Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: EF for USA NDS on 4/28/2009

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:39 pm

I noticed that there's an upcoming USA region NDS game by the name of Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier with a release date of 4/28/2009. Plus it comes with a cool OST as well as a bonus -- is included inside the NDS game case btw. Not a bad deal at MSRP of $34.99 USD. As usual, Atlus USA is handling the English translation on this sci-fi RPG. ^_~

Here's Gamestop's preview spin on it:

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Product ... d=040709nl

Having tried out both Super Robot Taisen 1 and 2 on the GBA, they are quite cool, especially the 2nd GBA release. Some of the banter definitely poked fun at the well-endowed female characters. ^_~

Wasn't there an OVA of Super Robot Taisen DVD released in the USA not too long ago?

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CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:14 pm

What sort of rpg are these?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:29 pm

It's one of those turned based sci-fi anime RPGs that plays like the classic PC Engine game of Nectaris/Neo Nectaris (aka Miltary Madness on the TG-16 platform) of the player battling it out with the CPU controlled characters but with added in-game cut scenes to spice up the gameplay. Of course, you can disable the cut-scenes for faster gameplay but why would you want to do that? It features some cool anime inspired mecha suits duking it out in some key scenes. ^_~

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Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:03 pm

Of course, this game plays nothing like the rest and the story is completely separate from the normal SRW stories, even the normal OG storyline. Endless Frontier is a traditional JRPG with battles focusing on timing-based juggle combos inspired by NXC or Valkyrie Profile. I think it's a fantastic game (I pre-ordered the JP version and have the US version pre-ordered) but most probably won't find it appealing at all.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:19 pm

I'd be willing to give this upcoming NDS game a spin and see if it is worth spending some quality time with. If not, then it will reside on the gaming shelf for posterity. At the very least, the OST would be nice to listen to on a regular CD player with it's 44kHz sampling rate. ^_~

Are there any SRW games available that do continue on with the usual gameplay tradition for the NDS platform?

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BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:52 am

PC Engine Fan X! wrote: Are there any SRW games available that do continue on with the usual gameplay tradition for the NDS platform?

Super Robot Taisen W and Super Robot Taisen K, both Japan only.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:05 am

BrianC wrote:
PC Engine Fan X! wrote: Are there any SRW games available that do continue on with the usual gameplay tradition for the NDS platform?
Super Robot Taisen W and Super Robot Taisen K, both Japan only.

Thanks for the 411 on those NDS SRT game titles, BrianC. It would be cool if Atlus USA could get them ported to the USA in English. ^_~

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:13 am

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:
BrianC wrote:
PC Engine Fan X! wrote: Are there any SRW games available that do continue on with the usual gameplay tradition for the NDS platform?
Super Robot Taisen W and Super Robot Taisen K, both Japan only.
Thanks for the 411 on those NDS SRT game titles, BrianC. It would be cool if Atlus USA could get them ported to the USA in English. ^_~

Probably won't happen, though. These aren't SRT OG games and have the usual licensing issues.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:42 am

i bought the first GBA game which i really enjoyed but never was able to beat the last battle its just too much rape.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:26 am

I've been a huge fan of the Super Robot Taisen series. However those who are seeking traditional SRT gameplay won't find anything like it in this game. However, this game DOES have a connection with the OG series.

That being said, this game is really damn awesome. Those that have played Namco X Capcom on the PS2, this game's battle system is just like it, but better.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:11 am

SFKhoa wrote: That being said, this game is really damn awesome. Those that have played Namco X Capcom on the PS2, this game's battle system is just like it, but better.

I enjoyed NxC despite the fact that it was laughably easy. How's this one in the difficulty department?

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:22 am

Is the "OG" in the title a reference to somebody's age?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:31 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:Is the "OG" in the title a reference to somebody's age?

OG is the abbreviated form of Super Robot Wars "Original Generation" series. I see your sense of humor, Ed. Lol ^_~

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:53 pm

Cthulhu wrote:
SFKhoa wrote: That being said, this game is really damn awesome. Those that have played Namco X Capcom on the PS2, this game's battle system is just like it, but better.
I enjoyed NxC despite the fact that it was laughably easy. How's this one in the difficulty department?

This one is significantly harder, since the only thing that differs from NxC and this game is that it's not 1 vs. 1 like NxC was.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:55 am

SFKhoa wrote: This one is significantly harder, since the only thing that differs from NxC and this game is that it's not 1 vs. 1 like NxC was.

One of the main things that made NxC too easy was that fact that you got a lot of healing items and you could use them pretty much anytime; even on an opponent's turn IIRC. Can you still do that here?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:19 pm

As I said, it's a traditional JRPG. Normal item using rules apply; you can't combo anything except other attacks...

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:23 pm

So, anyone playing this? ATLUS did a bang-up/hilarious job on the translation.

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:37 pm

Got it, but haven't had the time to play it yet and likely won't for a while. Good to know that it's decent, though - Atlus have really been coming up trumps with DS stuff recently.

Shumps4Free · Post by **Shumps4Free** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:53 pm

The text in the game is pretty dumb. I skip through the bulk of it just because I had enough tit jokes after the first five minutes. Aside from that the combat is pretty cool, I've got the cancel timing down pretty well so I can get a special off every battle now. Aside from that I can say that the character roster is pretty bland so far. I wish tits weren't the focus of this game

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LaserGun · Post by **LaserGun** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:18 pm

I can do a mini-review from the 3 hours I've played so far:

It's basically a futuristic Dragon Quest with breast related innuendo turning up every other line.

11/10

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:33 pm

The word "bombs" is mentioned in this USA version of Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: EF -- the main character seems to be smitten with the princess from the very first time he laid eyes on her when she was sleeping. Her traditional garb would seem to be painted-on clothing (or at the very least, super-skin tight clothing that a wardrobe malfunction is possible at any given second). ^_~

Altus USA even got in with the boob jokes with the earlier GBA Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2...yeah, there were some busty femme characters in that one as well. ^_~

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Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:55 am

i was a big fan of this game. I had the sega saturn japanese ones alough i never had a saturn to play them on. I also own the first GBA one (us region)
Adore this game.

Erinu · Post by **Erinu** » Sat May 16, 2009 7:40 pm

Atlus need to pull their fucking finger out and stop releasing shitty games or spinoffs, and release the REAL SRW games in english. I'm waiting.

Shumps4Free · Post by **Shumps4Free** » Sat May 16, 2009 7:53 pm

Erinu wrote:Atlus need to pull their fucking finger out and stop releasing shitty games or spinoffs, and release the REAL SRW games in english. I'm waiting.

Aaaaagreed. Unfortunately that's very unlikely. Jumping through the hoops necessary to release the real SRW games in English wouldn't be worth it sadly.

Erinu · Post by **Erinu** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:05 pm

Shumps4Free wrote:
Erinu wrote:Atlus need to pull their fucking finger out and stop releasing shitty games or spinoffs, and release the REAL SRW games in english. I'm waiting.
Aaaaagreed. Unfortunately that's very unlikely. Jumping through the hoops necessary to release the real SRW games in English wouldn't be worth it sadly.

Um. Are you thick? Atlus are allowed to release Banpresto + Namco games for the DS, so what makes you think they won't release them for PS2? But they do have a lot of text, so it will take a lot of time. I get the feeling the only way the PS2 will continue to live is by shitty dating sims being released in Japan and already released JP titles that are localized by NIS or Atlus.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:51 pm

Which real SRW games are you talking about? The ones with countless numbers of licenses? They tried to release PS2 OGs but SCEA wouldn't allow them without getting new voices, which obviously wouldn't have been worth the time since it's not like the GBA OG games did all that well.

It's pretty well known that they haven't been allowed to license Namco-Bandai's games so that sounds more like trolling there.

Shumps4Free · Post by **Shumps4Free** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:27 pm

Ganelon wrote:It's pretty well known that they haven't been allowed to license Namco-Bandai's games so that sounds more like trolling there.

That's what I left it at.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:30 pm

Neat game, but the gameplay outside of battles is boring and the story is stupid. I like the characters, though. Chances of me going back to this are high, even though it isn't a game which is true to the series. This reminds me that I really should go back and play OGG, or probably Alpha 3.

cj iwakura · Post by **cj iwakura** » Sun May 17, 2009 7:01 am

My purchase was justified just for Reiji and Xiaomu in English.

It's basically Namco X Capcom portable, and that's good enough for me.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sun May 17, 2009 8:24 pm

The little animated segments of the boss fights are quite a sight to behold. The fan service is great for those into sexy anime gals. Some of the femme characters would make for some awesome PVC figurines or articulated posable action figures. ^_~

Who was/were the artist(s) that did the all the female characters featured in this DS game btw? Aschen has quite the smartass mouth to go with her smoking bod. Yeah, it's true when you gather up a large entourage of females, the potential for cattiness, sarcasm and put-downs increases even in real life. ^_~

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