Sorry, *big*
The first 3 games don't have as large numbers on the PSP since they were ports of the PC version.
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Falcom reportedly expanding the Kiseki games to more platforms (3DS, Smartphones, PC)
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The first 3 games don't have as large numbers on the PSP since they were ports of the PC version.
metalslimer
Member
Uh...no.
I thought the 194k was all versions combined.
I think this is the most logical line of thinking on the matter. It's unlikely that Falcom will devote significant resources to ports internally, especially since recent partnerships have turned out all right (barring the PC port of Zero).
I should point out, though, that there are no plans to port any of the games to smartphones. The deal with Aeria is for an original title.
Considering Se classic jrpg output I prefer falcom to meet success in the west....
Depends on. There aren't many high profile Vita games on the horizon, so a franchise that potentially sells 100k-200k units is quite important. On the 3DS on the other hand, the LoH franchise would be just one game of many.
Falcom's audience is pretty hardcore, though and is exactly the audience who is likely to own a Vita. So even if the LoH series end up on the 3DS I don't expect them to outsell the Vita games -- at least if the series doesn't suddenly becomes a mainstream hit due to whatever reason.
Well, TitS saw a (retail) release in Europe, so I don't think that we would be fucked. But anyway, it's unlikely that Falcom would develop a 3DS game instead of a Vita one: If anything they would develop for both platforms.
PixyJunket
Member
How, exactly, is this disappointing news in any possible fashion?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Falcom by far has some of the best music with a more "classical" JRPG epicness to it if that makes sense.
Is it specifically an original Kiseki game, or could it be a new Sorcerian or something similarly smaller?
I think he means because it might not be a Sony exclusive anymore.
electroplankton
Banned
Wow, jRPGeye is really angry it seems, lol
Btw, we all hope companies as Ghostlight will bring to PAL countries such games.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Worse graphics
Original Kiseki-related title. Social focus.
metalslimer
Member
I don't think the 3DS news has anything to do with the west. I think it has all to do with Vita being a sales disaster in Japan and them looking to target the best viable platform in the country right now. I don't know if a 3DS LoH would make it over here either.
Because that's what we really look to Falcom titles for.They're expanding to PC as well, so the only reason you could be angry here is if you get mad anytime a 3rd party exclusive leaves the system.
Because that's what we really look to Falcom titles for.They're expanding to PC as well, so the only reason you could be angry here is if you get mad anytime a 3rd party exclusive leaves the system.
Oh right, I totally forgot about that interview where they specified that they're developing a brand new social focused game based on Sora no Kiseki, instead of a port. Thanks for the correction.
Still, it shows that they're open to expanding the franchise through licensing partners, rather than actively seeking out to develop on multiple platforms themselves. Falcom is a small company, and if they are going multiplatform internally, that would be a much bigger news story.
Noooo, i want my Full HD Next-Gen graphics Falcom is known for.
If this is the case than it's not really news other than naming the platforms they're looking at further. I believe Kondo spoke about Falcom potentially exploring other platforms, and originally calling out PS3 last year, no?
Stealth20k
Banned
we already knew VI 1-3 chapters would come to smart phone
the real news is the 3ds
the vita must not be doing great
the real news is the 3ds
the vita must not be doing great
Oh, okay. Thanks for clearing that up.
PixyJunket
Member
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Don't be a twat.
metalslimer
Member
Really?
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
So this was a false report?
Inaccurate, because I think the information wasn't clear when it was first released.
Smaller screen not even oled
It was a report made without all of the information. Later on, this interview came out and we got confirmation that it's an original title.So this was a false report?
Glass Rebel
Member
I just wondered how feasible that would be for them to do. But I see that duckroll basically answered my question, I had no idea they licensed their games to have them ported to other platforms.
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Have you seen Falcom PSP/Vita games - not saying that they look bad, but its definitely not a situation where 3DS titles in those series would have to be downgraded visually.
Especially when this expansion also included the possibility of more PC content aka Steam releases in the west - how is this bad ?
I'd worry more about exclusives if they're actually pushing hardware and trying to create experiences you couldn't get elsewhere, in that regard I'd be more frustrated over the likes of Monster Hunter leaving (not to mention that'd plausibly have MADE the Vita in Japan), whereas Nayuta no Kiseki seems to be about as close as Falcom gets, while their PSP games were largely a matter of practicality as the PSP got close ENOUGH to the power they needed to port most of the PC games they had made prior, whereas the DS wasn't but the 3DS is. Well, I imagine Sony was also friendlier for 3rd parties, which is also an advantage to exclusivity but only if going with other platforms requires serious compromise to what they want to make, and I think Nintendo's trying to be friendlier than before.
Look into the mirror.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I dont know the 3DS is pretty powerful as is. Its not like those games are actually really graphically intensive.
Stealth20k
Banned
the 3ds can handle anything and more the psp can
dragonlife
Member
If this means more Falcom stuff on Steam, great. Will buy day one, etc.
You mean definitely not, right?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I was basically just saying I could do without the sarcasm (perhaps less than politely.) I apologize - it's been one of those days.
But anyway, they haven't said anything about the PC yet. If it would include PC, clearly that's a good thing. But I primarily read the statement as "Kiseki games are coming to 3DS instead of Vita," which strikes me as a downgrade regardless of how many polygons they're throwing at the game. The 3DS screens are a lot worse, and the lower resolution isn't going to do a game any favors, either.
The news specifically mentions smartphones and PC as well as 3DS. Anoop doesn't seem to have covered it in his coverage of it for some reason, but it does.
The Grim Heaper
Member
For Sony. This was an exclusive series until now and thus lost another exclusive.
The first three games were on PC before they were ported to PSP.
And I doubt Sony cares about this at all, honestly.
Yes - of course, i fixed it - sorry
Fair enough, but as duckroll and co. have already stated it doesnt seem to have great impact on their core development plans, so there upcoming titles will still be released on Vita. Once they have released them and build a base on Vita, i doubt they will just abandon the hardware.
metalslimer
Member
Seriously, I doubt many people were buying Vitas for this anyway. Sony has much bigger issues to deal with for Vita than Falcom.
The Grim Heaper
Member
Console/handheld-wise?
The PSP versions were beefed up a tiny bit and tweaked, right?I doubt they care.
I liked Falcom being on PSP more because it seemed to show the PSP was more open for Japanese publishers, not because of preferring the PSP that much. Going to 3DS may indicate the same thing, so I'd be just as happy with them being there if it was good for their business. Plus at the least if Second Chapter gets put on there they can stuff it on a single cart, I'm sure.
Tweaked, maybe, but if you mean "beefed up" as in "new stuff" then sure, if nothing else I don't think there were VA clips in the original PC releases, just the later ones (and never for Oath in Felghana). But if you mean beefed up as in visually improved, hardly: Falcom was by far better at porting than Hudson was, but if you compare Trails in the Sky PSP to PC shots you'll see textures were heavily compromised, nevermind that the PC version undoubtedly ran in 60+FPS on any remotely modern computer built with maybe playing games someday in mind.Console/handheld-wise?
Paracelsus
Member
For everyone in Europe who loves videogames this is a potential disaster.
Imagine if they port SnK 2 to the 3DS and that's the only version to be localized, with no european version in sight. 3DS and Vita = Rock and Hard Place.
Awesome news. No offense to Sony fans, but their handhelds are not exactly the best choice for a developer that wants its series to become more popular outside of Japan. Expanding on other platforms is sure to attract new fans to the franchise, which ultimately means more success for Falcom and more games for us.
Yeah, this is probably the most legitimate issue I've seen. :/
Hopefully it did well for Ghostlight so they move quicker for 3DS if that's the case, or they at least get it there digitally and on Steam. See if Unchained Blades hits there I guess.
Paracelsus
Member
People said the same about the DS and you can count the very successful DS Jrpg in the US with the fingers of one hand.