Lair updates finally flying in -- will it change people's minds?
Posted Apr 10th 2008 1:30PM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: PlayStation Store, PlayStation Network, News

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.
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Tags: factor-5, lair
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4-10-2008 @ 1:37PM
gordon_strange said...
what about on the eu store?
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4-10-2008 @ 5:31PM
RazielDune said...
To....Many...Updated 15-17th someone save me....
4-10-2008 @ 1:45PM
Lars said...
I guess it makes me feel a little better about buying the game, which I plan to do soon, now that it's cheap.
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4-10-2008 @ 1:55PM
adolson said...
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.
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4-10-2008 @ 1:56PM
Prothean said...
I will definitely play this game if it gets a US patch.
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4-10-2008 @ 2:01PM
Neo Senku said...
The control schemes should be free, anything else can be charged for
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4-10-2008 @ 2:42PM
Phileoca said...
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. :-)
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4-10-2008 @ 3:00PM
drdre74 said...
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?
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4-10-2008 @ 3:10PM
ryan said...
There now, Factor 5, was that so hard?
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4-10-2008 @ 3:14PM
mccomber said...
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.
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4-10-2008 @ 3:37PM
halebound00 said...
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?
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4-10-2008 @ 5:04PM
Cornerman8 said...
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.
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4-11-2008 @ 10:05AM
JoJo said...
your point is[dot][dot]
4-10-2008 @ 5:06PM
Dave said...
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!
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4-10-2008 @ 5:09PM
frankym said...
Nothing can fix this game.
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4-11-2008 @ 9:27AM
alienclays said...
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.
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4-11-2008 @ 10:03AM
JoJo said...
I don't know any one who has Lair.
They might as well change it to Liar.
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4-12-2008 @ 9:44PM
Ty said...
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.
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4-15-2008 @ 4:16AM
Consolcwby said...
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
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4-15-2008 @ 8:48AM
rgoff31 said...
I am just hearing about this game. I've added it to my Gamefly.
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