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This Game has no Name (Square + The Ring + Cursed NES RPG + DS)

RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Games and Technology
Nanashi No Game (The Nameless Game)

The trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34869.html

Yes, this is a DS horror game about an evil cursed 8-bit Dragon Quest clone that kills people who play it. I can only hope Square takes a chance on it and localizes it for English speaking audiences; the fact that they released The World Ends with You (an RPG about Shibuya for goodness sake) fills me with some hope.

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    The premise intrigues me
    If only I could read the text in that trailer

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Yes, this is a DS horror game about an evil cursed 8-bit Dragon Quest clone that kills people who play it.

    Seriously?

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Pata wrote: »
    Yes, this is a DS horror game about an evil cursed 8-bit Dragon Quest clone that kills people who play it.

    Seriously?

    Yeah, that was my reaction as well. :)

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Pata wrote: »
    Yes, this is a DS horror game about an evil cursed 8-bit Dragon Quest clone that kills people who play it.
    Seriously?

    Yeah, that was my reaction as well. :)

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I just hope you can play the evil game.

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  • SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Pata wrote: »
    I just hope you can play the evil game.

    But you'll die!

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Eek! Scary premise. D:

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  • darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    SirUltimos wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    I just hope you can play the evil game.

    But you'll die!

    But isn't that the dream of everyone on this forum? To go out with controller in hand?

    Also, :) and D: at the premise.

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  • PunkBoyPunkBoy Thank you! And thank you again! Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I'm guessing those "graphical glitches" shown in the trailer are intentional?

    This game does seem pretty spooky...

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  • Romantic UndeadRomantic Undead Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    PunkBoy wrote: »
    I'm guessing those "graphical glitches" shown in the trailer are intentional?

    This game does seem pretty spooky...

    Those glitches are a super nice touch imo. Very interesting premise, though it might turn out to be a boring point-and-click adventure thing. (I'm not saying all point-and-click adventures are boring, but some most certainly are, and this one could go either way)

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I'm hoping this will get a US release but personally I think the premise would be better suited to a console just to better convey the atmosphere and give you the classic horror movie/ game setup. IMO its lot easier to get scared by images on a tv than a handheld

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    PunkBoy wrote: »
    I'm guessing those "graphical glitches" shown in the trailer are intentional?

    This game does seem pretty spooky...

    Those glitches are a super nice touch imo. Very interesting premise, though it might turn out to be a boring point-and-click adventure thing. (I'm not saying all point-and-click adventures are boring, but some most certainly are, and this one could go either way)

    Yeah the gaming world needs more games about made up video games with mythical properties. Like dot hack and stuff.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    So after you start a new game, do you get a phone call where a kid's voice whispers "Seven days"?

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  • FrosteeyFrosteey Elaise 1521-2945-8940Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Love the graphical glitches in the RPG.

    And the music in the last few seconds is pretty good, too. If that just sprang up randomly while I was playing the game, I would probably quit for a few minutes.

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Gyral wrote: »
    So after you start a new game, do you get a phone call where a kid's voice whispers "Seven days"?

    No one said it was original

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Ohtsam wrote: »
    Gyral wrote: »
    So after you start a new game, do you get a phone call where a kid's voice whispers "Seven days"?

    No one said it was original
    But it does sound better.

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Been looking at more info and evidently the game breaks the 4th wall a lot including actually having you play the cursed game. Other interesting things is that Square has programmed a positional sound system for the game and recommends wearing headphones

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Is the twist the fact that you have to grind in the fake RPG in order to complete the actual game?

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    titmouse wrote: »
    Is the twist the fact that you have to grind in the fake RPG in order to complete the actual game?

    The twist is the power goes out when you are at the end of the game and you loose your saves.

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  • sonictksonictk Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    When I heard 'point-n-click' horror game I was immediately interested.

    I'm a little disappointed they decided to go the 3D route with the adventure segments though, but the story actually sounds pretty good for once.

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    sonictk wrote: »
    When I heard 'point-n-click' horror game I was immediately interested.

    I'm a little disappointed they decided to go the 3D route with the adventure segments though, but the story actually sounds pretty good for once.

    It reminds me of Hotel Dusk which brings nothing but hope into my head for this.

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Another trailer
    http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33273.html

    The graphics are amazing for a ds game

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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I do love how they barely tweak the classic Dragon Warrior (Quest) song for the game. However, at the end of that trailer, with the guy humming the tune, that just made me laugh. As soon as I figured out it was a person's voice, it hit me that I had hummed almost that exact song when I was bored, so rather than making me think about creepy people stalking me humming that song, it made me think about being bored. I kind of doubt that that was the intentional effect.

    On the other hand, I did really enjoy Dragon Warrior I, so if the "game within the game" is at least coherent I know that my $40 will at least buy me a memory of those good ol' times.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    That's impressive 3D, I don't think I've seen anything of that quality, specially on both screens, on the DS so far.

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  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Is it wrong that I look at that and think, 'well, there goes the battery life'?

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Tamin wrote: »
    Is it wrong that I look at that and think, 'well, there goes the battery life'?

    no I think that is a fair assumption but then again this is the type of game you play in your bedroom with the lights off and your ds plugged in

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    darunia106 wrote: »
    SirUltimos wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    I just hope you can play the evil game.

    But you'll die!

    But isn't that the dream of everyone on this forum? To go out with controller in hand?

    If by "controller" you mean "two hot women".

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  • darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    darunia106 wrote: »
    SirUltimos wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    I just hope you can play the evil game.

    But you'll die!

    But isn't that the dream of everyone on this forum? To go out with controller in hand?

    If by "controller" you mean "two hot women".

    Oh... Right of course.

    And by "in hand" I mean "in bed with".

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    This thread is going places. :winky:

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Tamin wrote: »
    Is it wrong that I look at that and think, 'well, there goes the battery life'?

    The DS always drains power at a constant rate.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Pata wrote: »
    Tamin wrote: »
    Is it wrong that I look at that and think, 'well, there goes the battery life'?

    The DS always drains power at a constant rate.

    Actually, no, it doesn't. Wifi certainly lowers the charge at a faster rate and so do certain games.

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Pata wrote: »
    Tamin wrote: »
    Is it wrong that I look at that and think, 'well, there goes the battery life'?

    The DS always drains power at a constant rate.

    Actually, no, it doesn't. Wifi certainly lowers the charge at a faster rate and so do certain games.

    Its especially noticable with wifi as the light will turn red when there are 5 minutes left of charge at the current consumption rate so when you go out of wifi immediately after it goes back to green

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  • GSMGSM Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I've never played a Dragon Quest like 2D RPG. But this is experimental enough to make me interested.

    I wonder if the protagonist will find a portable version of the game at some point. They could show it in a classic GameBoy design styled DS, with grayscale graphics!

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    GSM wrote: »
    I've never played a Dragon Quest like 2D RPG. But this is experimental enough to make me interested.

    I wonder if the protagonist will find a portable version of the game at some point. They could show it in a classic GameBoy design styled DS, with grayscale graphics!

    From the trailers we can see that they do find a portable with it but it is a ds so its just nes style

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    GSM wrote: »
    I've never played a Dragon Quest like 2D RPG. But this is experimental enough to make me interested.

    To be fair, it's not a Dragon Quest like RPG, it's a game about a Dragon Quest like RPG.

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  • GSMGSM Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Ohtsam wrote: »
    GSM wrote: »
    I've never played a Dragon Quest like 2D RPG. But this is experimental enough to make me interested.

    I wonder if the protagonist will find a portable version of the game at some point. They could show it in a classic GameBoy design styled DS, with grayscale graphics!

    From the trailers we can see that they do find a portable with it but it is a ds so its just nes style

    I just watched the trailer again, but didn't catch it. Where does the ds show up?

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    GSM wrote: »
    They could show it in a classic GameBoy design styled DS, with greenscale graphics!

    Edit: Did anyone ever play Oscar on the Amiga?

    It had some really funny items, like a Game Gear that when you picked it up, made it go into "Game Gear colour mode", and a Gameboy that made it go into "Gameboy colour mode"

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  • RustRust __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2008
    If this game turns out well, it has the potential to really get into people's heads.

    I remember one Internet post from a guy who, two weeks after watching The Ring, turned off his TV when the phone rang. His dog then stepped on the remote while he was reaching for it, turning on the television. He ran screaming from his apartment.

    I'm more apprehensive about this game's potential to imprint onto my subconscious the perception of my DS as an instrument of death.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I thought RE DS was significantly scary with headphones on in a dark room.

    Also I wonder if the SE groove can continue.

    TWEWY, FFTA2, FFIV DS, DQ IV-VI and this? Sounds pretty good to me.

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    The DS is the system to own for Square fans.

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