Time and Eternity

[ZenErik]

Well yea. This game basically won awards in Japan for being awful. Nice idea though. Maybe on the PS4 someone will execute a JRPG that looks like anime properly.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I'm gonna buy it shortly after launch. The graphics look amazing and I've been known to dig games that get shredded by the critics.

[Retrogamer0001]

My special edition just shipped out from the NISA website, so hopefully it will arrive in the next week or so. Pretty interested to see what this game has to offer...

[brunoafh]

It continually baffles me how NIS games consistently look just terrible to me, despite my love for RPGs and anime. Visually it looks completely atrocious, the gameplay looks horrid and stiff. I can totally appreciate what they were going for, but it doesn't look like they could have failed any harder. I know not everything is going to look like Valkyria Chronicles, but damn. You'd think at this point the unholy trio (NIS/Idea Factory/Compile Heart) would be able to provide something of quality even on the most basic level outside the Disgaea franchise, but I guess they are determined to do otherwise.

Then again, when games like Neptunia can gain explosive popularity and launch a franchise because OMG RETRO JOKES!!! novelty, it's not hard to see why they'll never attempt to raise the bar.

[Retrogamer0001]

It continually baffles me how NIS games consistently look just terrible to me, despite my love for RPGs and anime. Visually it looks completely atrocious, the gameplay looks horrid and stiff. I can totally appreciate what they were going for, but it doesn't look like they could have failed any harder. I know not everything is going to look like Valkyria Chronicles, but damn. You'd think at this point the unholy trio (NIS/Idea Factory/Compile Heart) would be able to provide something of quality even on the most basic level outside the Disgaea franchise, but I guess they are determined to do otherwise.

Then again, when games like Neptunia can gain explosive popularity and launch a franchise because OMG RETRO JOKES!!! novelty, it's not hard to see why they'll never attempt to raise the bar.

Well, I thought the Atelier games looked pretty decent this gen, even if I can't beat any of them

[ZenErik]

NIS doesn't make Atelier or Time and Eternity. But yea. The Atelier games at least have great character designs. The graphics in the dungeons aren't great, but the art in the towns isn't bad. Time and Eternity just looks shit.

[BoneSnapDeez]

It continually baffles me how NIS games consistently look just terrible to me, despite my love for RPGs and anime. Visually it looks completely atrocious, the gameplay looks horrid and stiff. I can totally appreciate what they were going for, but it doesn't look like they could have failed any harder. I know not everything is going to look like Valkyria Chronicles, but damn. You'd think at this point the unholy trio (NIS/Idea Factory/Compile Heart) would be able to provide something of quality even on the most basic level outside the Disgaea franchise, but I guess they are determined to do otherwise.

Then again, when games like Neptunia can gain explosive popularity and launch a franchise because OMG RETRO JOKES!!! novelty, it's not hard to see why they'll never attempt to raise the bar.

Well I'm interested in trying Time and Eternity and I liked Hyperdimension Neptunia (not so much the second game - not even gonna bother with the third).

Beyond that, everything else is a yawnfest. I don't even care for Disgaea - just a bunch of grinding and padding as far as I'm considered.

I think NIS has this hardcore weeaboo fanbase who just blindly laps this shiz up. Cuz ya know, cute anime girls and all. Or whatever.

I keep wanting to like their games, but it's getting harder and harder.

[ZenErik]

Disgaea IS the only actual real NIS series of the ones being mentioned. And I think it's a lot of fun. Love the characters in Disgaea 4. Can't wait for Disgaea D2.

Guided Fate Paradox is another ACTUAL NIS game that looks pretty good. Will be out here soon. Spiritual successor to ZHP.

[Retrogamer0001]

NIS doesn't make Atelier or Time and Eternity. But yea. The Atelier games at least have great character designs. The graphics in the dungeons aren't great, but the art in the towns isn't bad. Time and Eternity just looks shit.

Ah, I assume they only publish them then?

[ZenErik]

NIS doesn't make Atelier or Time and Eternity. But yea. The Atelier games at least have great character designs. The graphics in the dungeons aren't great, but the art in the towns isn't bad. Time and Eternity just looks shit.

Ah, I assume they only publish them then?

Yes. NIS actually generally makes pretty good games.

Check out their games developed list here:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Ichi_Software

Not all gems but mostly very solid.

NIS America just happens to publish a lot of mediocre RPGs from Gust, Idea Factory, Compile Heart, etc. Though Gust games will likely now just be published by Koei Tecmo. And Compile Heart doesn't compare to the quality of the original Compile.