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Title: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Fabricated on February 20, 2005, 03:21:16 PM http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/dol/
I dunno how old or new this is, but it looks neat. There's a benchmark out now too if you want to check the shiny. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Tige on February 20, 2005, 07:16:38 PM Uncharted Waters Online by KOEI. Latest I heard is PC (and possible PS2) release for North America in 2005.
Found some screens here: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/unchartedwatersonline/screenindex.html Ships, cannons and sails. I'll have no choice but to pick this up if it makes it to the US. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: WindupAtheist on February 20, 2005, 07:53:53 PM Me wanty!
h0r4t10 n3ls0n 4 teh win!!1! Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Fabricated on February 20, 2005, 08:17:25 PM I'm still trying to figure out how to crank up the AA, Ansi, etc. in the benchmark, since the interface is 100% in Japanese.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Lum on February 20, 2005, 08:51:30 PM If you remember the Uncharted Waters series on SNES, this is Uncharted Waters Online.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Fabricated on February 20, 2005, 09:02:03 PM If you remember the Uncharted Waters series on SNES, this is Uncharted Waters Online. I remember that game... It sucked. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: stray on February 21, 2005, 03:21:25 AM (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/uncharted-waters-online.jpg)
Wow. Just the image that comes to mind when I think of pirates :| Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Tige on February 21, 2005, 05:10:49 AM It does seem to be heavily influenced by Square Enix in the graphics department. That screenshot page lists KOEI as the publisher and does not give a developer, could be SE by the looks of it. The benchmark looks to be the same as the ffxi benchmark sans Tarus.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Alkiera on February 21, 2005, 08:08:18 AM (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/uncharted-waters-online.jpg) Wow. Just the image that comes to mind when I think of pirates :| Um, isn't that Squall from FFX? Alkiera Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: WayAbvPar on February 21, 2005, 09:19:50 AM (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/uncharted-waters-online.jpg) Wow. Just the image that comes to mind when I think of pirates :| Butt pirates, maybe. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: HaemishM on February 21, 2005, 10:15:17 AM They are all about the booty.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Paelos on February 21, 2005, 12:19:45 PM Wow the Japanese can queer up anything.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: WindupAtheist on February 21, 2005, 12:23:50 PM Nevermind. Me no wanty. :-(
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Yegolev on February 21, 2005, 01:17:35 PM There are few new ideas coming out of Japan now. Tidus on a boat. Bleh. Watch out for bird-based calvary.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Alkiera on February 21, 2005, 01:39:03 PM Some images indicating character customization, or something. I don't know any Japanese. I found the gallery because the site directory and page names are in English. Images are from various pages, the text is mine...
(http://dslinux.dyndns.org/~raptor/pics/pirates.jpg) What the heck? Alkiera Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: HaemishM on February 21, 2005, 01:41:25 PM Gayest pirates ever.
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Furiously on February 21, 2005, 01:44:19 PM I think the puzzlepirates could kick those guys asses....
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Signe on February 21, 2005, 01:47:41 PM Pope Harry Potter?
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Paelos on February 21, 2005, 01:49:51 PM Those pics sully the good name of "pirate"
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Furiously on February 21, 2005, 01:50:04 PM I think now is a good time to challenge Wayabvpar on his cardinal vows...
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Tige on February 21, 2005, 06:05:48 PM Manly men in a manly boat on a manly sea doing manly things.
Damn, I just wanted sail around the Caribbean and sunk an occasional boat like Erroll Flynn. Not prance around the poopdeck like the sailor from the Village People. Maybe if I wore an eyepatch..or two. Gah, this sucks. Using the web page translamorgifier at google, it looks like it's going open beta in 2 days. The ocean going screens look good, plus there seem to be some sort of combat between countries. I noticed a closed beta event involving a raid on the Netherlands. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: stray on February 21, 2005, 06:40:52 PM Manly men in a manly boat on a manly sea doing manly things. Damn, I just wanted sail around the Caribbean and sunk an occasional boat like Erroll Flynn. Not prance around the poopdeck like the sailor from the Village People. Maybe if I wore an eyepatch..or two. Gah, this sucks. The Japanese used to have balls once... (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/chiba.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/lonestar627/Misc/mifune.jpg) Hell, with pirates you don't even have to try...Yet they still fuck it up. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: WayAbvPar on February 22, 2005, 09:25:56 AM I think now is a good time to challenge Wayabvpar on his cardinal vows... I think I am too old for self-induced projectile vomiting. At least I hope I am. Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Paelos on February 22, 2005, 09:28:14 AM Come on ssssssailors! Everyone hop onto my dinghy!
Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Megrim on February 23, 2005, 04:32:32 AM Come on ssssssailors! Everyone hop onto my dinghy! I could just about run you through right now... ...with my throbbing man-shaft! - meg Title: Re: The Japanese take on "high seas" MMORPGS. Post by: Megrim on February 26, 2005, 01:18:51 AM Yea, i'm pretty good at killing threads :-D
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