Advance Wars 2 DS set to piss you off

LAMBORGHINI FCUKER · 09-29-2007, 12:20 AM

Advance Wars 2 playable in Paris @ MGS 2007 - NeoGAF

Monster in a box · 09-29-2007, 12:29 AM

This looks fake, but if it isn't I'm fairly disappointed. Would be moreso if I didn't give up on the series when I realized how ridiculously bad I was at it. I couldn't even beat the 7th mission on the second game...

Geschpooklichkeit · 09-29-2007, 01:33 AM

I'll start tracking this when online play is confirmed.

**dieKatze88** · 09-29-2007, 02:35 PM

Intelligent Systems: We make great games, then find something that works really well and go with it for 2 or 3 games.

Then we find a way to cock the whole thing up.

Eight · 10-06-2007, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Louis Evil

I'll start tracking this when online play is confirmed.

After reading the thread that was linked to up there for a while, someone noted seeing the Wifi logo on the box.

Not quite confirmed, but a strong possibility.

...did I mention that there are also video links? I'll have to pull them out of the thread later...

LAMBORGHINI FCUKER · 10-15-2007, 05:04 PM

Oh ho ho ho, not just online play was confirmed, but voice chat, and the ability to upload and download maps too.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Hands On Impressions - Kotaku

DELICIOUS HOT COCK · 10-15-2007, 05:08 PM

Okay, so this looks fine after all.

Rock the Wii - for those who love their Wii. » More details on Advance Wars: Days of Ruin <- The character designs aren't what I was expecting after the OP article, either. Now I'm totally relieved.

Geschpooklichkeit · 10-15-2007, 05:22 PM

I find it odd how more people are celebrating the new darker tone and Wi-Fi than they are disappointed over the loss of features.

rmz · 10-15-2007, 07:21 PM

I don't care about the change of tone -- I was really mad about the change in TF2's style but now I like it. As long as the gameplay is what I expect, then I'll be happy with it.

DELICIOUS HOT COCK · 10-15-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Alvin Lutero

I find it odd how more people are celebrating the new darker tone and Wi-Fi than they are disappointed over the loss of features.

It depends how it's executed; making the game simpler isn't a problem if it's done right.

cpubasic13 · 10-15-2007, 08:46 PM

I'm glad they are taking this route with the series though for its first online game. I mean, if you just took Advance Wars: Duel Strike, added in a few new enemy COs and such, you already know each unit, you already know each CO's compatibilities, and you know which team is completley broken for online play.

With this its similar gameplay but you have to learn new units with new COs with less power. Reminds me a bit of the first Advance Wars game or even farther back with Famicom Wars on the NES and SNES.

As for story, its going to be grim, and I like that. Sure it won't be cartoony like I have been used to, but the dark tone makes it stand out a bit more.

Geschpooklichkeit · 10-15-2007, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cpubasic13

I'm glad they are taking this route with the series though for its first online game. I mean, if you just took Advance Wars: Duel Strike, added in a few new enemy COs and such, you already know each unit, you already know each CO's compatibilities, and you know which team is completley broken for online play.

With this its similar gameplay but you have to learn new units with new COs with less power. Reminds me a bit of the first Advance Wars game or even farther back with Famicom Wars on the NES and SNES.

You have a point there actually.

It would have been nice to allow different styles of play based on current or past games to be selectable, though, sort of like with some of SNK's more recent fighting games. But I suppose that's probably asking too much.

**dieKatze88** · 10-15-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by k//EternuS

It depends how it's executed; making the game simpler isn't a problem if it's done right.

Except Making this game simpler is something that Intelligent Systems has already tried, twice, and failed at, Both times.

Thats why I'm not too excited about this, and I love Famicom Wars as a series.

Dont believe me? Play Super Famicom Wars then play Gameboy Wars Advance (Advance Wars). The entire game just got sliced out at the thighs and repackaged, bugs and all. They tried adding some of the elements back in for Advance Wars 2, but they even dumbed that down (They brought back train tracks in the form of pipes, except instead of a move cost of 3, they gave them a move cost of 7 - Impassible/Special) and then made them destructible (at seams).

Oh then we'll try and make the game simpler using touch screen controls and slow the whole fucking game down a ton. In addition to that were going to add retarded overpowered CO Super Powers and make it ridiculously easy to beat every level in the game with one specific CO (read: Jake) because the entirety of the game is one giant plain, and I get a +10% firepower bonus on Plains. Yay for Easy!

But wait, removing the cartoon style that defines Famicom wars and adding online play on top of removing all of the features the game had will definately make it better. I totally agree.

DELICIOUS HOT COCK · 10-15-2007, 11:47 PM

Well, looks like you've done your homework there. I did say "if it's done right", and if you're convinced they won't, then maybe they'll fuck it up. I don't know.

Eight · 10-20-2007, 11:55 PM

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin for DS - Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Nintendo DS - Advance Wars: Days of Ruin DS Game

Release scheduled for January '08.

I'm not sure if I should brace for a delay or celebrate the coming months of online slaughter.