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In a recent panel, members of the Final Fantasy XIV development team revealed more information about the upcoming MMO, and how some facets have changed since beta testing began. Of particular note are the following:
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Following an earlier teaser site and accidental leak by Sega, Valkyria Chronicles 3 is now officially a go. The teaser has been replaced by an actual site, which has, among other things, the first official trailer for the game. Although the site is in Japanese, the key bullet points are easy to pick out: the title is bound for the PSP with a Japanese release date of January 27 next year.
CactuarJoe has gone on the record as saying that he did the character design for this lovely lady. He enjoys something unusual encasing a woman’s breasts.
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Back in November I reviewed Atelier Annie, a strange game that purported to be an RPG but was in fact a commerce simulation with some monsters popping up from time to time. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but felt there were a couple aspects missing… aspects which would’ve made the game even better. Chief among these were a more robust RPG element (as the stripped-down turn-based system felt chalky and unfulfilling) and the ability to actually micromanage this storefront attached to your workshop.
Recettear is an indie game about micromanaging an item shop combined with a healthy dose of dungeon-crawling. Does it fill the void in my soul left by Annie and her handwaving economics? Before this game, I’d never even heard of the word “Affirmifications.” But it seems so fitting.
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Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals has gone gold and is scheduled for an October 19 release, according to a press release by Natsume. An action-RPG remake of the original Lufia II for the SNES, Curse of the Sinistrals is bound for the Nintendo DS and will retail for $29.99.
By way of the official PlayStation Blog, Atlus’ Aram Jabbari has announced that launch copies of Knights in the Nightmare for PSP will include Yggdra Union for free. The deal applies to both retail and digital purchases for a limited timeframe, and the Yggdra Union freebie is redeemable via PlayStation Network. Additionally, Knights‘ release date has been set for November 9.
Modern role-playing games have come a long way, delivering bigger worlds, shinier graphics, and – sometimes – better acting and writing. Yet ask any old-school RPG fan and they’ll tell you some things just can’t be done with fully voiced characters and state-of-the-art visuals. Illustrating the point is Eschalon: Book I, the debut title from Basilisk Games and first in a planned three-part series. With thematic roots in series like Wizardry and Ultima, Eschalon is at once a nostalgia trip and a smart, atmospheric standalone adventure, provided you’re up to the challenge it poses.
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Weekly Shonen Jump has revealed that a sequel to Dissidia: Final Fantasy is in the works. Dubbed Dissidia Duodecim, the title is set for a 2011 release on the PSP, though no hard date was given. Little information is known at this point, though the magazine did confirm that Final Fantasy XIII‘s Lightning and Final Fantasy IV‘s Kain will be playable characters.
Source and translation: adriasang
As the title may have oh-so-gently hinted, the PS3 port of Tales of Graces has received a release date. According to the official site, Graces F will be out December 2 in Japan. The site was also updated with preorder information, which includes a bonus DVD and costume download codes.
No US release has been announced.
Source and translation: adriasang
PSP-bound dungeon crawler Cladun: This is an RPG will be available on the PlayStation Network September 21, NIS America announced today. The company also opened the official website for the retro RPG, which can be located this-a-way.
Corporate group Index Holdings, which counts Atlus Games as a wholly-owned subsidiary, has recently been doing some in-house restructuring. Among the more notable changes is the complete absorption of the Atlus name by Index Holdings. A spokesperson for IH stated that the group intends to focus on game development, and maintained that this will not affect the planned release of any Atlus titles or their respective branding.
Source: Game Watch
Translation: Adrienne “Sicondera” Beck
Coming straight from Final Fantasy XIV‘s Twitter feed is the announcement that the beta will open up to the public starting Wednesday, September 1 at 2:00 GMT. As a reminder, the full game will be available September 30 for the PC, with the PS3 version expected early in March.
Does more need to be said? Go on, go check it out. And if you happen to see an axe-wielding Miqo’te and her stalwart Hyuran manservant running around, by all means, stop and say howdy.
Here’s something to be thankful for. Nintendo announced today that Golden Sun: Dark Dawn will be released on November 29, just days after Thanksgiving in the United States.
Set 30 years after the events of the first two Golden Sun titles, Dark Dawn begins with an attempt to save a friend and progresses toward saving the entire world. Playable characters can collect up more than 70 different Djinn and use their elemental powers to solve puzzles.
As people everywhere take sides in the latest gaming brouhaha – used games and alternate means of publishers getting more money for them – a thought occurred. While everyone was arguing over whether this or that represents some moral atrocity against our hobby, I started wondering if the lumbering green monster wrecking everything around us might warrant closer attention.
Yes, we’re talking about the economy. Money, cash, spendola; the globe just took an unbelievable beating thanks to complex financial instruments and we’re wondering why companies are getting silly about money. Why, indeed.
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Atari announced today that they are developing Neverwinter, an online RPG based around the titular Dungeons & Dragons city. In-house online developer Cryptic, perhaps best known for City of Heroes/Villains and Star Trek Online, is at the helm of the project. While the game shares some of the locations with BioWare’s Neverwinter Nights series, Atari’s Neverwinter will tell its own story, wherein the city is blighted by civil war and a plague outbreak.
Cryptic did not explicitly say Neverwinter is massively multiplayer, though it will require an online connection and players can form five-player teams to work through dungeons and quests. Solo players can recruit computer-controlled allies to clear the same areas, while a content creation system called Forge will let players generate their own storylines and such.
Neverwinter is set for a late 2011 release on the PC. Further information can be located on the official website.
I am proud of the Qwib-Qwib, and I will not flee because of petty insults.
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