Comments on: How Square Enix’s “RPG For The World” Faired Worldwide http://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Rileyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-618424 Adam Riley Mon, 25 May 2009 01:04:18 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-618424 If the data is from a financial statement, what period does it cover? Remember that Chrono Trigger only hit Europe on 6th Feb, so if its the period ending 31st March then 60,000 in its first 1.5 months for a DS game that looks just like a SNES game (since there was no graphical update) and had no advertising push (unlike Japan and the US) isn't too bad at all.<br><br>Looking at how long it lingered around the UK DS chart I would imagine some nice steady, long-term sales, as happened with Dragon Quest IV DS last year. If the data is from a financial statement, what period does it cover? Remember that Chrono Trigger only hit Europe on 6th Feb, so if its the period ending 31st March then 60,000 in its first 1.5 months for a DS game that looks just like a SNES game (since there was no graphical update) and had no advertising push (unlike Japan and the US) isn't too bad at all.

Looking at how long it lingered around the UK DS chart I would imagine some nice steady, long-term sales, as happened with Dragon Quest IV DS last year.

]]> By: Adam Rileyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569994 Adam Riley Sun, 24 May 2009 18:04:18 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569994 If the data is from a financial statement, what period does it cover? Remember that Chrono Trigger only hit Europe on 6th Feb, so if its the period ending 31st March then 60,000 in its first 1.5 months for a DS game that looks just like a SNES game (since there was no graphical update) and had no advertising push (unlike Japan and the US) isn't too bad at all.<br><br>Looking at how long it lingered around the UK DS chart I would imagine some nice steady, long-term sales, as happened with Dragon Quest IV DS last year. If the data is from a financial statement, what period does it cover? Remember that Chrono Trigger only hit Europe on 6th Feb, so if its the period ending 31st March then 60,000 in its first 1.5 months for a DS game that looks just like a SNES game (since there was no graphical update) and had no advertising push (unlike Japan and the US) isn't too bad at all.

Looking at how long it lingered around the UK DS chart I would imagine some nice steady, long-term sales, as happened with Dragon Quest IV DS last year.

]]> By: Anosouhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569794 Anosou Thu, 21 May 2009 08:55:31 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569794 That's true. I guess I never think of it that way since in Sweden we get no unique localization and are pretty fine with that :) Actually, we'd take offense to a Swedish localization. That's true. I guess I never think of it that way since in Sweden we get no unique localization and are pretty fine with that :) Actually, we'd take offense to a Swedish localization.

]]> By: Aoshi00http://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569771 Aoshi00 Wed, 20 May 2009 23:33:53 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569771 You know, I wonder if TLR being sold for less than $40 for Amazon pre-order has anything to do w/ the sales... On one hand it was a good deal to entice people to pre-order, yet there's something fishy for a new game to be that cheap. It's like they're telling people the game is not up to par and it's on sale before its release. From all the epic trailers, I certainly wouldn't have guessed the game was this niche (forgiving me for not being a SaGa fan..). IU on the other hand was a pity, there was just so much potential, and even so I like it for what it is. You know, I wonder if TLR being sold for less than $40 for Amazon pre-order has anything to do w/ the sales… On one hand it was a good deal to entice people to pre-order, yet there's something fishy for a new game to be that cheap. It's like they're telling people the game is not up to par and it's on sale before its release. From all the epic trailers, I certainly wouldn't have guessed the game was this niche (forgiving me for not being a SaGa fan..). IU on the other hand was a pity, there was just so much potential, and even so I like it for what it is.

]]> By: SteaGhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569770 SteaG Wed, 20 May 2009 23:15:12 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569770 Not having the usual multilanguage localisation probably hurt Infinite Undiscovery sales. It was a real turn-off for a lot of people on French-speaking forums. Not having the usual multilanguage localisation probably hurt Infinite Undiscovery sales. It was a real turn-off for a lot of people on French-speaking forums.

]]> By: Aoshi00http://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569763 Aoshi00 Wed, 20 May 2009 22:19:16 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569763 Not for the feint of heart probably describes it best.. Some of those "consecutive" boss battles are too dang long though, hour-long.. if you lose the first time w/o going in knowing what to prepare, playing it again is quite frustrating. The Hell Gate boss, maybe I wasn't playing it right, took me like half a day to beat it, and I was lucky that time too, the boss had an impossible edge and all odds were against me.. the leveling up and skill acquiring system was not the most intuitive to figure out.. Not for the feint of heart probably describes it best.. Some of those “consecutive” boss battles are too dang long though, hour-long.. if you lose the first time w/o going in knowing what to prepare, playing it again is quite frustrating. The Hell Gate boss, maybe I wasn't playing it right, took me like half a day to beat it, and I was lucky that time too, the boss had an impossible edge and all odds were against me.. the leveling up and skill acquiring system was not the most intuitive to figure out..

]]> By: Aoshi00http://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569762 Aoshi00 Wed, 20 May 2009 22:08:24 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569762 I actually do prefer Infinite Undiscovery to Last Remnant as well. While TLR wasn't a bad strategy RPG, I guess it takes a special kind of gamer to appreciate it. Plus the long loading time and framerate slowdown issues, while not game-breaking, certainly diminished the quality and enjoyment of the game by a great deal..<br><br>So the PC version did fix all of those issues? I would assume the PS3 ver, if there ever is one, would play just as smooth then? Personally I don't really like the game that much, it's hard for me (still stuck in the 7 boss fight). Presentation-wise, I found the movement of characters very stiff (robot stiff, Rush runs like a retard), the tiny city maps annoying, and identical looking shops in every town just plain lazy. Yet I bought the game twice just to get the Jpn track! If there's a superior PS3 ver w/ dual tracks that did away w/ all those problems, I would like to own that compared to the imperfect 360 ver. I actually do prefer Infinite Undiscovery to Last Remnant as well. While TLR wasn't a bad strategy RPG, I guess it takes a special kind of gamer to appreciate it. Plus the long loading time and framerate slowdown issues, while not game-breaking, certainly diminished the quality and enjoyment of the game by a great deal..

So the PC version did fix all of those issues? I would assume the PS3 ver, if there ever is one, would play just as smooth then? Personally I don't really like the game that much, it's hard for me (still stuck in the 7 boss fight). Presentation-wise, I found the movement of characters very stiff (robot stiff, Rush runs like a retard), the tiny city maps annoying, and identical looking shops in every town just plain lazy. Yet I bought the game twice just to get the Jpn track! If there's a superior PS3 ver w/ dual tracks that did away w/ all those problems, I would like to own that compared to the imperfect 360 ver.

]]> By: Anosouhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569755 Anosou Wed, 20 May 2009 20:53:06 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569755 Oh, you see I don't agree with you. I thought IU was better. I guess it boils down to personal taste. Oh, you see I don't agree with you. I thought IU was better. I guess it boils down to personal taste.

]]> By: Anosouhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569754 Anosou Wed, 20 May 2009 20:52:05 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569754 Oh, nice numbers for North America. If that would've been included I guess I would've thought it was more relevant :)<br><br>Still, I think it's GOOD that new titles does so well in Europe because that gives SE a reason not to re-hash everything they've already done. No hate on Chrono Trigger, it's still a great game, but I enjoyed Last Remnant and would like to see more where that came from. Oh, nice numbers for North America. If that would've been included I guess I would've thought it was more relevant :)

Still, I think it's GOOD that new titles does so well in Europe because that gives SE a reason not to re-hash everything they've already done. No hate on Chrono Trigger, it's still a great game, but I enjoyed Last Remnant and would like to see more where that came from.

]]> By: ReturnOfSomeDudehttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569753 ReturnOfSomeDude Wed, 20 May 2009 20:41:06 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569753 Please do!<br><br>Real numbers are always great to have in some form. =) Please do!

Real numbers are always great to have in some form. =)

]]> By: Spencerhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569739 Spencer Wed, 20 May 2009 19:22:39 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569739 I think CT is a pretty fair comparison. The game is old for North America and it can also be emulated here, but still sold 240,000 copies. Granted it's been on the market longer than Europe, but in Europe is "new" and I would hope that anyone who emulated the game would rush out to pick up the real thing if they're a fan. I think CT is a pretty fair comparison. The game is old for North America and it can also be emulated here, but still sold 240,000 copies. Granted it's been on the market longer than Europe, but in Europe is “new” and I would hope that anyone who emulated the game would rush out to pick up the real thing if they're a fan.

]]> By: Spencerhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569738 Spencer Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:46 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569738 From Square Enix's financial statement. I actually made a translated chart I was thinking about posting... From Square Enix's financial statement. I actually made a translated chart I was thinking about posting…

]]> By: Crimsonhttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569736 Crimson Wed, 20 May 2009 18:48:37 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569736 Well, it's really a great game, for me. How about Windows version? I bought it. Well, it's really a great game, for me. How about Windows version? I bought it.

]]> By: RootBeerKinghttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569728 RootBeerKing Wed, 20 May 2009 17:34:52 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569728 I'd like to know the same thing... I'm not terribely excited for the game, but if it came out for PS3 I'd probably pick it up. I'd like to know the same thing… I'm not terribely excited for the game, but if it came out for PS3 I'd probably pick it up.

]]> By: ReturnOfSomeDudehttp://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/20/how-square-enixs-rpg-for-the-world-faired-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-569725 ReturnOfSomeDude Wed, 20 May 2009 17:16:45 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=36617#comment-569725 Out of curiosity, where'd you get these numbers, Spencer? Out of curiosity, where'd you get these numbers, Spencer?

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