An Online RPG for the PS3: "White Knight Chronicles" - Games

[IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/prodpage_icon_PS3.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/bbox/270439_lback.jpg[/IMG] [B]Info [/B][U]Publisher:[/U] [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif[/IMG] Sony Computer Entertainment [U]Developer: [/U] [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif[/IMG] Level-5 Platform: [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif[/IMG] [U]PS3 Category[/U]: [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif[/IMG] Role-Playing [URL="http://www.gamestop.com/Ratings"][IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/esrb/esrb_t.gif[/IMG] [/URL] [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif[/IMG] Mild Language Use of Alcohol Violenc [B]Expanded[/B] [B]Info[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Become the White Knight [/B]— Transform into the giant White Knight, gaining the ability to battle various enemies throughout the adventure. [*][B]Full Character Customization [/B]— Using a wide array of options, create a unique character in White Knight Chronicles. This customized character will also represent you in your online experiences in the game. [*][B]Combo Battle System [/B]— Engage in an easily accessible, active turn-based battle system that caters to players of all levels. [*][B]An Online RPG on the PS3 [/B]— Experience an RPG game on the PS3 that incorporates a variety of robust online gameplay elements. Quests can be done online with friends. [/LIST] [B]Screenshot[/B] [IMG]http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lscreen/1-dc01d335-88f6-48a6-acbb-dd5cd1470b17-l.jpg[/IMG] Game Information [quote=Wikipedia] [B]Gameplay[/B] [I]White Knight Chronicles[/I] is presented in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person#Use_of_grammatical_person_in_creative_media"]third-person perspective[/URL]. The player can freely choose which character to control. Like any other RPG, the characters gain experience points and level up, becoming stronger over the course of the game. Level-5 conceives [I]White Knight Chronicles[/I] as having 100 hours of gameplay, a length [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiro_Hino"]Akihiro Hino[/URL] considers to be a full length RPG, going against the pressure to make [I]White Knight Chronicles[/I] a launch title and cutting the story short.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Knight_Chronicles#cite_note-IGN-3"][4][/URL] [B] World[/B] A trailer for the Tokyo Game Show revealed that, similar to [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Blazer"]Soul Blazer[/URL][/I], one can select locations on a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_map"]world map[/URL] that the player has already visited to instantly go to, along with a preview of that area. Each area also has a quest list that shows quests the player has yet to complete. The player can choose a quest to do before going to the desired area. [B]Battle system[/B] The battle system used in [I]White Knight Chronicles[/I] uses a real-time combat system, where the battle mode is initiated automatically when enemies are present. Before a battle, the player optionally goes into the "Battle Preparation" menu (accessible at any time) and chooses a set of seven commands for each character in the party. This set of seven commands is called a "Function Palette", and several of these palettes can be saved, making tactical palette preparing and switching essential to the game. The commands can also be linked in order to create combos. These can then be used in battle, but before a player can perform these combos the character must attack when the enemy is vulnerable - otherwise the attack gets blocked or deflected. The player controls one of the characters, while the others are controlled by the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence"]AI[/URL], as also seen in the Tokyo Game Show trailer. Players, though, can freely change the character they're controlling. The main character can transform into the White Knight when a gauge is filled, using normal attacks on minor enemies. Characters can also perform combo attacks with other characters, such as one character holding an enemy while another attacks it. Boss battles also take place in a similar fashion except that they may include cutscenes for in-battle events. Enemies can be attacked with various kinds of elemental attack magic, while the player can heal his or her own party by resorting to holy (recovery) magic. Magic is an essential part of White Knight Chronicle's battle system, but it comes with one pitfall. Magic skills do not improve a character's physical strength. This means magic users have to avoid enemy attacks. Among the featured weapons are two swords, which can be wielded in one or both hands. One of the swords is described as a handy all-around weapon, while the other is effective against larger enemies like trolls. After defeating an enemy, players will obtain raw materials. While this occurs in both the story and online modes, some raw materials will only be obtainable in online quests.[/quote] Japanese Game-play [media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ixFYU-AdIBk[/media] [B]International Release Date: February 2, 2010.[/B] What do you guys think?

Looks nice

Looks like one of the millions of generic Korean MMO's ported to the PS3. If it's FTP I may consider trying it. Otherwise no way.

[QUOTE=Specter;19588594]Looks like one of the millions of generic Korean MMO's ported to the PS3. If it's FTP I may consider trying it. Otherwise no way.[/QUOTE] It's not an MMO I don't think? at least nothing to suggest it would be. I think it's kinda like monster hunter where you just go online to quest with like 2 or three people Also is there a date for North America release?

Forgot to add, [U]international[/U] release date is: [B]2/2/2010[/B].

I've been following this game for some time. It's been out in Japan since December 2008. From the maker's of the Dark Cloud series and other classics from the PS2. It'll probably be good.

I saw the box for this in GAME today, I had heard small amounts about it before, but never actually seen much of it. Looks interesting if you're an RPG person.

I'll probably be avoiding this one, not into RPGs like this.

I don't know what to think of this game. I don't even know how it plays, and the video and description in the OP doesn't tell a lot.

I wouldn't say an online RPG, more like a JRPG with an online mode =P Anyways, will be getting this, probably day one. Or after I've finished ME2.

[QUOTE=Banned?;19593149]I don't know what to think of this game. I don't even know how it plays, and the video and description in the OP doesn't tell a lot.[/QUOTE] I agree, I felt like I missed some key features, I did not really provide enough info. I didn't put a trailer since it has little gameplay. I'll update it when I get home.

Well it looks ALRIGHT nice but i dont really like the japanese/korean theme of it. (The final fantasyish characters and world.)

Combat looks... fucking shit, to put it ever so bluntly.

This game is a disgrace and does not deserve to be released on my brother's birthday.

I've heard that single player was okay, but the online was awful.

Don't get your hopes up, I've yet to hear anything about it other than how much of an utter disappointment it was. Shame, great developer, too.

I've heard great things about it.