Iris no Atelier ~Eternal Mana~: First images.

**Recap** · 15 Jan 2004, 01:38 PM

Gust's Atelier series goes more RPG and less simulation this time:

http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/01/16002.html
http://gameonline.jp/soft/ps2/irisno...creenlist.html

2D renaissance?

**NoFace** · 15 Jan 2004, 01:46 PM

That sure is purty looking... wonder how it looks in motion though.

**Kidnemo** · 15 Jan 2004, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by NoFace

That sure is purty looking... wonder how it looks in motion though.

Twas what I was thinking as well.

Could be another Saga Frontier type 'o deal.

Regardless, the stills look amazing.

**g0zen** · 15 Jan 2004, 02:07 PM

A good 2D game is infinitely better than a bad or medicore 3D game.

I know it's crazy to ask, but do you think they might port this to PC? Or X-Box? Or even the Cube?

**Recap** · 15 Jan 2004, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by g0zen

A good 2D game is infinitely better than a bad or medicore 3D game.

Obviously.

Originally Posted by g0zen

I know it's crazy to ask, but do you think they might port this to PC? Or X-Box? Or even the Cube?

Nope. Gust's focus is PS2. Some other companies have ported some of their games to other platforms (Kool Kizz's Marie & Elie no Atelier for DC, for instance). That's the only chance, if there's any.

**Yoshi** · 15 Jan 2004, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by g0zen

A good game is infinitely better than a bad or medicore game.

^^edited for accuracy

While certain genres fit better in 2D or 3D, dimensions do not a cause or effect of quality. Quality and dimension are simply different traits of any game.

**Captain Vegetable** · 15 Jan 2004, 02:51 PM

I can see the expressions on their faces!!! That's got to be the clearest looking 2D sprite-work I've ever seen. And the character design doesn't hurt it either.