I haven't bought a JRPG in a while, but this may very well be the first, also Last Remnant sparks my interest as well.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

@gogators88: Actually this one ships (should be in stores a few days later) on September 2nd of this year, with Tales of Vesperia coming August 19th, The Last Remnant in "winter", and Star Ocean 4 in 2009, so thankfully they're continuing to be timely with their RPGs.

Nirolak

The art direction is a lot like FFXII - not a bad thing by any means.

Ghirofelgo

@GreyFoxV1: Yes, the footage has been recorded at Microsoft's RPG event several weeks ago.

insane_cobra

Hopefully this get out in the States before the end of the year. The JRPG's so far haven't been too bad on the 360. Lost Odyssey has been the best so far, hopefully this can supercede it.

gogators88

Real-time combat? Sweet! If the reviews are good, this might be my first JRPG in many, MANY years.

Stefanten

Ohh. That looks good.

Amazon_Chris

What's up with the background commentary? I see the characters talking but there always seems to be a commentator or some voice in the background saying something. Developer maybe?

GreyFoxV1

Can't wait

Murderdolls

Actually, you'd be better off going to Gamersyde and watching the first 11 minutes:

[gamersyde.com]

insane_cobra

Real-time combat FTL.

Looks great otherwise. Hopefully we will get to keep the Japanese voices in the US version.

Tarutaru_Pantsu

seems like the camera could already be a problem, but we won't know until we get our hands on it.

hinduman89

I don't want to be trolling here, but beside the number of poly's this really looks like a last-gen game. Of course, this in WIP footage so I'm sure it's gonna get better. One thing that won't get better though, is their art-direction. Looks quite generic if you'd ask me.

hezz05

Looks way better than that last vid Kotaku had. I might actually give this a consideration now.

psychobaka

Glad to see them taking full advantage of the 360 hardware with flat low-res textures and half-assed animations. As much of a JRPG fan I am, I can't sit here satisfied when you could so much better on the 360.

element7

I don't like real time combat that much in RPG but it doesn't look too bad and it'll probably be more fun later on when you have more skills, better weapons and cooler enemy. I'll keep my eye on it but Tales of vesperia and Star ocean 4 will probably keep me more interested. Kinda interesed in Last remnant (need to see more footage) and I am going to be getting chrono trigger on the DS so I have a lot of JRPG coming :3

Llost

Don't Japanese game studios ever check what their titles translate to?

iLov3

What a shame, guess I'll have to pass on this one thanks to the obviously awful real time battle system. And I was really looking forward to this game...

Starsky

Looks neat, good on ya 360 owners. The ps3 is in desperate need of anything RPG... Or maybe that's just me.. I'm replaying Final Fantasy Tactics fer chrissakes.

cio

It's ok but it seems to have pretty clumsy controls.

Garo

@Tarutaru_Pantsu: The real time combat is probably the smartest thing they did here, considering it's on 360 and they're trying to "Americanize" this title.

@Starsky: I don't see how you can decide that so quickly. Why's it awful? Because there were moments where the player character just stood still? That was obviously the player's doing, to show how combat and counters work.

karasu is my homeboy

And I miss active time battle, Final Fantasy 12 was soooo
boring, I guess Lost Odyssey is the only good 360 JRPG

VenomGGXX

Why do all of square's games look the same? What happened
to the innovation? Im tired of playing as some Japanese
preteen who looks like he could be in a boy band. Don't
all these games look like they're starting to just mess
together, and somehow they all have powers to take on
the evil that is conveniently near them?

VenomGGXX

Wow, this game looks awesome; I was on the fence about this title, but I think I just made up my mind. Definitely looks like a buy.

Rhuno

I have a feeling this game will bomb.

Aozora

This game looks great! The trailer is also just long enough for me to watch while I tap the rockies! Mmmm

CodyWhoa

Not impressed, the targeting icon just seemed like it covering too much of the objects it was on, but I did like the real time combat. They need to show other characters abilities, and if they can rename the title.

zerokoolpsx

@DirtNsky: No, that was The Last Remnant.

insane_cobra

Camping + exploding barrels = epic win!

I really hope the game doesn't wind up sucking.

Erwos

Isn't this the first now-gen game Square decided to use a third party software to make this game? The unreal engine I think and I was kinda wondering why it don't look like gow with all that plastic looking armor and fuzzy dark backgrounds.

The camera shifted too quickly and I wanted to see if the guy blasted at the end was still laying flat on the stairs.. but that's what I'd see in most games before rag doll, though Japan is still a little slow on the new stuff. Going with that new rag-doll software, GTA4 really knocked it out of the park and I was hoping Japan would get the clue to use it.

DirtNsky

SPINNING WALTZ!!
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TEAR INTO PIECES!!
MIRROR SLICE!!

Yeah, good old tri-Ace. Can't wait for this game.

Inverse Logic

They should've chosen segments where the graphics weren't early PS2-era.
@VenomGGXX: well, here the hero is in a boy band, and says in a gayish voice "ooh, stoop iiit" when someone hits him. >_>

somarix

Um, the graphics and animation are only PS2 quality at best. But, that girl with the bow was really cute so I might have to play this one anyway, lol.

Dopefish

meh i really dont want to buy another 360 just so i can play JRPGs, but it looks like it will be forever from now before theres any on the ps3.

Detre

Hmm, They're going to have a pretty big problem if they don't make the walls translucent instead of jerking the camera to focus:(

surft

This game has the most hackneyed, cliched story I've ever seen in a game, let alone a JRPG -- and that's saying a lot. Definite pass.

DaPress

Hooray! no random battles. (or so it seems from this short clip)

TokeYo

This is a game I had high hopes for, like the battle system, not liking the art, textures, animations, cutscene direction or the jerkiness of the camera.

Hopefully the gameplay really makes up for it, I don't mind Disgaea's low-fi graphics, the game is mad fun, unfortunately I'm not seeing that mad fun part yet, hope I'm wrong.

zoesch

HMm.. this look really dissapointing..:(

stargateheaven

Um, it might just be the video quality, but these graphics made me think that it was a PS2 game.

ninjacubed

his shadow is having a seizure!

Superstar90

Uh. Shit. I don't know anymore.

I remember going batshit-excitement crazy with first details of Infinite Undiscovery.

For some reason, I'm just not bouncing off the walls any longer.

Let us hope this is remedied!

sir_carrot

@insane_cobra: Thanks for the link. The escape sequence in the second part was pretty interesting. When it comes to graphics this game obviously won't win any awards but I know Disgaea 3 is going next-gen yet it's graphics could work on any handheld. Still the previous iterations where heaps of fun and I'm sure Disgaea 3 will deliver. I learned long ago that graphics don't mean a thing when the gameplay can't back it up *cough*Haze*cough*. Disgaea is an example of fun gameplay and crap graphics. Hopefully I can refer to Infinite Undiscovery in the future whenever a "graphics determines everything" argument comes around.

Back to the game. Only gripe I have is the sitting down when in the menu. Especially with an active combat system. I don't want to slowly sit down and stand up when in the middle of a battle.

T6Spades

...I really need to get my 360 fixed now... Ugh. Been putting it off after getting it fixed a few times so...

Shadowmist

I'm shocked. Nay, appalled. Perfect opportunity for a panty shot in a Japanese game... and she's wearing black biker shorts.

Anyhoo, seriously though. While I prefer turn based w/ random battles, Action RPG's like Star Ocean & Tales series are good from time to time. The sitting down during the pause menu is a cute touch, I just hope it still pauses the game so you don't have to worry about getting attacked while going through the menus. (though, I suppose w/o random battles, if the foes are all fairly stationary that's less of an issue.)

GnatB

The combat looks good to me. if it was another turn based snooze fest I'd lump this with the rest of the 360 "RPGs" I'll never play. Kinda reminds me of crisis core.

Combat Mode Activated!

kidko

@Tarutaru_Pantsu:

Get the fuck out right now.

Real time combat kicks turn based game style ass.

Majpain007

I was expecting an enormous spray of blood when the girl slit the guard's throat... I've been playing a little too much Ninja Gaiden II.

Murgatron

Looks great for 360 users!
Only hope they keep the japanese audio and put some subtitles instead of some irritating dubs.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi:

Agreed, If the Dubs are that of Chaos Wars.

Majpain007

The real time combat looks interesting, I mostly just hope it plays well in practice though.

The graphics certainly aren't amazing, but calling them PS2 graphics is just out right incorrect. The only particularly unimpressive aspect is the quality of the textures.

The PS2 never rendered actual real-time graphics that well and it never could.

I am definitely interested, especially because it seems you actually fight in the environment you are in rather than the screen breaking away to some half assed approximation like it so many other "action" JRPGs.

Lackshmana

@Majpain007: @kidko: In Other words: I like Action games but not really RPG's, so give me an Action game with some RPG elements. (A.k.a. action RPG)

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: No audio or English. Putting in Japanese audio is a waste of time and space. I don't understand it so they may as well save their money (and disk space) by not recording speech in the first place.

Oh. And one thing. IF you can change armor... then you better actually look like you've changed armor. I've had it up to here with Japanese developers copping out and failing to have equipment effect how you look. If you must take the easy way out, or are so in love with your static character designs, that you simply don't want to change the way the characters look, then simply don't have armor changes/upgrades. Have bracelets, or magic necklaces, or something.

GnatB

Is Tri-Ace affiliated with Tri-Creschendo? because Eternal Sonata is one of my favourite RPGS. Thats enough for me to get excited about this game.

jjgiant