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Does anyone actually like JoD better?


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Whether or not it's nostalgia or whatever (I was... 8? ish when I first played NiD) NiD will always hold a place in my heart that JoD will never be able to trump. Also, the voice acting threw me for a serious loop.

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Whether or not it's nostalgia or whatever (I was... 8? ish when I first played NiD) NiD will always hold a place in my heart that JoD will never be able to trump. Also, the voice acting threw me for a serious loop.

Well, that's ok. Usually a game you played when you were younger will be liked better than newer games. I mean, before I got my first console, I would always play Jumpstart games, and I still love them even after they taught me everything I needed to know. Besides that, the only game I really played when I was little was Sonic R for the computer, and it's still one of my favorites of all time. I might have liked NiD better if I actually played it first, but by the time I even got a console, the Saturn was kind of dying and the Dreamcast wasn't far from dying too. I never actually got a Dreamcast until fall of 2003 and the only games I ever got for it were Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2. The first game in a series is also usually a game that places higher than others. For example, with the Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 I just mentioned, the first in the series was Sonic Adventure, but Sonic Adventure 2 was the first one I played.
The voice acting I didn't mind, but that might have been partially because JoD was the first NiGHTS game I played, though I have seen all of NiGHTS cameos now, most of those before I even knew who NiGHTS was. I do like JoD better, I guess because I'm one that focuses on artwork, music, and story, all of which, in my opinion, were better in JoD. I mean, do I think the graphics could have been better in JoD? Yes, of course I do. The thing I don't agree with is how bad everyone thinks the graphics are. I mean, as I'm pretty sure I mentioned before, someone said it could be done on a N64. I mean, anyone with common sense can see that even the latest of the N64 titles didn't have the graphics of JoD. And, I mean, cut these people a break, they brought back a series that had been dormant for 11 years prior, so of course there's going to be mistakes. At least with popular series like Sonic and Mario, they've had years of practice to perfect character models. The NiGHTS series hadn't made the character madels since back in the 1990s, and they even changed the designs for the characters, though it was slight, so they didn't have any practice at all.
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Well, they might not do much with NiGHTS until their more well known series like Sonic die out. That's my opinin at least. They could have went more in depth with the Nightmarens and such, but one of the main things about NiGHTS and other Nightmarens is the ability to see them as you would like. If they created background stories for the characters, it would ruin how some of us see NiGHTS and other Nightmarens, so I think that's the main reasn they don't do something like that. I mean, that's the main reason why all Nightmaren are genderless, so you could see them as either male or female, whichever you prefer. Sometimes, fanfiction and such can be ruined by such background stories. I'm sorr it distresses you, but we can't do much except for petition and hope SEGA listens to our demands. XD I do think it would be awesome if they featured UV NiGHTS in one of the NiGHTS games somehow, even if it were just an alternate costume or something. Everyone has their own opinion, but I think it's better ff that they let the fans interpret the characters as they choose, since not many games actually allow for that. XD


I honestly think Sonic is already dead. I mean, yeah, they keep making Sonic games still, but Sonic died when Sonic Adventure 2 was over. They need to make games on NiGHTS that are just as epic... And honesly, I think it would be just as fun to play NiGHTS as 3D adventure as possible. I mean, the sky could be limitless but so can the ground, and they have made excellent Sonic games where he can go almost anwhere. If you catch my drift. I would like to see a more adventurous game from NiGHTS.
...And I understand what youre saying about the background stories and not going into depth with them. But the way I look at it, if they try too hard to make everything an enigma or a mystery to us then the games are going to get boring after a while. Nothing special is really going to happen, no real surprises are going to be found out. The games are going to be made with all the same ingredients as the last game. At last, that's how I see it. I think a lot of people would enjoy a more serious natured game... Sonic more along the lines of the Sonic Adventure series. Sure, it was for kids, but there was just an element to those games that was genuine and no Sonic game afterward came even close to matching it. It just had a magic and they need to steer both Sonic and NiGHTS back in that direction. So many people would go crazy over it. At least, I think. They haven't tried very much out with NiGHTS, so no one can be honestly sure.

I will say that I do like interpretating the characters, but the games never really give me the satisfaction I want. I want more from them, I want to see more of the Nightmarens, I want to see the personalities more if they won't give me a story. I want to see how they act according to one another. If that makes sense.

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I honestly think Sonic is already dead. I mean, yeah, they keep making Sonic games still, but Sonic died when Sonic Adventure 2 was over. They need to make games on NiGHTS that are just as epic... And honesly, I think it would be just as fun to play NiGHTS as 3D adventure as possible. I mean, the sky could be limitless but so can the ground, and they have made excellent Sonic games where he can go almost anwhere. If you catch my drift. I would like to see a more adventurous game from NiGHTS.
...And I understand what youre saying about the background stories and not going into depth with them. But the way I look at it, if they try too hard to make everything an enigma or a mystery to us then the games are going to get boring after a while. Nothing special is really going to happen, no real surprises are going to be found out. The games are going to be made with all the same ingredients as the last game. At last, that's how I see it. I think a lot of people would enjoy a more serious natured game... Sonic more along the lines of the Sonic Adventure series. Sure, it was for kids, but there was just an element to those games that was genuine and no Sonic game afterward came even close to matching it. It just had a magic and they need to steer both Sonic and NiGHTS back in that direction. So many people would go crazy over it. At least, I think. They haven't tried very much out with NiGHTS, so no one can be honestly sure.

I will say that I do like interpretating the characters, but the games never really give me the satisfaction I want. I want more from them, I want to see more of the Nightmarens, I want to see the personalities more if they won't give me a story. I want to see how they act according to one another. If that makes sense.


Yea, Sonic's kinda dead in my opinion too, but it is apparently not dead since merchandise for it still comes out. It would be nice if NiGHTS could be like that, but then it might not be the same as how NiGHTS was intended to be. For example, most people think Sonic died after Sonic Adventure 2 because after that, SEG started doing a whole bunch of different stuff for him, making him much different than he used to be. If they changed NiGHTS, NiGHTS fans might think the same thing, and he would die as well. Think about it, the original creator of NiGHTS didn't really want to make a sequal in the first place, the reason why a sequal didn't come out until 11 years after the first.
It's true that the game could get boring for some with it not giving background story, but it could make it much more exciting for others. And they made the sequal close to the original game because they wanted to capture the spirit of the original game. Whether they succeeded at that or not depends on the person, but I personally believe they made a sequal worthy of being in the same class as the original. NiGHTS is not meant to have a serious nature, since it is about NiGHTS visiting children in their sleep to help them overcome their problems, so I'd like to keep it the way it is. Having a serious feel would work for Sonic, but NiGHTS is a different character, so it wouldn't quite work the same way. Since many NiGHTS fans liked the way it was made originally, it would probably be for the best to keep those fans by making the games similar but with a slightly different feel, that's how I see it. NiGHTS is special, and if they tried to make NiGHTS differently, then it might lose that special quality that it has.
Well, I'm sorry that the games didn't quite give you what you wanted, but not all games are going to do that. Most games for most people leave at least something to be desired, but there's usually someone, somewhere that thinks the game is perfect in every way. Why do you think there's so many different kinds of games? They make so many games so many different ways in order to entertain as many people as they can. It makes sense what you're saying, but NiGHTS is what it is and SEGA doesn't really want to change that. We're lucky to have even gotten a sequal for it, since the original creator, as I mentioned earlier, did not even want a sequal for NiGHTS. He didn't want a sequal because NiGHTS was special and he didn't want to end up changing NiGHTS by creating a sequal. It would be nice to add some more personality and such, but then we might lose what makes NiGHTS truely different from everything else, so it might be better if they never do that. I'm not saying that I'm completely against the idea myself, it's just that I don't want them to fail with NiGHTS like they did for games like Sonic. Does that make sense? ^^;

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i LOVE NiGHTS Journey of Dreams so MUCH

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i LOVE NiGHTS Journey of Dreams so MUCH

I'm glad you feel that way. I love JoD so much too. I haven't played it for a while, but it is still one of my favorite games. I wish that more people would love it instead of pointing out every flaw they see in it. XD

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I don't own NiD, but something just tells me I'd love it more. Nothing beats originals.

Can someone tell me what the blue chips in the original are for? There's not a My Dream-esque feature in it, is there?

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I don't own NiD, but something just tells me I'd love it more. Nothing beats originals.

Can someone tell me what the blue chips in the original are for? There's not a My Dream-esque feature in it, is there?

Well, you never know until you try. XD But, yea, the original doesn't have anything like my dream, though it does have something sort of similar in the levels like you can hatch the nightopians and mate them with nightmaren and such. The dream orbs, as they're called, are used in the original to help you get the ideya. You see, those dream orbs, along with stars, rings, etc. were placed throughout each level. You could collect the dream orbs and you needed to collect 20 of them to destroy the ideya capture and get the ideya.
Each level you start with all your ideya, but all but the red one are taken away at the beginning of the level. Then, you go to the ideya palace and free NiGHTS with your ideya. This starts a 120 sec (2 min) timer that you have to get your next ideya by. If you don't get the ideya in this time period, you are left as either Claris or Elliot, and NiGHTS is sent back to the palace. Then, after a certain time, the alarm egg (equivalent to awakers) will come to wake you up. You must then collect 20 dream orbs (or whatever amount you didn't deposit in the capture) and put them in the capture to get the ideya, since you can only dualize with NiGHTS when you have an ideya. If you already got the ideya when the time ran out, you would just need to go and dualize with NiGHTS again. The problem with this though, is that you lose all the points you gathered when dualized with NiGHTS.
When you get the ideya, you need to put it in the ideya palace. If you get the ideya before the timer runs out, it starts a bonus time. During this, every point you get is worth double. You can do as many laps around the course as you want as long as you get the ideya back to the ideya palace. It is risky taking many laps though because if you run out of time, you lose all the points you gathered. When you return the ideya to the palace, you start another course with another ideya to reclaim. When all the ideya is returned to the palace, you face a boss that you have 120 secs to defeat. The original gameplay is very sinilar to the chase levels in the sequel, except instead of chasing a bird, you collect the dream orbs to destroy the ideya capture. Also, in the sequel there's no bonus time and you can't make extra laps due to the chains of the cage. I know I explained far more than I needed to about the original game, but I'm sure it will help you. ^^
I will say that the original had it's charm, but I like the sequel better. One thing is the original is a lot easier to beat, at least in my opinion. For JoD, I took 5 days (about 25 hours of playing) to beat the entire game with all A ranks and all the dream drops. For NiD, it took me less than a day to get all of the A ranks, and that was with lag slowing me down. A good thing about the original though is that you were allowed to, once you beat the game, choose one out of the six bosses you faced (excluding Wizeman) to face after every level. This meant that you could choose the boss that's the easiest for you to beat and get a good multiplier for all levels. That was a pretty good feature that I somewhat regret that they didn't add to the sequel. Overall though, I do like JoD better. ^^;

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I havent played NID but seen the video gameplay and i must say it looks more better then new Jod that i played though still good game.

For Exsample

1.In jod Nights dosent make face at you when you turn your back on her Like in NID when she gives you her hand but then you turn around and she starts to make faces at you which i found charming and suprising because it's so hard to find game like this with charcter details like this.

2.Jod seem to spaceish for my liking to many wide open areas,reminded me of chao garden just filled with trees etc. where NID didnt seem like that at all and it fit perfectly together with those gorgeous background area.

3.The Music in JOD,hmm only crystal palace was the only one i liked,was hoping for more upbeat tune like in NID.

4.JOD when nights was imprisoned there was no twirls or dancing like in NID,that was really disapointing.because i can see the twirls and dive when i play nights.

5.Graphics and color where good in jod as in NID but i would have loved to see more brighter color like in NID and more details to area as in nid.

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I havent played NID but seen the video gameplay and i must say it looks more better then new Jod that i played though still good game.

For Exsample

1.In jod Nights dosent make face at you when you turn your back on her Like in NID when she gives you her hand but then you turn around and she starts to make faces at you which i found charming and suprising because it's so hard to find game like this with charcter details like this.

2.Jod seem to spaceish for my liking to many wide open areas,reminded me of chao garden just filled with trees etc. where NID didnt seem like that at all and it fit perfectly together with those gorgeous background area.

3.The Music in JOD,hmm only crystal palace was the only one i liked,was hoping for more upbeat tune like in NID.

4.JOD when nights was imprisoned there was no twirls or dancing like in NID,that was really disapointing.because i can see the twirls and dive when i play nights.

5.Graphics and color where good in jod as in NID but i would have loved to see more brighter color like in NID and more details to area as in nid.


All very good points. I do like those things about NiD, but I do have to say that I prefer JoD. It's great that we can all like or dislike games for various reasons. One thing I will say though is that if JoD didn't have a story/cutscenes or if NiD did have a story/cutscenes, I probably would have liked them about the same. I do like the music of both, but I do prefer JoD music, maybe partially due to the facts that I was introduced to JoD music first and that I heard NiD music more than 10 years after it was originally created. ^^; I love Dreams Dreams Sweet Snow and it's my favorite of all the versions of that song, so that might be part of the reason I prefer JoD's music as well. I'm not sure, but all I know is that when I put on my NiGHTS playlist, if I ever do skip songs, it's much more often the NiD tracks than the JoD tracks. XD

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Despite its many flaws, I do like the game. Its still pretty fun to play and gives me this warm, fuzzy happiness that I get especially around Christmas time. :D

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Despite its many flaws, I do like the game. Its still pretty fun to play and gives me this warm, fuzzy happiness that I get especially around Christmas time. :D


I do love this game. I got it for Christmas last year, which I thought was awesome because Christmas makes me think of NiGHTS. I haven't played the game for a while now, but I'm certainly breaking it out for this holiday season. ^_^

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I Never Played NID But I Believe JOD Was Better. Jackle Could've been in it Though things were probably rushed so yeah. Either Way JOD was Extremely fun. I Even Managed to Get all the Dreamdrops and All A'S. The NID CD is Awesome. Though What I Don't Get is That NIGHTS & Reala Look alike and Yet no one Could Figure Out They Were Related being Nightmarens til the Mention of Cerberus & friendship being Questioned. I.E. Helen Doubting NIGHTS After Reala's Evil Ruse. The Visitors Aren't Very Bright Huh?

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...Though What I Don't Get is That NIGHTS & Reala Look alike and Yet no one Could Figure Out They Were Related being Nightmarens til the Mention of Cerberus & friendship being Questioned. I.E. Helen Doubting NIGHTS After Reala's Evil Ruse. The Visitors Aren't Very Bright Huh?


In all honesty, I didn't know NiGHTS was a Nightmaren until I went to NiD.com/saw the cutscenes on YouTube (can't quite remember which came first). There are quite a few tv shows and video game series with evil look-alikes to the protagonist that sometimes are clones/brothers but sometimes are unrelated, too. So I didn't assume anything. When I learned of NiGHTS's origins, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was a very intriguing characteristic. Not completely novel, but intriguing all the same. =)

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In all honesty, I didn't know NiGHTS was a Nightmaren until I went to NiD.com/saw the cutscenes on YouTube (can't quite remember which came first). There are quite a few tv shows and video game series with evil look-alikes to the protagonist that sometimes are clones/brothers but sometimes are unrelated, too. So I didn't assume anything. When I learned of NiGHTS's origins, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was a very intriguing characteristic. Not completely novel, but intriguing all the same. =)


I Got the Guide After Getting the Game Before the Big Plot Twist With NIGHTS being a Nightmaren in the Game and Before Getting to That Part in the Guide I Actually Wondered if NIGHTS Was a Nightmaren. Like One of Those Random Things I Think of That's Turns Out to be True to my Surprise or Something I Created That Someone Else Also Created Awkwardly.

True Like Goku & Veteta or Kim Possible & Shego Go.

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Though What I Don't Get is That NIGHTS & Reala Look alike and Yet no one Could Figure Out They Were Related being Nightmarens til the Mention of Cerberus & friendship being Questioned. I.E. Helen Doubting NIGHTS After Reala's Evil Ruse. The Visitors Aren't Very Bright Huh?

Well, Davy Jones from The Monkees looks remarkably like one of the members of the Manson family, but no one assumes he's a psycho. If it WAS discovered, though, that he was crazy for at least a little while, wouldn't people be suspicious? That's probably the most bizarre analogy I've ever, made, but does it get my point across?

(Also just a grammar tip- not capitalizing every word makes what you write far easier to read.)

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Well, Davy Jones from The Monkees looks remarkably like one of the members of the Manson family, but no one assumes he's a psycho. If it WAS discovered, though, that he was crazy for at least a little while, wouldn't people be suspicious? That's probably the most bizarre analogy I've ever, made, but does it get my point across?

(Also just a grammar tip- not capitalizing every word makes what you write far easier to read.)


Well, you do raise a good point there, but this is a slightly different case as we are talking about a video game and not real life. When in a real life situation, coincidences can happen a lot, in video games almost nothing is just coincidence. I mean, they both have similarly shaped hats, similar outfits, etc. In video games, the design of the characters is no coincidence, so it could be assumed that NiGHTS and Reala share so many similarities for a reason. Besides, in the game the only creatures you meet are Owl, nightopians, and nightmarens, so since NiGHTS shares so many similarities with Reala, it could be assumed that NiGHTS is a nightmaren before they reveal it in the game. You might not be able to see that they are both created by Wizeman and are technically siblings, but anyone should be able to at least notice the similarities between them and thus infer that they are somehow related.
That reminds me, I don't know how anyone could mistake Shadow for Sonic. I mean, in the dark it might be understandable since one might only be able to see the shape, but all the times I saw him being mistaken for Sonic, it's been in light. Oh well, I guess video games are never supposed to make sense. XD

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Well, you do raise a good point there, but this is a slightly different case as we are talking about a video game and not real life. When in a real life situation, coincidences can happen a lot, in video games almost nothing is just coincidence. I mean, they both have similarly shaped hats, similar outfits, etc. In video games, the design of the characters is no coincidence, so it could be assumed that NiGHTS and Reala share so many similarities for a reason. Besides, in the game the only creatures you meet are Owl, nightopians, and nightmarens, so since NiGHTS shares so many similarities with Reala, it could be assumed that NiGHTS is a nightmaren before they reveal it in the game. You might not be able to see that they are both created by Wizeman and are technically siblings, but anyone should be able to at least notice the similarities between them and thus infer that they are somehow related.
That reminds me, I don't know how anyone could mistake Shadow for Sonic. I mean, in the dark it might be understandable since one might only be able to see the shape, but all the times I saw him being mistaken for Sonic, it's been in light. Oh well, I guess video games are never supposed to make sense. XD


So True. Excellent Point. For Anyone you've Never Met Amy Rose. She Mistakes Both Shadow & Silver For Sonic. I Bet if a Hedgehog Nightmaren Showed Up One Day Saying he's Sonic she'd believe him...For a Few Minutes...

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Having a serious feel would work for Sonic, but NiGHTS is a different character, so it wouldn't quite work the same way.


Are you kidding me? She is a friggin nightmare, there's a lot of potential for a more serious story!
I particullary would like to see it. Or at least, see NiGHTS showing some of her dark-side(she is still a Maren after all, and the official manual says she is not exactly "good").

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Are you kidding me? She is a friggin nightmare, there's a lot of potential for a more serious story!
I particullary would like to see it. Or at least, see NiGHTS showing some of her dark-side(she is still a Maren after all, and the official manual says she is not exactly "good").


That Would be a Great Plot Idea. Think if Wizeman Did Something to Really Puke NIGHTS Off Like Killing the Visitors Mindbreaking Them Then the Gloves/Sleeves/whatever Come Off and it's B.A. Butt Kicking Time. Dark NIGHTS or Something Would be a Good Name For NIGHTS'S Darker Side.

True the Manual Says That But it Also Says NIGHTS is a Freewilled Caring Person. NIGHTS Hates Wizeman For Trying to Take her Freedom Away.

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Are you kidding me? She is a friggin nightmare, there's a lot of potential for a more serious story!
I particullary would like to see it. Or at least, see NiGHTS showing some of her dark-side(she is still a Maren after all, and the official manual says she is not exactly "good").


Well, that may be true, but NiGHTS isn't a very serious character, carefree and spirited, so a serious story would not work well for the character. Then again, I guess that might just be my opinion. I'm not saying that there isn't potential, I'm saying that NiGHTS wouldn't fit well in a serious story. If you're looking for a serious story, you should look for fanfiction, write your own, or look at another game because NiGHTS probably isn't going to get serious any time soon.

That Would be a Great Plot Idea. Think if Wizeman Did Something to Really Puke NIGHTS Off Like Killing the Visitors Mindbreaking Them Then the Gloves/Sleeves/whatever Come Off and it's B.A. Butt Kicking Time. Dark NIGHTS or Something Would be a Good Name For NIGHTS'S Darker Side.

True the Manual Says That But it Also Says NIGHTS is a Freewilled Caring Person. NIGHTS Hates Wizeman For Trying to Take her Freedom Away.


Well, it could be a great idea, but I'm not sure it would make too many people happy. And, NiGHTS already has a dark side, though it isn't official. It's UV NiGHTS, who was created by TRiPPY. I think it might say that NiGHTS isn't exactly good because NiGHTS likes to play pranks and such, but I'm not sure. Whatever the case, we don't know when and if NiGHTS will have another game, so we might never know about whatever dark side of NiGHTS exists.

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Well, that may be true, but NiGHTS isn't a very serious character, carefree and spirited, so a serious story would not work well for the character. Then again, I guess that might just be my opinion. I'm not saying that there isn't potential, I'm saying that NiGHTS wouldn't fit well in a serious story. If you're looking for a serious story, you should look for fanfiction, write your own, or look at another game because NiGHTS probably isn't going to get serious any time soon.


You misunderstands. I'm not saying the story should be completelly serious, I'm saying that it could be a little more serious than what we have seen so far.
Maybe add Visitors with more serious problems, or let us know some of the things NiGHTS did while working for Wizeman(instead of just telling us she is a Maren, and leaving it like that)...

If they could give us a 'serious' story about a mere hedgehog, why couldn't they do the same about a living nightmare?

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You misunderstands. I'm not saying the story should be completelly serious, I'm saying that it could be a little more serious than what we have seen so far.
Maybe add Visitors with more serious problems, or let us know some of the things NiGHTS did while working for Wizeman(instead of just telling us she is a Maren, and leaving it like that)...

If they could give us a 'serious' story about a mere hedgehog, why couldn't they do the same about a living nightmare?


Well, yes, but I don't believe that's a direction SEGA would actually send NiGHTS in. Of course, I do agree that it could probably be good, but I don't know if it would fit the feel of NiGHTS and the Dream World. And, it's not the species or such that determines what kind of story they can pull off, it's the character. Sonic is a character that, though sharing the same kind and carefree spirit as NiGHTS, has a slightly different way of pulling it off. Plus, a lot of the seriousness in Sonic seems to be to attract more fans and make an awesome game to compete in the market, while NiGHTS is more for nostalgia and fun, and is trying to keep the fun and colorful vibe from the first game. I'm not saying it could happen, and I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I'm just saying that it's probably not something SEGA would do if they made another NiGHTS game. Considering the second game was made almost a decade after the first, we might not get much but cameos for the next few years anyway. I mean, if you think about it, the creators didn't really even want to make a second, but they did largely based on fan demand. So, yea, if you want seriousness for NiGHTS, you'd be best reading some sort of fanfiction because I don't think it's likely that anything official will have that serious vibe. Of course, I could be wrong, but I'm just saying how I see it.

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Well, yes, but I don't believe that's a direction SEGA would actually send NiGHTS in. Of course, I do agree that it could probably be good, but I don't know if it would fit the feel of NiGHTS and the Dream World. And, it's not the species or such that determines what kind of story they can pull off, it's the character. Sonic is a character that, though sharing the same kind and carefree spirit as NiGHTS, has a slightly different way of pulling it off. Plus, a lot of the seriousness in Sonic seems to be to attract more fans and make an awesome game to compete in the market, while NiGHTS is more for nostalgia and fun, and is trying to keep the fun and colorful vibe from the first game. I'm not saying it could happen, and I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I'm just saying that it's probably not something SEGA would do if they made another NiGHTS game. Considering the second game was made almost a decade after the first, we might not get much but cameos for the next few years anyway. I mean, if you think about it, the creators didn't really even want to make a second, but they did largely based on fan demand. So, yea, if you want seriousness for NiGHTS, you'd be best reading some sort of fanfiction because I don't think it's likely that anything official will have that serious vibe. Of course, I could be wrong, but I'm just saying how I see it.


Do you know that one of the(relatively important) guys at SEGA said that he wanted to make NiGHTS 3, right?
A third game coming soon is not so impossible as you make it look like, seriously dude.

And the NiGHTS series is not about nostalgia. JoD was about it because it came after 10 years(it tryed to 'imitate' the first game to give us the feeling of nostalgia), but if they decide to make a third game soon(and not after 8 or more years), they won't need to give a feeling of nostalgia again. Instead, they will have the chance to improve the NiGHTS-verse, and turn the story more 'complex' and interesting.

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Do you know that one of the(relatively important) guys at SEGA said that he wanted to make NiGHTS 3, right?
A third game coming soon is not so impossible as you make it look like, seriously dude.

And the NiGHTS series is not about nostalgia. JoD was about it because it came after 10 years(it tryed to 'imitate' the first game to give us the feeling of nostalgia), but if they decide to make a third game soon(and not after 8 or more years), they won't need to give a feeling of nostalgia again. Instead, they will have the chance to improve the NiGHTS-verse, and turn the story more 'complex' and interesting.


First off, I'm saying how I see things, since the main creator of NiGHTS said himself that he didn't want to make a sequel, so I don't see it likely that there would be a third game to the series. I never heard of this desire for a third NiGHTS game, so I didn't think that it would be likely based on the past. Also, if you haven't noticed, NiGHTS' last game wasn't exactly a hit. In fact, most times it's rated it's below a 5 out of 10, so it doesn't seem likely that they would want to make another game after the apparent failure of the last. Again, I'm not saying it's impossible, just unlikely based on previous facts. Also, personally, I serious/complex story would probably be very out of character and NiGHTS would seem out of place. Maybe the next might not be much about nostalgia, but it will likely keep the bright and bubbly vibe from the previous two games. I mean, the other Nightmarens, particularly Reala and Jackle, could fit quite well with a serious game, but NiGHTS likely wouldn't fit in unless they adjust NiGHTS personality and looks to fit in. UV NiGHTS could fit in there well, but of course, SEGA might not try using UV NiGHTS. Again, I'm not saying it couldn't happen, I'm just saying it's not likely that NiGHTS would get that kind of feel to it, since it has always been shown to be a whimsical game of fantasies and the wonders of flight, not what one would exactly call serious. If you want this serious and mysterious feel so badly, find a way to contact SEGA and suggest it to them. Personally though, I think that most fans of the NiGHTS series might not appreciate that kind of serious vibe as much as you might. Also, you might want to be careful what you wish for because you might not like the result if SEGA does make the next game serious. Personally, I think that NiGHTS should stay the way it is because that's why I fell in love with it despite poor reviews on it. Then again, most of my favorite games have had poor reviews. XD

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First off, I'm saying how I see things, since the main creator of NiGHTS said himself that he didn't want to make a sequel, so I don't see it likely that there would be a third game to the series. I never heard of this desire for a third NiGHTS game, so I didn't think that it would be likely based on the past. Also, if you haven't noticed, NiGHTS' last game wasn't exactly a hit. In fact, most times it's rated it's below a 5 out of 10, so it doesn't seem likely that they would want to make another game after the apparent failure of the last. Again, I'm not saying it's impossible, just unlikely based on previous facts. Also, personally, I serious/complex story would probably be very out of character and NiGHTS would seem out of place. Maybe the next might not be much about nostalgia, but it will likely keep the bright and bubbly vibe from the previous two games. I mean, the other Nightmarens, particularly Reala and Jackle, could fit quite well with a serious game, but NiGHTS likely wouldn't fit in unless they adjust NiGHTS personality and looks to fit in. UV NiGHTS could fit in there well, but of course, SEGA might not try using UV NiGHTS. Again, I'm not saying it couldn't happen, I'm just saying it's not likely that NiGHTS would get that kind of feel to it, since it has always been shown to be a whimsical game of fantasies and the wonders of flight, not what one would exactly call serious. If you want this serious and mysterious feel so badly, find a way to contact SEGA and suggest it to them. Personally though, I think that most fans of the NiGHTS series might not appreciate that kind of serious vibe as much as you might. Also, you might want to be careful what you wish for because you might not like the result if SEGA does make the next game serious. Personally, I think that NiGHTS should stay the way it is because that's why I fell in love with it despite poor reviews on it. Then again, most of my favorite games have had poor reviews. XD


Personally I'd love it if they Made NIGHTS 3. A Serious Vibe would be Good. Plus if Sega did make one bout NIGHTS life before Now we'd Know more Bout him than what Fanfics give us to cover that plot gap. Plus if they did make one making Reala & Jackle palyable would be great to do. Like their Story and all.

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I honestly do like JOD better. Ive put plenty of time now into the Saturn NID as its still the only game on the system I actually have. But NID is purely, and I mean purely a time attack arcade game. Once you master the mechanics, the game feels very very short and kind of simplistic. By comparison, JOD feels like a more epic game, and the larger levels give you more space to play around. The level designs in NID are very tight, which allows for really quick and efficient play, but it leaves less atmosphere and less time to enjoy the music. Everything in that game feels so rushed, land if you stand around too long the big clock comes and chases you. Its all such a truncated experience overall. By comparison, NJOD is the perfect length. Especially enjoyable are crystal castle and bellbridge, especially the music that accompanies them. It is a very exciting and fun game overall despite the faults.

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Like TRiPPY said a page ago, it's really sad that we didn't get JoD AFTER Sega/Sonic Team decided to start making good games. I'm hoping Sonic Team will give NiGHTS another chance now that their games are becoming progressively better.

Also, I have to say I like NiD better. There was just too much wrong with JoD. It's a good game, but was cursed with pre-Unleashed/4/Colors Sonic Team's "plague of bad games-itis".

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Like TRiPPY said a page ago, it's really sad that we didn't get JoD AFTER Sega/Sonic Team decided to start making good games. I'm hoping Sonic Team will give NiGHTS another chance now that their games are becoming progressively better.

Also, I have to say I like NiD better. There was just too much wrong with JoD. It's a good game, but was cursed with pre-Unleashed/4/Colors Sonic Team's "plague of bad games-itis".


I'm with you. I hope Sega will make another one. With Digi working at Sega now we may just get one.




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