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[Hero of Legend]

http://gematsu.com/2016/07/compile-maru-nyoki-nyoki-3ds-playable-bitsummit-4th
http://gonintendo.com/stories/260801-nyoki-nyoki-tabidachi-hen-coming-to-3ds

From Compile, to Compile Heart, and now Compile-O (pronounced Compile Maru). Masamitsu Niitani, who created Puyo Puyo is back for a new puzzle IP called Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen. Right now it's for 3DS eShop (for 800yen), but it's coming to 3 other platforms which include PC and "consumer devices" later.

Summary by GoNintendo:

- new puzzle game from Puyo Puyo creator Masamitsu Niitani and his company Compile Maru
- playable at BitSummit between July 9 and 10
- falling object puzzle game
- players must try to not just match color, but horizontally line up falling “Nyoki Nyoki” to build up attack power
- attack power can be activated at any time
- avoid being buried under “Ojama”
- handicap mode—“2 Colors vs. 5 Colors”
- launching in Japan in 2016 for 800 yen.

This is just like his last debut game at Compile Heart; Octomania, which was a NAOMI arcade puzzle game, which then got a Wii port by Hyper-Devbox and localized by Conspiracy Entertainment:

 

[RecRoulette]

Damn you 3DS region locking

Edit: The gameplay looks like a mix of Puyo and Puzzle Fighter from the screens, should be interesting

 

[Calm Mind]

Localization when?

 

[Aostia]

Hopefully comes in EU

 

[clay_ghost]

A puzzle game should be cheap to localise. (if there is no Text heavy story mode.)

 

[iavi]

PC day one.

 

[chaobreaker]

The world needs more competitive puzzle games. Hope this comes to the west. Sega not bothering to bring the newer Puyo Puyo games here is a low-key tragedy.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

That reminds me, the game may have missed its release date by a mere seven years, but the European release of Octomania is still 'incoming' according to Midas Interactive. Whew can't wait.

 

[Saikyo]

Hope they launch it on steam fast, they dont even need to localize it...

 

[Hero of Legend]

That reminds me, the game may have missed its release date by a mere seven years, but the European release of Octomania is still 'incoming' according to Midas Interactive. Whew can't wait.

Have Midas even done anything for the last 5 years or so?

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Have Midas even done anything for the last 5 years or so?

Haha, not really! They put some PSP and PS2 games on PSN back in 2013, then quietly faded away.

 

[Eolz]

This looks full of charm and nice ideas! Hope we get it there somehow.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Looks cool. I hope Niitani can get out of his poor financial situation and rebuild some of the old Compile style. Who knows, maybe Compile-Maru and D4 Enterprises could get a deal going after so many years.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Aside from this, at Bit Summit, a new SHMUP was announced for 3DS as well as a weird FPS for Wii U that has you gunning down fish.

 

[patrickthehedgehog]

Looks real cute. I'd buy it!

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Damn you 3DS region locking

Edit: The gameplay looks like a mix of Puyo and Puzzle Fighter from the screens, should be interesting

It's based on Pochi to Nyaa based on prior comments from Niitani.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Looks cool. I hope Niitani can get out of his poor financial situation and rebuild some of the old Compile style. Who knows, maybe Compile-Maru and D4 Enterprises could get a deal going after so many years.

They have financial backing from D4E and Arc System Works, I believe.

 

[dragonlife]

In for PC if it comes out on Steam.

Also, I had no idea he did Octomania. I actually have that game, but it didn't click for me.

 

[Toadthemushroom]

Has there been any news on this game since?

 

[zroid]

missed this thread the first time, looks cool

3DS localization plz

 

[Toadthemushroom]

This (Nyoki Nyoki) launched in Japan today. I picked it up this morning, and played about half an hour of it.

I think people who struggled to compile good combos under pressure in Puyo Puyo will enjoy it. You still have to think ahead of time, but combos are no longer set off after you link a first chain of four, so there's more room to just focus on building a good set of neko-like blocks.

You're also encouraged to build higher to gain more attack power (garbage), so there's a risk reward element based on what your opponent might be doing.

Interestingly, garbage power is stored and not executed after you finish a combo.

I only played a few stages on story mode in easy so I can't really comment much on whether these mechanics work well in competitive play or not, but they seem interesting.

Anyone else pick this up?

Does anyone want to make an import OT for it?

missed this thread the first time, looks cool

3DS localization plz

Looks like it might be coming to Europe.

 

[panama chief]

I always get upset when I see JP 3ds game threads cause of region locking. Then I remember I have a JP new 3ds. Still...region locking sucks

 

[Luigiv]

 

[sixteen-bit]

I hope Niitani-san bounces back with this. I'm pulling for him.

 

[Eolz]

This (Nyoki Nyoki) launched in Japan today. I picked it up this morning, and played about half an hour of it.

I think people who struggled to compile good combos under pressure in Puyo Puyo will enjoy it. You still have to think ahead of time, but combos are no longer set off after you link a first chain of four, so there's more room to just focus on building a good set of neko-like blocks.

You're also encouraged to build higher to gain more attack power (garbage), so there's a risk reward element based on what your opponent might be doing.

Interestingly, garbage power is stored and not executed after you finish a combo.

I only played a few stages on story mode in easy so I can't really comment much on whether these mechanics work well in competitive play or not, but they seem interesting.

Anyone else pick this up?

Does anyone want to make an import OT for it?



Looks like it might be coming to Europe.

Sounds great!

 

[Toadthemushroom]

Wow, I certainly made a rambling post back there.

I'm still getting my head around exactly how the game links your combos. But yeah, with X/Y you can switch to spike blocks which set off a combo chain immediately as long as they touch another block of the same colour. I forgot to specify that!

 

[Fireblend]

Crossing my fingers for a localization. I'd be there day 1. Love me some puzzle games.