NEC: two new games for Dreamcast

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11 Nov 2002, 11:53 PM
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NEC: two new games for Dreamcast

According to Gamefront: (yes, I finally used a translator)

NEC plans two new developments

11.11.02 - NEC operates on two new developments for the Dreamcast. Both plays are to be presented to 22.11.02 in the magazine Dorimaga. NEC has among other things. Sentimentally Graffiti, Favorite Dear and Black/Matrix programs.

Black Matrix was a good game, I'm guessing these titles are date sims but who knows, perhaps something with gameplay will surface.

Also on Gamefront today, Treasure's Maegawa expressed his happiness at Ikaruga's brisk sales and G-Rev plans to location test their new Naomi shooter: Border Down very shortly (Maybe you'll see it Seven Force?).

*-neo
11 Nov 2002, 11:55 PM
MVS

BM is like a turn based strategy game thing.
11 Nov 2002, 11:56 PM
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Originally posted by mattvanstone
BM is like a turn based strategy game thing.

FFT with doms and blood. *-neo
11 Nov 2002, 11:56 PM
Josh

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Originally posted by neoalphazero
... Sentimentally Graffiti...

What you say?
11 Nov 2002, 11:58 PM
Frogacuda

Sentimental Graffitti is supposed to be good, but it is of the Date Sim variety.

I love how selling 20,000 copies is a victory worth crowing about for Treasure. I find it encouraging that they can still manage to turn a profit by targeting a niche.
12 Nov 2002, 12:00 AM
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Originally posted by 88mph
What you say?

Not me sir, please forgive the date-sim name mix-up :)

*-neo
12 Nov 2002, 12:16 AM
Diff-chan

I want NEC to release Sengoku Turb for Xbox.

And I bet 75% of Ikaruga's sales were to American consumers.
12 Nov 2002, 12:19 AM
StriderKyo

I know these are the dark, dark final days of the DC, when the only thing that can turn a profit are cheese-ass love sims that only require a programmer, some bad midi music from the NHK audio library, an artist, and a pervert to produce. But somehow, just seeing anything new announced makes me feel good about the world. Black Matrix has digital comic written all over it, but who knows? Here's hoping KoF 2001 sells well enough to convince people to keep developing for DC. I still fully expect Revenge of Final Fight Revenge to be announced sometime next year.
12 Nov 2002, 12:21 AM
J2d

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Originally posted by neoalphazero
Also on Gamefront today, Treasure's Maegawa expressed his happiness at Ikaruga's brisk sales

Good news, now get to work on Project RS3. Heh some complain about sales under 100k, and other are happy with 20+k but thats to be expected in some cases.
12 Nov 2002, 12:27 AM
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Originally posted by diffusionx
And I bet 75% of Ikaruga's sales were to American consumers.

NCS sold a couple thousand alone, my guess would be 3,500-4,000 sold abroad. And at the end of the day, sales are sales :).

*-neo
12 Nov 2002, 12:28 AM
opa-opa

Border Down? What's that?
12 Nov 2002, 12:30 AM
Adrian

A horizontal shooter by G-rev on Naomi. It may get a Dreamcast release.
12 Nov 2002, 12:32 AM
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A horizontal shooter by G-rev on Naomi. It may get a Dreamcast release.

Err..hope, but never expect. A horitzonal shooter on DC would be nice though.

www.grev.co.jp

The Border Down section is sparse but the few pics give you a idea of the design.

*-neo
12 Nov 2002, 01:02 AM
Frogacuda

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Originally posted by StriderKyo
Black Matrix has digital comic written all over it, but who knows?

Black Matrix is a long running series of S-RPGs. But there's already Black Matrix (and a Sentimental Graffiti) on DC so I wonder if these are sequels or just re-releases.
12 Nov 2002, 01:10 AM
1CCOSA

Excellent news about Maegawa being pleased about Ika's sales. You gotta imagine Treasure loves us importers/shooter fans. :D Anyways, Treasure and Maegawa rule. 'Nuff said.
12 Nov 2002, 01:21 AM
Frogacuda

You know... I'm wondering if Ikaruga's success will encourage a DC port of border down. G-rev and Treasure are pretty close, and G-rev even lent a hand in Ikaruga. I bet that Ikariga's sales could influence G-rev to follow suit.
12 Nov 2002, 01:25 AM
StriderKyo

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Originally posted by Frogacuda
Black Matrix is a long running series of S-RPGs.

Right, but isn't it an anime/manga as well? Those seem to spawn digital comics, especially in a dead market.
12 Nov 2002, 02:39 AM
Frogacuda

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Originally posted by StriderKyo
Right, but isn't it an anime/manga as well? Those seem to spawn digital comics, especially in a dead market.

Umm... not to my knowledge. If there is an anime and manga it's pretty obscure and likely based on the game
12 Nov 2002, 02:44 AM
Tsubaki

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Originally posted by Frogacuda
Sentimental Graffitti is supposed to be good, but it is of the Date Sim variety.

Sentimental Graffiti is literally a date sim... you work, and you date... and that's all there is to it. The actual game isn't particularly fun, as it's just making your schedule to fit in dating. But, the only way to get the best endings are to meet all the girls, so you'll have to be working in order to get money... to fly all over Japan, to meet all the girls. Although the actual dates are random, there are special dates which trigger memories. Because your family moved a lot when you were younger, you know all these people all across Japan. But you forget, and only when meeting them again do you start to remember. You also create new memories as well. Story and character-wise, this is a billion times better than TokiMemo. Though TokiMemo is probably a little bit more fun to play with more variety.

Sentimental Graffiti 2 is a "be at right place at right time" game, and it's extremely frustrating... You can be going through the game (4 months worth, a day at a time) and if you miss triggering a single event, you can go from best to worst ending. So... the gameplay is really awful because it's so unforgiving. There's like 50+ places you can be at any hour of the game. Miss one and boom. So if you cheat and use a walkthrough... then I totally recommend it. The story is basically the main char from Senti dies in an accident. You're a student in the photography club, looking for a model to shoot for the school festival. You can bump into one or more of the Senti girls and try to persuade them to do a photoshoot for you. They're older... they're more mature... and they're very depressed. So as you get to know them, you also get to know about what happened with Senti's main character and how it affected their lives. The stories are very moving, and if you cheat, I totally recommend it. As a game per se, the PC version is a lot better because they fixed one of the problems I had with the DC version. (No, it's not H fellas) But it's basically a be-in-the-right-place-at-right-time type of game.

I started a translation-summary project in case anyone's interested... I have no idea when I'll be able to resume though.

http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~hueyt/Senti2/index.html

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Black Matrix is a long running series of S-RPGs. But there's already Black Matrix (and a Sentimental Graffiti) on DC so I wonder if these are sequels or just re-releases.

NEC Interchannel is working on Sentimental Prelude right now, which has nothing to do with the Senti/Senti2 characters. It's still scheduled to be out for the DC. The art leaves something to be desired, since Senti/Senti2 art is my favorite Japanese art ever.

http://www.senpre.com

Other than a couple of Pia Carrot ports and "Interlude", I don't see anything else on NEC Interchannel's plate. Another B/M game would be interesting... but you're right... it probably is referring to the rerelease which just came out last week.
12 Nov 2002, 02:49 AM
Frogacuda

Black Matrix could be a port of the recently released PS2 "Black Matrix 2". that would be spiffy, I guess.