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Okay so after 25 years this may as well be considered a new IP, especially since the only thing it has in common with the first (two!) games are the lead characters.
So did anyone actually pick it up? I've already put 15 hours into it. I'm suffering horribly from the "Just one more chapter" syndromes. The ground controls are a little awkward at first but at the same time pretty easy to adapt to.
I figured I should reply here. 
I got my hands on the game this week, and I've started playing it. It's a brand-new style of gameplay for the series, with only characters, enemies and musical cues returning from the original. Claiming that it's a new IP isn't that far off!
The first game left quite an impression on me when I was a child, and the 3DS title has enough cues to the original to push some buttons in my head. At one time, Palutena presented Hydra, the jumping snake boss from the NES, showing his old sprite and sound effect. I had pretty much forgotten how so many sound effects from the original sounded creepy, and getting such a reminder in the middle of the level threw my concentration right out of the window for a few seconds! Likewise, some time later I encountered my first Reaper. I was careless and I almost immediately ran into it's line of sight. It's eyes shut wide open, it started running toward me while it's familiar music started playing. First thing in my head: "OH CRAP GETITOFF GETITOFF GETITOFF!"
The gameplay's fun so far, and it's much less repetitive than I expected. I'm looking forward to the next levels!
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I already beat the game. Only took 9 hours and 16 minutes!
In memory of .hack//Chat I say one last time: "Let's meet again sometime, in that place we love to go. The Root town of Mac Anu!"
.... .hack//kyat....we miss you dearly
It's an action game, not an RPG. Besides, that's probably for the main route only. There are plenty of alternate paths, weapons and collectibles to discover after that!
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Bumping this because it's somewhat relevant.
Ever since player this game, I've been curious to go back and play Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, the GameBoy game I never had the chance to try. It was apparently removed from canon if Uprising is to be believed, but that's not about to stop me.
It turns out that Nintendo is giving us the perfect chance to play it: it's now available on the 3DS Virtual Console!
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