White Knight Chronicles - FFXII-esque RPG with 4p Multiplayer

JubeiSaotome · 10-02-2010, 12:59 PM

As summed up on Wikipedia:

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White Knight Chronicles (白騎士物語 -古の鼓動-, Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodō,? lit. "White Knight Story: Ancient Heartbeat") is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 which was released in Japan on December 25, 2008, and was released in North America on February 2, 2010. It is Level-5's first project for the system. As per the playable demo at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, some enemies are extremely large in size, in one piece of concept artwork, a massive turtle-like creature is depicted carrying an entire city on its back. As of August 8, 2009, it has sold 350,000 copies in Japan. At TGS 2009, a sequel entitled White Knight Chronicles 2 was announced.

Trailer

Gameplay

I just got this, have been waiting for it since it was announced. Have only started, but will report on how I'm finding both the Single player and Multiplayer.

Lex · 10-02-2010, 03:45 PM

Jubei gets hyped for terrible rpg. How surprising. Wait. No. The opposite of that.

JubeiSaotome · 10-02-2010, 04:00 PM

Just got up to accessing GeoNet. My GeoNet ID is JubeiSaotome Land. PSN is JubeiSaotome. Up for games every now and then.

Just played online with 2 Americans and a Canadian, no lag from what I saw. Did some quest where we explored a cave to find some herbs, then got ambushed by 2 huge trolls on handing in the items. Failed, was fun, though.

concrete donkey · 11-02-2010, 09:10 AM

If i had a ps3 i'd be getting this. it looks good

sausage · 11-02-2010, 09:50 AM

Gee, combat looks pretty clunky from that vid and the enemies look like arse.

Not wanting to base a firm opinion at all but I was underwhelmed tbh.

StorminNorman · 11-02-2010, 12:00 PM

The trailers for this game and the fact it's by Japan's top RPG house have me really hyped for this game, but it's apparently got some terrible reviews.

Maybe this is Level 5's first misstep?

JubeiSaotome · 11-02-2010, 05:52 PM

I can totally agree with what they're saying about the SP. It's really your standard RPG fare, but there's been much worse plots & voice actors. The main avatar you make kind of hangs around like a third wheel and doesn't contribute. Someone was saying, it's kind of like a Don Quixote character, where the game is really through his eyes and he's along to experience it. If you can get over that and don't expect SP to be the stand out, then you should be fine.

The Multiplayer has this thing called GeoNet, which is basically a browser-esque hub for your personal experiences. Each player has a home page, where they can blog about their adventures and attach images. You can visit other homepages, read message boards and use simple mail functions. It works.

There's the whole Dark Cloud/Chronicle town building Georama, where you can log into any player's town to use their stores and so on. From the towns, you can start quests with who ever is present. Lag seems to be a non-issue, I played with a Canadian and 2 Americans the other night with no drop outs or spikes.

If you're interested in this game and hang around to play it to the end, you're most likely there for the Multiplayer to begin with. If anything, the Single Player kind of eases you into the system and sets you up for MP.

WhyMe · 11-02-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by StorminNorman

The trailers for this game and the fact it's by Japan's top RPG house have me really hyped for this game, but it's apparently got some terrible reviews.

Maybe this is Level 5's first misstep?

First? Have you tried playing Rogue Galaxy? The first five minutes were button-mashing absolutely-no-hook-to-keep-playing rubbish.

StorminNorman · 12-02-2010, 11:09 AM

Rogue Galaxy is one of the best RPGs on the PS2, and I'll have you shot for saying otherwise !

Anyway, went to buy this today, can't find it anywhere. What's the deal?

WhyMe · 12-02-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by StorminNorman

Rogue Galaxy is one of the best RPGs on the PS2, and I'll have you shot for saying otherwise !

You're going to love White Knight Chronicles then!

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Anyway, went to buy this today, can't find it anywhere. What's the deal?

I read on EB's site that it isn't out till the 25th or something - the same day as Heavy Rain.

10-02-2010, 03:45 PM	#2
Lex Just wants to be loved Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canberra Posts: 1,582	Jubei gets hyped for terrible rpg. How surprising. Wait. No. The opposite of that. __________________

10-02-2010, 04:00 PM	#3
JubeiSaotome AVCon VG Co-ordinator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,437	Just got up to accessing GeoNet. My GeoNet ID is JubeiSaotome Land. PSN is JubeiSaotome. Up for games every now and then. Just played online with 2 Americans and a Canadian, no lag from what I saw. Did some quest where we explored a cave to find some herbs, then got ambushed by 2 huge trolls on handing in the items. Failed, was fun, though. __________________ Last edited by JubeiSaotome; 10-02-2010 at 04:32 PM.

11-02-2010, 09:10 AM	#4
concrete donkey My bum is on the rail Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 830	If i had a ps3 i'd be getting this. it looks good __________________

11-02-2010, 12:00 PM	#6
StorminNorman Sylvanas Windrunner Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Icecrown Citadel Posts: 2,557	The trailers for this game and the fact it's by Japan's top RPG house have me really hyped for this game, but it's apparently got some terrible reviews. Maybe this is Level 5's first misstep? __________________ Wii: 2316 2079 6209 9490 \| XBL: Tamaaya \| PSN: Stormo \| Manifest I have a big gun I took it from my lord sick with justice I just want to feel you

11-02-2010, 05:52 PM	#7
JubeiSaotome AVCon VG Co-ordinator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,437	I can totally agree with what they're saying about the SP. It's really your standard RPG fare, but there's been much worse plots & voice actors. The main avatar you make kind of hangs around like a third wheel and doesn't contribute. Someone was saying, it's kind of like a Don Quixote character, where the game is really through his eyes and he's along to experience it. If you can get over that and don't expect SP to be the stand out, then you should be fine. The Multiplayer has this thing called GeoNet, which is basically a browser-esque hub for your personal experiences. Each player has a home page, where they can blog about their adventures and attach images. You can visit other homepages, read message boards and use simple mail functions. It works. There's the whole Dark Cloud/Chronicle town building Georama, where you can log into any player's town to use their stores and so on. From the towns, you can start quests with who ever is present. Lag seems to be a non-issue, I played with a Canadian and 2 Americans the other night with no drop outs or spikes. If you're interested in this game and hang around to play it to the end, you're most likely there for the Multiplayer to begin with. If anything, the Single Player kind of eases you into the system and sets you up for MP. __________________

11-02-2010, 09:50 AM	#5
sausage Klonoa Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Waiting for the custom user title screen in the control panel since 2009 Posts: 3,239	Gee, combat looks pretty clunky from that vid and the enemies look like arse. Not wanting to base a firm opinion at all but I was underwhelmed tbh.

12-02-2010, 11:09 AM	#9
StorminNorman Sylvanas Windrunner Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Icecrown Citadel Posts: 2,557	Rogue Galaxy is one of the best RPGs on the PS2, and I'll have you shot for saying otherwise ! Anyway, went to buy this today, can't find it anywhere. What's the deal? __________________ Wii: 2316 2079 6209 9490 \| XBL: Tamaaya \| PSN: Stormo \| Manifest I have a big gun I took it from my lord sick with justice I just want to feel you Last edited by StorminNorman; 12-02-2010 at 11:11 AM.

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