[PS3] Zone of the Enders 3 (Let the pants wetting begin.)

Okey doke then, so we got CONFIRMATION.



Ok, so that's not exactly a whole shit ton of info at this point. But let's chat and discuss and various things until more info hits. Let's also make this the official thread for this game.

So, ZoE on the PS3. What does this mean? Massive multi mech online combat? More Orbital Frame vs ENTIRE FLEET battles? Only this time it's Jehuty against something like 300 ships?

Imagine the possibilities and discuss!

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Edit (10/27/06): This is probably a whack of a shit. PSM has said that "it's super duper secret adn we can't tell you", and no other sources are confirming this. Basically, it looks like they made the story up and were banking on the fact that it would be announced at TGS or some other event. So far, nothin'.

Looks like we were all fooled. Fuck you PSM.

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I seriously hope we get to start as Naked Jehuty in ZOE3, though that would be overkill. With Anubis gone, what else could happen? I'd love it if they included the war section before the crater to Anubis from ZOE2. SO AWESOME.

I have plenty of questions actually; like who can the runner be this time? I don't know if Dingo would pilot it again, since he's happily ever after with Ken now. I sure hope they don't use Leo again. I can't stand his childish voice and whining.

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Actually, I'd kill for a reappearance of the Vic Viper. Leo might have been a bit of a tool, but FUCK if the Vic wasn't one of the most enjoyable mechs to pilot in the last game.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Please refer to Colonel Skills' av/sig for my reaction.

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Posting in a superior thread.

I already mentioned this in chat, but I'd like to play as something OTHER than Jehuty. He's already at the peak of his power anyway.

I was speaking idiomatically.

wait you thought Vic Viper was the best Frame last game?

How ya doing, buddy?

It wasn't the best but it was, without a doubt, the goddamn sexiest.

FELIPE NO

This is a system seller for me on the PS3, hot damn. I thought for sure ZOE2 sold so poorly that this would never happen.

I hope it's not as insanely hard though. I spent HOURS trying to kill Anubis in ZOE2.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by BIGWORM

wait you thought Vic Viper was the best Frame last game?

Not exactly, but it was one of the most fun to pilot, with the whole transforming mechanic and all that jazz. If they expanded upon that idea in this 3rd game, it has to potential to be supremely fucking AWESOME.

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Yes, Konami! Thank you, very very much.

I'm hoping for an expansion on the game world with this one. Despite how awesome the PS2 games are, my favorite of the ZOE series (anime included) was The Fist of Mars. It delivered a very good idea of what the hell was going on in the game world.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Praise be to Kojima. Any doubts I had were taken away after I saw the White Knight trailer, but this just sweetens the pot to the tenth degree. Now, if only the announcement for a PSP version of the game would come. That'd be sweet.

I can't decide whether or not I'd like to see Jehuty back in true 3D, or in that pseudo-3D/cel-shaded mix from the 2nd Runner.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I think cel-shading on the PS3 would be a little too much. Well then again, they did do the cel-shading on a miniscule level, not heavy like Okami, or even Viewtiful Joe.

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So, I never got to play either the original or the sequel. Is it worth 45 bucks for a sealed copy of the second one?

I like shooter games, and I enjoyed Omega Boost (looks like kind of a precursor to this series) but I hated Panzer Dragoon. Am I going to get my money's worth paying near-full price, considering 2nd runner is somewhat rare now?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah, 2nd Runner is a rare game now. It's short, but it's oh so sweet--like Cowboy Bebop.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Short? It seemed at least twice as long as ZOE 1 to me. But maybe that's because I kept getting my ass kicked during that part where you have to take out a bunch of gunships by destroying the core with the Vector Cannon. Easily one of the best final battles though. Like controlling an epic mecha anime fight. And letting you deliver the final blow was just icing on the cake.

This news excites me to no end. Maybe it'll be a prequel, a la Snake Eater, possibly going into the origins of Jehuty and Anubis?

FELIPE NO

No, it can't be a prequel. Anything backwards would bring in the anime's plot into the game. Before ZOE1, Anubis made an apprearance in the animu. No prequel PLEASE. Anything before the game's timeline would already be the anime, since it began there.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Oh great, the one anime game series I enjoyed playing will not be on the PS2.

Gonna have to seriously think about buying a PS3 now.

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Originally Posted by Scarletdeath

No, it can't be a prequel. Anything backwards would bring in the anime's plot into the game. Before ZOE1, Anubis made an apprearance in the animu. No prequel PLEASE. Anything before the game's timeline would already be the anime, since it began there.

Actually if I remember correctly, the anime took place after ZOE 1 and sometime before ZOE 2. When Norman appears, I believe he talks to someone about Jehuty and how it was being piloted by a young boy (Leo) and I'm pretty sure there's a mention about the Aumaan (sp?) Project.

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Originally Posted by WolfDemon

Actually if I remember correctly, the anime took place after ZOE 1 and sometime before ZOE 2. When Norman appears, I believe he talks to someone about Jehuty and how it was being piloted by a young boy (Leo) and I'm pretty sure there's a mention about the Aumaan (sp?) Project.

No, Idolo took place BEFORE the construction of Anubis and Jehuty, while the series took place took place before and during ZOE1.

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Yeah, Idolo was the protoype Orbital Frame, where Viola helps take it down. Afterwhich the location of the Frame Jehuty was made public, and Viola's off to Antilia. I think it was something like that...it's been 3 years since I've seen Idolo.

The whole story to Idolo is HERE

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Wow didn't know there would be a sequel,awesome! Man i still remember the first time i saw Anubis *drool XD

I was speaking idiomatically.

Thank you for selling a PS3 to me

Seriously, this finalizes it. FFXIII was eh, but between that and this, I will own a PS3. It may not be release date, but I will have one. Most definitely.

I enjoyed ZOE1 and 2 so much. I think I beat them in 1 day each but still. Hopefully online battles and a really long and involved story will come to play; they have a lot of space to fill on a Bluray disc, and every gigabyte is more ZOE, and thats always welcome.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Sweet! Was waiting for an announcement like this. Another reason for me to get a PS3, truely the games do sell a system.

No doubt it'll be Jehuty for this, or at least a cameo from it, wouldn't be ZOE without that Orbital Frame (just like MGS wouldn't MGS without Solid Snake).

I speculate that if the OF is indeed Jehuty, Leo will be back to pilot. Man, I see them taking advantage of the PS3's motion sensitve capabilities. Perhaps, part of piloting the OF's will require use of that function.

FELIPE NO

I'd like a confirmation on whether ZoE2 is worth the $50US it's going to take to get me a copy.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I suppose that all depends on if you thought the first game was good because apparently the sequel's a lot better!

Spoiler:

I haven't played 2, but I hated the original SO MUCH =(

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