Little King's Story

[James]

??? This isn't a JRPG. What on earth are you talking about?

-edit- Never mind, distractions in the background meant I didn't read it right. Take 2-

I haven't bought a JRPG in years. The problem with that genre isn't the graphics, it's the gameplay stagnation. I'm actually looking forward to Half-Minute Hero, which does all sorts of goofy things with the JRPG cliches, and will cheerfully pay $30 for it on PSP.

James

[Hero]

To me it boils down to a difference between one's perception of what one thing should be, vs. what it is. To say "it's worth $10 at best" when a publisher feels it's worth $50, and that somehow they Just Don't Get It is silly.

Now if you're saying "I would only get it when it's $10" or "it's not that interesting to me, maybe on a cheap impulse buy" then there's different intentions there.

In instance, yes, I would gladly get something for free if that's what the distrobution of the publisher was intending. I picked up Money Island for free this weekend - but there's a difference between saying "I'll get a good game at a good deal" and "I refuse to buy this - they better give it to me before it's befit of my time."

It's splitting semantics to be honest, but I do feel strongly about such minutae. That there's a thin line dividing those who feel entitled to things for the lowest-to-free possible cost, and those who look for good deals but also willing to reward things they find valuable. Even if that means overpaying $40 in someone else's eyes.

[NeoZeedeater]

I finally got this. After an hour and a half or so, I'm quite impressed. It has an addictive "I'll just play a bit more and expand my kingdom" quality to it. The pacing and treasure hunting is thankfully more Pikmin-like in speed than that of a dull life sim.

[Spike]

I finally got this. After an hour and a half or so, I'm quite impressed. It has an addictive "I'll just play a bit more and expand my kingdom" quality to it. The pacing and treasure hunting is thankfully more Pikmin-like in speed than that of a dull life sim.

I just got this today too. I agree, it is very well done and is quite addictive. I like the style of the game, and the music.

[Hero]

I'm into my fourth kingdom invasion and it gets pretty tough. The new areas for expanding my land are fraught with crazy minibosses, and the other kingdoms pull no punches.

[Compass]

What's up with the complete lack of pathfinding for your troops? Not exaggerating, there really isn't any. Right now, there are certain areas of the game I can't explore with a full retinue because a simple staircase guarantees I lose at least a couple troops. I'd think pathfinding would be the one thing you ensure gets ironed out -- or hell, included -- if your entire game is a big escort mission.

I guess later on you get access to formations? And those help? Well it's frustrating as hell for the time being. Pretty fun game otherwise. Forgot Cing did this. I guess they weren't all bad after all.

Verde is cute.

[kedawa]

If they're supposed to just follow you, there's no good reason why they can't trace the path you took.

[NeoZeedeater]

Formations help but stairs will always cause trouble.

I need to go back and finish this game some time. I loved it but some part late in the game was very frustrating and would keep sending me back far so I put it aside.

[Low]

Little King Story is one of the most underrated games in the past few years and I'm happy to see it get a second chance on Vita (with added touch controls). Little pissed though that they screwed with the art style:

[Hero]

Yeah, the original is very charming - this is real animu.

But still hoping <3