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I got an anonymous tip e-mail sent to me today about a game being made by Mistwalker studios called The Last Story. Mistwalker is a third party game studio that was created by the original man behind the Final Fantasy series. Last Story is said to draw on the emotions of the player/character, and if […]
Will Thompson·January 29, 2010
I got an anonymous tip e-mail sent to me today about a game being made by Mistwalker studios called The Last Story. Mistwalker is a third party game studio that was created by the original man behind the Final Fantasy series.
Last Story is said to draw on the emotions of the player/character, and if I remember correctly a game developer once said that “it is easier to make a person laugh then cry”, and seeing as how this game is said to play around emotions… I wonder how that exactly is going to work. Especially since it doesn’t seem to be a horror game, yet more of an original RPG that can be as close as you can get to a Final Fantasy game. What do you guys think?
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Vitality sensor perchance?
You usually get things right….but please do your research. Since you are late in reporting this game. The Last Story is NOT a third party game. It is a joint venture between Nintendo and Mistwalker. It is trademarked by Nintendo in all regions and Nintendo created a website for it. If it was a third party game why would Nintendo do this? The Last Story along with Xenoblade is a new Nintendo IP. For now we do not know what internal nintendo studio is working with Mistwalker to develope this game.
Also…..like Xenoblade, The Last Story is an rpg.
I know almost nothing about the game and I've been following it for a while but I'm hoping for the best.
Last Story/Final Fantasy
The logo's for both series are identical and have Hironobu Sakaguchi is behind them. We need more info and before E3! Hopefully its' reemergence means that they're about to start releasing some real info about the game.
Vitality sensor game confirmed
I look forward to how the gameplay fleshes out, but this talk about "emotional" story has me concerned if only because most attempts to do this in a game have felt so forced in the past. Could be an onslaught of insipid melodrama coming our way.
@ Mark,
Mistwalker has made games as a Third Party developer for a while now, so the fact that Nintendo and Mystwalker and working a little more closely on a game that seems to be made around the use of the Vitality Sensor doesn't mean the game is not a third party game, but a game Nintendo has taken seriously interest in.
Thus giving it publicity helps Nintendo sell their accessory and support their own goals.
Damien…..
I understand that but…. you are missing the point. Nintendo trademarked the name The Last Story worldwide. If it was just a third party game to the system they wouldn't have to do that. For example, No more Heroes 2 is exclusive to the Wii but Nintendo doesn't own the trademarks to that title and can't stop it from appearing on other systems. But Nintendo owns the rights to the name The Last Story and anything developed under that name. Its the same situation with Nintendo and Team Ninja with Metroid: Other M. Tecmo/Team Ninja is Third Party but Nintendo owns everything Metroid. The Last Story is a new IP for Nintendo. Is is being codeveloped by Nintendo and Mistwalker.
@ Mark,
I posted this last night in a hurry before I had an emergency I had to tend too. I didn't really look at the website, but you are right.
Vitality sensor perchance?
You usually get things right….but please do your research. Since you are late in reporting this game. The Last Story is NOT a third party game. It is a joint venture between Nintendo and Mistwalker. It is trademarked by Nintendo in all regions and Nintendo created a website for it. If it was a third party game why would Nintendo do this? The Last Story along with Xenoblade is a new Nintendo IP. For now we do not know what internal nintendo studio is working with Mistwalker to develope this game.
Also…..like Xenoblade, The Last Story is an rpg.
I know almost nothing about the game and I've been following it for a while but I'm hoping for the best.
Last Story/Final Fantasy
The logo's for both series are identical and have Hironobu Sakaguchi is behind them. We need more info and before E3! Hopefully its' reemergence means that they're about to start releasing some real info about the game.
Vitality sensor game confirmed
I look forward to how the gameplay fleshes out, but this talk about "emotional" story has me concerned if only because most attempts to do this in a game have felt so forced in the past. Could be an onslaught of insipid melodrama coming our way.
@ Mark,
Mistwalker has made games as a Third Party developer for a while now, so the fact that Nintendo and Mystwalker and working a little more closely on a game that seems to be made around the use of the Vitality Sensor doesn't mean the game is not a third party game, but a game Nintendo has taken seriously interest in.
Thus giving it publicity helps Nintendo sell their accessory and support their own goals.
Damien…..
I understand that but…. you are missing the point. Nintendo trademarked the name The Last Story worldwide. If it was just a third party game to the system they wouldn't have to do that. For example, No more Heroes 2 is exclusive to the Wii but Nintendo doesn't own the trademarks to that title and can't stop it from appearing on other systems. But Nintendo owns the rights to the name The Last Story and anything developed under that name. Its the same situation with Nintendo and Team Ninja with Metroid: Other M. Tecmo/Team Ninja is Third Party but Nintendo owns everything Metroid. The Last Story is a new IP for Nintendo. Is is being codeveloped by Nintendo and Mistwalker.
@ Mark,
I posted this last night in a hurry before I had an emergency I had to tend too. I didn't really look at the website, but you are right.
cant wait!!!