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Title: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on August 19, 2016, 05:01:36 am
Characters have translated to 3D well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ane80aylSjI
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: George on August 19, 2016, 05:32:53 am
Game looks great, who knows maybe SEGA/Atlus will wisen up and give the franchise a shot. I mean, for a long while they didn't think Miku would have a market here.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on August 19, 2016, 05:43:46 am
Game looks great, who knows maybe SEGA/Atlus will wisen up and give the franchise a shot. I mean, for a long while they didn't think Miku would have a market here.

I wonder if the Cranky Food Friends will translate into 3D as well? :|
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Berto on August 19, 2016, 06:32:07 am
I wonder if the Cranky Food Friends will translate into 3D as well? :|

That game has already been shut down.
No need to kick the dead horse.  :P
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Trippled on August 19, 2016, 11:35:17 am
I think Hero Bank, 7th Dragon III and this all have the same development team
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: George on August 20, 2016, 04:54:31 am
RIP Hero Bank, no more $
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on August 20, 2016, 09:39:18 am
RIP Hero Bank, no more $

bankrupt
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: George on August 20, 2016, 08:03:04 pm
Only 2 times, so not as bad as Donald Trump.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: FlareHabanero on August 21, 2016, 07:51:07 am
Game looks great, who knows maybe SEGA/Atlus will wisen up and give the franchise a shot. I mean, for a long while they didn't think Miku would have a market here.
A key factor to remember is that unlike the past, the guys at SEGA and Atlus are paying attention to what people are saying. For example, on Twitter John Hardin "reports" that Sam Mullan "died" (https://twitter.com/JohnLHardin/status/766696975018266624) because of the many mentions of Puyo Puyo Chronicles. In a similar vein there's a hashtag on Twitter called #PuyoChroniclesForTheWest, where even non-fans are throwing their support.


But the weird factor is that the game is getting attention from social media and gaming journalists, which 10 years ago was an alien concept, where Puyo Puyo would normally be ignored since it's traditionally a Japan-only franchise. Not helping that years ago SEGA was having a rut when it comes to being third party, having an experimental phase during the GCN/PS2/XBOX era and the infamous rut during the Wii/PS3/Xbox360 era. It's also noting that the series was an "antithesis" at the time SEGA started having control of the franchise. The 2000's was arguably when people wanted games to be taken more "seriously", so naturally there was more demand for T or M rated games, especially when games like Halo was a success and Grand Theft Auto was starting to pick up steam. It was also a time when the puzzle genre was starting to wane in popularity, where even big ones like Tetris were normally regulated to low budget games on the GBA at best. When you combine both factors, Puyo Puyo didn't jell with the general audience, and it shows with games like Puyo Pop and Puyo Pop Fever quickly falling into obscurity.


The factors as to why Puyo Puyo Chronicles in contrast is getting demand from people outside of Japan might be a side effect of varies things that gradually built up.
An important thing to remember is that this is a snowball effect in action. By itself these wouldn't drive people to be interested in Puyo Puyo Chronicles, but when you combine all these factors into the equation, suddenly there's support for an otherwise neglected franchise. It also helps that the game itself shows a lot of promise. A fresh look along with an ambitious RPG mode, along with a lot of multiplayer features, it's easy to see why this would appeal to people. Another important detail is that since this is an 3DS exclusive game (at least so far), it means unlike Puyo Puyo Tetris there isn't an easy way to simply import the game without either modding and risking your 3DS to be bricked or importing a Japanese 3DS.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on August 21, 2016, 10:01:05 am
I wouldn't get your hopes up TOO much, but I agree there is a far bigger chance of it coming West than there was a few years ago in SEGA's roughest patch.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: FlareHabanero on August 23, 2016, 07:00:06 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hehLDsbXPjE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hehLDsbXPjE)


Here's some footage from a recent live stream with producer Mizuki Hosoyamada.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on August 23, 2016, 08:18:10 pm
Been introducing my neice to Fever recently, I think she would love this game... It looks beautiful too but shame about that run animation. I really wish more Japanese developers would take a few seconds to do turning animations rather than just have them flick left or right like that... Its a tiny thing but it's a total pet peeve of mine.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: FlareHabanero on October 13, 2016, 05:14:24 am

Every mode has been revealed in the latest Famitsu issue.
The only one that's new is Skill Battle, loosely based on the RPG mode. The others are returning modes from both Puyo Puyo! 15 Anniversary and Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary, while Big Bang comes from Puyo Puyo Tetris.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on October 13, 2016, 10:05:18 am
Every mode has been revealed in the latest Famitsu issue.
  • OPP
  • Tsu
  • Sun
  • Fever
  • Mission
  • Mega Rush
  • Block
  • Big Bang
  • Mini Excavation
  • Foresight
  • Active
  • Quartet
  • Excavation
  • Ice Block
  • Spinner
  • Mega Puyo
  • Endless Fever
  • Skill Battle
The only one that's new is Skill Battle, loosely based on the RPG mode. The others are returning modes from both Puyo Puyo! 15 Anniversary and Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary, while Big Bang comes from Puyo Puyo Tetris.

So are these all multiplayer modes? Or are these things you can do in the story/campaign?
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: FlareHabanero on October 14, 2016, 01:52:16 pm
So are these all multiplayer modes? Or are these things you can do in the story/campaign?
They're all multiplayer modes.


In past games the modes were also incorporated into the single player. In Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary they were selected via a roulette, typically OPP, Tsu, Fever, and one of the "gimmick" modes before a match. Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary did something similar, but instead of a roulette you could simply pick which ever one you wanted. Puyo Puyo Tetris is based on the stage itself, with chapters sometimes prioritizing a certain mode.


The RPG mode in Puyo Puyo Chronicles, however, is it's own thing, while these mode will be exclusively for multiplayer.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Sharky on October 21, 2016, 08:31:21 am
Thanks, this is quite a robost game then.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: FlareHabanero on November 19, 2016, 11:21:19 am

Bumping this real quick just to point out this.

http://www.redbull.com/jp/ja/games/stories/1331829363058/puyo-puyo-vol.2


It's an article involving series producer Mizuki Hosoyamada. The important tidbit about the article is that he is aware there is a demand for Puyo Puyo overseas. Can't say if that will lead to anything in particular, but it's something to consider.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Berto on August 02, 2017, 02:39:15 am
Chibi Sakura is cute.

(https://sega.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170718_apps_2_l02.png)(https://sega.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170718_apps_2_l03.png)
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Betwixt Thieves on August 14, 2017, 01:43:40 pm
Any idea how well Puyo Puyo Tetris sold? My local stores are sitting on dozens of these. Makes me scared that Puyo Puyo Chronicle will be left in Japan if sales flopped.
Title: Re: Puyo Puyo Chronicle Trailer! (Puzzle RPG)
Post by: Kuronoa on August 14, 2017, 02:59:04 pm
Sales seem positive, it is one of the most talked about Switch 3rd party at least.
I hope we do get Chronicle. Atlus at least is busy with 3DS still so that is encouraging for Sega. Although we are missing the last Sega 3D Classic collection still. >_<