Knights in the Nightmare (Sting) - BREAKOUT!

[Dr Mario Kart]

Developer: Sting
Publisher: Atlus
US Release: June 2
MSRP: $34.99 (includes deluxe box, soundtrack + artbook)
Amazon Link (http://www.amazon.com/Knights-Nightmare-Nintendo-DS/dp/B001QTW2IC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1236118699&sr=8-1)

http://www.atlus.com/res/knightsinthenightmare_glamshot_415.jpg

Official Trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gih4d5Ad05M

Gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8gR8eQB7A

Intro Movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z16bkl07DOE

Dept Heaven Series:

Episode 1: Riviera
Episode 2: Yggdra Union
Episode 3: ?????
Episode 4: Knights in the Nightmare

Sting screens are always so busy. You'd think the 2nd screen would free up some of that. I have no idea whats going on :bouncy:. "Action-Strategy" is the genre.

ATLUS ANNOUNCES KNIGHTS IN THE NIGHTMARE™ FOR NINTENDO DS™, PREPARES TO EMBRACE THRILLED FANS
Those of you playing "Announcement BINGO" at home, please cover up the square for Knights in the Nightmare, because it's coming to North America. What kind of game is it, exactly? Glad you asked!

Simply put, Knights in the Nightmare is a gaming experience unlike anything else. And we're not just saying that. You are a magical wisp with the power to guide spirits of dead knights, helping to free their trapped souls by cleansing a tainted castle. Your movements on the touch screen precisely control the wisp on the top screen, allowing for immediate, accurate gameplay. Special attacks, dodging projectiles, and collecting items couldn't be any faster or easier. There is a learning curve, a steep one, but the incredibly comprehensive and at times interactive tutorial has you covered. Manage and equip items, level the knights you command, and pay heed to what you're up against in each battle, as a little forethought can often make all the difference.

Then there are the game's visual and aural components. This is one of the most stylish, beautifully-conceived games for Nintendo DS. The score matches the game's themes perfectly; somber at times, intense and charged with energy at others. Knights in the Nightmare also pays close attention to the little things, conveniences intended to make life easier for the gamer. And because finishing the game once unlocks the ability to play through again from a different perspective -- through the eyes of the antagonist -- you'll certainly want to play through again.

Knights in the Nightmare is scheduled for release on June 2nd with an MSRP of $34.99. We'll share much more about this one in the near future... stay tuned!

[StinkyCheese]

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[ChibiJosh]

I feel asleep during the trailer, that voice was so dead. I look forward to it. I loved Riviera and I'm playing Yggdra Union now (though not really enjoying it as much).

[cletus]

Looks... good? Actually I have no idea WTF is going on in that gameplay video.

I really liked Riviera so I'll still be keeping a eye on this. To bad I've never been able to find Yggdra Union anywhere.

[LeafPanda]

I love games that have so much stuff going on you just can't understand.
Haven't played yggdra union yet nor Riviera, they look good though, going to try riviera soon =P
Weird how Nintendo systems get the first take then it gets ported to PSP.

[Dr Mario Kart]

Both Riviera and Yggdra were GBA games though. This looks heavily touch based. A PSP port of this would be extremely unlikely.

[LeafPanda]

Both Riviera and Yggdra were GBA games though. This looks heavily touch based. A PSP port of this would be extremely unlikely.
Yeah, I highly believe three will be on the PSP for this reason.

[botticus]

No clue what's happening, but that means it's gotta be crazy fun, right? I was a fan of their GBA work, hopefully this continues in that vein.

[Dr Mario Kart]

If I understand correctly, there is a demo available on the Japanese Wii, which I may be sampling soon.

zomg boxart

[Cao Cao]

NCSX has a better quality image of the box-art:
http://www.shopncsx.com/images/products/detail/knights_nightmare_ds.jpg

[dmaul1114]

Looks nice, but I'm not a fan of the genre (gameplay looks like a faster paced final fantasy tactics to me).

[Shion]

I have this game and I'm just getting into it.

The system is very cool. You use a "cursor" of sorts, called a wisp. You control it from the touch screen, but it is displayed on the top screen, along with the rest of the battle field and units. You have to move this wisp around to make your units do stuff. Also, when the enemy attacks, the battle field animates their attacks and you need to move your wisp around to dodge them, not dodging means less resources to use for your units (magic, special moves etc).

It kinda feels like a funky cross between a traditional tactical RPG and a RTS like Starcraft.

Oh, and so far, in this JPN version, almost every instance of the letter "S" has been replaced with the letter "L"

Oh, the Japanese.

[laaj]

Oh, and so far, in this JPN version, almost every instance of the letter "S" has been replaced with the letter "L"

Oh, the Japanese.

I don't get why Japanese use English letters. Is English mandatory subject at Japanese schools or something? I always thought it was kinda of odd that import shmups I play use English menus and stuff.

[gunm]

Atlus officially announced the US port.

Sounds like another difficult SRPG.

[fnord]

Looks like it could be interesting as long at it has some sort of innovations. With everything else Atlas is pushing out I don't know if I'll be able to bite on this one.

If anyone wants to checkout the email atlas sent out about this i'm selfishly linking to it here (http://www.nsot.org/index.php?/archives/12-ATLUS-ANNOUNCES-KNIGHTS-IN-THE-NIGHTMARE-FOR-NINTENDO-DS.html).

[botticus]

Game spoiled.

Soundtrack CD included in the box, and an art book preorder bonus at GS and Amazon, per Atlus email.

I'll probably preorder it for now since it's in my Gold Box. Not too excited about Atlus prices creeping up, though.

[rainking187]

Game spoiled.

Soundtrack CD included in the box, and an art book preorder bonus at GS and Amazon, per Atlus email.

I'll probably preorder it for now since it's in my Gold Box. Not too excited about Atlus prices creeping up, though.

Yeah, I'm less enthused about the price increase, but when Atlus is charging $35 for a game with a CD and artbook while another company is charging $40 for games with removed content it's hard to get too upset.

[Lawyers Guns N Money]

I really have no desire for the art book or soundtrack, I have enough stuff gathering dust on my desk :) The game looks very interesting though, the art style is pretty nice. I'll probably wait until it hits $20 or $25.

The only DS games I will pay over 30 for is the Pokemon games, and only because my kids have to have it on launch day... :roll:

[Dead of Knight]

I want to wait for impressions before I get this game. I didn't like Riviera much and while I know this game is a lot different, the concept still doesn't grab me.

[eugaet]

Three new videos posted on IGN today: LINK (http://media.ds.ign.com/media/142/14235020/vids_1.html)

[Dr Mario Kart]

http://ds.ign.com/articles/974/974160p1.html

Preview with Mark Bozon @ IGN with some new videos.

The wisp is the only thing that takes damage, so its got shmup elements.

[vherub]

atlus has put up some pics of the artbook:

http://issuu.com/atlususa/docs/knights_in_the_nightmare

[xycury]

I love art books but not as much as Soundtracks.

I think I'll pass on the art book and go for the soundtrack when the price dips.

I wish I had enough money to pre-order and grab all the goodies, but not everyone is rich.

[Flak]

The art looks fantastic, crossing my fingers the game lives up to it.

[vherub]

also, I checked the nintendo channel (on the wii) today and the knights of nightmare tutorial is downloadable
the learning curve looks steep, but awesome. I would have liked one playable level in addition to the tutorial, though.
man, this game is unique, maybe too unique for its own good.

[slidecage]

also, I checked the nintendo channel (on the wii) today and the knights of nightmare tutorial is downloadable
the learning curve looks steep, but awesome. I would have liked one playable level in addition to the tutorial, though.
man, this game is unique, maybe too unique for its own good.

yea i checked this out on a friends system.. Thinking about cancelling my preorder....

[TheMaidenOfSorrow]

atlus' artbooks are always top notch quality, at least the ones that I have. :)

[lilboo]

I'm going to have to replay the tutorial demo. I like it, or I want to like it..but there's something weird about it.

[rothgar24]

Game Informer said this game was 'Mount Everest' for gamers who like complicated/difficult to learn combat systems. I think I'm going to pass. I'm a simple man.

[pete5883]

Just tried the demo, indeed seems like a few strange systems stitched together, but it looks like fun.

[Vinny]

atlus has put up some pics of the artbook:

http://issuu.com/atlususa/docs/knights_in_the_nightmare

Looks nice.. and it's nearly 100 pages long.

[vherub]

Rpgamer review up:
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/nds/kitn/reviews/kitnstrev1.html

And a hands-on a preview here:
http://rpgfan.com/previews/Knights_in_the_Nightmare/index.html

Game is probably going to be polarizing

[crystalklear64]

ha- vock

[crunchewy]

I tried the demo/tutorial and thought it looked pretty cool and now it's on my want list, where it wasn't before. I didn't think it was all that confusing, at least not after you went through the tutorial. My only concern is that it is still, in spite of the action-y elements, a strategy RPG. I mean, it's got action, but it's still a grid-based strategy-ish RPG game, yes? I didn't like Disgaea 2 (I think 2? PS2 game, anyway), which was the first and only SRGP I've tried, and I'm not sure what this is going to be like in practice, but I'm willing to give it a shot in part because it is different. If it were just an SRGP I'd not be interested in it.

[vherub]

another review up:
http://rpgfan.com/reviews/Knights_in_the_Nightmare/index.html

[neckfurters]

I reserved this yesterday and cannot wait for it. I absolutely loved Yggdra Union (more on the PSP because of the fast forward option), but I really enjoy games that take some time to really get a handle on. Also, IGN has reviewed it too: http://ds.ign.com/articles/988/988860p1.html

[slidecage]

2 sort of lame things

and if you take on this 20-hour-long DS game sucks the game is only around 20 hours long... (but i wonder if that is just 1 ending)

suck 2 artbook that Atlus USA is putting in as a bonus item with first-print shipments of the game

so the artbook isnt limited like some places were saying

[cletus]

I preordered this last week from Amazon. Should be arriving next week hopefully.

[slidecage]

I preordered this last week from Amazon. Should be arriving next week hopefully.

called up amazon to see why the shipping date now says JUNE 4 ... ordeded mine back on may 2

was told mine will ship tomorrow and i will have it FRIDAY.....

Crimson Gem Saga is taking up all of my time right now.... Im shocked how much i love this game how basic of a game it is (though the dungeon maps are major pain in the asses since there are no freaking maps and no wraps to back track)

[slidecage]

Lets all give a big hand to amazon for #$#$#$#$# everyone over..

called up today to see why my order now says SHIPPING JUNE 5 instead of the 3rd

amazon is giving some bull crap about a problem with their order and they had to push it back 2 days.. but here is the biggie they said due to the fact they had a problem no preorder items will be included in the packing (at least that is what i was told)


TOld them it said i would get the artbook and the music cd and they go .... UMMMMMM we dont think we are getting those and if they are not included in your box call us up and we will give you something like 5 off your order...

what sucks is i was told since i used credit IF I CANCEL i will lose this credit

called up gamestop seems they have no clue when they are getting theirs... Was to ship yesterday yet it says 0 shipping

also they said they have none of the preorder items they never got them, man im going to be pissed if i dont get the goodies

[weimerwanger]

It's looking to me like no retailer is getting this today, at the very least.

[Antic]

I don't know, but mine shipped today from Amazon.

[slidecage]

I don't know, but mine shipped today from Amazon.

you got to be shitting me.... sorry but i dont belive it amazon says its not even in stock so how can they ship it today.

do you have any proof.........if you do then im going to raise some major hell for the SOB people lying to me about they wont have ANY In stock until friday

[Rusty Ghia]

My Amazon order isn't supposed to ship until the 8th. I just hope that I get the pre-order bonus.

[Antic]

you got to be shitting me.... sorry but i dont belive it amazon says its not even in stock so how can they ship it today.

do you have any proof.........if you do then im going to raise some major hell for the SOB people lying to me about they wont have ANY In stock until friday

I mean, I don't really wanna give my delivery confirmation number out or anything to prove it. It says it's going to arrive on the 5th though. One thing to note is that I pre-ordered it when I had Amazon Prime's 2 Day shipping.

[PleasantOne]

I have amazon prime too, but mine didn't ship. So I emailed them about it... they told me they were backordered, so maybe they ran out of them? Which would be pretty lame, since PRE-ORDERING should tell them how many they need...

But they upgraded my shipping from two day to one day... and told me to contact them again if the status had not changed by tomorrow, I think. I'll give it til Friday and contact them again.

[io]

Well, crap, had I known this was going to be so good AND have a preorder bonus art book I would have preordered the damn thing :bomb:. Amazon still shows the art book in their pictures for it - but probably I'd get hosed now if I ordered it. Dammit... And I even had a preorder at Gamestop that I wanted to move over.

[wasabi5858]

Well... to support the previous poster. Mine also shipped.


no prime etc.

When I click on track your package I get this

June 3, 2009 11:32:33 AM Fernley NV US Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii25/wasabi5858/Gaming/knightsnightmare.jpg

[TheMaidenOfSorrow]

Now amazon says in stock june 6th. >:(

[slidecage]

I mean, I don't really wanna give my delivery confirmation number out or anything to prove it. It says it's going to arrive on the 5th though. One thing to note is that I pre-ordered it when I had Amazon Prime's 2 Day shipping.

post 2 up from mine will do : ) i did not want to you to give our your DC number o anything like that just a something like what they posted was something i would like to saw ... they also bumped my shipping from 2 day to 1 day.

What is TOTAL BS is when i called tuesday i was told the same thing... My ship date was

JUNE 3 with a delivery of JUNE 5 since i preorder early.....

Called them around 6am today est time and are you #$#$#$# ready for this

that june 6 date will probally change friday to 2 to 3 weeks..

#$#$#$$# amazon

about the backorder thing.... i do not belive it cause they ran out of stock on another game few years back and they got them from a 2nd person to cover anyone with prime ....


Update.. just checked my status and it shows shipping soon....thought it says NOT IN STOCK TILL JUNE 6

PEOPLE WITH PRIME JUST KEEP CALLING AND COMPLAINING UNTIL THEY FIND YOU A COPY OR GIVE A DISCOUNT

if i dont get the extras then total bs is going to hit the fan big time


Update--------

[botticus]

Mine shipped yesterday, but it's currently traveling in the opposite direction from where I am. Hopefully Dallas is where UPS puts packages on a plane, otherwise it'll be tough getting to Ohio by tomorrow.

[PleasantOne]

Mine shipped yesterday, but it's currently traveling in the opposite direction from where I am. Hopefully Dallas is where UPS puts packages on a plane, otherwise it'll be tough getting to Ohio by tomorrow.

Dont'cha love that? They sent something of mine from Phoenix to Kentucky before sending here to Colorado, recently... I just can't see logic there, but then what do I know ;)

Mine now says expected to arrive June 9th, I got an email...

I'm tempted to email again, to see if they'd give me a discount or something. They obviously do not have enough of these to meet demand... I just wonder if Amazon or Atlus is to blame for that?

[vherub]

so long as the artbook is included in my preorder, I don't mind waiting

[botticus]

Dont'cha love that? They sent something of mine from Phoenix to Kentucky before sending here to Colorado, recently... I just can't see logic there, but then what do I know ;)

Mine now says expected to arrive June 9th, I got an email...

I'm tempted to email again, to see if they'd give me a discount or something. They obviously do not have enough of these to meet demand... I just wonder if Amazon or Atlus is to blame for that?For the company that maximizes efficiency by minimizing the number of left turns on a given delivery route, going a couple hundred miles in the wrong direction must have some benefit, but I'm not in logistics.

Considering the in-stock date went to the 5th a few days ago, I have a feeling Amazon was short-shipped. Clearly they got some copies in since many have shipped, but apparently not enough. Let's just pretend that means the game will sell like hotcakes due to the Nintendo Channel demo, which I never got around to downloading.

[slidecage]

June 4, 2009 01:37:00 PM LEXINGTON KY US Shipment received by carrier
June 4, 2009 07:22:47 AM Campbellsville KY US Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit


hopefully tomorrow

[TheMaidenOfSorrow]

now amazon says in stock and mine just shipped. hope i get the artbook.

[SL4IN]

Slidecage, calm down dude, you're going to get your game.

I just picked up my copy of the game & artbook from work and the artbook is absolutely amazing. About 100 pages and very high quality. The artwork for this game is what really pulled me in.

[slidecage]

Slidecage, calm down dude, you're going to get your game.

I just picked up my copy of the game & artbook from work and the artbook is absolutely amazing. About 100 pages and very high quality. The artwork for this game is what really pulled me in.

; ) yea i need to claim down just cant wait till get it though the GEM game for the psp is taking my time and probally wont be till saturday before i even attempt to open up kniights

[PleasantOne]

June 4, 2009 01:37:00 PM LEXINGTON KY US Shipment received by carrier
June 4, 2009 07:22:47 AM Campbellsville KY US Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit


hopefully tomorrow

Good ol' Campbellsville... I used to go to college there :lol:

Mine's shipped too... hooray! And should arrive tomorrow, thanks to the shipping upgrade they gave me when I contacted them... I adore Amazon's CS, no matter what anyone says :P

[slidecage]

got mine today BUT front of art book was damaged since they put the game with artbook together in one paper shipping thing.. One of the sticker things came undone and got stuck to the artbook... They said they will try to send me a replacement

[Dead of Knight]

ITT: Slidecage making his own bad luck.

[slidecage]

ITT: Slidecage making his own bad luck.

lol first i thought someone took the game out cause the cardboard box itself was opened (that is how the sticker thing got caught on the book and ripped a little of the black off the front of the cover) the cardboard box itself was opened.
of all of the games i got off amazon,gamestop, ect i never seen a cardboard box opened and really thought someone took the game out of the box and just left an empty cardboard outer shell)

well went over to sears to see if they had any markdowns and found nothing i wanted...

walked over to gamestop and picked up dungeon maker 2 for the psp for 15.00 after tax and 20% off coupon...... I told them how i ordered the game off amazon and how the book was damaged.... I then asked them what was the odds of getting a new book if i picked up another copy of the game (just making small talk)

well the first worker goes .... we never got any of the books so even if you got it here you wouldnt of got the books since we did not get any... The manager must heard us talking about it cause they come walking over and go .... we got a few books in but we did not get any preorders... Manager then opens up the door and goes

Here if you want one you can have it for free .......


That was so freaking cool : )



i would of been happy if amazon goes.. Okay its our fault the book got damage cause of the crappy way we sent it. Heres a 5 buck code for your next item.... Instead this is what is going to happen

They are going to send me out a replacement (everything----game soundtrack and hopefully book)

the worker is then going to call me tuesday to see if i got the items ..
the worker is then going to send me a RETURN SLIP to return the game and soundtrack and i guess damaged book.


Talk about a lot of work instead of just giving me a 5 buck discount or even sorry we will make sure this does not happen again thing.

seems amazon just loves Mailing stuff out : )

got done just calling amazon and told them about what happen and they said they will see what they can do to stop the 2nd order from going out (cause i really dont want to mess with the major hassle of returning all of that crap and then what happens if they go they never got the stuff back)

one hand im VERY VERY HAPPY i got the game and can not wait to rip into the game
On the other hand I think im going to take a nap for around 3 or 4 hours before doing it before i pass out LOL only got 2 hours of sleep last night

Stay up all last night playing

Crimson Gem Saga psp

now there is one hell of a fun Game

[Eh? What?]

got mine today BUT front of art book was damaged since they put the game with artbook together in one paper shipping thing.. One of the sticker things came undone and got stuck to the artbook... They said they will try to send me a replacement

That's how they shipped mine, too, but I didn't have any stickers come off. Still, I don't see the point in offering a really nice book as a preorder bonus only to ship it so carelessly - the envelope wasn't even a bubble mailer. My book and game look pretty beat up.

[PleasantOne]

Mine came today, art book also beat up... the book is all bent up and wonky and the edges of the cover are worn. Mine came in a box, but was in an envelope inside the box... I assume Atlus sent them to Amazon that way. So now I'm not sure what to do... complain or just live with it. It's not horrible, but I would only consider it "Good", if I were listing it on half.com, say. I sort of expected something "brand new" :P

[cletus]

So people have already received their Amazon orders? Mine isn't getting here until 6/12 or so. What do CAGs think about this game so far?

[MiNuN]

u mean june 6 for NA..

[slidecage]

So people have already received their Amazon orders? Mine isn't getting here until 6/12 or so. What do CAGs think about this game so far?

since the game is so different i think im going to wait probally till monday to open up my copy and try to finish up

Crimson Gem Saga for the psp before ripping this open..... maybe sunday night but i would love to get the gem game finished before trying to tackle another rpg game


sad they sent the art books this way.... This is the first time i ever had an art book damage..my L.arc2 books came perfect ..... just a poor way to ship them

wonder why amazon just did not take so much cash off my order instead of doing what they did.... that had to cost them a pretty penny.

overnight shipping (8 or 9 bucks) then a return prepaid sticker probaly anotehr 3 to 4 bucks... and i wonder what they will say to send back... hell who knows they might just say keep everything for the hassle. will report back tuesday (they will call my house tuesday to tell me what to do ) item comes monday but the boss is off monday and said they will call tuesday to see what our next steps are)

[Antic]

My artbook was slightly damaged when I got it yesterday. Not really that big of a deal to me, but somehow my amazon package managed to gobble up someone's Walmart photos in the space between the cardboard. It was supposed to go to WA, so not sure what to do...

[keithp]

Enough about the condition of the artbook, post some impressions of the game, please!

[botticus]

Enough about the condition of the artbook, post some impressions of the game, please!
My artbook got here in pretty good shape.

Game is fun, hopefully it stays that was as the complexity ramps up. The first couple levels have little in the way of bullets to avoid, so it's just a matter of picking the right weapons to kill everyone as efficiently as possible. I'm not yet sure if there's strategy involved in ending the levels quickly, or if it just depends on the enemies you draw each turn (a turn is made up of as many attacks as you can complete during 60 seconds of actions - you use up time by either getting hit with bullets, or by charging up attacks).

I've revived two knights using their key items so far, and have a ton of exp that I'm able to distribute, but I'm going to hang on to a lot of it until I see what levels new recruits appear as, relative to enemy levels.

Definitely go through the First Steps at the minimum, and probably check out a few tutorials for things not covered in the former. I can try to answer any questions someone might have based on my early play.

[slidecage]

got my 2nd shipment today and the book was 100% perfect ( alot better then the first one they sent) amazon is going to call me tomorrow and see where we go from here)

They said they would have to talk to their boss about either allowing me to keep everyting or making me send back the first package... either way im happy with the new book

(this time everything was in the white envlope but it was plastic wrapped to a piece of card board) the first one wasnt it was just looses

[mowmow]

my copy came today from amazon and i gotta say the artbook looks great and its a pretty thick book too (92 pages) compared to luminous arc,and poison pink. p4 had around the same amount of pages. i really like how all the characters are drawn. I want to immediately dig into this game but im still grinding through super robot og.

[eau]

got my 2nd shipment today and the book was 100% perfect ( alot better then the first one they sent) amazon is going to call me tomorrow and see where we go from here)

They said they would have to talk to their boss about either allowing me to keep everyting or making me send back the first package... either way im happy with the new book

(this time everything was in the white envlope but it was plastic wrapped to a piece of card board) the first one wasnt it was just looses
I assume amazon sent you a complete package as a replacement. Then you are supposed to print out a return label (they usually include a link in an email for you to do that) to return the first package. Usually they would include a clause in the email that says if they don't receive the package back within 30 days, they would charge you for the replacement.

Did they not send you a link to print your own return label? You better find out or you may be in for a surprise a month later.

[slidecage]

I assume amazon sent you a complete package as a replacement. Then you are supposed to print out a return label (they usually include a link in an email for you to do that) to return the first package. Usually they would include a clause in the email that says if they don't receive the package back within 30 days, they would charge you for the replacement.

Did they not send you a link to print your own return label? You better find out or you may be in for a surprise a month later.

they are going to send me a prepaid label to send it back.. They told me to keep the artbook with the damage cover and just send the game back.... Might try to toss up the Damaged art book up on ebay and try to get some money knocked off the game...

I think i will even try to sell the game... I just dont care for it... (only paid 27 bucks for it)


they also issued me a 5 buck credit for the hassle of having to send the first package back....

so i got a damaged art book + a mint art book + the game + 5 bucks for 27

[TheMaidenOfSorrow]

got mine yesterday. artbook+game together in a white envelope packed inside a huge cardboard box with those air bag things. Everything's mint. :D

[cletus]

Spent most of my free time this afternoon going through the 40 step tutorial...

I had enough time to play the first level at least. Seems like a lot of fun and a interesting twist on a SRPG. I'm not expecting Touhou-level bullet dodging but I'll like to see how complex the patterns become.

The game also came with this gigantic artbook and cd. I wasn't expecting it to be so teh huge. I know some artbooks have spoilers in them so I'll wait a while before looking in it. The music is better then I expected.

[slidecage]

Spent most of my free time this afternoon going through the 40 step tutorial...

I had enough time to play the first level at least. Seems like a lot of fun and a interesting twist on a SRPG. I'm not expecting Touhou-level bullet dodging but I'll like to see how complex the patterns become.

The game also came with this gigantic artbook and cd. I wasn't expecting it to be so teh huge. I know some artbooks have spoilers in them so I'll wait a while before looking in it. The music is better then I expected.

one thing i did not like about it was you had to figure out what item to break to get items to recute knights.. items are very easy missed and then you have to go though each item to see if any of the knightts will accept it..

[cletus]

The map does get too cluttered sometimes and make it hard to see what your doing. Maybe the maps will get bigger as I play more.

[botticus]

one thing i did not like about it was you had to figure out what item to break to get items to recute knights.. items are very easy missed and then you have to go though each item to see if any of the knightts will accept it..
Generally the goal is to break all the items, if you can, which I've done pretty lousy at. Beyond that, the items say which character needs it in the list, no need for guesswork there.

[botticus]

So no one else is playing this? Just finished my Easy playthrough (bad ending) at around 19 hours. Fun gameplay that I barely broke the surface on, pretty intriguing story, particularly the way it was presented. By far my favorite Sting game - highly recommended!

[slidecage]

i might grab it next week again

[EXStrike]

I'm slowly making my way through it. I think I'm on Scene 14 or 15 on Normal, though I'm sort of 'grinding' when I find my levels aren't up to snuff. It's so fun even to just playing the 'Leveling' levels.

It's also interesting how the game does bullet hell, which is kind of different from the top-down boss-oriented shooters. It's refreshing.

[timesplitt]

to regain what wal lolt

[xycury]

I just ordered the game from Amazon on Friday when ECA came back.

Amazon delivered it on Monday (Prime) and it did contain the artbook.

In case anyone was bumming about not getting the book, looks like Amazon still has some.