the past ten years.

B:L

Houk wrote: »

BlueBlue wrote: »

How well can you sing, Houk?

I'm probably the worst singer you have ever and will ever meet, and that's almost certainly not hyperbole.

Oh, and I talked to my people. Apparently the big reason they've left it in Japanese is that they've actually added a couple new songs to the Japanese version. So rather than having all of them except a couple in English, they elected to leave them all in Japanese. So I dunno if there's any chance of getting the English in at this point

That is a terrible decision.

Why not just leave it in with an option to switch? That's how the PS1 version handled it.


I'll still get the game, of course. I have the Japanese tracks on a CD in my car, and it's still good stuff.

BlueBlue

Hey look at me I'm a videogame reviewer: "The ps1 version had english and the new version doesn't have english. Maybe they should just let Atlus do this kind of thing from now on. -2/10 (overall score, not an average)"


Weren't you going on earlier about how making a ds game was such a huge risk because of the cost of the carts and your boss didn't like doing it? If you guys are really struggling for cash, you could always cancel Nao & Hiro's blog. Or make them do the singing.
You should probably tilt your head to the side when asking them. Also you have to do it in a cute and charming way, not in an aggressive way. If the game doesn't have english singing I'm just going to have to assume you didn't tilt your head enough.

...Man I just read the siliconera interview with Mr. Akenaga. He goes on about becoming more conscious of quality and Rhapsody being the testing ground Marl Kingdom title. It's really going to be such a shame.

Asamof the Horrible

The new art is fine.

Houk

B:L wrote: »

That is a terrible decision.

Why not just leave it in with an option to switch? That's how the PS1 version handled it.


I'll still get the game, of course. I have the Japanese tracks on a CD in my car, and it's still good stuff.

Because there's not enough room on the cart for both audio tracks. I should try to get them to release the English soundtrack as a pre-order bonus and then people can just mute their DS at the proper time and listen along with the English version.

B:L

Houk wrote: »

B:L wrote: »

That is a terrible decision.

Why not just leave it in with an option to switch? That's how the PS1 version handled it.


I'll still get the game, of course. I have the Japanese tracks on a CD in my car, and it's still good stuff.

Because there's not enough room on the cart for both audio tracks. I should try to get them to release the English soundtrack as a pre-order bonus and then people can just mute their DS at the proper time and listen along with the English version.

That sounds like a very sexy solution.

Rhaka

I never thought that adding more songs to Rhapsody would make me sad

That said, still an immediate purchase.

BlueBlue

Atlus PR wrote:

About Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Enter the world of Rhapsody, where music and action combine to create a charming adventure! A beautiful remake of the PlayStation original, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure for Nintendo DS delivers stunning high-resolution 2D sprites, innovative music-based RPG gameplay, and more features than ever before. New features exclusive to the DS version include dual screen navigation and unlockable characters not previously available. Experience a wonderful symphony of RPG fun!

What does this mean? Music-based. Was the battle system changed to make it awesome or could you swap it with "innovative pancake-based RPG gameplay"?

cj iwakura

Where did you read that at? It sure wasn't in a Faithful email.

Houk

I think they're just talking about the fact that Cornet can like, use her horn to do spells or whatever. Hell I dunno.

BlueBlue

Houk wrote: »

I think they're just talking about the fact that Cornet can like, use her horn to do spells or whatever. Hell I dunno.

I figured, but I hoped beyond hope. Really should have gone with pancake based.

Atlus U.S.A. Inc. today announced it will serve as exclusive North American distributor for three highly-anticipated titles from publisher NIS America. Launching August 26, 2008 will be Disgaea® 3: Absence of Justice for PLAYSTATION®3 and MSRP of $49.99. Less than a month later, on September 23, 2008, both Disgaea® DS and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure will launch simultaneously on Nintendo DS™, each with MSRP of $29.99.

“We are honored to continue working closely with NIS America and provide wide distribution in North America for these three great RPGs. The long-running relationship between our companies demonstrates our collective dedication to bringing the very best console and handheld RPG experiences to loyal fans,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atlus.

“Over the years, we have built a strong relationship with Atlus,” said Harusato Akenaga, President of NIS America. “We have worked together on a number of great titles in the past and we are thrilled to partner once again to release Disgaea 3, Disgaea DS, and Rhapsody later this year. Please look forward to some of the most hardcore games to be released for PLAYSTATION®3 and Nintendo DS™!”

About Disgaea DS
Completely remade to take advantage of Nintendo DS™, Disgaea DS offers a deep strategy RPG experience with an exceptional story, a fantastic script, and a host of loveable characters and settings. An all-new story focus means a completely different experience for the player, not to mention a brand new ending. Geo Cubes add special effects to the battlefield, completely shifting the balance in the blink of an eye. Using local wireless multiplayer support, take your friends on in grand battles of strategy and wit – or try different modes like Defeat the Leader and Capture the Flag. With support for touch screen control and excellent of use of the two Nintendo DS screens, Disgaea has never played better.

About Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Enter the world of Rhapsody, where music and action combine to create a charming adventure! A beautiful remake of the PlayStation original, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure for Nintendo DS delivers stunning high-resolution 2D sprites, innovative music-based RPG gameplay, and more features than ever before. New features exclusive to the DS version include dual screen navigation and unlockable characters not previously available. Experience a wonderful symphony of RPG fun!

http://gonintendo.com/?p=48017#more-48017

Houk

Oh damn, D3's gonna be $50? That's pretty cool.

These are really things I should know.

BlueBlue

More like $450