{"id":5983,"date":"2014-05-02T07:23:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T07:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/?p=5983"},"modified":"2014-04-25T23:37:52","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T23:37:52","slug":"3ds-demo-impressions-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/2014\/05\/3ds-demo-impressions-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"3DS Demo Impressions Part #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can find part #1 <a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/2014\/04\/3ds-demo-impressions-part-1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Fire Emblem Awakening<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/FireEmblemAwakening3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5993 aligncenter\" title=\"FireEmblemAwakening3\" src=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/FireEmblemAwakening3-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/FireEmblemAwakening3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/FireEmblemAwakening3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/FireEmblemAwakening3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fire Emblem<\/em> with the edges rounded off. Yusuke Kozaki&#8217;s character designs, an expressive localisation, and a streamlining of systems and interface give the game a humanity which is grounded by the core mechanical additions of strategic alignment of units and unit groupings. These two new mechanics are an elegant way of increasing the game&#8217;s strategic breadth while anchoring the characters. There&#8217;s certainly an aura to Fire Emblem Awakening.<\/li>\n<li>In saying these things, I&#8217;m highly skeptical of <em>Fire Emblem<\/em>&#8216;s strategy gameplay. After I completed <em>Game Design Companion<\/em>, I played a number of SRPGs (<em>Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones<\/em>, <em>Jean d&#8217;arc<\/em>, and <em>Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together<\/em>) and took extensive notes on the genre. At some point in the future, I&#8217;d like to write up a complete investigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Resident Evil Revelations<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Resident-Evil-Revelations-3DS-2DS-_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5994 aligncenter\" title=\"_-Resident-Evil-Revelations-3DS-2DS-_\" src=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Resident-Evil-Revelations-3DS-2DS-_-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Resident-Evil-Revelations-3DS-2DS-_-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Resident-Evil-Revelations-3DS-2DS-_.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Survival horror operates on the fine balance between resources and threat. In the earlier <em>Resident Evil<\/em> games, the player had few munitions and limited control over the camera, so even a small group of zombies were dangerous. In <em>Resident Evil 4<\/em>, the player&#8217;s artillery and control over the camera increased, but so did the number of threats. <em>Revelations<\/em> is a combination of both kinds of horror. Resources are scant, the player can control the camera (although their view, of course, is still restricted\u2014perhaps even more so by the 3DS&#8217;s lower resolution forcing a closer perspective), and, in an unexpected twist, the enemies convulse sporadically, making them difficult to hit. From sparse groups, to mobs, to one-on-one encounters.<\/li>\n<li>My initial reaction was that the combat isn&#8217;t very fair, but I probably need more time and research to think this one out. I&#8217;m putting my thoughts on hold until The Evil Within comes out.<\/li>\n<li>The lack of enemy hit-stun is concerning.<\/li>\n<li>The first person mode is interesting in that it harkens back to the earlier versions of <em>Resident Evil 4<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Final Fantasy: Theatrhythm<span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An easier version of Elite Beat Agents with the notes coming in from left to right as oppose to appearing anywhere on the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Using the bottom screen to respond to notes on the top screen lacks the directness of simply touching the notes as they appear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>HarmoKnight<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlike Theatrhythm, actions in HarmoKnight are more direct because you&#8217;re pressing buttons to interact within the game world, as opposed to trying to match up your stylus movements with actions occurring on another screen.<\/li>\n<li>The cutscenes in this game are so attractive to look at.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Bravely Default<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/7161-bravely-default-flying-fairy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5995 aligncenter\" title=\"7161-bravely-default-flying-fairy\" src=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/7161-bravely-default-flying-fairy-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/7161-bravely-default-flying-fairy-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/7161-bravely-default-flying-fairy.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The meaty tutorial is front-loaded at the start of the demo, instead of presented in context when the player needs it. This puts a huge strain on the demo&#8217;s pacing and leaves the player with a list of things to remember that they have no conceptual understanding of. Worse still, when the player is later given the opportunity to play around with the game&#8217;s systems, the tutorial is nowhere to be found. A simple button on the touch screen would have been suffice. Because of the lack of tutorial, I found it hard to appreciate this game.<\/li>\n<li>This game is very Matsuno in style, and I&#8217;m a big fan, but it&#8217;s going to be a pass from me this time.<\/li>\n<li>The menus are a gorgeous mess. Key information should be prioritised. Everything else should be tucked away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Project X Zone<\/h3>\n<p>Wow. How much time you got? This game is a complete mess . I&#8217;m not even going to bother writing about it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find part #1 here. Fire Emblem Awakening Fire Emblem with the edges rounded off. Yusuke Kozaki&#8217;s character designs, an expressive localisation, and a streamlining of systems and interface give the game a humanity which is grounded by the core mechanical additions of strategic alignment of units and unit groupings. 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