Pier Solar and the Great Architects
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In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the SEGA Mega Drive, WaterMelon is proud to release the system's biggest RPG yet! As Hoston's father lies suffering from a seemingly incurable illness, the botanist and his friends Alina and Edessot set out to discover the cure.
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Saved!@nodley now that you have a PS4 you can finally play this.
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Saved!Bob GutSmashaEditing … here's a review old man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUg-tD2M8jo
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … it's shit
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Saved!NodleyEditing … I have the Mega drive game I think, I'm pretty sure I downloaded it some time ago.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … Yep, I have a Pier Solar. I might get it if it's cheap though, save me turning on the PC.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … £9.99. I'll get it next time I need a game to play, only 2.2GB download too, not a problem.
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Saved!Dr EggnogEditing … I like the company name. https://youtu.be/4dAy9u0_9nM
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Saved!YAY! Just put in my shipping info for my preorder and bought the OST and strategy guide! It should finally be here soon! I wish i had a Sega CD to use the enhanced OST in game. Hey does anyone have a Sega CD just laying around they could give me? Help a nigga out :D
You can buy a reprint on there site if you have a Genesis/Megadrive.
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Saved!So I've been waiting for this game to come out for half a year, and now it's finally coming out the same day Ultimax does. :|
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Well i ordered the Genesis reprint and have no idea when their releasing that. Probably when Project Y is done so they can make the carts at the same time.
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Saved!Lots of Info yesterday!
First here is the offical trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDNiJYZbXdA
Also a big E-mail was sent to kickstarter backers. In it he said some stuff about new side missions that some might consider minor spoilers. I didn't think it was a big deal but for people who want to go into it blind as possible so i took it out and put it in a spoiler below but i did give a summary of what was there.
The E-mail
SpoilerProject Update #25: News, Director's cut and Juicy Diary
Backer white For backers only Posted by WaterMelon Co. ♥ Like
Hi Everyone.
It's been a super busy month, trying to wrap up everything get everything lined up for release, here are a bunch of news and interesting stuff.
News
We're starting the submission process for PSHD. Valve already approved it for release on Steam so that's done and done. We may contact some of you who subscribed to beta test to test the game on Steam using a beta key. Stay tuned. Microsoft already evaluated Pier Solar as well but we failed some internal requirements on the certification and we're correcting them for the next submission. This also impacts Wii U and PlayStation(s) submissions since we want to send it as clean as possible so that we don't get another failed certification. Luckily, the process doesn't take as long as we thought, so the perspectives to getting a release date gets better. As soon as we're certified on all platforms we'll announce the date and put it on the street. We're also submitting PSHD for PEGI, which is slightly more complex than ESRB, but required for a release in Europe. We're expecting a rating of PEGI 7. One last thing, we're working to get a publisher to release PSHD in Japan. Due CERO regulations it's only possible to release a game if a studio has an established working office in Japan and we don't have it. So once we get it we're secure to release in Japan, this, hopefully could also lead to having a publisher for 360. Fingers crossed.
Director's cut
It has been quite a complex journey to implement all improvements to Pier Solar from the MD/Genesis version to the HD version, but I'm also happy to declare them complete and ready to roll. So here's a list of all the things that are new and exclusive to PSHD:
Extended story and new side quests.
Pier Solar HD added 16 pages of text to the original story. But what does that translate into? [*Ara - see other spoiler tag if you don't care about the very minor spoilers]
There are new places to explore, with new bosses and new chests to open.
New ending. In addition to the original Pier Solar ending, a new ending is possible. Maybe a secret ending too? What? Humm.
New sidequests. How about another sidequest that could possibly trigger a secret ending?
A glimpse at some new locations on PSHD.
Lossa Tools
You can see the area map at the top right...
... which can be expanded to view the full explored area and also see where you didn't explore yet. The highlighted items are chests. ... which can be expanded to view the full explored area and also see where you didn't explore yet. The highlighted items are chests.
Edessot's robot pet is finally fulfilling his role as it was planned but stripped out of the original game. Lossa tools are available now with some cool functions such as area map, warp capabilities and auto-save, explained below because...
Save system changed
The original save system in Pier Solar for MD/Genesis was designed with an idea in mind, to prevent the player from cheating the game by save/load/walk/save/load/walk to prevent encounters, etc. The way it worked originally was: Save anywhere but load will bring you to the last "door" that you crossed. This caused a lot of confusion among the players who would walk around, open a chest, save, and then when they loaded the chest was closed and they didn't have their new items/xp/gold that they had when they saved. So now PSHD switched to a more traditional save model of using save points. The save points were carefully placed on each town, and also on each dungeon where it would be beneficial to the player. That doesn't mean every dungeon has a save point but those who do, well... you better save.
The team using a save point. The team using a save point.
In addition to the save points Lossa can do what Pier Solar for MD/Genesis used to do, with its auto-save function. This means that if you enable auto-save, for every door you cross in a dungeon, lossa will save a "checkpoint" for you, so if you lose you will go back to that point rather than on the last save point. Very handy.
Achievements
Achievements are done and implemented to all platforms. If your system has built in Achievements/Trophies it will use that, such as Xbox Live, PSN and Steam, otherwise we built in the Trophy system on PSHD, so Dreamcast and Wii U users can also earn them. There are 38 achievements on PSHD, some are story based, some are side-quest based and some are hidden achievements that we won't give you any clue about how to get it. Or maybe we will... on PSHD guide, but that's not fully decided yet.
Graphics enhancement
Well that sounds kind of obvious but it isn't. We all know that Pier Solar has the modes for 16-Bit and HD graphics, but now we'd like to present a new graphic mode for Pier Solar: HD+. In HD+ mode Pier Solar will apply a hq3x filter over the pixelated elements, such as character sprites, monsters, etc. making them have a more rounded appearance for those who aren't fond of sharp pixel edges. I myself prefer the pixels from HD mode but we're a democratic company so anyone can choose the mode that suits their preference.
On the left: Hoston gazes at the bald man as he turns his back in amazement: "So round and smooth", he says. On the right: Hoston lools unimpressed at the bald man, he hopes he never has to follow the same fate.
Mini Games update
The original Pier Solar came with 3 mini-games: Eternal Slip, Pier Pyromar and Mosei's Quest. They're all present on PSHD, Mosei's quest has its name updated to Mossa's Quest, and the gameplay changed as well. On top of that we added two mini-games based on some parts of the game. Except for Mosei's quest and Eternal Slip, they other 3 mini-games are all 4 player enabled so that you can have fun with your family and friends (which is why I had that huge bunch of controllers on my desk on last update).
Battles/Items/Spells
The battle system remains the same but we revised some enemy behaviours and also some stats as well to make things fairer to the player. So, battles are more balanced now. Same thing applies to items and spells, we revised the healing properties and balanced them a bit more.
All of these improvements are done and tested, ready to roll, and while they are partially responsible for the game delay, they are worth the while, which will make Pier Solar much more enjoyable both to new players and for the veterans of the original MD/Genesis game.
Juicy Diary
The last thing I want to talk about is the Juicy Diary, it will be a short series with compilations of some of the recordings done for the OYAWM movie. The videos aren't exactly recent, but either way, it gives a glimpse on the day-to-day work here at the WM office, showing us testing some features and fixing some bugs.
You can watch the Juicy Diary Episode 1 here:
http://youtu.be/WiQ3hAdsJEA
The possible minor spoilers i edited out
SpoilerThere are new places to explore, with new bosses and new chests to open.
Some loose ends got tied. Why is Alina the only elf? Why are our heroes the chosen ones? Why Zelini and Alina don't get along? Find out all about it on PSHD.
New ending. In addition to the original Pier Solar ending, a new ending is possible. Maybe a secret ending too? What? Humm.
New sidequests. Why was that boss at the watermelon farm so rude to the characters on Pier Solar for MD/Genesis? Because he was grumpy that his sidequest was stripped out the game. But now he is happy, his sidequest is back with a vengea... I mean, great reward at the end. How about another sidequest that could possibly trigger a secret ending? Huh? What? Err... Ha!
A glimpse at some new locations on PSHD A glimpse at some new locations on PSHD
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Saved!Pier Solar HD delayed until June :cry:
While i like that their not rushing it out the door i am bummed i have to wait longer to play it. Plus my Genesis reprint will probably be delayed too.
Destructoid - http://www.destructoid.com/pier-solar-hd-delayed-until-june-274121.phtm-
Saved!Filly VanilliEditing … Yeah, I was intrigued by it since before they announced a HD version. I don't have a Genesis so I'm getting it on Wii U but I really wish they'd given us the option of the 16-bit visuals, I think they look cooler
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Well Filly i have some good news for you. They've said their will be an Original mode that has the 16-bit graphics. ^_^
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Saved!Filly VanilliEditing … a snes, super famicom, dreamcast, n64, and psx. I also own an original xbox and gc if that counts, tho I didn't bring them with me to mass
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Saved!AramondeEditing … I want a Dreamcast :( But anyway, they are making a snes game right now too.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … More of an Action Adventure game like Secret of Mana or Zelda. But they haven't showed much yet.
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Saved!Here's a trailer for the new HD version. :O OMG it looks beautiful!!! And i get conformation that it is coming to Playstation 3 & 4. I wish their was a Vita version but oh well. I'm still getting a Genesis/Megadrive reprint but i will definitely get this HD version eventually.
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Saved!Some news on Pier Solar HD!!! They said the game could be coming to the 3DS. The game is coming out on a bunch of platforms but this article is the first time i've heard of it coming out on Xbone, PS3 and PS4. Don't know where they got that info from but i hope its true! I'm still gonna get the Genesis reprint but i hope they port it to the Vita as well. Especially if its coming to PS4 it can't be hard to port it to Vita. PLEASE WATERMELON!!!!! PLEASE!!!!
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/19/sega-genesis-rpg-pier-solar-hd-come-nintendo-3ds/-
Saved!UltyEditing … I would also love to get a Genesis reprint myself, but i'm sure it would be expensive as shit X_X Where do you buy it?
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Here http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/en/factory/pier-solar_1/ Pick the REPRINT_EP option that version has Portuguese on it. :D
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Saved!AramondeEditing … And i remember we talked about how expensive it would be to import it and you said there would be some VAT tax or something and that the USA would have something like it too. But now i remember buying a gaming mouse from Hong Kong and not having to paying anything else other than the shipping. @Firion Hope also bought headphones from Japan and he didn't have to paying any weird tax either so there :P MURICA RULES!!!!
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Awwww don't be sad all the other Euro countries have to as well, and Canada has to on really expensive stuff.
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Saved!WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD OF THIS BEFORE?!?! I WANT YOU SO BAD ='(
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Saved!AramondeEditing … lol that was my reaction too. It's ridiculous that the carts are so expensive now. but Ulty if you really want the cart version you can order a reprint off there site. They've said that when they print the carts for there new Mega Drive game that they'll also print the reprints people have ordered. Now that could be later this year or maybe next year. There also coming out with an HD version too for PC, Wii U network, Xbox Live and the Dreamcast and you can switch between the HD and original graphics.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … oh and there also making a SNES game too. Project N is SNES game there making and Project Y is the RPG beat em' Up there making for the Mega Drive.
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Saved!UltyEditing … Yeah I saw on their Facebook page that they're going to make another "batch" of carts scheduled for March 25th, but I don't know if they ship overseas. And even if they did, it would probably go into customs processing which means more tax and import costs X_X
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Saved!UltyEditing … $60 + Shipping (this could be anywhere from $5 to $25) + 23% IVA (VAT) on the full price of the game and 6~7% IVA (VAT) on the shipping cost...i'd say it could go for more than 90€ X_X
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Man other countries and paying weird fee's. I heard this Canadian guys talk about customs fee and now you IVA idk what that is.
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Saved!UltyEditing … I'm not sure, but the US surely has something similar. Here in Europe anything you buy/pay for, a certain percentage of said amount is going directly to the government/estate/country funds (not sure what you guys call it xD) and that percentage is called IVA (or VAT, in other languages). Whenever you buy something, at the supermarket or whatever, make sure to check your receibt to check what the real price of your purchase was, it usually shows the price of said item + some other percentage...
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Saved!AramondeEditing … yeah i've never bought anything outside of America but i've never heard of any tax stuff other than just the normal shipping fee. You could also download the HD version when it comes out.
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