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Magna Carta II [360]: out now, and way better than MC1
cj iwakura
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After a good two+ year delay, seems like Softmax are still actually doing this.
US Trailer here:
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/773918/magna-carta-2/videos/magnacarta2_trl_greatcartawar_042809.html
Not the most original story in the world, but at least it'll look good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUSlqEghuAs&feature=player_embedded
Seems like it's running on the same hardware as the PS2 Magna Carta(which really pushed the console to its limits), but maybe the final version'll look better.
Oh, and Hyung Tae Kim's still doing the art, so that's a love or hate thing right there.
It's typically hard to figure out what gender his characters are.
Then again, if they're female, you'll definitely know.
http://www.magnacarta.jp/
As for the original PS2 game, eh. It looked really good, and had a decent story, but the gameplay was a nightmare to endure.
If II improves on that, then this could turn out a lot better. And since it appears they've made this into more of a real-time game, I think it's safe to say they have.
Oh, and having finished the first a few months ago: don't bother, unless you enjoy pain.
No word on if Atlus is publishing the sequel, especially since Namco-Bandai have the rights in Japan(why is a Korean RPG so after that market?...), but that didn't keep them away from the new SRT or NIS from Ar Tonelico, so I'm optimistic. As long as this one gets a better dub than the first, at least.
Oh, and a whole bunch of pics, c/o Atlus MB:
US Trailer here:
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/773918/magna-carta-2/videos/magnacarta2_trl_greatcartawar_042809.html
RPGFan wrote:The game is running on Epic's Unreal Engine 3. The game system and setting have been entirely renewed. The story's main theme is "destiny and sacrifice." In addition to the main story line, numerous quests are available to be explored.
So far the following six characters have been revealed: Protagonist Jut who has lost his memory, the exiled queen Luzefilda, the beautiful fencer Melissa, the giant warrior Argo, chancellor Schuensaid who assassinated the former queen and Erga, an extremely violent murderer.
Not the most original story in the world, but at least it'll look good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUSlqEghuAs&feature=player_embedded
Seems like it's running on the same hardware as the PS2 Magna Carta(which really pushed the console to its limits), but maybe the final version'll look better.
Oh, and Hyung Tae Kim's still doing the art, so that's a love or hate thing right there.
It's typically hard to figure out what gender his characters are.
Then again, if they're female, you'll definitely know.
http://www.magnacarta.jp/
As for the original PS2 game, eh. It looked really good, and had a decent story, but the gameplay was a nightmare to endure.
If II improves on that, then this could turn out a lot better. And since it appears they've made this into more of a real-time game, I think it's safe to say they have.
Oh, and having finished the first a few months ago: don't bother, unless you enjoy pain.
No word on if Atlus is publishing the sequel, especially since Namco-Bandai have the rights in Japan(why is a Korean RPG so after that market?...), but that didn't keep them away from the new SRT or NIS from Ar Tonelico, so I'm optimistic. As long as this one gets a better dub than the first, at least.
Oh, and a whole bunch of pics, c/o Atlus MB:
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I'm interested in this, hopefully it plays like not-crap.
YES. I tried so hard to love playing the first... But I gave up. Building up your moves to do more powerful ones only to lose an entire chain from a single mistake or whatever, the unclarity in some of the early boss fights (like the one where you're supposed to run away)... running around on the field... man, how I tried to love the first.
I hope they fix those gameplay issues.
also: I hope they don't include retarded achievements in it. (hurr get all treasure chests/items/etc in the game, I'm looking at you).
Young dudes, however... do fall into the "pretty pretty" bunch. That or their outfits.
Male. 23 or over.
Does it have facial hair? No.
Does it have a girly face? Yes.
Does it have huge tits? Yes.
Female. 12 or over.
Does it have facial hair? No.
Does it have a girly face? Yes.
Does it have huge tits? No.
Is it over 4 feet tall? Yes.
Male. 12-22.
Does it have facial hair? No.
Does it have a girly face? Yes.
Does it have huge tits? No.
Is it over 4 feet tall? No.
Does it have a bunch of shit hanging off its costume? Yes.
Does it have a stuffed animal? Yes.
Odd colored hair and eyes? Yes.
In a dress? Yes.
Uh... I dunno. Your guess is as good as mine.
I forced myself to finish it just to see if it would get any better.
It finally did, in the very, very end of 70 hours of repetition, because Calintz's final style(True Fuget) kills anything in one shot.
Also, the ending/final battle was appropriately epic. It's just preceded by the most tedious RPG ever.
There were two really good pieces from the soundtrack that stood out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m60CE7o5ek
^Sounds like it came from out of Chrono Cross, it's that good.
And the final battle music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOS_La5a_I&feature=related
I do love tracks with choir vocals.
Just found the cover art, and, well, I guess they know their demographic:
Sadly, that's the first thing I noticed
all the hard work went to the tittiiiiiiiiiies
Even giagantic melons get old after 60+ hours of so-so combat.
:winky:
Regardless, I'll still be getting it because it's a RPG on the Xbox and I'm a consumer whore.
I had to take it down, it was getting embarrassing.
Or was that inside EGM or Play? Whatever, it had epic titties and thighs.
:winky:
That's a good description of the game. The game would have been pretty fun if it wasn't so slow. A PC port of Magna Carta that removed all the load times would probably be a good game.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Play had the poster.
And the poster that comes with the game is double sided.
One of them is the first one in the wallpaper section here:
http://www.atlus.com/magna_carta/
Which reminds me, how did a post-Digital Devil Saga Atlus RPG get such bad voice acting? Only Calintz's was even passable.
We're talking about finishing the game here.
Namco-Bandai are bringing it to the US.
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/773918/magna-carta-2/videos/magnacarta2_trl_greatcartawar_042809.html
Looks gorgeous. At least the VA seems competent this time around.
While the "lolbulletspam" annoyed me, I have to say it is looking pretty interesting. Hopefully, Tri-ace doesn't have too much say in the characters and focuses on the gameplay so the story won't be too irritating.
As for Magna Carta II, hmm...The premise seems cliche, but if they've sped things up I'll give it a shot.
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IGN - 6.8/10 = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1034355p1.html
OXM - 7.5/10 = http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/m-r/magna-carta-ii
So far, it sounds like it has good gameplay marred by some annoyance with mediocre presentation values and a generic plot. I'll probably wait 'til it hits the bargain bin to pick it up.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
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Also, it had this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m60CE7o5ek
It almost doesn't deserve a track that good.
Would someone confirm, there is NO way to block or dodge? I am about thirty minutes in and except for the QTE style special weapon blocker I can't figure out if there is a defend block dodge or anything like that.
Evasion is auto. Based on stats not done manually.
You can move away from attacks too, but that is it as far as dodging goes.