2004-01-02 21:40:14 Incredible game !

This game is soooo good :)

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-03 05:45:54 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-02 21:40:14)

i will not be able to take Otogi on my favorite store after the holidays season beacause my stupid/extremely bright governement have pass a law for french jacket videogame only!


its a luck for me that internet exist!




désolé si mon anglais est pourri de chez pourri ;)

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2004-01-03 09:30:58 In reply to Noval_Garaint (2004-01-03 05:45:54)

your english is not pourri!

;-)

2004-01-03 20:03:46 In reply to kiki1980 (2004-01-03 09:30:58)

Blim I would love it if u could make a video of one of the boss fights in otogi 2!!!!

Huge fan of the first one and cant wait to see more of the 2nd one!!

Thanks!

2004-01-03 20:22:12 In reply to Thyr (2004-01-03 20:03:46)

I'm working on one for tomorrow, a very impressive fight to say the least :)

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-04 02:09:24 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-03 20:22:12)

Thank you so very much!

Me wuvs you!

2004-01-04 08:33:37 In reply to Thyr (2004-01-04 02:09:24)

I sure hpet hat it comes to the US.

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2004-01-04 11:10:11 In reply to EliteG (2004-01-04 08:33:37)

I heard Sega has no plan for that game in Europe at least.

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-04 20:27:23 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-04 11:10:11)

Didnt ubisoft publish that mech game for From Software in north america?
They would be wise to pick otogi 2 up!

I want it dammit!

2004-01-04 20:32:58 In reply to Thyr (2004-01-04 20:27:23)

I think it's bigben interactive who published that very average game Murakumo in Europe. At least they distributed it.
The video of the fight (it's not a boss fight really) is being uploaded right now.

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-04 22:14:58 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-04 20:32:58)

Looks amazing thnk you

2004-01-04 22:19:37 In reply to Thyr (2004-01-04 22:14:58)

My pleasure

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-05 04:30:12 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-04 22:19:37)

I sure hope this comes to Canada!

2004-01-05 13:33:26 In reply to Thyr (2004-01-05 04:30:12)

Otogi 2 is on the cover of the January issue of Famitsu... does any one know what score it got?

2004-01-05 13:37:03 In reply to Xeratule (2004-01-05 13:33:26)

It got a quite nice 8 / 9 / 9 / 7 (32) in Dorimaga and and 7 / 8 / 8 / 7 (30) in Famitsu Weekly. I have not seen the score of Famitsu Xbox yet.

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-05 13:49:17 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-05 13:37:03)

many thanks... didn't the January issue of Famitsu Xbox just come out?

2004-01-05 13:49:51 In reply to Xeratule (2004-01-05 13:49:17)

Last week I think, but I did not see any score posted for the moment.

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-05 14:10:31 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-05 13:49:51)

ok

2004-01-05 14:22:52 In reply to Xeratule (2004-01-05 14:10:31)

So according to Famitsu weekly, the first one was better than the second one?(I own the first one)

It had a 31/40

2004-01-05 15:41:35 In reply to Xeratule (2004-01-05 14:22:52)

I would not really trust any score from Famitsu anyway.

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-05 22:44:42 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-05 15:41:35)

It's kind of sad that Famitsu would give a GREAT Japanese oriented game such a low score.

2004-01-05 23:24:35 In reply to Xeratule (2004-01-05 22:44:42)

One of these days I'll translate a small text written by a french games journalist who also works for Famitsu where he explains how a game gets a score. Quite interesting to say the least.

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-07 05:34:23 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-05 23:24:35)

that would be cool.

2004-01-08 11:39:54 In reply to Xeratule (2004-01-07 05:34:23)

Finally found it. This text is written by Greg of the french magazine Gaming. He also works for Famitsu Xbox and some other japanese publications.

"The scores of famitsu, how it works :

1) Famitsu is a weekly magazine. Thus there are 4 teams making one magazine per month, with one chief editor each.

2) Before starting testing a game, the chief editor and the testers have a meeting and discuss about the game. If the chief editor got special orders from the publisher (don't be to harsh or so) he tells them there.

3) The 4 testers play the game.

4) They go back to the chief editor the day the magazine is finished and discuss again. They each agree on the score they will give to the game.

5) The chief editor sends the scores to the publishers so they can comment about them.

6) If the publicher is not happy with the scores, he negotiates. For exemple : "All right, you are harsh on that one, but the next one you give me an adverstising, ok ?"

There it is, it's not that difficult. I say "Famitsu" because I know it from the inside, but in Japan it works like that everywhere. The magazine get the images and infos MONTHS before the official press release, but wait for the publishers before doing anything with them. There is absolutely no research from them.

All the pages about a game are sent and verified by each publisher. If they do a feature about Devil May Cry, it will be check by Capcom who will send back the page saying them to change a title or some texts...

I hope I did not destroy a myth"

End of the lousy translation ;)

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2004-01-10 07:06:08 In reply to BlimBlim (2004-01-08 11:39:54)

Scary!