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GBA-Style JRPG 'Tako no Himitsu' Has Golden Sun And Terranigma Staff Involved

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A new retro-style JRPG called Tako no Himitsu has been announced, boasting an impressive line-up of developers from notable franchises. Deneos Games is leading the charge, following their successful title Save Me Mr Tako.

The game will feature music by Motoi Sakuraba and Masanori Hikichi. Scheduled to launch on Kickstarter on July 10th, the project is anticipated to captivate JRPG enthusiasts.

What are your thoughts on the involvement of such experienced developers in a Kickstarter project? Would you support this game to see it through development?

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Really misleading headline.
Motoi Sakuraba (Golden Sun) and Masanori Hikichi (Terranigma) are both on-board to create music for the game
- Yeah, if they're the only people from these games involved, that's more than a bit ridiculous.
  This game involves staff from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Namco's Tales, Shining Force, Mario Golf and Star Ocean!
  Also, that's just one person and he makes music.
  
  I absolutely love Terranigma, it's one of my all time favorite RPGs, but I don't think the soundtrack was particularly noteworthy, especially compared to all the great things that game had to offer.
  The really interesting things about that game were the combat and the whole world creation & development that you did.
- Yes, the headline feels very disingenuous. They are working with composers from those games... I don't feel they are going to have the same influence some game designers would have had.
- I don’t think I can articulate how annoyed I am that people are being so dismissive toward music composers. Music can make games.
  
  I very clearly stated that Terranigma's soundtrack, unlike the game itself, did not stand out to me that much. And yes, when I hear "staff" of a certain game being involved I would expect something like the designers or programmers who were responsible for some of the things that actually made those games great. A soundtrack alone can't make a shit game good, no matter how good it is. This isn't dismissive towards the composers, it's just a fact.
  
  As a popular example, IMHO FFVII wouldn't have been half the game it became without its soundtrack.
- Thanks for clarifying, but sad to hear.
- And here I was thinking I was gonna get a Golden Sun successor...
I was fully on board with it until I looked at the screenshots. Don't get me wrong, it is gorgeous. But it's an action RPG, something the GBA usually didn't succeed in. I was hoping for something turn based.
- Yeah Zelda games were terrible on GBA.
  
  I can't tell if you're being facetious but the only downside to Minish Cap was the Gacha system, where they developed only the bad parts of the Oracle games' Gacha seed system and turned it into a chore that gated 100% completion.
  Aside from that, it was a charming addition to the franchise.
  I haven't played Four Swords GBA or the Link to the Past port but Four Swords on the GameCube with the GBA cables was a very solid couch co-op game.
  Maybe not totally in-line with the spirit of the series but still very good on its own.
  
  I didn't play any Zelda title on the GBA, but those could work due to their puzzle focus. However, even fully combat oriented games couldn't really do much more than Zelda did in terms of their combat system, which ended up being quite dull.
  I kind of liked the Legacy of Goku series, just because I like Dragon Ball and because level ups made a huge difference. The battle system wasn't anything special, but it was satisfying to just grind a bit and afterwards demolishing anything in your path - just repeat this in any given new area.
  
  Wasn't Sword of Mana on GBA? I think I had fun with that game.
Yo save me Mr tako was cool! It plays like a gameboy Kirby game. I had the privilege of playing a bit of it at Kyoto BitSummit years ago and purchased it for switch. I should get it for deck now that I have one… Shit there were a lot of cool indies at bitsummit I can actually play now that I have a deck.
Tako no himitsu is definitely something I need to check out.

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