Square Enix + PopCap= Puzzle RPG

[Alexis]

So apparently, Squenix and Popcap are teaming up and making a Puzzle RPG called Gyromancer (http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/gyromancer/1028322p1.html).
Square Enix and Popcap just seems like such an odd combination to me...I'm not quite sure what I think yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi6XcAtrgn8&feature=player_embedded#t=59


Thoughts?

[DarkeSword]

Infinite Interactive did it first with Puzzle Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_Quest:_Challenge_of_the_Warlords), kthx.

ALTHOUGH, this game looks pretty cool too.

[RedFusion]

Gotta love the production values in this. It looked just like any other FF/SE game until the puzzle blocks started showing lol. Not too sure if I'm interested, but I love how most XBLA games end up being released on Steam anyway, so PC gaming ftw.

[Bleck]

breaking news

square enix is teaming up with popcap to make a game called 'rake in money to help square enix get back all the money they spent making final fantasy 13'

[Malaki-LEGEND.sys]

breaking news

square enix is teaming up with popcap to make a game called 'rake in money to help square enix get back all the money they spent making final fantasy 13'

Bleck, you adorable little cynic you!

...But yes, that's exactly what this is.

[Meteo Xavier]

Bah.

Call me when Square-Enix is working on Gyromite and we'll talk.

[Schwaltzvald]

breaking news

square enix is teaming up with popcap to make a game called 'rake in money to help square enix get back all the money they spent making final fantasy 13'

Curiously any news articles posted recently that brought this sentiment out or is it just the "lol another final fantasy" way of thinking?

[The Damned]

Thoughts?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/yodaisbetter/other/samusyay.jpg

OK, not really, but I thought it looked kind of funny.

[CHIPP Damage]

breaking news

square enix is teaming up with popcap to make a game called 'rake in money to help square enix get back all the money they spent making final fantasy 13'

I'm pretty sure that they're planning on getting back the money they spent making FF13 by selling FF13.

I think this game looks really cool. The art is undeniably unbelievable. It looks like they've added some RPG elements to the puzzle parts, too, and are using it as some kind of damage dealing system instead of just having regular 1-on-1 puzzle matches. If it were like an RPG except with regular bejeweled matches as random battles, I wouldn't want to play it.

What they REALLY should do is make puzzles way more prominent in traditional RPGs. The only way we usually have to become stronger is battling. Most RPGs put you through well over 1000 battles. They should totally just cut that number in half and replace it with different kinds of puzzles from which you also receive experience. Or they could do like in Alundra where, if you don't toil for hours at a time, you just can't move forward. That game was HARSH! LOVED it!

[kitty]

Could work. Has me interested for now.

[Dhsu]

Infinite Interactive did it first with Puzzle Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_Quest:_Challenge_of_the_Warlords), kthx.

ALTHOUGH, this game looks pretty cool too.
Yo Gyromancer, I'm really happy for you, and I'ma let you finish, but Bejeweled Twist ( http://www.popcap.com/microsite/bejeweled/) is one of the best casual games of all time!

OF ALL TIME.

[The Damned]

Oh god, aren't we done with that one yet?

[Alexis]

Yo Gyromancer, I'm really happy for you, and I'ma let you finish, but Peggle ( http://www.popcap.com/games/peggle) is one of the best casual games of all time!

OF ALL TIME.

Fixed that for you. ;-)

[Arcana]

Fixed that for you. ;-)

I would play a Peggle RPG.

[Dhsu]

http://www5.popcap.com/promos/pegglewow/

:?:

[Arcana]

That doesn't count.












(I already have that addon).

[Vilecat]

Graphics (like the roads and artwork) remind me a lot of Unlimited Saga. I was actually expecting more than a Tetris Attack style game though.

The genre isn't brand new though. This lil browser game here (http://armorgames.com/play/4206/knightfall-2) is very surprising and enjoyable. The music is catchy too, even if the loop is small. Here's a trailer of the game on YouTube. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WBZO4CEFmI)

[Clefairy]

This lil browser game here (http://armorgames.com/play/4206/knightfall-2) is very surprising and enjoyable.

Knightfall 2!?

Played the hell out of the first, so I am all over this. Love Armor Games, great flash portal.

On topic, I'll be taking a pass on Gyro. Puzzle Quest with Square production values doesn't really do it for me.

[Ajax]

SquareEnix: Hey, how about we re-release one of your games with our name and pretty pictures stamped on it?

PopCap: Oh, so that means we can sell the same game to a new, larger audience and make a ton of money... again?

SquareEnix: Yeah, but this time we want to be there for it.

PopCap: ...ok

[Kenogu Labz]

I think they've got the idea. Genre blending tends to create some of the most interesting and unique mechanics, and it looks like they've got quite a good mix here. But no-one will really know until they release, eh?