Hexyz Force Blessedly Targets Veteran RPG Aficionados
Hexyz ForceAh, the good ol' days of traditional role-playing. It's all but dead on consoles but it's alive and well on handhelds, especially the PSP.
Take the upcoming Hexyz Force, for instance. Yet another potential gem from Atlus and designed specifically for the avid role-playing fan, we get a big unveiling from Project Lead Clayton Chan at the PlayStation Blog. First of all, he tells us that the game will retail for the "recession-friendly price" of $29.99 when it arrives on May 26 in the US. Secondly, we get a couple very cool debut trailers and a ton of details concerning the gameplay and premise. We learn that Hexyz Force will boast "two engrossing tales," featuring Levant von Schweitzer or Cecilia Armaclite; both storylines will touch on very different topics. It's recommended that you play both in order to see all angles of the plot but of course, that's your choice. And perhaps my favorite line from that whole post: "If you're an RPG veteran, you're going to be able to get right into the turn-based gameplay." Music to my ears, my friends.
Attacks will be separated into three distinct Divine Aspects, all of which will be utilized to build the Hexyz Charge; once you reach that threshold, your attack power will be boosted. Oh, and let's not forget the always-entertaining art of "crafting and fusing your own weapons," as well as doing a bit of treasure hunting. For PSP owners who also happen to be RPG fans, this one appears to be a definite must.
Related Game(s): Hexyz Force
4/7/2010 8:52:57 PM Ben Dutka
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DemonNeno
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:39:43 PM
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Why does God want to punish me? WHY?! He can have my money! I'll give it to him in ADVANCE! Damnit. Just before I snooze i read this. Now I'm going to toss and turn!
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Highlander
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:53:06 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 10:28:42 AM
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nogoat23
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 4:07:17 PM
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DemonNeno
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 6:51:28 PM
I doubt it would hurt PSP sales. Even if they do think so, there are alternatives. Allowing the PSP to get plugged into the PS3s' USB to allow the PS3 to play them would be a great way to enjoy a larger view with a bigger controller.
However! I still stand firmly that a.) PSP is just too small for my hands and eyes. It's like watching a movie on an IPOD to me. TOO SMALL! and b.) Even if the PS3 handled it, it wouldn't look remotely as good as a true 720p PS3 version would.
As far as a PSP emulator, I don't see that being too hurtful to the PSP itself. The selling point is the fact that it's portable.
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AirplanePeanuts
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 7:50:03 PM
It's my understanding that the PSPGo has the same functionality, and ALSO you can hook a dang Dual Shock 3 up to it, essentially turning your PSP into a little tiny console! Neat as that is, it would be a waste of money for me (and all my UMDs) to upgrade to the Go, but for a first time buyer I think that would be a pretty neat trick.
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Alienange
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:45:40 PM
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MysteriousMagus
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:52:53 PM
The last good RPG s far... was Eternal Sonata... But PSP Rpg aren't all that good except for a few... I just use it to play PSOne games... No RPG this days can surpass any PSX RPG...
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Kevadu
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 1:42:32 AM
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Arvis
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 8:55:27 AM
@Magus: The last good RPG was Eternal Sonata!? Are you out of your mind? What about Valkyria Chronicles? What about Resonance of Fate?
-Arvis
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:49:47 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:58:15 PM
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Jawknee
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:55:06 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 10:09:04 PM
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shadowscorpio
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 11:33:22 AM
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Scarecrow
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 10:30:15 PM
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/sarcasm
FYI: It has the best library of rpgs this generation ;)
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shadowscorpio
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 11:34:34 AM
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piratedrunk
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 10:33:09 PM
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This year is killing my wallet.
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kraygen
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 10:41:08 PM
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However after the announcement of ff9 being on psn soon, I will get it first because it will be cheaper and I've never played it.
Positive side it will give this game time to go down in price so I can afford it later.
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piratedrunk
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 11:02:48 PM
That said I think you will love FFIX it is extremely fun.
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shadowscorpio
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 11:38:50 AM
I sold it and then regretted it so I went out to buy it again and it was damn near impossible to find it. Thank the gods I did.
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kraygen
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 3:10:41 PM
Yeah I know it will probably take a while, but I've never played a final fantasy that I didn't spend over 100 hours per play through and if 9 is good, I'll play it more than once.
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hellish_devil
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 11:04:26 PM
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huh1678
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 11:37:16 PM
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Naztycuts
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 12:07:26 AM
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shadowscorpio
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 11:50:13 AM
The only time that they can use the excuse that something is becoming stagnant is when gamers just don't seem to be catchin on to your game.
You've probably heard a certain 'saying' repeated on this sight if you come here enough... "If it ain't broken, don't fix it".
Square-enix to alot of people is guilty of this. How can what they originally did with their turn-based JRPG's be stagnant if people were still buying?
Til this day people are STILL buying FF 7, FF 8, and FF 9... You don't say...
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Oyashiro
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 1:03:15 AM
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I've been looking forward to Hexyz Force for a while now. I'm bit of a fan of Gust.
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JackC8
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 7:26:45 AM
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I don't have a PSP because I don't have any use for one - I do all my gaming at home. When I go out, I'm doing something, and don't have time to sit around playing a game. I can't see buying one to play at home, because I can play HD games on my 32" TV - why would I want to play anything on a 4" screen?
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Arvis
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 8:57:01 AM
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-Arvis
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Victor321
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 1:19:24 PM
Heck, I'm 16 and I love old school RPGs!! Lol ^.^
(I think I'm aging on the inside =P lmao)
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AirplanePeanuts
Thursday, April 08, 2010 @ 4:37:21 PM
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At the risk of pimping a platform this site doesn't even cover, the DS has done a much better job, to me, of delivering the best old-timey RPGs of the last few years. But it's also been kind of frustrating because I'd rather see some of these games go to the PSP, if only for some prettier images and the bigger screen. Atlus, for instance, delivered two original and utterly fantastic original Shin Megami Tensei games to the DS just over the last year alone. Meanwhile all they're giving the PSP for MegaTen games are ports of old ones I already bought (in the case of Persona 3, multiple times!) on my consoles.
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Highlander
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:34:13 PM