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You probably have enough DS games, especially RPGs, on your plate already, but just in case you haven’t tried this one out yet, Dragon Quest IV is on sale at Amazon. I don’t see the game discounted too often, and it’s certainly worth it — hell, Torneko’s chapter alone is worth the $20!
See also: Tiny Review: Dragon Quest IV
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“Horn, the Home of the Wind (Night)” by Naoshi Mizuta. I featured the amazing daytime version of this Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light song about a year ago; here’s its evening counterpart! It’s more laid back but splendid nonetheless.
Some fanart that’s just as great as the official art:
[Update: Oops, I accidentally misread Amazon’s offer to give $15 gift cards for trade-ins as $15 game credits with purchases. Big difference, there!]
Buy: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ($34.82)
Import: Final Fantasy Gaiden Soundtrack ($26.49)
See also: The 4 Heroes of Light media, info [Image via Polar Bear]
Launch trailer for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. It’s October 5th already? But I’ve barely cracked Etrian Odyssey III! Well, everyone says the game is rubbish anyway, so maybe it’s for the best I ignore this release.
What’s that? 1UP/Jeremy Parish gave it high marks and called it “entertaining and unique, combining a streamlined interface with a daunting challenge level”? Damnit, I might have to look into this then.
Buy: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light See also: The 4 Heroes of Light media, info [Via Albotas]
Play shopkeeper in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. While it doesn’t have the depth of item shop RPG Recettear or the charm of Taloon’s chapter in Dragon Quest IV, The 4 Heroes of Light has a minigame in which you can take over an item store’s counter for a day to sell all the extra junk in your inventory at a price you set.
You can watch more videos introducing The 4 Heroes of Light’s math minigame, magic, and Action Point Battle System at the game’s oft-ignored official site.
Preorder: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ($34.99, receive a $10 game credit; October 5th) See also: The 4 Heroes of Light media, info
North American boxart for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light compared with the throwback RPG’s European and Japanese covers. What a difference a splash of blue makes!
I really I hope I’m not burnt out on turn-based JRPGs by the time this rolls around. I’ve already put 70+ hours into Dragon Quest IX, and Etrian Odyssey III is coming up…
Preorder: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ($34.99, receive a $10 game credit; October 5th)
See also: The 4 Heroes of Light media, info
[Via Final Fantasy Network]
World exploration video for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. While is supposed to be a showcase of the game’s lovely settings and visual style, I can’t get over this music!
JC and I decided yesterday that we now consider ourselves on “Team Dragon Quest”, turning our backs to the affections of the Final Fantasy series, but The 4 Heroes of Light definitely has DQIX beat as far as soundtracks go.
I caught myself bobbing my head to this song, replaying the clip several times over just to hear the music again and looking around to see if anyone would be so kind as to spit a hot verse to the beat.
Preorder: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ($34.99, receive a $10 game credit; October 5th)
Hear also: “BGM 3” from Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light’s soundtrack, main theme
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The 4 Heroes of Light traveling around Horun by Kanata. I love Akihiko Yoshida’s artwork for the game (and for any project, really), but this is a cute depiction of the characters, too. Amazon’s preorders for the game’s North American release are now open, by the way!
Preorder: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ($34.99)
See also: More Final Fantasy Gaiden media
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tags / final fantasy gaiden / yuichi / fanart / square enix / final fantasy / the 4 heroes of light / ec / matrixHills and Rivers Remain, Square Enix’s strategy game that plays like “a mix of tower defense and the world map from Dragon Force where units automatically invade towns.”
This trailer is for the iPhone edition (the game also released to mobiles in Japan last May), but the title will hit DSiWare in Japan on Wednesday for 800 Nintendo Points with a few additions: stylus controls, four-player local multipayer, and options for turn limits and item amounts.
I wonder if Square Enix has plans to adapt Sliding Heroes and Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes - Encore, two other iPhone titles the company showed off at the recent Tokyo Game Show, for the DS, too? It’s also worth noting that Square Enix filed a trademark for Hills and Rivers Remain in the U.S. a month ago, so it’s plausible we’ll see this game and any other potential ports here.
Tom Create’s asteroid-carving puzzler Earth Saver is another interesting Japanese DSiWare release due next week — you should watch the preview videos at the official site just for the terrible English.
Buy: U.S. Matte White, Pink, Black and Blue DSi
Import: Japanese Nintendo DSi (White, Black, Pink, Red, Lime Green, Metallic Blue)
See also: Ninja Robot Legend video
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tags / hills and rivers remain / square enix / iphone / matrix / dsiware / imports / ecNostalgia’s “World Wide Adventure” trailer. Whenever I watch a video for this steampunk RPG, I’m reminded it actually looks worth the $35 Ignition Entertainment will ask for it come October 27th. In between these trailers, though, I’m like, “Psh, Nostalgia? That’s exactly what the world needs, another run-of-the-mill JRPG.”
Sadly, I have a feeling that’s how most people will approach the game once it releases, too.
Preorder: Nostalgia
See also: Nostalgia’s JP and U.S. covers compared
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The Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden boxart.
This is a sharp departure from the series’s usual packaging, though this is also an uncommon Final Fantasy game. I really like this art! Just don’t count on seeing it when (if) Final Fantasy Gaiden shows its face in the States.
Also, man, these kids are pale. It’s like a party of albinos.
Preorder import: Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden
See also: Final Fantasy Gaiden battle clip
[Via Neo2046]
tags / final fantasy / final fantasy gaiden / four warriors of light / square enix / boxart / import / matrix / ecNostalgia’s Japanese and U.S. covers compared.
I haven’t followed this RPG from Matrix Software and Red Entertainment closely — the trailer makes it look somewhat like a steampunk edition of Infinite Space, except with zeppelins instead of interstellar warships — but one thing I’ve always liked about Nostalgia is its Japanese boxart. Shame I can’t say the same about its U.S packaging.
Preorder: Nostalgia
See also: Air Traffic Chaos boxart
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