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The Last Story Sold Super Well, And Now It’s Only $30
Remember how Nintendo wasn’t going to release The Last Story in the United States, even though it’s an awesome role-playing game and the Wii was barren for two whole years? Remember how XSEED came in and scored a publishing deal just by asking for the game late last year?
Even Nobuo Uematsu Gets Bossed Around Sometimes
I’ve been playing The Last Story, as you know. While researching (read: aimlessly Googling) the game earlier this week, I happened upon this old Iwata Asks interview from 2010.
The Last Story Is One Of The Best RPGs I’ve Played In Years
Lost among this week’s barrage of awesome new video games is The Last Story, a role-playing game that’s slipped pretty damn far under gamers’ radars considering it was designed and directed by the man who created Final Fantasy.
British Voices Make This RPG Feel More Regal
Just listen to those grand inflections. This is the new trailer for The Last Story, an upcoming Wii RPG that will be out in the U.S. this summer. (Still no official release date yet.) As you can see, the characters are very English. It’s almost as if this game was localised in Europe last year and still somehow took a year to get to the United States. Almost.
Final Fantasy Creator’s Next Game Is The Meaty JRPG I’ve Been Waiting For
A long time ago, the combat in Japanese roleplaying games was extraordinarily simple. Classic turn-based RPGs would hit you with a deluge of random and scripted battles. To beat them, you’d select options like “fight” or “magic” from a series of dropdown menus. You’d usually only die if you were under-levelled, in which case the solution was also extraordinarily simple: go level up.
E3 2012 Proves That JRPGs Are Still Kicking
Unless you’re a huge fan of dubstep and Michael Bay movies, you probably weren’t too excited after this year’s E3 press briefings.
