New Tactics Ogre for PSP

[Julian]

i would honestly just head over to your nearest GS. Everyone was sent 2-3 of them and no one preordered the thing. They usually get tossed. If you want to get on the good side of a guy simply ask, and tell him you'll preorder or buy something if he gets you one.

My GS people are jerks, when they did the DQ event they kept the shirts for themselves and didn't give any of them out ;(

So I guess no chance? Guess I'll just support SE and give them some of my money.

I don't really want to actually own an UMD though, bleh.

[Tekki]

Got my GS txt this afternoon~

Tekki, yall doing anything for pkmn?

Few of my stores are doing tourneys and midnight launches. Apparently theres a 4th pokemon on that card, but they havent given us a heads up on how it will be used. We'll see.

[SephYuyX]

Amazon giving out an extra 'special' pkmn, was curious.

[Tekki]

huge shitty camera pics of cards

Spoiler: show

[Insanecyclone]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...ions-answered/

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together – Your Questions Answered

Bet you thought I disappeared without delivering the developer Q&A I promised a while back… Sorry it took so long — the team was entrenched in development, so it took a while to catch up with the director of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Hiroshi Minagawa.

Before we get to the Q&A ,a quick note from me to Minagawa-san: Thank you so much to you and the team for making Let us Cling Together everything we had hoped it would be (and more)!

Now, without further ado, here are answers to some of your questions.

How much of the original team, if any, is actually involved with the remake?
Hiroshi Minagawa, Director, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together: Besides Yasumi Matsuno, who led the overall game design and gameplay scenarios, the composers Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata were involved, and from our Square Enix staff we had myself and Yoshida Akihiko (artist). Additionally, we had members who are the heart of the Final Fantasy Tactics developers and other staff members who have partaken in the development of the Ogre Battle series, but not Tactics Ogre specifically. We also have new team members who enjoyed playing the game and are now putting in that strong passion as developers of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. Surprisingly, those new members who were merely players of the original game remembered the finer details more so than the original development team.

Could you talk about the localization process? In comparison to previous Ogre Battle Saga games released in North America, are the changes (names, dialogue, and so forth) made to more closely reflect the original vision?
HM: Joseph Reeder and Alexander O. Smith led the localization for this title. Joseph and Alexander are among the best in our translation staff and have worked on other titles such as FINAL FANTASY XII and Vagrant Story. From the early development stages of the Japanese version, the two chatted online with Yasumi Matsuno directly when examining character and class names. In the original version, there were strict word limitations, but in this title we were able to localize Yasumi Matsuno’s scenario and worlds in the best possible form.

So what’s the relation of tarot cards to this game? Is the game steeped in the supernatural?
HM: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together has two new systems named after the tarot cards called the “C.H.A.R.I.O.T.” (Combat History and Refined Implementation of Tactics) in which players are able to take back moves, and the “W.O.R.L.D.” (Ways of Reordering Life’s Destiny) system in which players can turn back time with their current party. Each action is a system that changes a destiny, and together we call the two systems the “ring of destiny.”

The Tarot cards play an important role in the game – the game starts by asking players a series of questions based on the tarot cards. Tarot cards are also essential to getting specialty items. Based on the answers given by the player, the main character’s parameter varies in the beginning of the game. But rather than worrying about the minor details, we want you to think about the choices and make the decisions in the game.

Does the development team plan to work again on new episodes and do they have a vision for the saga as a whole in terms of gameplay and story?
HM: I would like to say that we do, but because there are strong feelings associated with the series, I don’t want to do a half-hearted job. As a graphic designer, I wanted to express Ogre Battle on a console system, but that would mean an even tougher job requiring more staff members. This was the first time we were able to gather a team of people who have had significant involvement with the Ogre Battle series, and the team we gathered was larger than we had expected.

However, I feel that gathering another team in the future would be difficult due to everyone’s schedules. Given the chance, I would like to work on the continuation of the series but cannot officially talk about it because of the timing and scheduling conflicts. However, the Ogre Battle Saga plotline lies inside Yasumi Matsuno’s imagination. Yasumi Matsuno designs games by having a game system and then creating a plot and scenario based on that game system. Because his style is to create more content as he goes, there is no clear-cut vision for the saga as a whole. On the other hand, we dream of many things, but I wonder if we can make it a reality during our lifetime…

[Lucavi]

;-; Please make it a reality...

[Tekki]

Do PSP games become Day 1 releases on the PSN? I want this game but dont want to buy a psp....

[CasualPlayer]

^Same question. I'd get it in a second if I didn't have to buy a psp.

[Hyan]

;-; Please make it a reality...

I, too, would like to see it happen, but it's not likely before Minagawa is done with XIV's UI and forums I think. Of course Matsuno could direct the game but still, losing the former director for the time being is bad for the franchise's future.

I wonder if that's why they are kinda screwing up with the EU version's PR. It's supposedly coming out in a few weeks but it has been impossible to find any info or confirmation of that from anywhere. Thankfully some shops are going to import the US version.

Either way, since he's talking about the new members of the team I think this is a perfect way to gather experience for them (which is Wada's plan). I hope we'll get more properly done remakes/sequels for these franchises in the future, and less obvious milking. Fuck yeah handhelds.

Next they could continue the Valkyrie Profile franchise on NGP...

[Tekki]

Goods came in today. Had a guy come up and ask me about some piece of shit random $40 PSP game and say "whats this about?!". I told him I didn't know but he should instead buy Tactics Ogre for its godliness. "Nah Id rather take a chance at this one"

I was confused.

[Lucavi]

^Same question. I'd get it in a second if I didn't have to buy a psp.

Same. I refuse to buy a PSP for a single game, when that single game could be on PSN for my PS3. I'm willing to shell out 50 bucks for it; I want to play it, just not on PSP. I really hope this game lands on PSN for PS3. I don't want to have to torrent anything.

[Viserdes]

The only psp games that i know of that can be played on a ps3 are those dumb "minis". I dont think its possible to play it any other way but on a psp and i've not heard of any working emulators either.

[Charismatic]

Same. I refuse to buy a PSP for a single game, when that single game could be on PSN for my PS3. I'm willing to shell out 50 bucks for it; I want to play it, just not on PSP. I really hope this game lands on PSN for PS3. I don't want to have to torrent anything.

Then... get some other PSP games?

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The image here is kind of old, lots more games on this list.
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/PSP


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[Lucavi]

Not interested. The only other PSP game I'd consider getting is FFT, but not with the atrocious lag and poor sound conversion. I just don't see why they can't release this on PSN for the same price. If they don't want my money, though, fair enough.

[Charismatic]

Eh, you seem to be interested in SRPGs yet you're passing up a few gems like Wild ARMs XF and Jeanne D'Arc, I have no clue why. But whatever, it's your money.

[Lucavi]

I'm interested in the stuff I played before and enjoyed before. You're evading the point, anyway. I want this game, not a justification for why I should buy a PSP for a bunch of other games. It seems silly for them to not release popular PSP games for the PSN considering it could easily lead to increased sales.

[Kiarax]

I'm interested in the stuff I played before and enjoyed before.

Boring mother fucker.

It seems silly for them to not release popular PSP games for the PSN considering it could easily lead to increased sales.

It's also much more work, considering the fact the PS3 doesn't have any means of playing PSP games currently.

[Lucavi]

Boring or not, its still unfortunate. Such a good game, reduced to low sales simply through releasing it only through a system that simply doesn't have a massive amount of sales.

[Viserdes]

I didnt care much for the psp either to begin with, but after playing kh:bbs and p3p its already made it up for me and there are still plenty of games i have waiting to be played. I dont regret spending the money on the psp, although i can understand if your just going to wait for the psp2 which will probably play psp games as well. Well, psn psp games, poor umds :<

[Charismatic]

I'm interested in the stuff I played before and enjoyed before. You're evading the point, anyway. I want this game, not a justification for why I should buy a PSP for a bunch of other games. It seems silly for them to not release popular PSP games for the PSN considering it could easily lead to increased sales.

Yes, I'm evading the point because it's moot. What's there to discuss? It's a PSP game and it's not coming out on anything but PSP. We all know this and talking about wishing something else were the case is a waste of time.
Get a PSP or don't.