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Anyone ever heard of the Cosmic Fantasy series? Part 2 came out for the Duo and was localized by Working Designs, I ordered a copy from them not to long ago. This series never gets much mention but from what I've read it's a solid RPG series. Anyone play the Japan only Cosmic Fantasy games?
Any fans?
I loved Cosmic Fatasy on my Turbo CD. I remember being amazed by all the cutscenes, music, and audio back in the day. Its also the first RPG where I actually liked all the characters. Especially since all the main characters seemed to carry over to the next game. Unfortunately, compaired to today's RPG standards the gameplay is extremely basic and battles have no animation other than flashes of light.
Its a shame that none of the other Cosmic Fantasies made it to america. I really would like to see all the storylines unfold.
Yeah, I ordered CF2 from WD last year and it is indeed very basic. Probably not worth the $30, except for collection purposes.
I remember seeing pictures of it in gamepro back in 92 or 93 and I wanted to play it BAD! I pretty much had a feeling it wouldn't age very well, and the comments here are starting to make me think I was right.
Playing through CF2 now is quite tedious, but then again, i find that to be the case with 90% of RPGS. Its still worth checking out too see the amazing stuff they did back when it was made. But if you ask me, Ys books 1&2 and Lord of Thunder are better showcases for the duo.
I truly loved CF2. In the game, it said CF3 is coming soon, but it never was localized :(. If I buy me another Duo, it will largely be for CF2 and Dragon Slayer. I truly wish that the CF series would be revamped and made into a collection on the next-gen systems.
The RPG genre is an evolutionary one so when a game in this category was produced is something to think about when talking about older titles. At the time, Cosmic Fantasy 2 showed me how a game can be used as a medium for telling a story and seeing tragedy in a game for the first time was very surprising.
There is a legend that WD had Cosmic Fantasy 3 translated and ready to produce but either them or TTi pulled the plug at the last minute.
I'm a big fan of the series and have played through most of them on the PC Engine. Too bad about CF3 never getting a US release because it's (IMO) the best in the series. Who knows, maybe it'll still see a translation yet. :sneak:
I believe Victor Ireland said it's around 90% complete. A few years back, he said that if there was enough interest, WD would release CF3, World Heroes and King of the Monsters 2 for the Duo. Maybe someone should start a petition? :pQuote:
There is a legend that WD had Cosmic Fantasy 3 translated and ready to produce but either them or TTi pulled the plug at the last minute.