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Dragon's Crown. Vanillaware does HD

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  • 09-06-2011 1:35am
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    Retr0gamer
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q66G6OQ514


    Vanillaware does a side scrolling brawler on the HD consoles and it looks absolutely stunning! Cannot wait for this.
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    gloobag
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    This was in the PSVita montage at Sony's E3 show wasn't it? Interesting.

    Looks beautiful, but hopefully there's more to it than just a side scrolling beat em up.


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    GothPunk
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    Hehe, I knew you'd be interested in this Retr0! It looks absolutely gorgeous in those screens and it was one of the standout games on the Vita montage shown during the presser.

    My only problem with it is the epic boobage on the female characters - my OH is always looking for games for us to play with each other in co-op and so we've played quite a few side-scrollers together, but she just won't play something with characters that are basically breasts on legs.


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    hooradiation
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    The sorceress design is fucking shameful.


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    YouSavedMyLife
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    hooradiation wrote: »
    The sorceress design is fucking shameful.

    I quite liked it.

    Seriously though it looks like alot of fun. Just want a HD remake of Odin Sphere and Muramasa for DL on PSN/Live


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    Retr0gamer
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    There was talk about a HD version of Odin Sphere a while back. Not heard much since. Would be easy enough considering all the art assets in the PS2 Odin Sphere were supposedly for a HD consoles and not down graded.
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    o1s1n
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    Master of the Universe


    gloobag wrote: »
    but hopefully there's more to it than just a side scrolling beat em up.

    Why?! The world needs more 2d side scrolling beat em ups. I can only play so much Streets of Rage and Aliens Versus Predator. :pac:

    That video looks the business. Anything with Odin Sphere type visuals wins.

    hooradiation wrote: »
    The sorceress design is fucking shameful.

    Indeed. Her hat isn't nearly big enough.


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    Retr0gamer
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    Vanillaware also have a traditional JRPG coming out on the PSP soon but it hasn't been picked up for localisation yet.
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    johnny_ultimate
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    Serious ROFL at the female character design. Shameful stuff.

    Distinct Golden Axe like vibe from the video. Loved the visuals of Odin Sphere but didn't always have the patience for the gameplay. HD art design invention is only to be encouraged though. Probably should have spent less time on breast mechanics though.


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    RedXIV
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    The sorceress design was what I was gonna comment on...


    Then I saw it was getting the most attention already :D


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    angelinalove
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    Well i have seen the video, the characters are good but why the background is like this. i never seen such type of games this this amazing background. Its good the creator in really very innovative


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    o1s1n
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    I just realized, this is a Sony exclusive isn't it? God damn it!


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    chrislad
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    I am not liking this discrimination of busty ladies :)


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    Xenji
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    Very old bump, but the game was released last week in the US and is getting quite good reviews, the developer reckons that this is what the Hack and Slash genre should of ended up being like after Golden Axe and had been trying to make the game since the 90's, anyway Amazon has a EU release date set for October 11, hopefully Gamesnash will be getting it in.

    Some Reviews

    http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/qaey8s/dragon-s-crown-review

    http://uk.gamespot.com/dragons-crown/reviews/dragons-crown-review-6412299/

    http://ie.ign.com/games/dragons-crown/ps3-110941


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    Sephiroth_dude
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Vanillaware also have a traditional JRPG coming out on the PSP soon but it hasn't been picked up for localisation yet.

    What is it?


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    o1s1n
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    Xenji wrote: »
    the developer reckons that this is what the Hack and Slash genre should of ended up being like after Golden Axe and had been trying to make the game since the 90's

    There are other games like it from the 90s though, Guardian Heroes an the two Capcom CPS2 Dungeons and Dragons games for example. Bit odd for the developer to quote straight back to Golden Axe without giving them a mention.

    Game looks absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to give it a try.


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    Xenji
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    There are other games like it from the 90s though, Guardian Heroes an the two Capcom CPS2 Dungeons and Dragons games for example. Bit odd for the developer to quote straight back to Golden Axe without giving them a mention.

    Game looks absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to give it a try.

    He actually worked on Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom, he also mentioned The King of Dragons which never got a EU release.

    http://www.1up.com/news/vanillaware-george-kamitani-dragon-crown


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    o1s1n
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    Xenji wrote: »
    He actually worked on Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom, he also mentioned The King of Dragons which never got a EU release.

    http://www.1up.com/news/vanillaware-george-kamitani-dragon-crown

    Ah right, I was just going by what you said! Just read that about him working on Tower of Doom on the wiki page.

    The King of Dragons did get a EU release in arcades, I have the CPS1 board at home :)


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    richymcdermott
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    ordered the game from play asia yesterday

    **** waiting till october to play it :P


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    Xenji
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    richymcdermott wrote: »
    ordered the game from play asia yesterday

    **** waiting till october to play it :P

    How much was it and how long do they take to deliver? Can not see the site at work.


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    richymcdermott
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    Xenji wrote: »
    How much was it and how long do they take to deliver? Can not see the site at work.

    it cost me about 42 euros and usually takes a month to arrive :D


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    Xenji
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    richymcdermott wrote: »
    it cost me about 42 euros and usually takes a month to arrive :D

    Nice one, will order it when I get home, a months wait is better than nearly 3


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    Retr0gamer
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    It's about 45 I think. Free deliver. Takes a while to arrive from them, 3-4 weeks. Hong Kong post is slow!
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    wayne040576
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    It's about 45 I think. Free deliver. Takes a while to arrive from them, 3-4 weeks. Hong Kong post is slow!

    You can get it at VideogamesPlus for about 42 including postage as well now:

    https://www.videogamesplus.ca/product_info.php?products_id=19975


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    Xenji
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    wayne040576 wrote: »
    You can get it at VideogamesPlus for about 42 including postage as well now:

    https://www.videogamesplus.ca/product_info.php?products_id=19975

    Have bought stuff off of them before and they are quite fast, last game I got only took about a week to arrive after I paid for it, would recommend them and will be going with them now.


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    wayne040576
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    Xenji wrote: »
    Have bought stuff off of them before and they are quite fast, last game I got only took about a week to arrive after I paid for it, would recommend them and will be going with them now.

    Yeah, I've used them quite a few times. They're usually very good.


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    SgtBob
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    Yeah, I usually get stuff off videogamesplus in less than a week. Considering it's coming from Canada that's very good.


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    YouSavedMyLife
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    Went on PSN last night to download this and couldn't find it. October 11th!? The hell? Odd for a game not to launch on the Friday in the same week as the US release. Thanks for the links, will order this right away


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    danthefan
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    YouSavedMyLife wrote: »
    Went on PSN last night to download this and couldn't find it. October 11th!? The hell? Odd for a game not to launch on the Friday in the same week as the US release. Thanks for the links, will order this right away

    I think there were publisher issues or something, it wasn't even certain it was being released in Europe for a while.


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    Xenji
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    YouSavedMyLife wrote: »
    Went on PSN last night to download this and couldn't find it. October 11th!? The hell? Odd for a game not to launch on the Friday in the same week as the US release. Thanks for the links, will order this right away

    You could always create a US PSN account and buy a US PSN giftcard from PlayAsia.


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    Xenji
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    Whole host of review here for the game, all seem very positive about it

    http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/31/dragons-crown-reviews-hit-get-the-scores-here/


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