Review: Stella Deus

[schild]

There's got to be some FFT fans here, right?

By the way, it's for the PS2.

[Strazos]

Too bad Guidl Wars just came out....

Oh yeah, the whole PS2 thing is a problem for me also.

Sounds good, regardless.

[Margalis]

I personally love these types of games. I recently got a PS2 and there are a plethora of them, I wonder which you like best? I've heard of

Disgea
La Pucelle Whatever
Phantom Brave (?)
Langrisser Generations

anything else?

[schild]

I'd put Stella Deus right at the top of the list.

Then Disgaea, La Pucelle, and Phantom Brave - in that order.

Then I'd probably put the Lucasarts game Gladius.

[Trippy]

There's Front Mission 4 if you like mechs.

[Margalis]

Front Mission Online should be out soon; it's more of an action game than strategy though. Just a shameless plug since my friend works on it.

[Trippy]

Front Mission Online should be out soon; it's more of an action game than strategy though. Just a shameless plug since my friend works on it.

When is it going to be released in North America?

[Margalis]

Front Mission Online should be out soon; it's more of an action game than strategy though. Just a shameless plug since my friend works on it.

When is it going to be released in North America?

I have no idea. I could ask but usually my friend doesn't know any more about that sort of thing than random websites.

I can tell you a bit about it though. It's basically a squad based combat game. You form a group out of different mechs with different roles like scout, long range missile shooter and front line guy and battle other people. (And NPCs?) So it's a lot closer to Counterstrike with Mechs than a strategy game. I do believe that you can take and hold key positions on a worldwide map and things like that though. (There is some sort of global meta-game) Hopefully it will be a bit more inspired than a never-ending see-saw battle.

There is also stuff you can do outside of your mech, walking around in a base and stuff, but I have no idea what that is. I would assume upgrading/configuring your mech is part of it.

The beta test has been running for a while now, I should ask how it is going.

I believe it will come out for the PC as well so I wouldn't be surprised to see them pull a FFXI and release the PC version before a US console version.

[Hoax]

I played Front Mission, I found it to be fairly entertaining and difficult, the story was meh but still enough for me to want to see it through.  I think they needed a hot female lead for me to care about...

[Daydreamer]

I played Front Mission, I found it to be fairly entertaining and difficult, the story was meh but still enough for me to want to see it through.  I think they needed a hot female lead for me to care about...

Too bad they ruined her by giving her such a horrible French accent.  Le sigh.

[voodoolily]

Is it me, or would Battle Royale make a fucking awesome tactical rpg? The grid's even already in place.

Nice review, schildy.