Chenuen no San Goku Shi

While I was at IGN reading the articles on Nobunaga's Ambition Souten Roku (those realtime battles in addition to the turn-based ones sound/look [watch the video] nifty) as well as Nobunaga's Ambition Online (really really hoping for a US release of this one) I chanced upon an article about a Romance of the Three Kingdoms based game by Game Arts.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any impressions, reviews etc. for the game (it seems to have come out last year in Japan...maybe) so I was wondering if anyone here has played it, knows anything about it, etc.

When I had VGD oh so long ago, we brought in 1 copy of this game and I was intrigued by it... but not enough to open it. No one bought the game either... Maybe the new VGD still has it...

This month's OPM previews the new Nobunaga, and holy crap does it sound rad:

"Set in 16th century Japan, this massively multiplayer online rpg from Koei allows thousands of people to get online and interact with one another in a a game that looks somewhat similar to the Dynasty Warriors titles. It allows you to choose from one of seven jobs, such as samurai, priest, blacksmith, or ninja, and has you team up to battle enemies of varying size and species - not unlike you would in Everquest. Nobunaga invades Japan in the spring."

There's another preview and some images of the game at Magic Box.

While I'm not too hot on what sounds like fantasy elements in the series, this could very well be the best thing ever. Or a lame Everquest clone. Either way, I'm definitely keeping an eye on it. With any luck this is the precursor to an online RotTK or proper strategy Nobunaga.

er... this thread is about the Game Arts' 3 Kingdoms game, not Nobunaga's Online...

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Originally posted by haohmaru
When I had VGD oh so long ago, we brought in 1 copy of this game and I was intrigued by it... but not enough to open it. No one bought the game either... Maybe the new VGD still has it...

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We might, what does the cover look like?

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Originally posted by Tsubaki
er... this thread is about the Game Arts' 3 Kingdoms game, not Nobunaga's Online...

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Originally posted by alan_fatima

as well as Nobunaga's Ambition Online (really really hoping for a US release of this one)

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It came up, so I brought it up again. But you can feel free to talk about Game Arts some more.

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This month's OPM previews the new Nobunaga, and holy crap does it sound rad

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A friend in mine in Japan is a beta tester for Nobunaga Online and told me it's the worst online game he's played in awhile. It's apparently so bad that Koei shouldn't even bother releasing it. As reference, he writes for a print magazine over there that deals with online gaming so I believe him. :p

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Originally posted by Shou-sama
A friend in mine in Japan is a beta tester for Nobunaga Online and told me it's the worst online game he's played in awhile. It's apparently so bad that Koei shouldn't even bother releasing it. As reference, he writes for a print magazine over there that deals with online gaming so I believe him. :p

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Worse than Everquest? Oy. That totally sucks.

Ouch.

Did he give any specifics, Shou? Like, how's the battle system and the whole allegiance thing?