Really interesting looking game for DS (Deep Labyrinth)

[Muscelli]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPuHbSxdJa0

Deep Labryinth for Nintendo DS, coming to the us! this looks great, makes me feel nastolgic of the sega saturn days with games that looked similar to this like nights.. This game in perticular looks amazing and completely different then the same old crap coming out these days. wow! I havent been so amped in a game for so long.. The whole theme looks elaborate.. I dont know, it has just hit a spot in me.. I NEED to play this one.. Anyone play this one yet? whens it come out?

[Richter Belmount]

looks like a sort of elder scrolls ds id buy it

[Daltone]

Can't help but think maybe you're getting a little too over excited. It looks like a first person dungeon crawl... I don't mean to suggest that it doesn't look promising, but still.

[Ed Oscuro]

Could've done without the OMG SUPER AMAZING (but not really) CGI and SUPER CEL SHADED ANIME (which is the bane of artistic progress in Japan - eh it was probably inbetweened in Korea or someplace anyway).

Okay, the game does look like King's Field with some stylus action going on. I wouldn't compare it to Oblivion, but it does look fun.

[FantasiaWHT]

Reminds me of Ultima Underworld, or more recently, Arx Fatalis. Especially the "draw the rune to cast magic" part.

I'd be interested if the dungeons are true labyrinths (multiple paths that not only dead-end, but lead back upon themselves frequently) and not simple linear mazes like 95% of RPGs these days.

[THATinkjar]

I think I read about this in ONM (The Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK), and I think the developer described this as... wait for it... Oblivion for the DS - but quite different, of course. It certainly sounded interesting, and they've improved the graphics a little since I last saw this.


makes me feel nastolgic of the sega saturn days with games that looked similar to this like nights

I agree with you, muffinman. The DS is home to such a great mix of games from so many console generations. There is, quite literally, something for everybody!

[towerofsong]

Looks excellant
Yet another DS game to potentially buy
Gah.. @_@

[Damaniel]

I've been waiting for this one too. You can never have too many dungeon crawls... :)

[Lord_Magus]

I've been very excited about this game ever since it was first announced a few months ago. Looks absolutely awesome! :D

Just as a sidenote, the soundtrack for the game will be written by none other than the great Yasunori Mitsuda! 8-)

[NintenDk]

if you liked that yoou are going to love a lot of ds game I think.

[Muscelli]

haha yeah i got a bit carried away :D but it does look really nice... I will need to pick up a ds soon.. anyone have one on the cheap?

[Drunk Billionaire]

It comes out August 15th

[dbiersdorf]

EGM ripped it apart in their reviews.

[Drunk Billionaire]

EGM is a very unreliable review source. But this game doesn't look that great.

[FantasiaWHT]

EGM is a very unreliable review source. But this game doesn't look that great.

As long as you know their biases, EGM's reviews are worthwhile. I still like reading three different people's ideas of a game.

[unbroken]

Combat looks pretty cool. Though that video looked like a trailer for a straight video 80's movie.

[Cantaloup]

There's a review at RPGamer (http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/nds/deeplab/reviews/deeplabstrev1.html).

[diskoboy]

I think I read about this in ONM (The Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK), and I think the developer described this as... wait for it... Oblivion for the DS - but quite different, of course. It certainly sounded interesting, and they've improved the graphics a little since I last saw this.

DS Oblivion is percicely what I thought when I first saw this game, too.

It looks quite interesting. Plus I love dungeon crawlers.

[FantasiaWHT]

So it's out! Anybody played it yet? I wanted to gamefly it but gamefly cancelled my account, and intothegame doesn't have it lol.

[slackur]

I was pretty pumped for this and here's my impression after playing it:

Excellent, if you know what you are getting.

Please ignore the Oblivion-on-DS comparisons, as it will really shoot up your expectations for the title. It is actually closer to the older Kings Field titles on psx, but more linear. You don't exactly have the huge open world like Oblivion, and though you do level up by real-world action (i.e. leveling up sword by using it all the time) it is far more limited in scope and can be reduced to an exp grind.

BUT it plays smoothly, has a decent production value, includes two completely different stories (a kiddie beginner-type story and a more difficult and 'mature' adventure) that play like two separate games on the same engine (they are, and are on cell phones in Japan) and seems more engaging than most dungeon crawls.

If you want a FP dungeon crawl and can tone down your expectations after Oblivion, I highly recommend it.

[FantasiaWHT]

Does it have free movement or a grid-based movement? (ie you always turn 90 degrees, strafe directly to either side or move straight forwards and backwards)

[Jimmy]

X-Play gave this game a 1 out of 5. It's a port from a cell phone game... that's probably not going to add up to a satisfying game.

[GM80]

Does it have free movement or a grid-based movement? (ie you always turn 90 degrees, strafe directly to either side or move straight forwards and backwards)

Free.

[segagamer4life]

X-Play gave this game a 1 out of 5. It's a port from a cell phone game... that's probably not going to add up to a satisfying game.


I tried it at my local gamestop, its not horrible, but the gameplay could be better, the graphics are decent for the DS... but the 30 dollar price is too high for my tastes.

[slackur]

It does have free movement, but without the strafe (imagine Doom with no side-stepping left or right). Movement is with the d-pad or buttons (left or right handed options, very nice for us southpaws) and automatically locks on a-la Zelda OoT to circle-strafe baddies.

It doesn't have a 'snap-grid' movement like old dungeon crawls or Wizardry on PS2.

The touch pad is used exclusively for attacking, magic, and item managment in a fairly intuitive setup.

I've read the negative press for this game, and I think its too harsh. I wasn't expecting much from 'cell phone ports', and came away very happy with a game that truly felt like a DS original. Again, you have to respect it for what it is, not Oblivion-on-DS. I do find this game a worthy purchase for dungeon crawl fans. Plus, rumor has it that it has a relatively low print run (well, through the EB/Gamestop line. haven't seen it many places.)

[FantasiaWHT]

The EB I bought mine from had 2 copies. I got the last one. PLayed it a little bit, but too shortly to have an opinion yet!

[mailman187666]

It almost looks as if it is a free roaming version of Shining the Holy Ark for Saturn. Atlus made it and I am a big fan of them. They also tend to make some games that eventually become rare and worth a little loot. I wouldn't be suprised if what the previous posters said was true and it has a low print run, like a bunch of other games made by them. $30, I may be willing to pick it up if I see it.

[Half Japanese]

So I picked this up today on my lunch break and have played it for about 30 minutes so far. Some (very) early impressions:

- The magic system isn't hard to use as some reviews have bitched about
- The combat is simplistic but it works well enough
- The lack of strafe isn't a huge issue
- The game looks alright, but it's nothing fancy graphically
- You level up fairly quickly in this, and your weapons level up too. I'm already a level 5 and my sword is level 6.

It's almost at the point where something else should happen. I've already beaten the first "boss" and I've learned most of the basics from the 'rat-people' inhabiting the world. I'll try to post more once I get some more time into it...

[mailman187666]

I picked this up last night and played it for a few hours. It is a pretty fun game and the labyrinths are acctually pretty decent sized. You can even walk through walls to find secrets which lead to other secrets and whatnot. Leveling up and finding hidden swords and stuff makes for a pretty fun game. I enjoyed it and for anybody that likes RPGs and lots of touch screen action, I recomend this game.

[PDorr3]

I think Im gonna pick this up before I go on vacation saturday, for the car trip. Despite reviews this game just seems like alot of fun, in Dark Cloud I was obsessed w/ ;ev;eing up my weapons, hopefuly its the same on this game.

[suckerpunch5]

If you hurry, you can get this game for $9 at Toys 'R Us right now!!!! OMG! Anyways, I picked it up the other day, but I haven't played it yet. I'm not sure what to think about it. Does anyone have a more developed impression of it now that some time has gone by?

[maxlords]

It's a mediocre title IMO. The story is fun, the gameplay is so-so at best. I got through the first half of the game before I set it aside to play "later". I'd recommend it for sure for $9 though!

[BydoEmpire]

It's a mediocre title IMO. The story is fun, the gameplay is so-so at best. I got through the first half of the game before I set it aside to play "later". I'd recommend it for sure for $9 though!I agree. It's a pretty fun game, I'm almost ot the end of the first quest. Some of the later levels look REALLY nice. The controls are fine, I just with there was a little bit more depth to the combat. You really don't have to do anything but scribble on the touch screen, and all the enemies can be attacked in exactly the same way (it makes no difference if you do horizontal or vertical strikes, for example, and there are no 'moves' per se). That said, it's still a pretty fun and unique dungeon crawl for $10.

[Snapple]

I don't think I've even heard of this game. Critics, including ones that I usually agree with, have all universally panned this game. But if it's really cheap, I might pick it up anyway for curiosity's sake. Doesn't sound great though.