Friday, February 24, 2006

99 Nights

Platform: Xbox 360
Publisher: Microsoft
Review Type: Looky
Version: Video


I was just discussing with my friend Jeremy the merits of the Xbox 360. As an avowed Square-Enix fan (Square mostly) he didn't see much worthwhile on the console besides the forthcoming Mistwalker games, Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. He's betting on PS3 -- and for his needs, he's probably making a wise move. A couple games helmed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi just aren't enough to warrant a console purchase.

That's when I brought up 99 Nights, a fantasy hack-and-slash produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertaiment -- the people behind Rez, Lumines and Meteos. The fact that Microsoft is publishing this game is yet another sign that they're trying their damndest to serve the Japanese market, and by default fine folks like my friend Jeremy who like their game characters porcelain skinned and excessively costumed.

I'm sure this footage won't change Jeremy's mind, but at the very least it should pique his interest.

Watch the trailer here.

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