Japanese "Play Together" club?

[Sadler]

I'm totally down for this assuming I've got the game you guys decide on. Unfortunately, I don't have any of the Far East of Eden games outside of Kabuki Itoryoden. Can I interest you guys in some Legend of Xanadu?

[SignOfZeta]

I could do Xanadu 1. All the Tengai Makyo games are cheap as hell though. It would be worth the $15 or whatever for Manji Maru or Kabuki Den. They are both awesome. I know this because I've competed the first 3/4 of both of them before bailing out for some stupid reason.

[RegalSin]

Yeah we should totally rent out a building or even an unused feild of some sort and setup bunkers, and tree houses where we can play play videogames and eat smores together. Lets call it "Yugio"

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or "no mame" because it is going to be pure game systems and no mame.

[soop]

I wouldn't mind Neo Metal Fantasy.  I've barely touched it, but it's reasonably priced, and we do have a walkthrough.

[PUSH RUN BUTTON!]

I wouldn't mind Neo Metal Fantasy.  I've barely touched it, but it's reasonably priced, and we do have a walkthrough.

It also has a pretty simple menu system with icons instead of characters.

[soop]

plus, if we give it a month for the playthrough, I think that's enough for most people.

We could have different threads for different chapters to prevent spoilers?  Let people progress at their own pace.

[Samurai Ghost]

Neo Metal Fantasy seems pretty cool. Reminds me of the Phantasy Star series which is my favorite RPG series of all time!

[termis]

I actually did like the last "club" (one that sunteam linked to) -- I was only a casual poster in that thread, but I enjoyed reading through everyone's thoughts.

But like some others with time constraints, I probably won't be touching Neo Metal Fantasy for some time due (even though I have it).  It'd be cool to read how others are progressing through a game, though.

Hell, I started Tengai Makyo Ziria about a year ago(!) and still haven't finished it.  

[esteban]

That's my only concern about this.  I'd guess a lot of us are full time family people and gaming time is a precious rarity.  As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I'd love to give Kabuki Den ago, but I honestly can't commit a set number of hours right now to any game.  I feel lucky when I can sit down and spend half an hour or forty-five minutes on a game.  And I'll often go days, if not more, between those bursts.

Great idea; I'm too busy . Have fun.

Sadly, this is why a JRPG is beyond me. I agree that fumbling through an RPG is a great idea for a group, but I simply don't have the time.

However, I would be willing to play other genres.

[soop]

Maybe we could do 2 at a time?

I mean I'd rather play a pick-up-and-go game, and Parasol Stars is something I've been meaning to play.  I originally bought it with the 2 player in mind, and like Bubble Bobble it's deceptively deep.  We were playing Bubble Bobble yesterday and discussing all the random things that happen - my friend was describing things he's seen happen once in 100's of games.

What would people think of an "arcade club" AND an "RPG club"?

[Necromancer]

I'd play along with you guys, provided I have whatever titles ya pick.

[Samurai Ghost]

Seems like playing Parasol Stars would be completely pointless as far as the Japanese aspect goes though. I mean, is there even any text in that game other than Game Over? Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite HuCards, especially with two players.

Not really into them myself but an idea would be to try and tackle one of the many war/strategy games for the PCE. There wouldn't be really any spoilers to worry about, but might be fun to see how far we could get into the games. I know I have about a dozen strategy games that I haven't even touched.

[Senshi]

+1 to Neo Metal Fantasy.

Lets just stick to one game though and good JRPG's that are inexpensive. In case someone doesn't have a copy it will be cheap to pick up. How about a poll there OP?

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[soop]

Seems like playing Parasol Stars would be completely pointless as far as the Japanese aspect goes though. I mean, is there even any text in that game other than Game Over? Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite HuCards, especially with two players.

Not really into them myself but an idea would be to try and tackle one of the many war/strategy games for the PCE. There wouldn't be really any spoilers to worry about, but might be fun to see how far we could get into the games. I know I have about a dozen strategy games that I haven't even touched.

Yeah, you're right about that.  But it might be quite nice perhaps to play something like that together, maybe get more out of it, or uncover an aspect of the game to make it more enjoyable.  It would be nice for those without the time or stomach to get through a long RPG.

[PunkicCyborg]

I think we should have a group play through of Energy. Everyone has a copy it seams and nobody understands it or wtf to do in the game so it's perfect.