Opoona

[DarkwingChuck]

Opoona, Wii Adventure/RPG by Koei

According to an English-language fact sheet issued by Koei, Opoona is a "lifestyle RPG" set on the fictional planet Landroll. It will require the player, as the titular character, to interact with non-player characters while holding down a job. Opoona will acquire Licenses for different jobs (rescuer, idol, detective) with players being able to choose what they would like to become. Said profession will allow Opoona to explore the various colonies on Landroll in order to find his missing brother and sister and help his hospitalized parents.





It's got an interesting art style with the simple but adorable cartoony characters and more detailed backgrounds. It looks better in motion than the screenshots.

The other really interesting thing is that the game will be played only with the Nunchuk (of course it'll still have to be connected to the Wiimote for use). In battles, jerking the Nunchuk will fire a projectile at enemies with the trajectory able to be changed by moving the Nunchuk. This style of play is named the Active Bon Bon Battle System.

[Misty]

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I really like the art style. It's so light-hearted. Plus, the game makes great use of the Nunchuck, and I like how you use only that to play the game.

[RPGD]

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I've been following this game curiously as of late. I look forward to it.

[Maijo]

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Any news on a release coming up?

Btw, where do you guys get your Wii news?

[DarkwingChuck]

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I haven't heard tell of any dates for Opoona yet and it's not known if it'll come to the states at all. On the one hand it's a very Japanese appeal game, on the other those have been very likely to come here in recent years.

As for where I get my news, the usual game sites: Kotaku, Joystiq and its spin-off Fanboy sites, GameSpot, 1Up, and MaxConsole. I swear Nintendo's own sites are always the last to report on new and upcoming games.

[tjoris9]

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It's about damned time Koei started making something other than Dynasty Warriors rehashes.

[golly_jollydude]

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Looks like a cool game. I hope it comes to the states. I wanna play it when I get a Wii!

[IRC]

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I'm not sold on the graphics or gameplay. The music looks rad though.

[irate giraffe]

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I'm not sold on the graphics or gameplay. The music looks rad though.

Are you shrooming or just really stoned?

[SkylureX]

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Awh, it looks fun. I hope they make it american. And theres a girl with a gunblade.

[John Mora]

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The graphics look terrible.

[IRC]

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Did you watch the clip? Cause it does look better in motion. I went from "poor decision" to "well I guess"

[The Dark Jester]

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I'd buy it just because it looks so different.

[golly_jollydude]

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It looks like pure fun to me. Interesting battle system.

[John Mora]

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It looks exactly like you think it would in motion. Still not impressed.