We're all very excited for 3D Dot Game Heroes at Destructoid HQ. The Zelda-esque gameplay and self-aware sense of humor looks and sounds rather brilliant, while the bright and unique design of the game makes it look like one of the most gorgeous PS3 games of all time. Here are some new pics and a little bit of information, because we can't stop talking about it.
The new screens show off the freshly revealed female characters. There are three character classes, and it is now known that you can choose a female equivalent of each class. Some new weapons have also been shown, titled the "Dragon Killer" and "Orichalcum," both perfectly stereotypical names. In addition to this, there are two bosses in the gallery, a giant snake with a weak point on its tail, and a Dark Knight that is both massive and very fast.
Aniplex is publishing the game's official soundtrack in Japan. The soundtrack will hit streets on November 25 for 2,130 Yen, and will include a special sticker and picture label. Judging from the trailer, the game will have a pretty rad soundtrack, so this might be worth trying to acquire. The game itself will release on November 5.
I want this game. I want it I want it I want it.
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8:20 AM on 09.18.2009
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WTF? IT really is a HUGE one. He used a boomerang to hit a button in a dungeon. The button was across the water.
The water in this game is AWFUL, it doesn't match the rest of the game at all.
---------------So, the sony fan boys are getting a rip off of Zelda.
You realize this game is a parody, right? It's MEANT to look like Zelda. It's not a rip-off, it's a spoof.
Relax man, what crawled up your butt and died this morning? It's just a game, yea it parodies Zelda. Lots of games have done so seriously. Look at Golden Axe Warrior and you'll see 3DDH parodies it just as much as it parodies Zelda. In fact I'd wager to say that it parodies it even more and the humor comes in that it's parodying a game that is in itself a parody.
It makes me think original Dragon Warrior, personally. Unless I see a kid with pointy ears and a green cocktail dress throwing a boomerang and collecting golden shapes, I'm not inclined to think this is a rip-off, at least in the negative sense.
The new princess type looks pretty cool as well
Fair enough about h5e5l5l5o5. Has anyone mentioned Shadow Complex to him? And yea I see what you're saying with the parodying Dragon Warrior. Golden Axe Warrior ripped that kind of design off from Dragon Warrior lol Take a look at it if you got time:
http://www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/index.php/Games/GoldenAxeWarrior
Ripping/parodying/copying aside, Zelda, Dragon Warrior/Quest, and Golden Axe Warrior were all great games. 3D:DH looks like it will be as well.
Sheeesh didn't you listen to h5e51515o5 logic 101.
But when the whole game is just a spoof about LOZ, it doesn't matter if it is serious or kidding, it is still a rip off.
Hey guys! I have a funny idea! Lets go make a 3D Zelda game that looks like it is made out of legos! But lets make it for the PS3!
We can make it as a spoof, but the whole game will just be a spoof of the Zelda games! Yah! And we can make the gameplay and puzzles just like it! haha funny spoof, right?
Or...we could just call it a rip off! :D
Comedy is the one genre I think games need more entries into. It's one type of game that had a renaissance during the SCUMM era, Monkey Island, Day Of The Tentacle and Sam & Max being prime examples - yet the challenge is going to be whether or not the efforts can evolve beyond point 'n click mechanics and into a fully-interactive comedic venture. Plot is one thing, but actually playing through the comedy is an entirely different concept.
h5e5l5lo5 /faceplam
Seems that it is just a rip off.
You realize it's not a "Zelda" game, right? It's an action-RPG - a genre that Zelda is a part of. Other such games of the old school variety are Ys and Xak. Also Alundra, Illusion of Gaia, Soul Blazer, etc. They all fit the same mold.
God, I hope this is just a small sampling of Destructoid's readership because if it's representative then this industry is fucking doomed.
I think the 3D part is very cool, I just think they should be more original.