Gamers looking forward to the upcoming crossover game Cross Edge should keep their eyes on Trinity Universe for the PlayStation 3. Announced in the latest issue of Famitsu, the game brings together characters from the Atelier, Viorate, and Disgaea series. Two scenarios will be available, the first featuring a goddess and the Gust cast. The other scenario will centre around a demon lord and a devil dog named Kanata, with whom the Nippon Ichi cast should feel right at home. Also, for the first time, the Disgaea cast will appear in 3-D rather than sprite form.
Idea Factory has announced Trinity Universe for August in Japan.
Source: Siliconera
I remember being at E3 2006 when Final Fantasy XIII was finally announced to the public. We didn’t know much back then, but thanks to the way information has trickled out, we almost know a few things about this game over three years later. When Square Enix announced that a playable demo would ship with Advent Children Complete (in Japan only, of course) I hastily put down my pre-order and waited the weeks for it to ship and then another three weeks for it to arrive. Was it worth the wait to get just a taste of what is to come?
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Do you remember the days when you finished a game and it was over? The credits ran and you turned off your console and congratulated yourself on having fought the good fight and won. There was nothing left to do but move on to the next challenge. Well that wasn’t the case the first time you finished Chrono Trigger…
Continue reading ‘Game Changers: Volume 6 – Chrono Trigger’ »
In today’s update: White Knight Chronicles, Mass Effect 2, and Fallout 3: Broken Steel.
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Howdy-o, people. With Second Evolution and Last Hope safely behind me, I feel I’ve sufficiently distanced myself from both titles to calmly and rationally tear one of them to pieces. Which one? That would be telling. (It’s Last Hope.) Take a listen, and let us all see how biases form and express themselves. Extreme spoilers beyond this point: you have been warned.
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In Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, the titular Plume refers to the Destiny Plume, which Wylfred can use to give a boost to his allies. This boost is pretty dang massive, doubling the character’s stats, granting them resistance to every element, and unleashing a powerful secondary effect that varies by character. Wyl can summon this secondary effect in battles on his own afterwards as a special skill, some of which can turn the tide of battle in an instant. The downside to all this, however, is that after the battle, the character dies a very permanent death. Given that the game doesn’t tell you which characters grant which skills, it can be a bit tough deciding who to sacrifice and who to keep. Therefore, this week’s Strategy Session is all about the best Sacrifice Skills!
A minor word of warning; in order to talk about Sacrifice Skills, we have to talk about the characters you get them from. For the most part, this isn’t a big deal, but there may be a few minor spoilers here and there. You have been warned!
Continue reading ‘Strategy Session – Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, Part III’ »
The latest Lionhead video diary for Fable II has finally given the release date for the upcoming expansion, See the Future. Set for release on May 12, See the Future will cost 560 MS points and offers new quests, new characters, unique equipment and a “back flip trick for canine companions.” Additionally, XBox LIVE Silver members will have the opportunity to join Fable II co-op games during the Multiplayer Unlocked Weekend, which begins May 8 and ends May 11.
Square Enix designer and belt connoisseur Tetsuya Nomura confirmed in a recent Famitsu interview that voice acting for Final Fantasy XIII is nearing completion. Nomura also brought up character designs for Final Fantasy Versus XIII, saying, to the certain frustration of the game’s artists, that the costumes will be hard to recreate in-game.
How fabulous? One might say… Absolutely Fabulous.
Eh? Eh?? C’mon, I know somebody else out there watched that show and doesn’t remember why, but there it is, etched in their brain where other facts should be, like their cell phone number or their manager’s name when they’re asking for a raise.
Source: Kotaku
Playstation Blog has posted a video interview with Tsubasa Inaba, US producer of White Knight Chronicles. Topics included gameplay mechanics, what changes may occur during the US release, voice chat functions, and games that sync with Dark Side of the Moon. So far, none, but Inaba’s confidence remains high. Check out the full interview here.
We interrupt this program to apologize for this interruption. Thank you. With that out of the way, Square Enix has launched a website for an as yet untitled game. There is little to go on other than sirens, explosions, a picture of some semi-futuristic cityscape, and an ominous John F. Kennedy quote. So apparently it’s going to involve some sci-fi/fantasy title with the fate of the world at stake. That narrows it down, doesn’t it?
Check out the website here.
Source: Kotaku
Namco Bandai is bringing over Magna Carta II for Xbox 360. The original game saw release on the PS2 and PSP. The game “combines real-time action, timing-based attacks, over-drive combinations, and the strategic use of skills, magical power and critical attacks.” Fans of the original will be happy to hear that Hyung-Tae Kim will once again be designing the characters when the game hits later this year.
Source: Kotaku
Fresh from reanimating Liberty Prime for Fallout 3: Broken Steel, Bethesda’s Pete Hines has announced a deal with Del Ray Books to publish a series of novels for the popular Elder Scrolls games.
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Not content to just release a sequel to the popular Mass Effect and make gobs of money, Electronic Arts and Bioware are working on an iPhone-based animated entry into their sci-fi series. Debuting on the iPhone, Mass Effect: Jacob’s Story will deliver “top-down, arcade-style space combat” to the small screen.
Continue reading ‘Researchers on Mars Discover Mass Effect on the iPhone’ »
Widescreen Games, one of CD Projekt Red’s partners in the console release of The Witcher, has just issued a press release announcing the ‘freezing’ of the game’s production. Widescreen manager Olivier Masclef has cited financial difficulties between the companies attached to Rise of the White Wolf.
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The Nintendo DS is getting a dose of unorthodox yet old-school RPG goodness is the form of Nostalgia, a steampunk-themed adventure courtesy of Matrix Software and Red Entertainment. Towards this end they’ve assembled by a veritable Who’s Who of industry veterans, with experience running the gamut from RPGs, anime, and survival horror.
Continue reading ‘Nostalgia Hits DS Owners, Literally This Time’ »
Welcome back to another edition of Game Changers. Last week we looked at EverQuest, the first MMO to really hit it big. This week we look at another game that revolutionized the genre, Final Fantasy IV.
Continue reading ‘Game Changers: Volume 5 – Final Fantasy II/IV’ »
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume offers a wide variety of classes to the player, but isn’t always clear about what sets them apart. This week, we’ll be taking a closer look at what makes each class tick, along with a few suggestions for skills and abilities to give them.
Continue reading ‘Strategy Session – Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, Part II’ »
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was an interesting experiment back in the days of the GameCube, a system known for its multiplayer prowess. Though the game could be played solo, it was clearly intended to be played with friends, but it came with one tiny hitch. In an effort to promote the GBA and the ill-fated GBA link cable, multiplay required separate GBAs with cables for each player. When the series made the move to the DS, Ring of Fates improved the situation tremendously by providing a game that could be enjoyed solo or with friends, but the multiplayer required a local connection. The third attempt, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, is a valiant attempt to get it right, but in the end, it still falls short.
Continue reading ‘Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time – Staff Review’ »
Namco Bandai announced that Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for the Wii will see release in PAL territories in the fall. The game is set two years after the events of Tales of Symphonia, which was released on the GameCube.
Heya guys! Don’t mind me, just dropping off some media. Gotta do something to take my mind off the fact that Liberty-Effing-Prime returns in Broken Steel. Gotta go through the motions of posting pictures trying not to squeal with girlish glee over the fact that Fallout 3’s post-ending content will have a giant American robot tearing the Enclave a new one.
May has never seemed so far away. Anyway, we got us some A Witch’s Tale, Fallout 3: Broken Steel, Harvest Moon: Makiba no Omise, Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar, Magna Carta 2, Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga, and Ys Online: Call of Solum. Care for a gander?
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