The Last Story (Wii)

RiseToTheTop

Anyone else looking forward to this game. It'll be released on Friday. It is a JRPG, which is always good, we haven't had much of them in recent times.

Nobuo Uematsu provided the OST. The game developer is Mistwalker, whose president Hironobu Sakaguchi founded Final Fantasy.

Here are the scores so far:

Meristation: 9/10
XGN: 9/10
Official Nintento Magazine UK: 8.6/10
3DJuegos: 8.5/10
Nintendo Life: 8/10
Video Games: 8/10
Nintendo Universe: 9/10
Borderstown: 9/10
Vandal - 9.2/10
noobfeed - 90/10
Famitsu: 38/40 (10/10, 10/10, 9/10, 9/10)

Sephiroth_dude

Have the limited ed on order from amazon,ha I love how the yanks have to wait a while before they get this :-D

Retr0gamer

Have it pre-ordered. Can't wait although I've zelda and Xenoblade still to finish.

It really looks like no other game, definitely not like any other RPG. You can tak cover, there's stealth shots in first person and the battle system is completely real time and takes place in the environment it's initiated in. It's more about drawing aggro from enemies and herding them into the area effect spells of enemies.

Sephiroth_dude

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Have it pre-ordered. Can't wait although I've zelda and Xenoblade still to finish.

It really looks like no other game, definitely not like any other RPG. You can tak cover, there's stealth shots in first person and the battle system is completely real time and takes place in the environment it's initiated in. It's more about drawing aggro from enemies and herding them into the area effect spells of enemies.

Did you order from amazon too?how much is it costing you?

Retr0gamer

Ordered from amazon as well. Think it's 39 sterling including shipping. Supersaver so free shipping in fact!

RiseToTheTop

Will the the mostly be RPG?

super_furry

Have it pre-ordered in GAME but I'm not holding my breath on them actually getting it.

RiseToTheTop

I made an order on Tuesday at 3PM with game.co.uk. I checked just there and they haven't shipped the game yet.

super_furry

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-23-game-cancels-the-last-story-preorders-refunds-deposits

Bastids. Don't think I'll be pre-ordering anything from GAME again - you simply can't count on them.

ussjtrunks

Anyone know any other high street store thats selling the limited edition because Game are most likely going to cancel my preorder

Gunmonkey

HMV Grafton and Henry St had it for €44.99 this morning as went through town, plus the normal version for the same price.

So tempted but have small things like bills and food requiring monies at the moment.

kearneybobs

Saw this in Stansted this morning for £33 for the collector's edition. Was tempted by it but knew nothing about it. Knew it was getting some major publicity recently.

Sephiroth_dude

kearneybobs wrote: »

Saw this in Stansted this morning for £33 for the collector's edition. Was tempted by it but knew nothing about it. Knew it was getting some major publicity recently.

A steal at that price :-O

Mine was shipped yesterday :-D

ussjtrunks

I hope I can get it in Game or Hmv now though I wouldnt mind waiting a couple of days for amazon either as I've bearly touched my vita

Retr0gamer

Mine has been delayed from amazon. Really not happy. Hope they don't cancel my preorder and then I end up not being able to find the game.

Sephiroth_dude

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Mine has been delayed from amazon. Really not happy. Hope they don't cancel my preorder and then I end up not being able to find the game.

did they give you a reason?

GT_Dublin

Popped down to HMV Grafton Street at lunchtime and spotted the limited edition for €45. Had it pre-ordered on Amazon, so cancelled that quickly on my phone and bought in HMV instead. Good price.

They had 2 copies of the LE out on the shelf, of which, I bought one. That was about 12:30pm, so unless they have more to put out, that last copy will be gone fairly soon.

RiseToTheTop

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Mine has been delayed from amazon. Really not happy. Hope they don't cancel my preorder and then I end up not being able to find the game.

I'm getting "Dispatching Soon" on my amazon order of the game.

On another note, some people have said the game lasts only 20 hours, while others have said it last 30+ hours with sidequests. I hope it's the latter.

ussjtrunks

Nope Game didnt have it and neither did hmv gamestop did but only the standard edition I'll get the ltd one off amazon later

Retr0gamer

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

did they give you a reason?

Waiting for stock on which is estimated to arrive March 2 or 3rd. I did cancel my preorder since I had two ordered for a friend in America and he didn't want it since it got announced that it was getting released in the states but that was on Wednesday, maybe Tuesday. However I preordered again straight away. I'd say they didn't get enough stock in. I just hope there's more limited editions printed.

RiseToTheTop

Amazon dispatched mine. (Standard Edition.)

johnny_ultimate

Ugh, ended up indulging given the price for the LE in HMV

Been curious about it for a while though, so looking forward to give it a bash. Supposedly only around twenty hours long too, which is schedule friendly.

Retr0gamer

Don't mind 20 hour RPGs. Mother 3 and Panzer Dragoon Saga clock in at 20 hours each and so happen to be two of the best games ever made. They show you can tell a great story in a short time by cutting out all the padding crap so 20 hours suits me.

RiseToTheTop

Appearently 20 hours is the main story only, there are side quests.

johnny_ultimate

Played a few hours last night. It's eccentric and the British voice acting is very unusual but really enjoying it. Combat system is still sinking in but it seems clever. Mainly, it feels so much more like an old school Final Fantasy title in tone and delivery (FMVs!). To be expected from the creator of the series, but welcome and a far more accomplished game than Sqenix efforts. Hub city is great too - almost too much to see and do, and without horrific loading screens (pay attention Skyrim).

Sephiroth_dude

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Played a few hours last night. It's eccentric and the British voice acting is very unusual but really enjoying it. Combat system is still sinking in but it seems clever. Mainly, it feels so much more like an old school Final Fantasy title in tone and delivery (FMVs!). To be expected from the creator of the series, but welcome and a far more accomplished game than Sqenix efforts. Hub city is great too - almost too much to see and do, and without horrific loading screens (pay attention Skyrim).

come up against any tough bosses yet?

johnny_ultimate

First few bosses are all basically tutorial ones. Spent the guts of an hour distracted in the city then

Sephiroth_dude

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

First few bosses are all basically tutorial ones. Spent the guts of an hour distracted in the city then

are the cities big ya ?

Retr0gamer

Amazon have dispatched my order. Was thinking of cancelling and getting the poverty edition so thank god they sent it.

RiseToTheTop

My order arrived today.

I really hope 20 hours is only the base story and sidequests add more.

Gunmonkey

*sigh* Collapsed under the pressure and picked this up from Dundrum today, just to go on top of a giant pile of "...to be played" games.

Sephiroth_dude

got mine from Amazon today \o/

Sephiroth_dude

The metal case you get with limited ed,is there suppose to be sum thing in that?

Gunmonkey

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

The metal case you get with limited ed,is there suppose to be sum thing in that?

Dont think so, seems like a case to put the main game into along with the soundtrack. Seems kinda odd alright.

johnny_ultimate

Complete waste TBH, had no idea why the box was empty and was trying to figure out why my second disc was missing :pac:

Still really enjoying the game though. Actually glad they're focusing on 'setpiece' dungeons over typical dungeon crawls. Keeps things interesting. Looking at this as a traditional JRPG is going in with the wrong mindset. It's a successful attempt at trying something different, while retaining the general tone and feeling of the Square Enix games of the 1990s.

funky penguin

For anyone interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBV7mbvRSYw

Looks good, pity I don't have a wii.

Retr0gamer

Mine arrived. Now to finish phantasy star 2, Xenoblade and Zelda

Solez

Not holding my breath here, but anyone know where I could get a copy of this in Cork?

Sephiroth_dude

Solez wrote: »

Not holding my breath here, but anyone know where I could get a copy of this in Cork?

game maybe or hmv? I don't think gamestop were stocking it?

super_furry

For those looking, Tesco in Merrion, Dublin have five or six copies at €44.99.

ride-the-spiral

Picked it up in Gamestop Henry St. today, HMV had a copy too I think. Haven't started playing yet, I should probably finish Xenoblade first...

Sephiroth_dude

ride-the-spiral wrote: »

Picked it up in Gamestop Henry St. today, HMV had a copy too I think. Haven't started playing yet, I should probably finish Xenoblade first...

heh me too I'm stuck on a boss though :mad:

KalEl88

They had a lot of copies in Gamestop in Pana.

Mine wouldn't work on my Wii as it's a dual layer disk!

spookymuffin

Gamestop Clare Hall have a few copies as well

RiseToTheTop

For people who have gotten far, is griding required? I read a review that hinted there is no need to grind.

PS: I'm only after arriving in the town so NO SPOILERS!!

danthefan

KalEl88 wrote: »

They had a lot of copies in Gamestop in Pana.

Mine wouldn't work on my Wii as it's a dual layer disk!

Hang on, what?

Some games don't work on some Wiis?

Retr0gamer

danthefan wrote: »

Hang on, what?

Some games don't work on some Wiis?

Nope. If your DVD drive is knackered then the first sign of it going is that it can't read DVD9 games. It was a problem with the PS2 as well. Just bad manufacturing. I'm pretty sure nintendo said they would repair consoles with this issue.

Welease

RiseToTheTop wrote: »

For people who have gotten far, is griding required? I read a review that hinted there is no need to grind.

PS: I'm only after arriving in the town so NO SPOILERS!!

None so far for me..

Up to Chapter 16 or so.. Toons are level 20.. played about 5 hours..
Game is overly simple and way to linear..

It's nice, but for me.. not a patch on Xenoblade.

Kiith

Played just under 3 hours so far, and it's pretty good. Nothing amazing, but the combat system is interesting. The graphics are very poor at times though, and the animations are awful. While it is the Wii, Xenoblade looks a hell of a lot better. Not really got any idea whats going on with the story so far, but it is very early days.

Still though, I'm enjoying it overall, and will keep playing. I can however see myself getting distracted by something else, like ME3.

RiseToTheTop

I need to stop expecting another FFIX everytime another Japanese JRPG come out.

FFVII, FFVIII and FFIX in a couple of years in a row, that was special. All top class JRPG's, the yardstick for all quality JRPG's IMO.

johnny_ultimate

RiseToTheTop wrote: »

FFVII, FFVIII and FFIX in a couple of years in a row, that was special. All top class JRPG's, the yardstick for all quality JRPG's IMO.

The one-two of Persona 3 and 4 was even more brilliant than that inconsistent trilogy you listed (FFVIII being the weak-link)!

Combat system is really coming alive in The Last Story, and I'm around 5 or 6 hours in (really haven't had any time to commit, alas). The way the magic / buffing system works is especially interesting.