Super robot Taisen:Original Generation.

[AdamJW]

Sorry I'm about to explode...

I can't believe I've got a fully translated version of Super Robot Taisen in my hands at long last. First impressions to me are that it seems like a luxury more than anything else to actually be able to read the battle quotes, and read the conversation sections with out referrring to the PC feels great aswell, but the menu's and intermission page just feels more like a luxury being in English than anything else.

I've also noticed the few name changes here and there already. Things like Zengar Zonbolt has become Sanger Zonvolt. There's quite a few issues of this nature, but on the whole what I've noticed so far the localisation seems like sterling work from Atlus. Some of the banter between characters may seem a bit far out there Japanese to some anyway, but still its just great for me to be able to read along with out a story faq.

I'll probably be talking to myself in this thread, but there you go. Western SimRPG fans must be the most hard done to bunch in gaming. First there's a wait of 12 years for a home console Fire Emblem to be released here and then we have a wait of fifteen years for Super robot Taisen. Hopefully this will open the floodgates and be the start of many more. I'll wait and see, but so far I'm an extremely happy bunny who's grinning from ear to ear right now.



*does Peter Crouch robot dance*

[ryodi]

What is the battle system like? Is Fire Emblem like in speed or more like Tactics Ogre which took an age for a battle to play out? And can you save and quit anywhere or must you get to the end of the battle before saving?

[zeroboo]

where did you get this?

i have been looking forward this for a long long long long time...

[gingerj]

According to IGN this is wack, have they mis-understood another title and given it a dire score?

[AdamJW]

You said it GingerJ they've completely missed the mark by a long way. First off by comparing it to Advance Wars. Yes its quite similar, but considering this franchise has been doing its own thing for the same sort of length of time as AW in Japan now anyway, and carries enough weight there to have 35 games(plus)in the series & an absolutely massive following that includes every spin off under the sun from toys, to plushies and art. I think however many japanese gamers can't be that wrong - over one fat Nintendo fanboy over at IGN who's played AW and thinks he knows everything about Turn based Strategy - can they?

I admit this game does show its age - yes it is a bit rough round the edges, but its because its a four year old game now, and many advancements have been made in the series by Banpresto. Even on the GBA games since 2002, but that shouldn't be held it against it. The follow up is superb and the reviewer at IGN also stated this has got old style SNES gameplay - again that should not be held against it because the sprite 2D based gameplay only adds to its already massive charm, its fun play ethic and is basically what players of these games want from their SRPGs anyway.

Its a real shame, and I can see why every 2D Turn based strategy has to draw comparisons to AW and I know AW is a brilliant Turn based Strategy, and SRT is certainly not for everyone, but there's more than enough originality here to see this compete with the like of both Fire Emblem and Advance Wars. It deserves its place amongst those two games(which are its nearest comparisons - for sure)here in the west now, and it has been been doing well against those two for many years in Japan now. That speaks a thousand words on its own - to me.

Get this game in - its Ace and woe be tied if any of the British game press give it a low score for these petty reasons aswell.

* deep breath * - OK mini rant over.