Isn`t this game suppose to be an Action-RPG...

I heard of it just a few weeks ago (it is already out ) and I really have to say, that I got curious...

So is it just dungeon crawling or are there any towns and something like this?

 

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P.S. pasc, the filename is '6rz-sbj', not 'Soma_Bringer_JPN_NDS-6rz.zip'

 

Anyone opened the rom see if there's Engrish language? LOL

 

Yeah, there ain't.

But the game is gorgeous, and I think if the game sees a western localization, RPG fans will go nuts for this game. So far, it's kind of like a mix of Diablo and Final Fantasy VII. The gameplay is very much like Diablo, and you even get to pick what character you want, what class they will be, and their weapon set-up. However, monsters don't seem to re-spawn the way they do in Diablo or most other RPGs, for that matter. Why like FFVII? Well, though I don't understand any of the text, the characters seem to be somewhat modeled after the characters from FFVII, and story is definitely going to be a huge, huge part of this game. It's not a mindless dungeon-crawling hack & slash, ala Dungeon Explorer. This is the real deal.

BTW, did I mention the game is gorgeous?! Polish up the wazoo, and Monolith really seems to have considered everything a player would want for this type of game. A real-time mini map on the touch screen, tons of options and customizability -- the works.

 

Wait, are you implying that the game has English subbing as a hidden option and you can unlock it with a patch? Sorry if I sound like a noob, but this game looks fantastic and I can't wait.

 

no!! oh well, at least we'll be playing this in TBA 2008. that's coming up, right?

so, any chance at all of being able to play this without knowing any japanese?

 

This does indeed look like a nice game, but I'll wait for a (U) or (E) release. I can't stand looking at all that Japanese text.....looks like a bunch of TV antennas.....or chicken scratch....or something.

 

I can't wait to get my hands on this. Looks like the best game in a long time.

Can people please give some impressions on how hard it is to play with no Japanese knowledge? Are the menus and configuration fairly straight forward for an RPG, or is it too hard to get very far? Thanks.

I know I'll end up trying it anyway. I just want to "see" it, if nothing else.

 

NFO is all messed up... Looks like some stray HTML got in there

 

If someone want to get inside the filesystem, this game is tricky.
Extract it with DSlazy or ndstool : you'll see only one file data/data.srl
This file itself is the real rom of the game, unpack it with ndstool or dslazy.
The text is in shift-jis with some html like code (like
for breaks) it's located in the data/menu directory.