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Dr. Aeyze
20-08-2005, 23:20
I'm still in my Wheee-Kingdom-hearts-fangirl mood, and I'm regularely scouring japanese sites for anmy hint of release dates for KH2 (No luck yet, damnit) but occasionally I come across interesting things. (Normally not to do with KH2 :( )

Anywho, this one's to do with Dirge of Cerberus, which will, would you believe it, have multiplayer options on it, as stated here:

『FFVII』から3年後を描いた作品。メテオ災害により地下に閉じ込められたとされる者達が街を襲撃し始 めるが──。

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Japanese >> Engrish translator is a wonderful thing

I think they're taking Beta testing at the moment, but I'll bet it's only for the japanese community.

HERE (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/games/ps2/dcff7/) is the basic Dirge Of Cerberus website including characters and stuff and ...

THIS (http://www.playonline.com/dcff7/) is the mutiplayer site, it'll be using PlayOnline - the same client that runs FFXI. I tried to translate some of the rest of the text on the page but Engrish isn't my strong point.
Mirae
10-09-2005, 11:43
Howdeehoho, looks like Dirge of Cerberus is gonna be online too. If that's a good thing or not...we'll have to see. Here are some screenshots.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/1033/118kq.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/4541/225rp.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/285/335ep.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/8408/randomscreenys3xc.jpg
Dusk
10-09-2005, 12:31
The whole isnt a good idea though XD

Even thought it is FPS, the game looks very good. So it's doubtful SE's gonna let us down in the gameplay department
Lenin
10-09-2005, 17:00
i want a mako bazooka :O i wanna get this game and kill everyone :/
Trigani-Maru-Suke
10-09-2005, 19:16
DOC is going to be online? kick ass. I hope they come out with a pc version otherwise i'm not getting it for online play though.
TriggerHappi:D
10-09-2005, 19:18
Man, I hope SquareEnix knows what they're doing. :( Nevertheless, it looks awesome. :D
Strider
18-09-2005, 04:44
The whole isnt a good idea though XD

Even thought it is FPS, the game looks very good. So it's doubtful SE's gonna let us down in the gameplay department

Its FPS? I thought it was just thrid person view action bang bang game? :confused:
Rai
19-11-2005, 23:24
FPS FF?

A strange, yet intriguing combination... lets hope it works!
Tharrick
19-11-2005, 23:30
It's not FPS... not unless they totally changed the game since releasing all those third-person trailers...

But yeah, I can't wait. Although i shan't be playing it online. I hate online games, because it's where all the wankers hang out.
Rai
20-11-2005, 18:46
Yeah, a bunch of online idiots could really ruin this.

Say, you're trying to uncover the plot, which we've been searching for since FF7, and all of a sudden, some guy jumps out and screams "stfu n00b! lol!"

Here's hoping they make an amazing story mode.
sprog
20-11-2005, 19:35
well, maybes you'll choose to play OFFLINE and then you'll find it all out! This is the PS2 game, right? I'll have to check with lukeman.... He KNOWS.....
Rai
21-11-2005, 17:38
Usually, games with an online mode like this aren't as great in story mode, because of all the work required to make it online.

However Sprog, it looks like it's a PS2 game.
sprog
21-11-2005, 19:22
Erm.... Rai? How many online games have you played that have story mode?! HALO is amazing in both areas, as is Red Alert 2, And DooM.... and possibly also TS:FP.... But my PS2 isnt online, so i don't care! GETTING THIS AS SOON AS IT IS RELEASED! LOOKS FLIPPIN' AMAZING!
Rai
26-11-2005, 18:10
Is it me, or has somebody broken their caps lock? :|

Usually, games focused on selling because of their online mode tend to be slightly lacking in the story mode. The original Halo was more about multiplayer, not online play. Doom was originally a one player game, and the sequels can't match that. As for C&C:RA2, the online mode is from 1996-ish. Therefore, none of these examples have much validity.
Tharrick
26-11-2005, 21:06
I think what he means is, can you imagine a proper final fantasy game (and don't give me any of this 11 bullcrap, you all know by now what I think of THAT) online? It really wouldn't work.
Dusk
26-11-2005, 22:37
All we can do is assume, no-one knows what the online mode will be like, it has to be a different I mean..can you imagine 1,000 Vincents running around the same place? uhm, no...I really doubt it.
Rai
28-11-2005, 11:08
There had better be loads of customizable equipment, etc... I can imagine it now. Hoardes of Vincent fans all dressing up like him, and running round like a herd of zebra, while the lone Cait Sith fan sits in the corner.

I'm looking forward to this.
TriggerHappi:D
30-11-2005, 07:49
Well, in the last screen Mirae posted, the people all look like SHINRA soldiers, or SOLDIER soldiers, whichever one it is, I forget. I hope there's gonna' be more to it than that, though. I don't wanna' dress up as a stupid anonymous soldier guy. :D (Not that there's a good chance I'll get the game, anyway.)

And yeah, I don't know if FFXI has 'em, but to me, a good RPG has to have CG's, or at least some kind of cutscene so it'll seem like an actually story, and no MMORPG I've ever played has got 'em.
Rai
30-11-2005, 15:01
Having everyone work for Shinra would be... interesting.

I'd rather be independant though.
Night Walker
07-10-2006, 12:14
multiplayer for DoC ? sounds cool :)