http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/psx/suikoden/major.shtml

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen a screenshot for a major battle scene in this game yet…

http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/psx/suikoden/major.shtml

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen a screenshot for a major battle scene in this game yet…

As has been previously stated the feb/march timeframe is a big time for rpgs.

As has been previously stated the feb/march timeframe is a big time for rpgs.

One of my most anticipated ds game releases for sure

One of my most anticipated ds game releases for sure

Too bad I’ll be pretty RPG’d out around that time with Star Ocean TLH, DQ5, Blue Dragon+, Valkyrie Profile DS, FFCC EOT, Ys DS and who knows what else…

Too bad I’ll be pretty RPG’d out around that time with Star Ocean TLH, DQ5, Blue Dragon+, Valkyrie Profile DS, FFCC EOT, Ys DS and who knows what else…

Any way you paint it, I’m still exciting for Suikoden and will probably play it to death.

Heh, I’m a bit partial to the gorgeous 2D of the MegaMan X games myself, but playing MegaMan 9 was definitely a reminder of what made them all so awesome!

Any way you paint it, I’m still exciting for Suikoden and will probably play it to death.

Heh, I’m a bit partial to the gorgeous 2D of the MegaMan X games myself, but playing MegaMan 9 was definitely a reminder of what made them all so awesome!

I can’t say I’d rather play any “new” RPG on them, replaying something is one thing, PSone/SNES on small screens is awesome, a alternate way to play and all that… but having a new game on that medium… is not something I’d ask for, sure.

Not because of the lack of a TV-out though, but because a portable console is, well, portable for me, and out of home I can’t really hear the music or enjoy the game as much, and to play it at home… I’d rather have it on a regular platform.

I can’t help but be excited for games that really push the hardware and games that were “made possible” by it (for instance there’s a lot of good rpg’s coming on DS from new franchises and the like that I feel would be too much of a risk to be greenlighted elsewhere, that or because they use the touch screen), but as for games that don’t seem to use those features in any way, I sure at least understand what you’re saying.

I really see this as a spin-off though, and even then, I’d probably throw some kind of party if some proper installments came to the DS as a way to “do a megaman 9″ kind of makeover (and with equivalent ambition to it’s predecessors). Megaman 9 came back to NES graphics because they felt Megaman 2 was the best ever and because better graphics made it slower with more animation frames going on… now, would I mind a new suikoden with Suikoden 2 graphics on a handheld? or a new persona with graphics straight out Persona 2? I think not.

it’s a complex matter I feel.

I can’t say I’d rather play any “new” RPG on them, replaying something is one thing, PSone/SNES on small screens is awesome, a alternate way to play and all that… but having a new game on that medium… is not something I’d ask for, sure.

Not because of the lack of a TV-out though, but because a portable console is, well, portable for me, and out of home I can’t really hear the music or enjoy the game as much, and to play it at home… I’d rather have it on a regular platform.

I can’t help but be excited for games that really push the hardware and games that were “made possible” by it (for instance there’s a lot of good rpg’s coming on DS from new franchises and the like that I feel would be too much of a risk to be greenlighted elsewhere, that or because they use the touch screen), but as for games that don’t seem to use those features in any way, I sure at least understand what you’re saying.

I really see this as a spin-off though, and even then, I’d probably throw some kind of party if some proper installments came to the DS as a way to “do a megaman 9″ kind of makeover (and with equivalent ambition to it’s predecessors). Megaman 9 came back to NES graphics because they felt Megaman 2 was the best ever and because better graphics made it slower with more animation frames going on… now, would I mind a new suikoden with Suikoden 2 graphics on a handheld? or a new persona with graphics straight out Persona 2? I think not.

it’s a complex matter I feel.

It’s not about graphics, as I agree with lostinblue regarding Atlus competing in a graphical standoff (Shin Megami Tensei: N and DDS looked great though!). It’s not about scope or general “epicness”, either, I suppose.

The DS is a great piece of machinery, and if they could give us a video-out option, my complaints would shatter into little pieces, but as is, aesthetically, I’d rather see entries of my favorite franchises in a different environment. I don’t have time to play handhelds, either. I drive and am not driven, when I’m home I play consoles. At night, I read in bed. *shrug*

It’s not about graphics, as I agree with lostinblue regarding Atlus competing in a graphical standoff (Shin Megami Tensei: N and DDS looked great though!). It’s not about scope or general “epicness”, either, I suppose.

The DS is a great piece of machinery, and if they could give us a video-out option, my complaints would shatter into little pieces, but as is, aesthetically, I’d rather see entries of my favorite franchises in a different environment. I don’t have time to play handhelds, either. I drive and am not driven, when I’m home I play consoles. At night, I read in bed. *shrug*

Anyway, power is a very sensitive theme to discuss, I actually think it’s better for a lot of franchises to stay where they are regarding power, oposite to going high end and actually trying to compete in graphics with the “big guns”.

What’s the point of having Atlus competing in that for instance? they can’t win and they’ll waste a lot more money.