PS3: Fat Princess

[LaZie]

It just came out today and I would like to share this fun game with all of you ps3 owners :p


Rescue your beloved princess through teamwork in this comic medieval battle royale. There's a catch, though—the other team has been feeding her magical cake, making her harder to escort back to your castle. Choose from five distinct character classes and switch at any time to best help your team. Charge head first into battle, heal teammates as they break through enemy lines, and upgrade your team and the castle defenses as you work with your team to save your princess.

Gameplay Footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCO9eBuDkD8)

It is a PSN only game and it costs $14.99 USD. It has a few different modes, like Capture the Princess (Capture the flag esque), Deathmatch, Capture the Outposts, and a few more.

[Ryllharu]

As an owner of only an xbox 360, I am very jealous of this game!

I've been watching videos of it since it was announced, and it looks really fun.

[animus]

Wanted to try the beta, but never got a code. Guess I'll wait a bit to see some more public opinion on it.

[Death BOO Z]

it looks like a really fun game.

too bad I'll never get to play it

[Marik]

Finally! I've been waiting on this ever since they announced it. I'm gonna buy it in a few.

[LaZie]

Hey Marik! Add me on PSN! It's Vi3tboiwiz. I'm on right now :p

[Idealistic]

This game is fun. Only annoying thing is the connection issues. They are working on a fix though I believe.

[Marik]

Yeah, I'm having connection issues as well. This morning I decided to create my own game and play with bots, after a while other people started to join and I made it to Squire. I'll keep doing it this way until the patch comes out.

[Archangel]

That looks so much fun! O_o

/hoping for a psp adaptation

[LaZie]

That looks so much fun! O_o

/hoping for a psp adaptation
Actually, the PSP does have a Fat Princess game coming out for it.

http://comic-con.gamespot.com/story/6214199/fat-princess-fistful-of-cake-impressions

[Archangel]

Yes!

Awesome fucking news, +1 for you LaZie

[Marik]

The patch is out for the North American region. I just downloaded it and I'm joining games a lot faster than before.

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We’re happy to announce that we’re releasing a patch late tonight, Friday August 7, to help fix some of these connection issues. This will be released for N. America region, with patches for Europe and Asia to follow as soon as possible.

We’re also going to be tweaking some of the point balances and classes based on fan feedback. Several of you have also been asking about the player ranks. Here’s an explanation:

Rankings are awarded as you accrue the following points:
Squire – 500-599
Private – 600-699
Corporal – 700-799
Sergeant – 800-899
Ensign – 900-999
Lieutenant – 1000-1249
Captain – 1250-1499
General – 1500-1749
Warlord – 1750-1999
Sir (Dame) – 2000-2249
Baron (Baroness) – 2250-2499
Earl (Countess) -2500-2999
Duke (Duchess) – 3000-3499
Lord (Lady) – 3500-3999
Prince (Princess) – 4000-4499
King (Queen) – 4500+

[Psyke]

I got this too. Played a little online before I started to get bored of running around. Add me though, since it's supposed to be more fun with friends :) Psyke80.

[Marik]

Looks like they may be adding Pirates and Ninjas in the future.

http://home.comcast.net/%7Esupergotenks/fatp.jpg

[Marik]

New Map and Features Coming

Fat Princess is soon to get a little fuller in the content department, with developers Titan Studio announcing at PAX a new map for the game.

Called "New Pork", it's an urban map, with a sewer system running underneath and plenty of rooftops overhead. No idea on when it will be out, but Titan promise it's "just the beginning of additional content for Fat Princess".

n addition to showing off this new map, we managed to pick up a few new bits of information about some other tweaks coming to Fat Princess. A new ranking and leaderboard system is on the way, as well as new matchmaking features that are designed to keep teams balanced and prevent players on the losing team from all joining the winning team en masse. As far as class balancing goes, you’ll see that the warrior class has been beefed up quite a bit, while the dark mage has been toned down in terms of his powers.

http://pax.gamespot.com/story/6216855/fat-princess-new-content-impressions-

[LaZie]

Pretty cool. I haven't played in a while, but that's due to some internet issues. And I also don't want to update my firmware to 3.00 yet.

[Archangel]

Pretty cool. I haven't played in a while, but that's due to some internet issues. And I also don't want to update my firmware to 3.00 yet.

Smart move

3.00 is a security hound

[Marik]

due to some internet issues.

Ah, no wonder it says you haven't been on PSN in 31 days. I figured you just didn't feel like playing.

[Raven]

Finally bought this, heaps of fun, how are all the old connection issues for you guys these days? I haven't played online yet, only ran around a bit in SP. Will try it a bit later.

[Marik]

Version 1.03 Patch Notes

Demo

* The Fat Princess demo will also go live with the release of 1.03, so everyone who has been dying to try out the game can finally check it out.

New Map

* A brand new awesome city map has been added called New Pork…and it’s free!

Game System Tweaks

* The host’s ability to kick and ban players has been removed.
* The ability for players to switch teams post-game is now restricted so that sides cannot be unbalanced by more than 2 players.
* A new switching team system has been implemented during matches:
* If there is a deficit of 2 players between teams, the weaker team will drop a team colored ball on the death of a player.
* Picking up the colored ball switches a player’s team and rewards them with a 300 point bonus.
* So…get the ball.
* The 10 game average ranking system has been removed.
* A new ranking system has been implemented, which adds rank points for every game based on the player’s score.
* Awarded ranking titles will now never go down once earned.
* Online leaderboards have been increased to display all players not just the top 1000.
* All online leaderboards are to be reset shortly after patch 1.03 is released, but all unlocked customizations and trophies will remain unlocked. You will not lose them.

Main Bug Fixes

* The Princess disappearing bug has been fixed.
* The issue with statistics and trophies not saving correctly has been fixed.

Character Balancing

* The Dark Priest’s lock-on range has been reduced.
* The Dark Priest’s drain ability has been slightly reduced.
* The Ranger now has larger movement penalty when locked on and charging attacks.
* The Adv. Ranger has a smaller shot dispersion and increased damage per shot.
* The Warrior’s attack damage has been increased slightly.
* The Warrior’s movement speed has been increased slightly when locked on and charging attacks.
* The Warrior’s 360 degree protect when his shield is raised has been increased from 20% to 40%
* Warrior’s Lock on range increased to match Ranger to stop class being hit from behind when retreating
* Warriors weapon collision box increased in size to aid with hit detection
* Adv Warrior speed increased slightly when locked on and charging to match his normal movement speed
* Adv Warrior damage increased
* Adv Worker’s bomb knockback force removed
* Princess calorie burn decreased slightly in weight state 3 and 4

Control Tweaks

* Two new control schemes have been implemented to allow players to use the R1 button to attack and to free the player’s right hand for target switching.

Scoring Updates

* New switching team bonus added of 300 points.
* Princess rescue score increased to 300 points.
* Princess rescue assistance bonus increased to 150 points.
* Princess escort bonus increased to 75 points.
* Win game scoring reduced to 150 points.
* Match completion bonus added of 75 points.
* Average Rank bonus award removed for games won under 3 minutes.
* Bonus score for winning games in under 3 minutes removed.

Additional Tweaks

* Candy confetti added as a special effect when blood is turned off. Check this out – it is really cool.
* All loading screens now in color.
* Loading screens now allow players to scroll to next and previous tips during the load.

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* Awarded ranking titles will now never go down once earned. - I'm happy to see this. My title used to go down when I didn't play. I really hated that.

[Marik]

The 1.03 patch and demo are out now.