DS #4268: The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (USA)

[HiroshiYamauchi]

Yay, it's out. Will try after I make room on one of my MicroSDs.

I know what you mean!

 

[flusflus89]

How do I save the game?

Either in emerald city with the wizard or if you select to quit the game from the menu it will quick save, meaning that when you turn your DS back on, it will restore where you are and then delete the save.

Also, I don't know how can anybody not like the trackball thingie. Using long and light slides is quite easy to make the character run through the screen with enough control to never touch the limits of the screen. Very smooth controls IMHO.

 

[syko5150]

I HATED the japanese version of "Over the Rainbow".

No, it's the Japanese version Wizard of Oz (RIZ-OWD). Thanks for my answering question, Yuan!

Over the Rainbow is a song they were stating they hated the japanese version of that song.

 

[Joe88]

for some reason the name of this games sounds like a documentary like seeing how all the actors are doing now...

lol

 

[Zerrix]

Meh.. If this doesn't even have any anti-piracy-protection, it's not worth trying it out >.

 

[elixirdream]

Oh~!
Granville.. send me a .sav

i think the offer is still valid

 

[ganesh2]

There are too many interesting games out lately...

I did not even have the time to try iron master....

 

[Toni Plutonij]

It's a gorgeous game at the very least, you HAVE to give it that much. I really enjoy the game, but it will be mixed among others. It's a standard RPG for the most part, but with an all-touch interface and a trackball moving system. I think elixirdream mentioned a dpad hack for the Japanese version, but i dunno if he will make one for the US release. It's not his responsibility or obligation. The touch screen controls work pretty well anyways.

It really is beautiful game..

I was waiting for this....Looking forward to checking it out1
I really love standard/generic RPGs, my favorite type of games.....especially with the this, Turn based type of battle, and not Active!

 

[Rhcpmikey]

Diddn't heard of this game. It works on R4i and its a great game! Nice garphics, good rpg-system. Only bad thing is the control with the touch screen, but that is just my opinion.

 

[MegaAce™]

I gonna try it, I already wanted to play the japanese one, but someone said,
it isn't very playable if you can't read it or something.

 

[granville]

Oh~!
Granville.. send me a .sav

i think the offer is still valid

Sorry elixir, but i've not tried the US version yet. I've only played through a little of the Japanese one. I've unfortunately had no time for playing games lately. I'm having to do almost constant training or working for jobs. I'd love to play this, heck i'd love to go to sleep, but i can't due to work. It's all I can do to post this message while working. Nightmare.

Soulanger on chat said he liked the game though, so i'd ask him about a save. Sorry.

 

[ZenZero]

MeH..... I may try this next tme theres a drought.

so is this like... a sequel to the film?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

MeH..... I may try this next tme theres a drought.

so is this like... a sequel to the film?

It's kinda a loose version of the events in the film, although very different.

I played the Japanese version a bit, but eventually stopped playing because I didn't know what the fuck I was doing. I've already downloaded this and I'm giving it a roll.

 

[Bladexdsl]

why is every1 so hyped over woz?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

why is every1 so hyped over woz?

Because it's a neat concept to take a classic film and be able to make it look so cool.

I've been playing it for a while and it has some flaws, but otherwise it's fun.

 

[gacktgacktgackt]

Pros
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Great graphics engine

Cons
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Noticeable slowdown whilst running compared to the Japanese version
The most boring battle system ever
No character development whatsoever (beyond what you already know from the story)
Very little items/equipment
Bare-bones character customisation
SO MUCH FUCKING BACKTRACKING (a completely shitty amount of backtracking, made even more punishing by the fact that there isn't anywhere to stock up on healing items apart from the shop back at Oz)
Those shitty fights you have to go through anytime you want to gain new skills for your character are the most annoying things ever

2/10

Boring as all hell, worth checking out for five minutes to see a shining example of production value being pushed way out infront of decent gameplay.

 

[HiroshiYamauchi]

why is every1 so hyped over woz?

Because (almost) everybody loves The Wizard of Oz and this game is great!

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Pros
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Great graphics engine: Agreed, this game is gorgeous

Cons
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Noticeable slowdown whilst running compared to the Japanese version: WTF are you talking about? It's fine for me, compared between both versions
The most boring battle system ever: Boring? It's about as fast as your standard Pokemon/Dragon Quest, maybe a little longer. You get your generic standard attack, magic, etc.
No character development whatsoever (beyond what you already know from the story): I guess, but how are you gonna make a deep, engaging, epic story from the WoZ?
Very little items/equipment: It's supposed to be a minimalist RPG anyway
Bare-bones character customisation: ...Isn't that the same as equipment? Anyway, they're not gonna throw all their beautiful character models to the trash heap
SO MUCH FUCKING BACKTRACKING (a completely shitty amount of backtracking, made even more punishing by the fact that there isn't anywhere to stock up on healing items apart from the shop back at Oz): It's not as much as Metroid or Castlevania, calm down. I do agree with the whole Potions thing and the fact that you there's no healing hubs of any kind, outside of Oz.
Those shitty fights you have to go through anytime you want to gain new skills for your character are the most annoying things ever: It's called "boss battles" or "fighting enemies". I know, what a concept!

2/10

Boring as all hell, worth checking out for five minutes to see a shining example of production value being pushed way out infront of decent gameplay.: It's not bad gameplay, it's just kind of generic

 

[Toni Plutonij]

And I love generic (when it comes to RPGs)

Also, I don't appreciate people calling this battle system boring

I really digg it..
I don't like senseless button mashing, and I prefer this over any Active Battle type of RPG..

But that's me, preferring a bit of "old school"

 

[jaouad]

ive been playin it for a while and i can conclude for myself that this is a very basic rpg. And thats why i think it sucks,, badly