[DS] Front Mission (DS)

Originally Posted by Gechmir

Well, FM is aimed at an older age bracket. Anyone's younger brother could hop in to FFX-2, and any perverted teenager could fap to Yuna's hot-pants.

Whereas FM games require a more rigorous translation. This is one reason why X-seed won't touch it (aside from Square of America possibly having a death-grip on it), I'm afraid. If it could be advertised, it'd get attention. SRPGs are big thanks to Nippon Ichi, and mecha games are always good.

Am I the only guy who didn't find FM4 as dull? I was so damn hungry for a FM follow-up to 3 that I absolutely loved it. I wish the two paths combined eventually, though...

((General opening statement here, so don't take anything that might seem like an accusation the wrong way, Gechmir. The quoting is merely for the FM4 comment you make))

Given that Strategy RPGs were a pretty obscure market, way back when, I wouldn't necessarily attribute it entirely to what's popular these days. RPGs were explosively popular back in the late 1990s, but they're a dime a dozen these days. It definitely does have to do with the play style required, however, it isn't necessary to try to sneak in a jab at the intellect of people who want a game that doesn't take an investment to get into. I loved Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter, but fuck me if I had judged it based off the first few hours.

Anyway, I also want to point out that it took a while before Square re-released Final Fantasy Tactics, and it hasn't been until recently where you could say there really was a market for them in the west, as already stated this is largely due in part to Nippon Ichi.

I love the Front Mission, but that's mostly because I had an infatuation with military culture in my teens (and I'm also in the military... no this doesn't really mean much). Front Mission 4 was okay to me, but I found the previous episodes were a bit more inspired, especially given that one scenario was basically "Three Kings - Front Mission." I don't have a problem with tributes that might seem derivative of source material... but it was flagrant in the case of FM4.

I did enjoy the fact that the paths didn't converge, it gave the world a sense of connectivity through subtlety. I will buy this game for the DS, especially if it means we'll see Scars of War over here. I hear that it is the best playing game in the series thus far, and that alone is good news.

How ya doing, buddy?