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Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? Comments by Simon Parkin

18 March, 2009

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coolbritannia
18/03/09 @ 06:48
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I'm loving the art style of this game.
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18/03/09 @ 07:08
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The game can be ordered directly from the publisher, although i haven't checked the shipping costs.

http://www.rosenqueen.com/index.asp?Page...
Krelle
18/03/09 @ 08:20
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I think most of us already knew this wouldnt turn out very good (just good).

I wish Nipponichi luck in whatever they do next thou.
CaoSlayer
18/03/09 @ 08:32
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ummm, I see some little inaccuracies in the article..
The game is more about 14 stages long.

If you get a game over, is not start again but more like load a save game.

Also, you have some control over your jump once you have leaved the ground. You can change directions with the double jump and you can totally stop your jump with the stomp.

Finally, you can find spheres that add options to the hub stage. One of them is a gatekeeper that allows you to play any stage, so you don't need to replay the whole game that many times.
therev
18/03/09 @ 08:46
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I like it a lot more than this. A lot more. My review.

(I hope that tag works.)
jamhead
18/03/09 @ 09:17
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"Boss battles are not so much a case of being reactive to what's happening on-screen, as it is learning predictable patterns and taking the time to carefully exploit them."

Isn't that the same as ALL boss battles?
Krelle
18/03/09 @ 09:38
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jamhead

I dont think you understand.
Take a boss in Zelda for example. You can easily adjust your moves during such a fight in a way thay you cant in Prinny. This is more the case of playing it repeatedly until you know the pattern inside out. Some people like this, others dont.

(Should add that Zelda bosses are too easy in general, and the experience would gain from slightly upped difficulty. But I think you get the idea.)
Krelle
18/03/09 @ 09:44
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therev
Mate, there is probably a reason why people read EG and not your site. (:
I did read it thou, and you sound alittle too much like a raving fanboy. Also, you need some training when it comes to editing/cutting, which is admittedly very hard.

Id reccomend your review to the most hardcore of Nipponichi fanboys, who would already have imported the game anyway.
therev
18/03/09 @ 09:54
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Mate, there is probably a reason why people read EG and not your site. (:

You're not wrong there! :D

I did read it thou, and you sound alittle too much like a raving fanboy. Also, you need some training when it comes to editing/cutting, which is admittedly very hard.

I was definitely trying to be evangelical about the game, because I was expecting not to like it much and ended up loving it. It wasn't the normal style of review I'd do, it was definitely trying to convince people to play the game. Because I do reckon it's being given a raw deal. It's very hard, yes, but the most important thing about the game, I reckon, is that it's so fair. It's not hard for the wrong reasons.

I don't think I'm a Nippon Ichi fan boy, though. The only games of there's I've played are Disgaea and Prinny, I think. (I've bought Disgaea 2 and Disgaea 3, but never played them.) Oh, and I also bought some horrible, horrible PSP strategy board game thing they didn't develop but published in the US. That was horrific.
Meho
18/03/09 @ 10:04
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I thought Prinny was lovely in terms of graphics and voice acting, but the gameplay left me pretty cold. Especially the level design. I kept thinking 'this is like Ultimate Ghosts'n' Goblins only it's.. nothing like it'.
Fixxxer
18/03/09 @ 10:50
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Is this game some subtle TMWRNJ reference?
twinberettas
18/03/09 @ 11:02
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Wow, a Wikipedia quote, right at the beginning too. Someone's been trying to sabotage this review.

Still, rather informative, the kind of review where you expect your own opinion may differ from the reviewer's, but only because they've done a good job of conveying what the game's all about. I'm looking forward to acquiring it.
mingster
18/03/09 @ 12:34
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It's actually not as horrible as the review makes out.
I never noticed jumping being an issue.
Prinny's are great game mascots... dood.
oktava
18/03/09 @ 14:52
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Its the trial and error concept to the max. I gave up after about 30mins.
VicViper
18/03/09 @ 14:55
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well I imported this, hasn't arrived yet but 6 is still a decent score and I do like the Disgaea aesthetic. I have heard good things so I'll guess I have to wait till I have my hands on it.
Krelle
18/03/09 @ 15:35
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therev
You may love this game (Prinny) more than what I think its worth, but you sound like a great guy. Just wanted to apologize for having a go at you. I re-read my post and it did sound much more "harsh" than I intended it to be. I blame society (:

Ive tried to write reviews myself a couple of times, and I have to admit that I suck at it. I just start raving and/or get lost in my own thoughts/words. That said, I still think you should work on paragraphing(sp?) and the lenght/editing.

Hmm, should sleep, really. Nighty~
FenderMaster
18/03/09 @ 16:16
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can't adjust mid air jump trajectory?
Really f'in hard?

sounds like Super Ghouls and Ghosts!!
Ruruja
18/03/09 @ 18:52
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Doood!
CaoSlayer
20/03/09 @ 12:33
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"sounds like Super Ghouls and Ghosts!!"

Exactly.
Vandit96
23/04/09 @ 16:36
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this is lovely ^_^

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