Of all the retro dungeon crawlers, it had to be this one?

[Wyrdwad]

I'm inclined to buy it when it comes, but I'd like to know: what are the things it does to the genre that are quite unique?

The whole multi-directional combat thing is pretty unique IMHO, and the general speed of battle is almost unheard of in first-person dungeon crawlers (which usually seem to revel in being SLOW AS ALL HELL). (:

I can't really call the sphere grid-like ability system or the Persona-like demon negotiation unique, I suppose... but the combination of those two WITH intensely fast multi-directional combat is something I've honestly never seen before in any dungeon crawler.

-Tom

[Shizuka]

Will XSEED be able to post videos of actual gameplay soon? That one trailer was nice, but I'd like to see how the game plays (in english).

[Wyrdwad]

Will XSEED be able to post videos of actual gameplay soon? That one trailer was nice, but I'd like to see how the game plays (in english).

We're still getting some kinks worked out with the English version. It's not quite dressed and ready for its debut just yet. But once it is, it shall debut most gloriously, I assure you!

-Tom

[Shizuka]

I'm looking forward to those gameplay videos!

[MPHavoc]

Considering that the developers behind Lunar and Grandia made this game, I'm more than willing to see what it has to offer.

[cj_iwakura]

I'd have preferred Elminage myself(I LOVE Elminage's art design), but I'll still give this a shot.

[Lordshade]

I'm a little worried about how the Japanese reviews for this game have been fairly mediocre, but I will probably try it.

[Wyrdwad]

Any Japanese reviewer who gave this game a mediocre review needs to learn what good is. (:

-Tom

[Shizuka]

Any Japanese reviewer who gave this game a mediocre review needs to learn what good is. (:

-Tom

Never thought I'd read you write that Tom, quality (and taste) are highly debatable, there's no definite good or bad. Also, just saw that you didn't release a single GAMEPLAY video, that's lacking.

[Wyrdwad]

Well, to be fair, I believe that anyone who gives ANY game a bad review needs to learn what good is, because I'm of the opinion that every game has its audience. The best reviews are the ones that assume a game is good, then proceed to identify what kinds of gamers would be most likely to enjoy it.

It is my firm belief that anyone who gave Unchained Blades a low rating likely went into the game believing it to be something it's not, and rated the game down because it failed to live up to those expectations. Which is why I've been striving so hard to correct people when they make misleading statements about it (such as "it's just another Wizardry clone"). As long as any gamer goes into it fully aware of what he/she is getting into, I'd be shocked if he/she didn't love it.

As for the lack of gameplay videos, bear in mind that those are usually (though not always) provided by third-party gaming websites, not us. And so far, no gaming website has stepped forward to grab game footage on our behalf, sadly. We'd provide some ourselves (we still may, I'm not sure!), but we've been insanely busy here with the other four titles coming in the next few months...

-Tom