Lunar Knights aka "Boktai DS"

rock_lee · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:57 am Post subject: Lunar Knights aka "Boktai DS"

yes yes yes yes! ^_^
i didn't know this game was Boktai at all till one of my friends told me about it
here are the pics

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/lunarknights/screenindex.html

but it seems really strange due to the space ships & robots and why the hell is Django's hair brown??
anyway my friend told me that you can use boktai 1 & 2 as a solar sensor
and don't ask me about boktai 3 cuz i don't know anything about it
anyway
enjoy!
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**Sketch** · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 9:03 am Post subject:

Those guys aren't Django and Sabata.

The game has a built in Sun/Moon thing, there is no more solar sensor.

I think it looks interesting...kind of upset it's not Boktai anymore, but I'll still get it.
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Mugen.exe · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 9:42 am Post subject:

This game definately looks interesting, and I like the space theme. I wonder if it will still have the vampire-fighting flair of the original Boktai games (doubt it, though space vampire would be awesome).
I'll get it if I have the $$.
Looks awesome.
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Haly K · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject:

Um, that still looks like Sabata to me, but Django looked like Lan in one of the screenshots. :O But still, yay! Another Boktai game! I wonder if there are still any Immortals around? ( Note: I have yet to finish Boktai 2 as of now. )
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HyperZeroX · Net Battler Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 91

Impressive...though i'll miss the Boktai theme, the space version is a welcomed change.

Mei Qiao · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:07 am Post subject:

The two main characters are Apprentice Sharpshooter Aaron (Django looking character) and Dark Swordsman Lucian (Sabata looking one). People have been saying Lucian's THE main character.

Quite frankly, being the die-hard Boktai fan I am, I'm dying for this game. This is the only reason I want Winter to come quickly. I absolutely can not wait for this game.
Of course, a main reason is that I've fallen in love with Lucian. ..go figure.

Watching the trailer over and over again makes me even more impatient to wait. But...

I still want to know the name of Lucian's cat Terraniel. o_O
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Haly K · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:29 am Post subject:

Hm, apparently they've changed the names in hopes of it selling better over here that the first two Boktais. Go figure that that's why it's 'Lunar Knights' now. But we all know that it's still Boktai, deep down. :]

I'm the last one to realize this, aren't I? -.-
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**Malik** · Local Prinny Deity Age: 34 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1179

It's still Boktai, it's being called Lunar Knights in hopes of getting more sales and because Lucian is the hero, it makes little sense to be a game of the sun if your main character can't use it.

But then again, it's like Final Fantasy when the fantasy's not exactly final.
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RollEXE · Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 1:24 am Post subject:

Malik, have you read the article on Wikipedia? They explain why FF is called FF. It was about Tetsuya's (?? is it him??) last work, because he was about to retire. Buit then it sold so well that he went back and did more FF games. Too lazy to say the whole thing now.

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mettaur pokemon · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:

I'm especially excited about this game, seeing as it was the main reason I even got a DS (though I'd really been wanting to touch Sabata XD).

At first, I wasn't too fond of Lucian because he seemed like little more than an attempted Sabata-replacement (especially when he won Mei's affection). In fact, being such a rabid Sabata fangirl, I felt threatened enough to almost not want the game. But I managed to eventually warm up to Lucian (Malik's drawing of him certainly helped, as did the fact that I drew fanservice of him, and will probably draw more since I'm too lazy to try to draw his clothes).

And after drawing cat!Aaron, I changed my mind about him being the offspring of Django and a fly. With that hair, he's the offspring of Django, a fly, and Phoenix Wright. XD
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**Malik** · Local Prinny Deity Age: 34 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1179

Lunar Knights demo report, after playing it for three days at Comic con.

The Controls are actually somewhat simple. D-Pad is just to move around. Y is the attack, B is to use a shield, A is to charge your energy, and X replaces the R when looking around. The R locks onto targets, though it's sorta useless with Lucian. Hold L to switch your terrenials. The start button brings up the menu like always and the select button switches between Lucian and Aaron. You can also switch between them in the start menu by touching the portraits. You can dash! Tap the D-Pad twice to dash. If you keep holding onto the D-Pad, you can continuously dash. It doesn't end until you let go or if you get hit. The stylus is used for activating TRC modes. However, casket rocket stages is only controlled with the stylus. You have to drag the ship around to move and tap the enemies to shoot.

With normal terrennials, you just tap and you transform and you can continue to attack. I don't remember if using an attack far off launches a circular attack or if that's just B. I think it is the B button. With the different terrenials, you can do different things of course. You may use the D-Pad to move the screen around if the enemies wander off the screen. In battle, if you don't use TRC, you can use the different terrennials to change your elemental attacks. IE, keeping Kuro/Nero out with Lucian gives him the Dark Element. If you select no terrennial, you have no element. Consequently, if you give Aaron no terrennial, he can't attack at all.

Enemies are affected by weather, somewhat. Boks are affected by rain and will die if they're out too long. At least for the mechanical enemies, you don't get hurt by running into them. They must attack you. I haven't tried it for Margrave, slimes, Boks, and those lizards with flails, but the pigs don't hurt if you run at them. Plot twist! Immortal armors are from terrennials! A new immortal shoots you after you attempt to purify Margrave Rymer. He is the "deadliest magic warrior"! Schrödinger! ...The catboy from Hellsing...? He wouldn't let you "waltz away" with Margrave's terrennial.

When one character dies, the other automatically jumps in for him.

I might have forgotten something, so ask about things.
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...every time I see a cat character named Schrodinger, I die laughing all over again.

That aside... Game sounds pretty interesting, from your description.

**Malik** · Local Prinny Deity Age: 34 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1179

Site opens!

http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/boktai_ds/

Click on the cat, Nero, then what's clickable in the speech bubble. That'll get you the trailer with ANIMATED SEQUENCES HURRAY! \o/
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Anime Master ZERO · Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject:

Interesting how they play on the "DS" to mean "Django" & "Sabata".
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chrissy · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject:

**Malik** · Local Prinny Deity Age: 34 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1179

It's due 11/22 in Japan, sometime in quarter 2 of 2007 US. Wait, Europe gets it before us?!
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PhantomReaver · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:00 am Post subject:

Heck yeah! Europe rox! I love europe!!!......err Sorry!
Well it's not first time that we get game before US.
Anyway, I don't know why they change Django and Sabata into Lucian and Aaron in EU and US games. They didn't do it in previous games from GBA. I hope that this game will have some sort of crossover with Ryuusei :D
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**Malik** · Local Prinny Deity Age: 34 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1179

It's to get more popularity. If Konami tries to get on the dark side of gamers, they'll buy the game because people are like "OMFG DARK LOL" and stuff.

Now, it looks like the game will be releasing on February 13, 2007. That's one day before my birthday, whoo!

http://www.konami.com/Konami/ctl3810/cp20104/si1740238/cl1/lunar_knights

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chrissy · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:54 am Post subject:

does that mean that the UK gets it last! no fair!
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