R-Type Tactics

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:41 pm

Battlesmurf wrote:You all who hate the psp- will you play this on the new version? (tv-output- among other things). The D-pad might still be crap, though

Both Kotaku and Gamespot have confirmed a better D-pad for the PSP. The refresh rate might still be crap, though

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Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:50 pm

haha...better d-pad? That sells me (I have all the konami packs..and I apparantly don't know how to do diagonals without cramped thumbs

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gigadrive32 · Post by **gigadrive32** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:39 pm

some screens that got me even more pumped for this game:

I dunno if these are realtime battle scenes or prerendered FMV, but either way, I love the artwork.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:44 am

That's CG. Nothing to get excited about.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:21 am

After going though more about the game, it looks like it might be fun.

But well, it is not something I would buy a PSP for. (As I haven't got one yet)

gigadrive32 · Post by **gigadrive32** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:11 pm

here we go;
'Blast off and strategize your way through the evil Bydo empire!'

R-Type Tactics TRAILER

Regulus · Post by **Regulus** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:53 am

Looks like we get access to the Planet Buster Wave Cannon, heheh.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:01 am

It's off-topic, but will the new PSP be released in time for Dracula X Chronicles?

Last Guardian · Post by **Last Guardian** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:32 am

gigadrive32 wrote:here we go;
'Blast off and strategize your way through the evil Bydo empire!'

R-Type Tactics TRAILER

For a strategy game it's certainly got the looks and peronally I love the moody music even though it's just remixes from Final.

Just wish they announce a ps2 version as I'm not fond of handheld gaming...

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:56 pm

Yep, very nice trailer! Let's hope it won't take them ages to translate all the text.

Minzoku · Post by **Minzoku** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:07 pm

I really don't understand how it plays, from the trailer

This I'll have to see to "get"...

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:59 am

Necronom wrote:Yep, very nice trailer! Let's hope it won't take them ages to translate all the text.

Yeah, but who's bringing it to this side of the ocean? Eidos brought Final, and I don't think it sold well enough for them to risk another venture that's not GTA/sports/FPS stuff.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:44 am

Specineff wrote:
Necronom wrote:Yep, very nice trailer! Let's hope it won't take them ages to translate all the text.
Yeah, but who's bringing it to this side of the ocean? Eidos brought Final, and I don't think it sold well enough for them to risk another venture that's not GTA/sports/FPS stuff.

Actually, I think there would be plenty of publishers ready to take an R-Type shmup overseas. Virgin distributed R-Types in PAL countries, too. Of course, this being a strategic game, it has the same chances to arrive here that Paro Wars ever had.

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:37 am

Specineff wrote:
Necronom wrote:Yep, very nice trailer! Let's hope it won't take them ages to translate all the text.
Yeah, but who's bringing it to this side of the ocean? Eidos brought Final, and I don't think it sold well enough for them to risk another venture that's not GTA/sports/FPS stuff.

Honestly, I don't understand your fear that it might stay JP exclusive.
I mean it's not a big secret that PSP needs EVERY game that can somehow drive hardware sales up since Nintys DS is destroying everything. The fact that it's a strategy game (or a turnbased shooter if you want) and not a classic arcade shmup makes a western release even more likely.

@Turri
Well, maybe you noticed that games like Advance Wars or Starcraft are kind of popular over here. So, what was your point again?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:41 am

Necronom wrote: Honestly, I don't understand your fear that it might stay JP exclusive.
I mean it's not a big secret that PSP needs EVERY game that can somehow drive hardware sales up since Nintys DS is destroying everything. The fact that it's a strategy game (or a turnbased shooter if you want) and not a classic arcade shmup makes a western release even more likely.

@Turri
Well, maybe you noticed that games like Advance Wars or Starcraft are kind of popular over here. So, what was your point again?

AH AH!! This one is too good. We'd get automatically a localized version of any PSP game because Sony has to catch up with the DS... AH AH

I'll just mention this:

GENSOSUIKODEN I & II

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:08 am

Where did I write "automatically"? It's an interesting looking strategy game and a rather known franchise which is not restricted to the anime crowd. It even looks like it has some really cool multiplayer. Doesn't sound too exotic for a western release to me.

"Actually, I think there would be plenty of publishers ready to take an R-Type shmup overseas. Of course, this being a strategic game, it has the same chances to arrive here that Paro Wars ever had."

Either you're living in some strange parallel reality where shmups outsell strategy games or you simply wish R-Type Tactics would be a shmup a little bit too hard. I don't think Final sold very good and no there are definitely not "plenty of publishers ready to take" ANY shmup overseas.
I wouldn't be too surprised if the tactic behind the decision to turn R-Type into a strategy game is too broaden the audience therefore a western release (sooner or later) seems very likely to me.

Btw, nice emoticon fetish

Edit: The decision to release Genso Suikoden I and II is first and foremost the one of Konami.

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:20 pm

Any idea what codec this uses? I get music (which is original and not remixed from any previous games, nicely enough), but not video. Since it's streaming I can't scan the file to find out.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:24 pm

Use realplayer to open it.

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:20 pm

Works with Winamp too. Mine is v5.3.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:45 pm

Necronom wrote:Where did I write "automatically"? It's an interesting looking strategy game and a rather known franchise which is not restricted to the anime crowd. It even looks like it has some really cool multiplayer. Doesn't sound too exotic for a western release to me.

"Actually, I think there would be plenty of publishers ready to take an R-Type shmup overseas. Of course, this being a strategic game, it has the same chances to arrive here that Paro Wars ever had."

Either you're living in some strange parallel reality where shmups outsell strategy games or you simply wish R-Type Tactics would be a shmup a little bit too hard. I don't think Final sold very good and no there are definitely not "plenty of publishers ready to take" ANY shmup overseas.
I wouldn't be too surprised if the tactic behind the decision to turn R-Type into a strategy game is too broaden the audience therefore a western release (sooner or later) seems very likely to me.

Btw, nice emoticon fetish

Edit: The decision to release Genso Suikoden I and II is first and foremost the one of Konami.

Sorry Necronom, I forgot to replay to this thread.

Anyway, I see your point: strategy games are more popular than shmups. Fine. It's just that R-Type is perceived as a shmup brand, and so I think it's unlikely that someone would publish it in the west - because when people hear R-Type, they think "shooter" (and rightly so).
And I don't think someone would bring it here just to help PSP sales against DS. It remains a niche brand.

Two bits more:

-the r-type crowd is even more restricted than the anime one;

-it remains to be seen why a fan of Advance Wars would want to play within the limited frame of "space crafts" - when he can play tons of versatile strategic games with real armies and such. I'm sorry I still see this as an oddity with small chances of being localized. But hey, If I'm wrong I'll be happy

postman · Post by **postman** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:54 am

Impressions:

http://shootthecore.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... ds-on.html

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:59 pm

Thanks for the link. I have a very good feeling about this

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:44 am

Gamefront.de reports that R-Type Tactics has been reviewed in Famitsu (31/40). Any scans out there?

PPA · Post by **PPA** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:07 pm

Not good as i expected but always more than 30

SO, are we getting an US release so far?

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:51 pm

@Bullet
Did Delta and Final do any better at Famitsu?

PPA · Post by **PPA** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:17 pm

Necronom wrote:@Bullet
Did Delta and Final do any better at Famitsu?

I actually dont know

, but since this game is not really like the others

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:52 pm

Thanks for the translations and the videos!

I'm diggin' the OST so far! I would love to get this, but I don't know about the language barrier not being such a big deal-it takes a while to learn strategy games in English, but Japanese?? I hope this gets a Western release.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:13 am

I am soaking wet for this game now. It something that seriously i'd never ever expect. I think i may even import it and just learn to play it in Japanese. I'm tired of missing out on stuff!

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:10 am

Maybe Eidos would pick it up if we mass email them? Or Agetec? Heck even THQ will do.

PPA · Post by **PPA** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:34 am

no news from the TGS ?