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Grim Grimoire
Well, here's another game by Vanillaware (same folks who're making Odin Sphere). The gist of the story is that some terrible tragedy occurs and the main character somehow manages to go back five days before said event. From there she tries to figure out what happened by going through those days repeatedly. The combat system is some strange kind of RTS-type setup, though the official site should clear things up a bit.
I applogize to those of you who are having Ephemeral Fantasia flashbacks right about now. The official site has recently become active, so head on over there for some wallpapers and a chibi main character over the loading bar. I'll put some artwork up in a bit. Edit: Ok, here it is: Characters: http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5503/lilletrz2.th.jpg http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4...ritary4.th.jpg http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/909...ettoea6.th.jpg http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4...tidogk5.th.jpg http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5329/hirampg3.th.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1175/lujeizi0.th.jpg This lady here is apparently very important since she also plays a key part in another upcoming game. You may have heard about it, it's called Soul Cradle. http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9...mmelmr3.th.jpg http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7...neratw7.th.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4...euseci2.th.jpg http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2...caatey7.th.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6...adossz1.th.jpg Your troops: http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4...mouroz4.th.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4...ancync0.th.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5...cerymc6.th.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7...hemyav7.th.jpg |
I saw somewhere that Nippon Ichi had something to do with this, although I don't know if it's only the case of being in name only like Atelier Iris. I don't like the soundtrack but the game looks interesting enough already from the artwork.
Actually, looking at the site, it looks somehwat funny too (MargaritaSurprise!?). I also like the whole wizard atmosphere. |
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I think the interesting part, for me anyway, is the odd RTS/RPG style of the game. Oh that and the visual novel way of character speech and interaction, something you don't see every day. I could post impressions from folks who've had the game for quite some time now. I didn't put them up in the OP since some people might not want to find out too much. |
Soundtrack is by Sakimoto san, the solo violinist is again Hiro Yura from Eminence orchestra in Australia.
He played in the track in the main pages of the JP site: http://grimgrimoire.jp/index.html |
Yeah, I've been following this and Odin Sphere for quite some time. I was astonished that not only Odin Sphere, but also Grim Grimoire was getting an English release.
This year is certainly going to be something special, what with all of these amazing games. |
You guys might wanna start pre-ordering this, NISA is offering free postcards for those who placed their pre-orders along with the OST. The postcards are in limited quantities, later pre-orders won't be including them.
http://www.rosenqueen.com/index.asp?...&ID=3&DC=A22NM |
Wow I cant wait for the soundtrack. Its a bummer that Gamestop has not offered any extras with the pre-orders. I was hoping for at least a postcard :(
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If anyone cares this youtube user's uploading the entire game, piece by piece: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=VividAriah
Japanese version of course but it gives you the feeling of what it's all about. |
Thanks for the heads up, yangxu. I put five dollars down for it at Gamestop awhile ago, but they hadn't offered anything for the preorder. Just put it in at RosenQueen.
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http://rpgland.com/games/grimgrimoire/preview2.html
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Does the game feel like it would have been better off using a mouse and keyboard?
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Longtime Starcraft/C&C/Warcraft players might disagree somewhat, but after a few battles to get over the initial awkwarness, you get used to the controls. It's not perfect, but it works just fine--I'd say about well as a keyboard and mouse combo. |
So Grim Grimoire is out. Anyone have any thoughts?
Is it good enough to buy? |
So aside from a lot of people going "omg this game lags worse than OdinSphere wtf >=0~~" I've been hearing many great things from this game.
I'll definitely try to pick it up this week so I can play it. Apparently there are only sixteen units total (four per alchemy book). I hope it doesn't become too repetitive, then again I guess that's better than having 100+ units and only needing to bother with 1 of them because it's stronger than all of the others combined. Videos make this thing look super confusing, so hopefully the controls aren't as :gonk: as some of the videos make them out to look. Worst comes to worst... at least the soundtrack is good. |
I got my hands on an advance copy of this bad boy, and all I can say is YAWN. Not enough units, the game is too short (tops out at about 16 hours), the story is average at best, the gameplay is laggy, it is pretty as hell, but that just doesn't make up for the rest. This is more RTS than RPG, so I don't know what it's doing in this forum, but overall, I'd say there are better games out right now to spend your money on, but this genre is dead at the moment. If you want some eye candy, go for it. But this game is a slightly better use of cash than Dawn of Mana, and that's not saying much.
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Oh yeah, definitely worth a rent, if only for the visuals.
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I just received the game last night and completed this morning. :p
My thought on it 1) Its very pretty (lotsa eye candies) 2) I love the music 3) Very repetitive 4) LAAAAGGGGG with 1000ms+ ping Its worth collecting for hardcore collectors, otherwise rent before you buy! Can't really get use to the control... I guess I am a bit of a slow learner <_< |
This game is 15 hours tops? Excellent. It's going to fit perfectly into my weekend schedule.
Is the fact that you can't save in the middle of a stage as bad as it sounds? |
The game is too short for that to matter.
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