New Tactics Ogre for PSP

[Doombear]

This excites me.

http://www.gamingeverything.com/uplo...ginal/ogre.jpg

http://www.gamingeverything.com/2010...ounced_for_psp

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu was teasing a big scoop for this week’s issue. Leaks are beginning to come it, and it looks like the title is a new Tactics Ogre game for the PSP. Details are incoming, but for now, check out the first scan from Famitsu above.

- Designed by Yasumi Matsuno
- Akihiko Yoshida, Tsubasa Masao doing character designs
- Hitoshi Sakimoto/Masaharu Iwata composing
- Hiroshi Minagawa the director (art director for the original)
- Remake
- New mechanics

Here's hoping it makes its way out of Japan... I loved the style of Akihiko's FFT and Vagrant Story characters. They still remain my favorite character designs to this day.

And then Tsuabasa's work on ZoE: 2nd Runner and Metal Gear Acid are also designs that always impressed me. This game is very exciting indeed. Of course the charater style is one thing on paper... and quite another when we are talking isometric strategy pixels =P Either way though, sign me up.

The other blurry scans from the link:

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http://www.gamingeverything.com/uplo...ics_ogre-1.jpg

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http://www.gamingeverything.com/uplo...ics_ogre-2.jpg

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http://www.gamingeverything.com/uplo...ics_ogre-3.jpg

[Hyan]

TACTICS OGRE?

FOR PSP? NOT DS?

Holy fuck, I've played the shit out of LUCT in the past few months on my PSP. They better bring it to west too.

[Caiyuo]

assuming it does come stateside, this *will* be the reason I grab a PSP, as unfortunate as it is I haven't already done so for a handful of other releases and remakes

[Doombear]

TACTICS OGRE?

FOR PSP? NOT DS?

Holy fuck, I've played the shit out of LUCT in the past few months on my PSP. They better bring it to west too.

I may just have to grab LUCT in honor of this fine news and toss it back on my PSP...

[Qalbert]

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[Insanecyclone]

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Please come to NA aaaaaaaaah

[Kaisha]

So how many of you will actually buy it rather than just playing off an ISO?

[Doombear]

Well that depends on AP now doesn't it? =P

I have no problem buying it, none. I bought the MGS bundle so I have a good PSP and an evil PSP.

[samalis]

I haven't bought a psp game since I put CFW on my psp, so I won't. I'm a cheap bastard.

[Hyan]

I'll def. buy it, just because they made it for psp and not ds.

[Kaisha]

I dunno, would be faster directing units around on a DS, granted the visuals would suck, but that's not exactly the selling point behind the series anyway.

[BRP]

Now I am annoyed with myself that I delayed making this thread.

EDIT: And I seriously doubt your DS touch screen comment. Advance War DS was horrible with that.

[Kaisha]

AW: Dual Strike's were shitty due to fucking tiny tiles, touch control was fine in the followup.

Anyways, regardless, it's another game for me to add to my PSP which has been getting a lot of love lately (finally). All I can ask for is quick pacing on the general movement/combat speed in this game. I've been too spoiled by Disgaea.

[Dead Phoenix]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/07/21/flying_get/

A Few Additional Tactics Ogre Details (added 10:57)

Just a couple of additional Tactics Ogre details from Game Jouhou.

Famitsu has a look at a new character, Ravinus Rousillon.

The magazine also says that the game is being re-imagined under the basis of "If you developed and played Tactics Ogre in this day and age, it would be like this." There will be a number of new gameplay systems.

Square Enix fan site FF Reunion has little bits and pieces from an interview with the Tactics Ogre team that's featured in this week's Famitsu.

Here are a few points from the FF Reunion summary:

* Even though it may look like the game's visuals haven't changed much, they have been improved over the original. They're trying to keep the Super Famicom-like look of the game.
* They'd actually be proud if people would say that it's the same as the original.
* You can change the angle to view the action from above.
* The height-based play and other basic elements of the original remain in tact.
* They're adding a number of new elements for the game parts and battle parts. The battles will be greatly changed.
* The game will have a variety of new skill-based gameplay features.
* There will be new classes.
* The battle maps character count has increased from the 10 vs 10 of the original to 12 on your side vs 18 on the enemy side, for a total of 30 characters on screen.
* This is not a "Tactics Ogre Perfect Version," but a "rebuilding" of Tactics Ogre. It doesn't fit within the framework of a "remake."
* You won't be able to use your strategies from the original for the sequel.


More Tactics Ogre Details (added 14:25)

Just a few additional Game Jouhou details (before i get to see the darn magazine for myself!):

* The game is in full 3D, although it promises to retain the visual atmosphere of the original, which was of course sprite based.
* There will be a new system that looks something like a flow chart. Details are unclear at present.
* Unit movement strength will be shown in a visual form of some sort at the bottom of the screen.

12 characters usable in battle... awesome

[Zieara]

Wow. Very excited for this!

[Julian]

Awesome. So this is basically an enhanced remake of the first one? Good, cause I never got around to finishing it.

And I wont be buying it just based on the fact that I don't own any PSP UMD's and I'm not looking forward to start now.

Now if a Suikoden came out on the psp... fuck.

[Lucavi]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY!

THIS will be the reason I finally get a PSP. Jesus fuck, I've been waiting forever for Atlus to get back on the fucking ball and roll out some Ogre goodness!

This will be purchased the day it hits stateside - no torrenting for me. I will support them so that they will finally realize my dream of a new-age Ogre Battle 64 with full online campaigns and support.

[EternityEnd]

Sigh. They could just, you know, make a new Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre game instead of remaking them a billion times. I guess since they ruined Final Fantasy they have to move on to the Ogre Battle games now.

WTB Something new and original from the series.

[Lucavi]

Just give me another army of paladins and dark knights from 64, prz.

[Amiricle]

how'd I miss this news. Definitely a buy for me when/if NA version pops out. Fuckin loved ogre battle/tactics ogre. Even though I'd buy it, and like it, I agree with above, and really wish they'd make more new shit instead of remakes and rebuilds.