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[AgentOtaku]

Yeah... maybe play Setsuna first...

Teeny Titans is a $4 iOS RPG that's muuuuuuuuuch better. I agree that you can make budget games on a reasonably quick turn around that are decent, but the last one wasn't of that quality or price tag.

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[LongDongJunon]

So was Tokyo Rpg Factory created to just poop out Chrono Trigger games?

 

[Dark_castle]

Looks okay but $50 is too much. I did like that they shown more environment variety.

 

[bigjig]

I enjoyed Setsuna but even then I thought the price tag was on the high end for what it was. At 50 bucks I'll just wait for a deep price cut

 

[LOCK]

I'm ok with this. Not hyped or anything, but I'm being optimistic by saying it looks better than Setsauna.

 

[ASaiyan]

If you expand the screenshots in the OP, it looks marginally better than Bravely Default.

I was basing my comments off the YouTube trailer. The stills definitely do make it look less detailed though.

So was Tokyo Rpg Factory created to just poop out Chrono Trigger games?

Seems that way, lol. This is only their second game though.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Artisan title?

I prefer my jrpgs farm to table.

 

[GasProblem]

Looks a bit bland to me, the story doesn't really interest me at the moment and it's €50. Nope. Plenty of other RPGs coming out.

 

[zeromcd73]

Before clicking on the trailer I was really excited and hoping for some progress since Setsuna.

Dammit. Looks as generic as the first game and lol the UI looks horrific. Also those penguin enemies are ripped straight from Setsuna.

Hope we get more news at E3 for Project Octopath Traveler

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Maybe it's because it's 3AM, but the textures and especially background effects looked too good to run on Switch smoothly.

It's 3 AM.

 

[Thoraxes]

I'm fine with physical being SE Store exclusive. As long as it happened, that's all I wanted.

 

[Ascheroth]

Concept sounds interesting, but yikes that price. This is even more expensive then Setsuna which was already overpriced (still waiting for a good sale to give it a try).
Those games are clearly budget titles sold at (near) full-price, which is disappointing.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

Looks promising. Great music, will keep an eye on it.

 

[dickroach]

looks marginally better than Setsuna...
meh
grab Evoland II for like $5 instead

 

[Zedark]

This looks great: more varied locales but with the same artstyle is what I wanted from Setsuna's follow-up! I'm so in, time to place a pre-order (just in case).

Maybe it's because it's 3AM, but the textures and especially background effects looked too good to run on Switch smoothly. Of course, I'm a bad judge of framerate, so if this is running 30fps like Setsuna Switch maybe it could handle it fine, but from my view I was imagining this was running on PC/PS4. Obviously the Tokyo RPG art style in general is not that intensive, lol.

Well, from the DF analysis of I am Setsuna, Switch gave the same visual presentation except for some reduced lighting and a reduced frame rate, so I can't see why what we're seeing in the trailer wouldn't run on Switch.

 

[Nirolak]

Looks okay but $50 is too much. I did like that they shown more environment variety.

Games that cost less than this at launch:
- Divinity: Original Sin (and Divinity: Original Sin 2)
- Pillars of Eternity
- Overwatch on PC

Maybe they're assuming demand is incredibly inelastic?

 

[N E R O]

So apparently i can't pre-order a physical copy because i live in NA
And to import a Limited run would definitely cost me a fortune :/

What's wrong with you square ?!

 

[Champion]

Everything looks good except for that price.

 

[Faustek]

Would say this is more of a Terranigma retelling and no. Setsuna was not CT.

 

[Zedark]

LOL at this SE store error message:

Your password should contains only aphanumeric characters

Beautiful spelling right here.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Does the SE store charge for pre-orders right away?

Edit - For anyone interested, I just pre-ordered. SE charges 50 cents to your account for pre-authorization purposes (this charge should reverse in a few days), but they do not charge you for a pre-order until shortly before the item ships.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

No joke it looks like a quality mobile game so why not release it on iOS as well?

 

[jqdunn]

I just finished Setsuna on my Switch. First turn based RPG I've played in years. It was a lot of fun!

This looks good. I'm excited.

I guess TGF's logo no longer makes sense as being the company that makes snowy games lol

 

[Nirolak]

No joke it looks like a quality mobile game so why not release it on iOS as well?

Square Enix noted that they want to release their handheld games on mobile as well, though I assume they will come later down the line when they want to charge $20 instead of $50.

 

[Eolz]

Hopefully this time they've played old games instead of just reading/watching about them and trying to make a similar game with no soul.

 

[Oregano]

This looks great: more varied locales but with the same artstyle is what I wanted from Setsuna's follow-up! I'm so in, time to place a pre-order (just in case).


Well, from the DF analysis of I am Setsuna, Switch gave the same visual presentation except for some reduced lighting and a reduced frame rate, so I can't see why what we're seeing in the trailer wouldn't run on Switch.

It's important to remember that the port of I Am Setsuna was also finished last December so this has the benefit or another year of development on more mature tools.

No joke it looks like a quality mobile game so why not release it on iOS as well?

It will eventually, but you can't sell a mobile game for $50.

 

[Zedark]

FFS Square Enix, let me pre-order your f*cking game! Anyone else getting the following error:

An internal error occured during the check of your cart. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[duckroll]

Examples? Not that I don't believe you, but I'm always on the lookout.

I certainly enjoyed Setsuna more than you, although I think it's more a case that I didn't dislike it rather than actively thinking it was great. My main concern here is that Lostsphear feels too similar; I agree that the UI in particular needs revamping to look less like a mock-up.

Playing Cosmic Star Heroine recently actually reminds me of Setsuna. While all the ingredients are there of classic 16-bit titles in particular, there's still something missing that I can't put my finger on (I realise I'm in the minority on Cosmic Star Heroine, whereby again I just think it's fine rather than blowing me away).

When there are games like Undertale, Stardew Valley, and Indivisible coming from either single developers or small teams who aren't funded by the biggest RPG publisher in Japan, I don't see why I should cut Tokyo RPG Factory any slack. Their single title released so far lacks charm, uniqueness, and polish. It screams of a school assignment project with the requirement of "make it feel sort of like old retro RPGs people loved (ie: Chrono Trigger)". I did not get the sense that anyone making it did it out of wanting to say anything personally or having a passion to create something worthwhile. This looks exactly the same.

Last year, from this same publisher, veteran loony designer Kawazu released SaGa Scarlet Grace. Like I am Setsuna, it was a zero-budget back to basics sort of RPG made in Unity by what seems like interns. No voice, no cutscenes or movies, just graphics presenting characters, the world, text dialogue, battles, and music. Yet it was a fantastic experience because every second of the game felt like content packed in with a specific intent, and everything comes together so well. That's what I expect out of games regardless of team size or quality, having something to say for itself. The only thing I am Setsuna said was "Alright we got our paychecks."

 

[texhnolyze]

Everything looks good except for that price.

Yeah.. I guess I'll pick this up on Steam if the regional pricing is good.

Overall, I'm intrigued. Please keep this kind of JRPGs coming, SE.

 

[Earthpainting]

It looks a bit cheap and without identity, perhaps even moreso than Setsuna because that had the snow as a constant. I do love games where you restore a world though, so it's on my radar. I just hope they can make a world worth restoring.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I think I saw the little penguin enemies from i am setsuna, so im guessing this takes place in the same universe

 

[Kuraudo]

$50 and SE can't even be bothered to run the title through spellcheck.

 

[Zedark]

I think I saw the little penguin enemies from i am setsuna, so im guessing this takes place in the same universe

I thought most of the locales looked very reminiscent of the I am Setsuna world.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

I think I saw the little penguin enemies from i am setsuna, so im guessing this takes place in the same universe

In the same way FF games share common mottos and enemies.

 

[Faustek]

When there are games like Undertale, Stardew Valley, and Indivisible coming from either single developers or small teams who aren't funded by the biggest RPG publisher in Japan, I don't see why I should cut Tokyo RPG Factory any slack. Their single title released so far lacks charm, uniqueness, and polish. It screams of a school assignment project with the requirement of "make it feel sort of like old retro RPGs people loved (ie: Chrono Trigger)". I did not get the sense that anyone making it did it out of wanting to say anything personally or having a passion to create something worthwhile. This looks exactly the same.

Last year, from this same publisher, veteran loony designer Kawazu released SaGa Scarlet Grace. Like I am Setsuna, it was a zero-budget back to basics sort of RPG made in Unity by what seems like interns. No voice, no cutscenes or movies, just graphics presenting characters, the world, text dialogue, battles, and music. Yet it was a fantastic experience because every second of the game felt like content packed in with a specific intent, and everything comes together so well. That's what I expect out of games regardless of team size or quality, having something to say for itself. The only thing I am Setsuna said was "Alright we got our paychecks."

Ara fell, people should give it a shot.

And man, I need to finish SSG. Still only done Balmaint :/

 

[canocha]

FFS Square Enix, let me pre-order your f*cking game! Anyone else getting the following error:

Same error and i think it happens because they didn't bother placing an estimated date.

 

[watershed]

Silly title spelling and price aside, I'm liking this so far. The more varied environments and nicer graphics make this a step up from Setsuna but that price...hopefully the rpg mechanics are really good.

 

[Jackano]

Looks cool.
Switch support from the start from a japanese publisher and it's SE? It's a bit new here.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

FFS Square Enix, let me pre-order your f*cking game! Anyone else getting the following error:

Same error and i think it happens because they didn't bother placing an estimated date.

I was able to pre-order without issue.

 

[TrutaS]

Well it seems cute. But the reused monster assets are a bit of a bummer - by the end of I am Setsuna i was already tired if them...

 

[aadiboy]

Uh...not to start a shit storm or anything but is the game $50 because of the Switch? This looks just as bad as I am Setsuna yet that launced at $40. And since this is getting a physical release on both PS4 and Switch, could the price be higher across the board for price parity with the Switch physical version?

 

[DarknessTear]

Goodbye Tokyo RPG Factory. You had a mediocre run.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Looks nice but not $50 nice.
Will wait for a sale.

 

[Zedark]

Uh...not to start a shit storm or anything but is the game $50 because of the Switch? This looks just as bad as I am Setsuna yet that launced at $40. And since this is getting a physical release on both PS4 and Switch, could the price be higher across the board for price parity with the Switch physical version?

No one but SE can either confirm or deny this, so let's indeed not do this.

I was able to pre-order without issue.

What store did you use? I am going through the EU store, so maybe the error is with the EU store?

 

[Askherserenity]

Uh...not to start a shit storm or anything but is the game $50 because of the Switch? This looks just as bad as I am Setsuna yet that launced at $40. And since this is getting a physical release on both PS4 and Switch, could the price be higher across the board for price parity with the Switch physical version?

Yeah, Square said the game was supposed to come out on PS4 as a F2P game but since they decided to put it on the Switch, they had to charge $50 for it. Such a bummer.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

What store did you use? I am going through the EU store, so maybe the error is with the EU store?

NA store. So yeah, might be an issue with the EU shop.

 

[fermcr]

Setsuna was boring as hell, gave up after a few hours.
Hope this game is better...

 

[James Scott]

Switch port is nice. Skipped I Am Setsuna due to middling reviews, hope they learned from the feedback.

As mentioned previously, it's funny that they're called JRPG factory, lol
Also weird that they formed a new studio to basically make budget Bravely Default games

 

[dispensergoinup]

Didn't play Setsuna, but for this one I really don't like the design for what looks to be the MC, those tiny legs and massive arms/fists...yeesh.

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

Nice cover art.