First, the link.
Looks like XSeed has struck again, this time picking up Media.Vision's DS game "RIZ-ZOAWD" under the name "The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road." As a fan of Media.Vision's other work (aka: Wild ARMS) and of pretty much anything related to the Wizard of OZ, this announcement has made me very excited. With this, Fragile, Avalon Code, Retro Game Challenge, Ragnarok Online, Flower, Sun, and Rain, and Ju-On all getting stateside releases thanks to them, XSeed is quickly making a rush for my favorite publisher, even above Atlus.
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Anyhow, while I also like a lot of what XSeed and Media Vision have sent our way, I'm a tad nervous about this one...I like the look, but the "virtual trak-ball" movement controls look iffy. I'll also need to learn more about what combat involves, as off the cuff it's reminiscent of Dragon Quest (which I'm not a big fan of). Will be looking for more info, thanks for bringing this to my attention.
@BulletMagnet:
The trackball-style controls worried me before I played it, too. Luckily they work pretty well. Still, I'm hoping they add traditional button controls for the US release, because I know a lot of people will find this too strange for them.
"Beyond the Yellow Brick Road" could probably be a standalone title on its own, it's less of a mouthful too.
Either way, the game looks awesome, and it'll still sell somewhat by word of mouth, I just think it'll be hard to convert anyone who wasn't already interested in it.