What do you expect for Thunder Force VII?

Sturmvogel Prime · Post by **Sturmvogel Prime** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:00 pm

Well, since Thunder Force VI slapped us a "To Be Continued" in our faces, what we could expect for TF 7?
My predictions:
- PS3 release
- More focused on the Galaxy Federation instead of the Team 222
- A soundtrack better than the letdown of TF VI.

Say whay you could expect for TF 7 ^^

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:04 pm

Another 10 years to pass.

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:09 pm

Kron wrote:Another 10 years to pass.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:15 pm

To suck, sadly.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:39 pm

That it'll have plenty of time to swap stories with Axelay 2.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:41 pm

Sturmvogel Prime wrote: Say whay you could expect for TF 7 ^^

that it gets cancelled after quality assurance if it's as bad as VI.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:48 pm

That it doesn't come out so the TF series can die in dignity and live on as a legend. Plus, you figure Sega wasn't happy with the results of their new experiment...

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:08 pm

Lolis.

Mad Mage · Post by **Mad Mage** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:25 pm

In addition to bad reviews, the game sold poorly, being discounted significantly within a few months. I'd be shocked to see another.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:36 pm

I take offense to the "letdown" bit. It might not be Thunder Force, but it wasn't bad, either.

Though I don't know why they didn't at least get Tsukumo for TFVI. I seriously doubt he would have refused, would he?

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:42 pm

lgb wrote:I take offense to the "letdown" bit. It might not be Thunder Force, but it wasn't bad, either.

Though I don't know why they didn't at least get Tsukumo for TFVI. I seriously doubt he would have refused, would he?

See Broken Thunder. His involvement in that "game" likely killed his chances of working on the next actual installment.

TF6 wasn't a huge success so TF7 may never come to be, if anything I'd be interested to see Okano's next game in the PROJECT S.T.G. before a new Thunder Force.

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:28 pm

Limbrooke wrote:if anything I'd be interested to see Okano's next game in the PROJECT S.T.G. before a new Thunder Force.

This.

After TF VI, I'm far more interested in something from outside TF's universe. New IP please Project S.T.G!

originalz · Post by **originalz** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:59 pm

I highly doubt it would be on PS3...PSP seems pretty likely though. Would be a much small investment and there's already a shooter base on the system.

That is if it comes out while the system is still relevant, which is probably unlikely.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:14 pm

Thunderforce 6 was sweet in every detail except it was too easy.

Zeether · Post by **Zeether** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:50 pm

Bring back Tsukumo or Yaminishi and bring the god damn game over to the US in a double pack with TFVI.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:40 am

I like TF6...... I like it even more for making TF5 not hated on.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:25 am

I actually like the soundtrack for TF 6. Keep Tamayo (Everblue stage 3-A is an awesome track), but have Tsukumo join in as well. Sure he was involved with Broken Thunder, but I think it's worth forgiving him.

A PS3 release wouldn't be a surprise. Let's hope TF 7 isn't 10 years away though. Also, it needs to be TOUGHER than TF 6. Try a difficulty level on par with that of TF4. We need a TF7 that will kick your ass on Maniac the way TF4 does.

Once again, I missed the multi-screen-high levels like the ones TF4 offered. TF4's Bio-base offers multiple paths.

Some of TF5&6's boss battles are over too soon, but giving the bosses some extra forms would address that.

neojma · Post by **neojma** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:52 pm

originalz wrote:I highly doubt it would be on PS3...PSP seems pretty likely though. Would be a much small investment and there's already a shooter base on the system.

That is if it comes out while the system is still relevant, which is probably unlikely.

I agree that PSP is the most likely choice if TF VII does actually come to pass. It's quite possible that Sega will be paying close attention to Darius Burst's performance on the system as a gauge of demand for an original PSP game in the genre from a known series.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:00 pm

neojma wrote:I agree that PSP is the most likely choice if TF VII does actually come to pass. It's quite possible that Sega will be paying close attention to Darius Burst's performance on the system as a gauge of demand for an original PSP game in the genre from a known series.

Sega is not doing great financially, it seems doubtful to me that they'd sign off on a completely new PSP-developed sequel at this point, just to target a modest JP PSP STG audience - given their reluctance so far to even fund any non-JP regional PS2 publishing of VI.

If Darius Burst on PSP somehow manages to do really well financially (I doubt it), then a tweaked/rebalanced port of VI to PSP (and I'd really like this see this happen) seems much more likely and financially sensible than a new PSP-developed VII.

We might not even get a part VII from Sega ever; at this point if Sega don't announce a port of VI to some platform in the next year or two (or sublicense the international publishing rights for the PS2 game to another company, like Ignition Entertainment), then it wouldn't surprise me if they just decide to let their whole TF license expire and return to Twenty-One Company. Then eventually you might see a part VII from a different interested licensee on a random platform several years down the line.

Alternatively there may still be a chance that Tetsu Okano could have enough internal management influence at Sega to get a small pool of funding for another PS2 TF project before their license with Twenty-One Company expires, since PS2 development remains inexpensive and only requires a small team, but I got the feeling from his interviews that he'd be interested in other STG revival projects first before another TF sequel.

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:54 pm

To never happen!!!

I'm already very disappointed with Thunderfoce VI so let the franchise die already so we can all remember it as a great franchise instead of one of those other franchises like Final Fantasy.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:58 pm

They should just do what Capcom's doing with Mega Man and make it a Megadrive throwback.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:24 pm

More free range.

TodayIsForgotten · Post by **TodayIsForgotten** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:39 pm

They turn it into a 2-d fighting game and start a whole new series.

fogelmir · Post by **fogelmir** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:38 am

Free Range gets more powerful, game gets easier, bosses die faster.

has anyone else noticed that the thunderforce games have gotten easier since 3 and 4?

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:23 am

fogelmir wrote:has anyone else noticed that the thunderforce games have gotten easier since 3 and 4?

Not really. 3 is much easier than 5 or 6.

Makoto Sei · Post by **Makoto Sei** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:33 pm

If the franchise have to die, then i hope it would die in glory....just as Vasteel did....

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