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 Dynasty Warriors gundam is a beat 'em up based on the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam series and its many incarnations. It was developed by Koei, who are known for making a lot of licensed games, often taking the Dynasty Warriors formula and re-designing it to fit the respective property. DW Gundam is no exception, and features a greater (but still minor) focus on strategy than its counterparts, as well as introducing AI that is actually competent and reliable, thus cementing my argument that the AI in other DW games is stupid on purpose. It's also very colorful and has a spiffy user interface. We're going to be playing through the game's "Official Mode" (that's what it's called), so we can experience bits and pieces of the official Gundam storylines, but with more hitting things and less watching things hit things. We'll level up mobile suits, level up pilots, equip items, and sometimes go to outer space! After official mode, we'll take a much smaller look at "Original Mode" which is an original story that crosses over several different Gundam continuities, centering around a mysterious planet that breaks the boundaries of time and space. Videos:            That's all for Gundam! GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Jul 7, 2016 |
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This looks like it's going to be an enjoyable ride. Is it similar to Dynasty Warriors in that you can play as a vast array of colourful characters? Or are you limited to the three on the selection screen?
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Jun 19, 2016 11:52
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You unlock more characters as you progress through the different modes. Official has set characters for the routes, since it's based on the actual series' stories, but Original opens the floodgates on characters you can use, since Original gives no fucks. Are you going to do the whole DW Gundam series, or just the first game?
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Jun 19, 2016 13:26
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quote:Dynasty Warriors quote:Gundam   Somebody port this to PC, stat!
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Jun 19, 2016 13:39
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CommissarMega posted:
I love the Dynasty Warrior Gundam series, even if I found the gameplay really repetitive. I forget if it was 2, or 3, but the series has a special place in my heart for allowing to me create Cyber Newtype Loran Cehack, Ace Pilot for the Principality of Zeon. Truly the best possible outcome of all time. 
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Jun 19, 2016 13:53
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CommissarMega posted:
If they didn't port Reborn (4th and latest in the series), I doubt they'll port any of them. Which is a huge shame, because 3 and Reborn both had online co-op, though 3 had 4-player and Reborn only had 2-player, and giant character/mobile suit rosters.
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Jun 19, 2016 14:06
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The first game in the series was always the most basic, but goddamn, that shot of the Zaku eyes lighting up in the intro is still cool as hell. The second game is really the point it gets good though, and the third game is fun as hell. Probably tied for Warriors Orochi 3 for my favourite Warriors game.
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Jun 19, 2016 15:10
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I had no idea this was a thing.
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Jun 19, 2016 15:44
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 Mission "menacingly run into Gundam" complete. This seriously looks fun though, I've always been interested in this series but console choices make it hard (seriously, port this to PC!). That said Ramba Ral's Gouf loses a lot of importance when it debuts alongside the Dom.
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Jun 19, 2016 17:01
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JohnOfOrdo3 posted:This looks like it's going to be an enjoyable ride. Is it similar to Dynasty Warriors in that you can play as a vast array of colourful characters? Or are you limited to the three on the selection screen? As Anime-Boob-Mousepad said, Official mode only features characters that make sense in the official storyline, but Original mode has an absurd amount, to the point completing Original Mode entirely could take around 50 hours. Schubalts posted:Are you going to do the whole DW Gundam series, or just the first game? I'm not sure yet, because as cool as Gundam is and as much as I love Koei's licensed games, there's a lot of other fish in the sea and I'm a bit of a swinger. Cathode Raymond posted:I had no idea this was a thing. There will eventually be a Dynasty Warriors game for everything. Blaze Dragon posted:Ramba Ral's Gouf loses a lot of importance when it debuts alongside the Dom. No kidding, especially when Ramba Ral being denied a DOM was an important plot point.
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Jun 19, 2016 17:16
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IIRC soemone told me the second DW:G game has like a relationship system and every time a pilot likes you more they send you a message. Heero's first message is "I'll kill you" I also heard 2 and 3 had some awful loving Heero and Kira worship. The latter is especially bad because holy poo poo is SEED a shitshow. And I'm someone who like the Freedom Gundam.
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Jun 19, 2016 23:24
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I've only played Reborn, but I really, really enjoyed it. SEED got way too much representation, but at least most of the suits were really fun.
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Jun 19, 2016 23:27
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SEED was the most popular series, I thought? Not that it means anything toward its quality, but I can understand why they focused on it so much. Also, iirc, Heero's "I'll kill you" is a recurring in-joke, since he never actually kills the people he claims he will. GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Jun 19, 2016 |
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Jun 19, 2016 23:36
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GamesAreSupernice posted:SEED was the most popular series, I thought? Not that it means anything toward its quality, but I can understand why they focused on it so much. It was and I have no idea why. Especially after SEED Destiny. THAT apparently broke the dude so hard he made Cross Ange. And that only became popular because Nana Mizuki is a troll who would make FYAD proud. GamesAreSupernice posted:Also, iirc, Heero's "I'll kill you" is a recurring in-joke, since he never actually kills the people he claims he will. Yup, that's why I really liked it 
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Jun 19, 2016 23:44
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SSNeoman posted:IIRC soemone told me the second DW:G game has like a relationship system and every time a pilot likes you more they send you a message. Heero's first message is "I'll kill you" 2 and 3 both had relationships. They unlock those messages, new missions, skills, mobile suits, operators (the person who tells you about objectives in-battle), and pilots. They don't really. Like Kira's random event (when he randomly shows up during non-Official modes) lines are all about peace and stop fighting blah blah non-lethal, then Athrun shows up and basically calls him a hypocritical idiot for spraying lasers everywhere and tells him to leave.
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Jun 20, 2016 00:03
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Nice,cool to finally see this being LP'd! I'm anxiously looking forwards to the fanfiction missions later on,they're pretty fun.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:08
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Oh, if only DW:G Reborn had an English dub... No, seriously, whoever hired these VAs deserves a goddamn medal because each one is just the right amount for campy cheese for me to enjoy. Especially the Black Tri-Stars, who will now forever be angry space Texans, which is funny, because in Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, there is actually a colony called New Dallas where Artesia/Seyla and Cavsal/"Edouard" (Casval's alias before he became the Char Aznable we all know and love) hide out in, I believe. From what I can remember it's basically Space Texas. I'm also eager to see how they handle the Red Comet's voice. Also, will you be covering the other three games? DW:G Reborn in particular, since that focuses on the main "flagship" timelines (UC from 0079 to Gundam Unicorn and CE from SEED up to SEED: DESTINY) for its story mode.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:45
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Played DW1 a bunch, and 2 even more. I'm looking forward to seeing this because, well, I love me some Gundam.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:49
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Lore chat in a Gundam LP? Yeeeeesssssss. I'm actually not surprised that they put the Odessa battle as the first one, as it's one of the big Set-Piece fights for the series, and is also one of the few that might be recognized by someone only mildly acquainted with the series. That logic is probably also why Ramba Ral appears in a battle that he was not actually alive for in the series. What surprises me is that we didn't have an appearance by everyone's favorite masked Zeon pilot. On the other hand, they are probably saving Char for the second mission.
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Jun 20, 2016 01:58
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HereticMIND posted:No, seriously, whoever hired these VAs deserves a goddamn medal because each one is just the right amount for campy cheese for me to enjoy. Especially the Black Tri-Stars, who will now forever be angry space Texans, which is funny, because in Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, there is actually a colony called New Dallas where Artesia/Seyla and Cavsal/"Edouard" (Casval's alias before he became the Char Aznable we all know and love) hide out in, I believe. From what I can remember it's basically Space Texas. I'm also eager to see how they handle the Red Comet's voice. They actually got as many of the original English actors back as they could. Which resulted in things like Brad Swaille talking to himself in 3, because he voiced Amuro and Setsuna.
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Jun 20, 2016 02:06
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Oh, how I love this game's Original Mode. Especially Puru, Domon and Milliardo's Bogus Journey. Shame that gets dropped for later games.SSNeoman posted:It was and I have no idea why. Especially after SEED Destiny. HereticMIND posted:No, seriously, whoever hired these VAs deserves a goddamn medal because each one is just the right amount for campy cheese for me to enjoy.
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Jun 20, 2016 02:07
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I heard that DWG:3 was bad, it basically killed any chance of seeing a PC Port ever, and was the reason why Reborn didn't get a physical release anywhere outside of Japan.
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Jun 20, 2016 06:13
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Kurieg posted:I heard that DWG:3 was bad, it basically killed any chance of seeing a PC Port ever, and was the reason why Reborn didn't get a physical release anywhere outside of Japan. I've heard a lot of bad things about DWG:3 too, but none that anyone ever clarified to me.
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Jun 20, 2016 08:33
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Just looked up DW:G 3 for the first time, it seems pretty sweet in all honesty.
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Jun 20, 2016 09:35
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DWG3's a great game, in all honesty. I think it gets a lot of flak because it does a SRW-style original story by mashing up all the characters and plots to create its own thing. Really, it's just a typical Dynasty Warriors game, where they refine what worked in the last games and kick out what didn't (the relationship system from the last game is back, for example, but while you could lose points by destroying aces on the field, in this game, the worst that happens is you don't gain anything with them). Besides, it has Gym Gingham being voiced by Scott McNeil in fill-on scenery chewing mode, and if you don't like that, you can just get out.
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Jun 20, 2016 10:19
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:DWG3's a great game, in all honesty. I think it gets a lot of flak because it does a SRW-style original story by mashing up all the characters and plots to create its own thing. Really, it's just a typical Dynasty Warriors game, where they refine what worked in the last games and kick out what didn't (the relationship system from the last game is back, for example, but while you could lose points by destroying aces on the field, in this game, the worst that happens is you don't gain anything with them). Besides, it has Gym Gingham being voiced by Scott McNeil in fill-on scenery chewing mode, and if you don't like that, you can just get out. It also looks really uh... what's the word for something colorful, loud, and energetic? Hip? Pop? Lollipop bop hip hop. Also, I hate to be contrarian, but while Koei usually makes good progress from game to game, Ken's Rage 2 was an awful mistake and took away everything unique from the first. GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 11:16 on Jun 20, 2016 |
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Jun 20, 2016 11:13
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AradoBalanga posted:Oh, how I love this game's Original Mode. Especially Puru, Domon and Milliardo's Bogus Journey. Shame that gets dropped for later games.\ Everything involving Domon in these games is pretty much the best, especially when he and Asia start running into the pacifists.
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Jun 20, 2016 16:42
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GamesAreSupernice posted:Also, I hate to be contrarian, but while Koei usually makes good progress from game to game, Ken's Rage 2 was an awful mistake and took away everything unique from the first.
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Jun 20, 2016 18:27
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RBA Starblade posted:Everything involving Domon in these games is pretty much the best, especially when he and Asia start running into the pacifists. G Gundam was the best Gundam, and I will challange anyone who suggests otherwise to a Gundam Fight. gundam
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Jun 20, 2016 19:19
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RickVoid posted:G Gundam was the best Gundam, and I will challange anyone who suggests otherwise to a Gundam Fight. "There is no reason to fight!" "There is always a reason to fight, start hitting things or die!"
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Jun 20, 2016 22:19
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Build Fighters and G are tied.
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Jun 20, 2016 22:54
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Schubalts posted:Build Fighters and G are tied.
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Jun 21, 2016 01:27
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AradoBalanga posted:I would love to see the Build Fighters cast in these games. They could have fun with their inclusion, like Sei and company geeking out over the Gundam characters, or possibly spoiling plot points accidentally during missions. Not the Try cast,though. Every mission would be "Sekai does the same over-telegraphed attacks over and over again,until he wins." And everyone would be obsessed with him for no good reason. Buuuuuut on the other hand,Fellini drunkenly hitting on all of the female pilots would probably be hilarious. Or everyone trying to figure out how the gently caress the Beargguy is at all combat-worthy. VolticSurge fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jun 21, 2016 |
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Jun 21, 2016 03:03
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VolticSurge posted:Not the Try cast,though. Every mission would be "Sekai does the same over-telegraphed attacks over and over again,until he wins." And everyone would be obsessed with him for no good reason. Buuuuuut on the other hand,Fellini drunkenly hitting on all of the female pilots would probably be hilarious. Or everyone trying to figure out how the gently caress the Beargguy is at all combat-worthy. In fairness, isn't doing the same combo over and over again to make everyone cheer with no sense the very heart of the Dynasty Warriors games? AradoBalanga posted:SEED, for all its faults and issues, helped resurrect the Gundam franchise from being in limbo after 1999's Turn-A Gundam seemed to signal the end of the franchise as a whole. It's part of the reason why Gundam has found relevance in the modern day, as it introduced a whole new generation to the franchise. So yeah, SEED is popular because it revived Sunrise's biggest cash cow. And popularity is nothing new to the franchise. Look at the opening movie, those three Gundams (RX-78-2, Zeta and ZZ) are among the most popular entries in the franchise and get featured heavily in Gundam-related materials or other media that feature the Gundam franchise (see: the Super Robot Wars franchise). Also Japan REALLY likes the robot designs. They have just enough hint of classic with a new design to kick start everyone's feel goods aesthetically. Speaking of robot designs it's too bad the best SEED product: Gundam SEED Astray- hardly gets enough love. It's been in all of I think 3 SRW games, and I can't even fathom why it's not in every one since it was debuted considering it involves Gundams with samurai design swinging around giant ship cleaving sized swords.
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Jun 21, 2016 03:44
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TCat posted:Also Japan REALLY likes the robot designs. They have just enough hint of classic with a new design to kick start everyone's feel goods aesthetically.
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Jun 21, 2016 04:02
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:DWG3's a great game, in all honesty. I think it gets a lot of flak because it does a SRW-style original story by mashing up all the characters and plots to create its own thing. Really, it's just a typical Dynasty Warriors game, where they refine what worked in the last games and kick out what didn't (the relationship system from the last game is back, for example, but while you could lose points by destroying aces on the field, in this game, the worst that happens is you don't gain anything with them). Besides, it has Gym Gingham being voiced by Scott McNeil in fill-on scenery chewing mode, and if you don't like that, you can just get out. Having played 3 and nothing else, the main problem isn't the story but more of a gameplay-related issue in that it can get a touch bit repetitive at times. The maps are more on the small side so you have more missions to compensate for game time, and that means you see the same levels over and over, and even with random events there's only so much you can do to shake them up. Aside from that, it has really good voice work (even for characters that didn't have English releases for their shows!), a plot that lets all of these characters work off of each other in great ways (Ribbons is the biggest troll in 3 and it's amazing), and I love how the Gundams fall apart like...well, Gunpla models would amusingly enough. Also you could make everyone a Newtype if you max out their relationship. Yes, this means you can in fact vindicate all of those jokes about Kira being a hax Newtype Coordinator and other amazing things like that. TCat posted:In fairness, isn't doing the same combo over and over again to make everyone cheer with no sense the very heart of the Dynasty Warriors games? This man. This man gets it.
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Jun 21, 2016 04:07
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TCat posted:In fairness, isn't doing the same combo over and over again to make everyone cheer with no sense the very heart of the Dynasty Warriors games? This is so very true. I like to imagine some Koei executive somewhere has read your post and is angrily ranting about it.
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Jun 21, 2016 05:20
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GamesAreSupernice posted:Ken's Rage 2 was an awful mistake and took away everything unique from the first. Future LP idea??
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Jun 21, 2016 05:27
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SSNeoman posted:Future LP idea?? I want to LP the first Ken's Rage someday, but the second would just be me talking about how everything is worse from the first one. I mean, at least the second one is on WiiU I guess?
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Hooray, Dynasty Warriors Gundam! I hope the Original mode gets more than a token look. The mechanics for this game is the roughest of the lot, and those improved as the series went on (aside from the soul destroying grindfest of 2), but the original story mode in this is just the best. The later games have some interesting stuff, but nothing on the level of stuff like "Master Asia takes Heero Yuy and Jerid Mesa as his disciples." For what it's worth, Original Mode plays very fast and loose with things, as is necessary. I'm talking like "you shoot down more Doms in a single fight than were manufactured during the entire One Year War." They also are clearly not using any of the original scripts, because Ramba is supposed to say "This is no Zaku, boy! No Zaku!" Ah well.
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