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Time Hollow
So, yeah. This game came out today, and I finished it.
And.
It was just way too epic to put down.
Really.
So yeah, here's the rough storyline.
Basically, you're this boy named Ethan who has this pen called the Hollow Pen, that when you draw a circle with it in the air, you can see into the past, and be able to change the future.
So you gotta change the fates of characters in the story, like preventing a girl from being crushed by a fridge, or your clubhouse dog being struck by lighting years ago, and a girl who got pushed off a building when your uncle was still in school, etc.
And nobody's heard of it because Konami sucked ballz and didn't bother to market or advertise such a great game.
If you liked the Ace Attorney and Hotel Dusk series you'll love this.
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Picture a setting similar to Famicom Detective Club, a PW style investigation phase (But much better), a Hotel Dusk deep Time based Plot, and a cast of not-so-epic characters put in epic situations, and it has Movies about as frequent as in Smash Bros Brawl.
I still haven't beaten the game yet, but I've started to rip the Japanese Site, check the detective thread in WHAT A,
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I'd say
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Might be usefull for Casemakers, Sprite comcs,etc.
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Might be usefull for Casemakers, Sprite comcs,etc.
They won't be as easy to work with as PW Backgrounds, seeing as for this game the background is layered, I'm ripping the Japanese site, so I'll see what I can come up with, though I'm focusing on the audio at the moment.
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Major Spoilers after the ending
Looking forward to the sprite rips!
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Also have an avatar-sized Sox I ripped a week or so ago.
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I'd say
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Justified, there are claims that Jake Detective was not really done well in the localization process and that there were a lot of things omitted from the Japanese version.
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I hear Konami put a lot into this, with the possibility for a sequel, so who knows.
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EDIT: Oh whaddya know, their names are puns too. Too bad their Western names didn't keep this </3
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Anyways, now that I've beaten the game. Here's my post gameplay review.
Speaking of Trace Memory, I can't help but wonder what the game might've been like if Ethan and Kori were replaced with Ashley and D. Yeah. If Cing was allowed to use their deep characters (And amazing DS puzzles) in this story's plot and theme this could've easily been one of the best adventure games ever. A satisfying Trace Memory 2.
... Now I wish I was thinking Trace Memory 2 when I was first playing this game. I might've enjoyed it even more.
In short,
The Good:
Great Concept,
Great Motives,
Innovative Scenery,
Appropriate sound track.
Good art
The Bad:
Flat Characters
Short Game
No Puzzles
No Side Quests/Stories
The What?:
Why is the map so big?
Vin's house, why is it even selectable on the map? It's not important at all, even when you do visit for the plot.
Vin, his accident, why did we never try to fix it?
Makes me think that Vin's role was cut short in production.
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Anyways, up to partway through chapter 5. The antagonist's a real dick, ain't s/he?
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EDIT: Oh whaddya know, their names are puns too. Too bad their Western names didn't keep this </3
What?
Yes they did. The puns were the clock numbers in their last names, and those were kept.
Though if you mean The puns on the Kairos' family names, then yeah... (Though from what I hear Ethan's name is also a pun on The Japanese pronunciation of 'Hollow'...)
And yeah, no one has heard of this game as I expected. It was worth playing, so if you liked the game, get other people to play it!
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tl;dr M-M-M-MINDF-CK
One thing I didn't get, though it's probably obvious...
Also, I was pleasantly surprised by the last chapter (not the epilogue). I thought it would be a one-flashback thing or something,, but then I realized there were still plenty of loose ends, and it lasted longer than I thought it would.
Though the epilogue was nice too.
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I agree. I usually play Adventure and RPGs, so it's nice to break away from that genre and play something that doesn't evolve button mashing or the like. XD
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This game is pretty much awesome.
At first Im confused as hell, but you'll get the hang of it.
Good 'til the last drop.
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Anywayz, just finished it. It is a good game, albeit short. The characters definitely have solid personalities, but they just aren't characterized that much--no where near PW. (The only adventure games I've played are Prof. Layton, PW, and this, so I can't talk about Trace Memory and Hotek Dusk ^^') The plot is pretty epic, and the logic of time traveling is very confusing, yet they did it perfectly. Tons and tons of mystery, too.
Off-topic question: Since I really luved PW, Prof. Layton, and this, I was thinking of getting Trace Memory and Hotel Dusk, which both seem to be well-liked.... How long is Trace Memory and Hotek Dusk, compared to this, prof. layton, and PW?
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Hotel Dusk, It's a longer title. I'd say it's significantly longer then Phoenix Wright, but maybe not longer then Professor Layton with all the Puzzles you have to solve.
Both games are really cheep now, I'd recommend getting them both. But I'd recommend playing Trace Memory first, there's a single moment late in Hotel Dusk that you'll appreciate best the first time if you're familiar with the cast of Trace Memory.
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So, I forsee frustration the size of PW. But that's part of the fun, eh?
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So, I forsee frustration the size of PW. But that's part of the fun, eh?
Lemme guess: the note on the wall?
That's really the worst pixel-hunty thing there is... except for some people say finding
can be tricky. I never had trouble with either, though.
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Yes, yes. The note on the wall.
I didn't quote since I'm not up to Episode 3 yet. I just found the note, and turned the game off. I'll get back to it.
And it has to be tricky to find if it's in the manual. Seriously.
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It does have a kind of similar refrain.
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