[Back!] Otogi 2 $20 at Walmart.com

[quote name='mcgavin27']at rhino video games, it is 19.50 new (closeout game)[/quote]

Yep, I've seen this at mine.
 
You can get it for $29.99 at Fry's. If you want the game without having to wait for shipping, you can spend an extra $10 to play the game first. Just not sure if anyone would do that though. Only time I did this was when I bought RE4 and BIA and lemme say that it was worth it for those 2 games.
 
Warning! Do not buy this game unless you have some sort of cheat device to use with it. It is just like Shinobi but in all the bad ways.
 
[quote name='jboy']Warning! Do not buy this game unless you have some sort of cheat device to use with it. It is just like Shinobi but in all the bad ways.[/quote]


did you think ninja gaiden and devil may cry 3 were too hard as well? just curious. :cool:
 
[quote name='Apossum'][quote name='jboy']Warning! Do not buy this game unless you have some sort of cheat device to use with it. It is just like Shinobi but in all the bad ways.[/quote]


did you think ninja gaiden and devil may cry 3 were too hard as well? just curious. :cool:[/quote]

No, because your life is not on a timer in those games.
 
just found a use for the $10 CC gift card when I buy God of War. :) Price match + $10 gift card = Otogi 2 and GoW for $60.
 
[quote name='Drek']just found a use for the $10 CC gift card when I buy God of War. :) Price match + $10 gift card = Otogi 2 and GoW for $60.[/quote]

What was the original price at CC?
 
[quote name='jboy'][quote name='Apossum'][quote name='jboy']Warning! Do not buy this game unless you have some sort of cheat device to use with it. It is just like Shinobi but in all the bad ways.[/quote]


did you think ninja gaiden and devil may cry 3 were too hard as well? just curious. :cool:[/quote]

No, because your life is not on a timer in those games.[/quote]

Yeah, and don't buy any sports games cause they are on timers too. You can't play Madden indefinately...Dont but it! Don't play Fable either, cause you get older in it...is timed! Oh yeah...and your real life is timed too. You aren't immortal. Don't live your life. :roll:

Trust me. This game is AWESOME. And I second that, Cheapy D, I have actually told friends that this is the most Beautiful game I have ever seen. Otogi 1+2 are some of the most fun, overlooked games of this generation. At $20 you can't go wrong!
 
A strange question:

I have recently watched the anime Otogizoushi, and from reviews, I've noticed the same character names, i.e. Raikoh, Tsuna, Seimei, Sadamitsu, Kintaro, etc in Otogi 2. Both happen in ancient Japan, specifically the Heian period for the anime.

Does anyone know if these are related to a common myth, or story, or folklore? Unfortunately, the damn fangled interweb has not been very helpful in my searches. If not, it's still a pretty interesting connection.
 
Beautiful is correct, I rented it one weekend and enjoyed it. However, I was used to the Ninja Gaiden control scheme, and from what I remember the Otogi controls were backward somehow. Can anyone who has played Otogi lately attest to that?
 
[quote name='Vajra']A strange question:

I have recently watched the anime Otogizoushi, and from reviews, I've noticed the same character names, i.e. Raikoh, Tsuna, Seimei, Sadamitsu, Kintaro, etc in Otogi 2. Both happen in ancient Japan, specifically the Heian period for the anime.

Does anyone know if these are related to a common myth, or story, or folklore? Unfortunately, the damn fangled interweb has not been very helpful in my searches. If not, it's still a pretty interesting connection.[/quote]

eh.. nobody cares... heh
 
[quote name='MadFlava']Hmm, I second that, has anyone seen this price in stores also?[/quote]

if no one responds by the time i go later today i'll let you know.

i just got the first one in the B2G1 sale from eb. i think i'll pick this up just to have both.
 
Just picked this up PO off of Half.com for $16.

Still trying to beat the first Otogi... but I popped in Otogi 2 and all I have to say is "Wow!"...it is a blast!
 
[quote name='bapti2529']Beautiful is correct, I rented it one weekend and enjoyed it. However, I was used to the Ninja Gaiden control scheme, and from what I remember the Otogi controls were backward somehow. Can anyone who has played Otogi lately attest to that?[/quote]

the controls aren't that hard and you can customize them if you wish in the OPTION screen...

I personally like having X as my light attack, Y as my heavy attack, B for spells, and A for jump; Right trig is lock on and Left trig is Dash. I think it's controller type 2 on Otogi 1. I use the same on Otogi 2.

this game is completly different from Ninja Gaiden. It's a hack-n-slash where you level everything in your path...it's all about destruction. Ninja Gaiden was more of an action adventure where you kicked everybody's ass!

both awesome games in their own rights!
 
[quote name='jboy']Warning! Do not buy this game unless you have some sort of cheat device to use with it. It is just like Shinobi but in all the bad ways.[/quote]

And what is wrong with Shinobi?
 
Otogi 1 is easy...just use slash, slash, slash, dragon spell combo against everything. The only hard mission was where you have to escort that fox, but I read about some trick to getting around that. Otogi 2 is harder since you have less opportunities to do the dragon spell combo.

I bought Otogi 1 impulsively, but rented 2. I beat both. And the thing about Otogi that's similar to Shinobi (other than the life drain thing) is that the camera is not smart at all. It just stays behind your back at all times--it doesn't move dynamically to show both you and your enemies like NG's does. You can use the lock-on feature to make it follow your locked-on target, but that's only useful for singling out enemies. Most of the time you're going to be adjusting the camera like crazy. If that doesn't bother you then ok, I'm just saying...
 
[quote name='The_Continental']Anyone know if this is in-store as well?[/quote]

I second that question. I live a block away from a Wal-Mart so I'll check tomorrow if no one else has found out.
 
[quote name='jousley'][quote name='jboy'][quote name='Apossum'][quote name='jboy']Warning! Do not buy this game unless you have some sort of cheat device to use with it. It is just like Shinobi but in all the bad ways.[/quote]


did you think ninja gaiden and devil may cry 3 were too hard as well? just curious. :cool:[/quote]

No, because your life is not on a timer in those games.[/quote]

Yeah, and don't buy any sports games cause they are on timers too. You can't play Madden indefinately...Dont but it! Don't play Fable either, cause you get older in it...is timed! Oh yeah...and your real life is timed too. You aren't immortal. Don't live your life. :roll:

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OMFGBBQKGB!!! *commits hara kiri, seppuku and suicide all at once*

:lol:
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']to clearsnake

so you used one move the whole time? was the game even fun after that?[/quote]

Surprisingly, yes. But I'd say the games are more appealing than fun, which is why I stuck both of them through til the end. The character designs and environments are really awesome to look at and fly around in (part 2 outshines part 1 in the environments by far, and probably in everything else too).

The games are at their funnest when they throw a ton of enemies at you at once because of the huge combo counts you can rack up, but you won't (at least i didn't) want to play them again after beating because a lot of the mission objectives are artificially hard to accomplish (there's this one mission in part 2 where you have to destroy these electrified trees sitting in water while these boss-calibur fox dudes wail on you...boy was that painful). The repetitive nature of the action doesn't help, and the fact that your magic constantly drains makes the whole destruction schtick a chore.

It's not all bad though--the fact that the characters are so nimble that they can practically fly makes the hack-and-slash stuff fun while it lasts, and I must mention that the last boss of part 2 was one of the most incredible boss battles I've played in recent memory.
 
I don't know what you're complaining about, I love games that are hard. You guys must be people that play every game on easy mode.
 
[quote name='Vajra']A strange question:

I have recently watched the anime Otogizoushi, and from reviews, I've noticed the same character names, i.e. Raikoh, Tsuna, Seimei, Sadamitsu, Kintaro, etc in Otogi 2. Both happen in ancient Japan, specifically the Heian period for the anime.

Does anyone know if these are related to a common myth, or story, or folklore? Unfortunately, the damn fangled interweb has not been very helpful in my searches. If not, it's still a pretty interesting connection.[/quote]

They are characters from the Taiheki, which the play Rashomon was based on. A short excerpt of Tsuna and Raikohs roles in it.

The subect is drawn from the legendary exploits of the warrior Wantanabe Tsuna (963-1024). The Rashomon Gate, which once marked the southern entrance to the old capital of Kyoto, was said to be inhabited by a demon who assaulted innocent passerbys and hapless domestic animals. Tsuna, charged by his master, Minamoto Raiko, with the task of slaying the evil creature, was able only to cut off its hairy, claw-handed arm. Vowing that he would return to claim the severed limb, the demon escaped. Tsuna presented Ibaraki’s arm to his master, who locked it in a casket and recited Buddhust sutras for seven days. On the sixth day, Raiko’s aunt came to visit and begged to see the arm. Against his better judgment, Raiko consented. The aunt, who was actually the demon in disguise, seized the arm and departed. The story of Ibaraki was widely popularized in the No play, Rashomon, which was based on the Taiheiki, a classic of the fourteenth century.

Hope my years of Japanese history finally helped in something.
 
I just ordered it yesterday, and I also have a pending trade for Otogi 1 that I would like to play first.

Thanks CAG :) Now find me a deal for Zoo Keeper DS! :p

~Jon
 
[quote name='dafoomie']I don't know what you're complaining about, I love games that are hard. You guys must be people that play every game on easy mode.[/quote]

Although ng and dmc3 are the best action games on their respective systems, they sure have bred a lot of arrogant types like you.
 
[quote name='Lexicon'][quote name='Vajra']A strange question:

I have recently watched the anime Otogizoushi, and from reviews, I've noticed the same character names, i.e. Raikoh, Tsuna, Seimei, Sadamitsu, Kintaro, etc in Otogi 2. Both happen in ancient Japan, specifically the Heian period for the anime.

Does anyone know if these are related to a common myth, or story, or folklore? Unfortunately, the damn fangled interweb has not been very helpful in my searches. If not, it's still a pretty interesting connection.[/quote]

They are characters from the Taiheki, which the play Rashomon was based on. A short excerpt of Tsuna and Raikohs roles in it.

The subect is drawn from the legendary exploits of the warrior Wantanabe Tsuna (963-1024). The Rashomon Gate, which once marked the southern entrance to the old capital of Kyoto, was said to be inhabited by a demon who assaulted innocent passerbys and hapless domestic animals. Tsuna, charged by his master, Minamoto Raiko, with the task of slaying the evil creature, was able only to cut off its hairy, claw-handed arm. Vowing that he would return to claim the severed limb, the demon escaped. Tsuna presented Ibaraki’s arm to his master, who locked it in a casket and recited Buddhust sutras for seven days. On the sixth day, Raiko’s aunt came to visit and begged to see the arm. Against his better judgment, Raiko consented. The aunt, who was actually the demon in disguise, seized the arm and departed. The story of Ibaraki was widely popularized in the No play, Rashomon, which was based on the Taiheiki, a classic of the fourteenth century.

Hope my years of Japanese history finally helped in something.[/quote]

Thanks for the info.

Since you mentioned it, is the story in any way related to the Kurosawa movie Rashomon? It doesn't seem to have the same plot, but are there some connections?
 
[quote name='clearsnake'][quote name='dafoomie']I don't know what you're complaining about, I love games that are hard. You guys must be people that play every game on easy mode.[/quote]

Although ng and dmc3 are the best action games on their respective systems, they sure have bred a lot of arrogant types like you.[/quote]
How am I arrogant? Did I say that I was better than you are? I prefer difficult videogames. Otogi and Otogi 2 are great games, and people are calling them crap because they're not easy. Calling a videogame crap because its too hard for you is the epitome of arrogance, you didn't enjoy it, so no one else can or should either.

This is why games get dumbed down sometimes when they're brought over from Japan.
 
[quote name='dafoomie']How am I arrogant?[/quote]
[quote name='dafoomie']You guys must be people that play every game on easy mode.[/quote]

Oh, sorry. Condescending was a better word.

[quote name='dafoomie']This is why games get dumbed down sometimes when they're brought over from Japan.[/quote]

And sometimes they make games harder when they get brought over here. What's your point? Was Otogi dumbed down?
 
Condecending doesn't really fit.

While I'll agree that it's stupid to call a game crap just because it's hard, I can also acknowledge that it takes the fun factor of a game way, way, way down if it's really hard (obviously). His point is that just because a game is hard it doesn't make it crap. That's actually a very weird way to think.
 
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