Lair updates finally flying in -- will it change people's minds?

by Nick Doerr { Apr 10th 2008 at 1:30PM }

Long, long, long overdue is the update to Lair's control interface, but on April 17th, it's finally arriving on the Japanese PS Store. The update not only allows a left analogue stick control scheme, but a better aiming function as well as two new dragons to mount and ride. Yep -- now you have the Wind and Poison dragons at your beck and call. But that's not all -- new custom themes will be available that change at random on startup. Will we see this stuff outside of Japan? Who knows -- if some of it's free, that stuff won't necessarily have to.

[via N4G]

Tags: factor-5, lair

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

gordon_strange @ Apr 10th 2008 1:37PM

what about on the eu store?

RazielDune @ Apr 10th 2008 5:31PM

To....Many...Updated 15-17th someone save me....

Lars @ Apr 10th 2008 1:45PM

I guess it makes me feel a little better about buying the game, which I plan to do soon, now that it's cheap.

adolson @ Apr 10th 2008 1:55PM

Being a Wii owner for the first 14 months of my console experience of this generation means I've owned 55 Wii games, most of which sucked and had terrible controls, leading me to sell all but 20 of them. It also makes me think that Lair's current control scheme won't bother me, but now that the patch is likely coming to North America too (can't see why it wouldn't..), I've got fewer fears than I did five minutes ago. I think I'll check eBay right now.

Prothean @ Apr 10th 2008 1:56PM

I will definitely play this game if it gets a US patch.

Neo Senku @ Apr 10th 2008 2:01PM

The control schemes should be free, anything else can be charged for

Phileoca @ Apr 10th 2008 2:42PM

I loved lair and the six axis controls for it.
the people who complained sucked at the game.

look at the leaderboards and there are plenty of people who got Gold medals on every level.

analog controls will make it easier for the motion challenged people. :-)

drdre74 @ Apr 10th 2008 3:00PM

anyone know if i log into my Japanese account with this game in my PS3 and download the patch will it still work once i log into my main US account?

ryan @ Apr 10th 2008 3:10PM

There now, Factor 5, was that so hard?

mccomber @ Apr 10th 2008 3:14PM

Although this will help some people, I personally think there were issues with the game that went beyond the controls. Even if it had launched with traditional controls as an option, I don't think it would have fared much better. The motion controls just gave all the critics and gamers the same issue to harp on.

halebound00 @ Apr 10th 2008 3:37PM

It wasn't the sixaxis part that sucked. It was the friggin targeting system. I am glad they fixed that. I'll give it another run through. Any chance you guys will re-review it with said changes?

Cornerman8 @ Apr 10th 2008 5:04PM

I own Lair. I picked it up after the reviews rained down upon it. I had a co-worker who disregards all reviews get it anyway, so I checked it out and found that the controls were actually responsive. With that said, Lair isn't a great game, but it isn't a bad game either. its good-okay-decent-smidgeon above average. I think motion control is a polarizing feature; some people are going to love it, and some are going to hate it. There doesn't seem to be real middle ground. Due to that fact, I think it was folly for Factor 5 to rely solely on that control scheme. I think they virtually polarized themselves out of sales, as reviews just happened to fall on the undesirable side.

JoJo @ Apr 11th 2008 10:05AM

your point is[dot][dot]

Dave @ Apr 10th 2008 5:06PM

I have the game...
Haven't picked it up since I beat the first level last year because I'm hoping for the patch.

Hurry Sony! Hurry!

frankym @ Apr 10th 2008 5:09PM

Nothing can fix this game.

alienclays @ Apr 11th 2008 9:27AM

now maybe an engaging story patch, better graphics patch, a no longer a rouge squadren clone patch, and a 'make you care again' patch, and i may pick this up,.... used,...for $15.

oh yeah, it has remote play, $16 then.

JoJo @ Apr 11th 2008 10:03AM

I don't know any one who has Lair.
They might as well change it to Liar.

Ty @ Apr 12th 2008 9:44PM

I hope they fix this game... the concept is cool all they gotta do is deliver it right on the gameplay front and its a buy for me. Lets hope the update makes it a worthy purchase.

Consolcwby @ Apr 15th 2008 4:16AM

I bought this used a few days ago at my local Hollywood video store for $25. =/ I actually liked the game - reminded me of a WWI flight sim... go figure. =P

rgoff31 @ Apr 15th 2008 8:48AM

I am just hearing about this game. I've added it to my Gamefly.

numbshot @ Apr 24th 2008 10:19PM

ok this patch was useless, the 6-AXIS was innovative and had no problems it felt like controlling a dragon ( as realistic as we know). the few people in my town that have Lair( or a PS3 for that matter) find it awsome. the only explaination for a patch of this redundancy( the new dragons are cool though) is for "people who can't/ won't try to move with the new technology will enivitably reject it and thus the only option is to destroy it. setting us further back on the road advancement".