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You didn’t think you’d get through this week without some media, did you? If you said no, great. If you said yes, I’m hurt. Deeply. But enough babbling, here’s what we have: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Disgaea 4, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, Final Fantasy III iPod, Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection, Gloria Union, Gungnir: Mayari no Gunshin to Eiyuu Sensou, R.P.G. Mode, Sekai Yuusha, and Tales of Xillia. Have at it!
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With a dearth of recent information on Dragon Quest X, Square Enix has announced that work on the title is “going well” and it’s currently in the last stages of development. Although little was discussed in detail, creator Yuji Horii did speak about the decision to bring the series to the Wii: “I feel that some users will want to play Dragon Quest on the big screen, which is why we are working toward releasing it on Wii.”
Horii stated they may bring the series back to a portal platform down the line, but that it was largely up to player demand. He added that development on DQX was influenced by DQVII, and fan feedback over favored elements from DQVIII has also been taken into consideration. While no release date was mentioned, he expects to have something to announce by the end of the year.
Source: 1UP
Developer Vanillaware, perhaps best known for Muramasa: The Demon Blade, have announced they are developing a traditional RPG for the PSP. Titled Grand Knights History, the game will feature turn-based combat but also some form of online multiplayer. Project director Tomohiko Deguchi is quoted as saying they intend to “set up this new kind of game, a full-on war that all the users are connected together in,” with the large number of players used to simulate a bigger conflict.
With publisher Marvelous Entertainment backing the title, Grand Knights History is expecting a summer release in Japan. A US release has not been announced.
Source: 1UP
*Tweased, if you will. More on that in a second.
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy V will make it to the Japanese PlayStation Network, and is expected to launch tomorrow. Meanwhile, producer Shinji Hashimoto tweeted that further news about the Chrono Cross PSN release, confirmed back in December, will be revealed next week.
Source: Andriasang
Howdy-ho, folks! Slight hiccup in this recording as my old, reliable headset mic finally gave up the ghost. Had to rely on a backup mic stand that picked up an unfortunate amount of reverb and background noise. Editing got the worst of it, but I do apologize for the lower quality. Anyway, here’s what we have today:
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Monolith’s Xenoblade is getting a name tweak and localization for a trip to Europe. Now dubbed Xenoblade Chronicles, the game will have both English and Japanese casts, with subtitles for English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Chronicles now has a site on Nintendo’s European homepage, along with a new trailer.
The official statement can be read in full here. No exact date was given beyond “later this year.”
As if following up on Mass Effect wasn’t enough, BioWare had a major challenge in the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins. Despite its flaws, Origins boasted a malleable plot and fantastic characters, and much the same can be said of Dragon Age 2. Discarding the procedural fantasy epic for a more personal story, DA2 speeds up the action even as it paces itself on the narrative. It’s not always a healthy mix, as questionable choices intrude on and sometimes undermine serious developments, but the game easily succeeds in making this new direction fun and engaging. Whether its surpasses its predecessor, however, is far less cut-and-dry.
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Gooooood evening! We interrupt your regularly scheduled browsing for some media, with which you can resume browsing. So it’s less an interruption and more a supplement, really. Or, something. Whatever. Anyway, here’s what we have today: Atelier Meruru, Dissidia 012 Duodecim, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, Final Fantasy III iPod, Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection, Gungnir: Mayari no Gunshin to Eiyuu Sensou, Moon Driver, and Persona 2 Innocent Sin.
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Square Enix has released additional information about Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3, an upcoming entry in the series for the recently launched 3DS. Rocket Slime 3 is set largely at sea and players will contend with hostile pirate ships as they sail about. Square Enix intends to run a promotional campaign through V Jump – Shonen Jump’s sister magazine – wherein readers can design a pirate ship which may appear in the game. Further details about the campaign are available in the May issue of V Jump.
Rocket Slime 3 will be available sometime this winter, though an exact release date is not known.
Source: Andriasang
Dragon Quest is one of the biggest franchises in Japan, but it took much longer to catch on in North America. Americans did get access to the first four games, but after that, the series went into relative obscurity. We completely missed Dragon Quest V and VI. Were Dragon Quest games like largely unconnected Final Fantasy series, this would not be as big of a deal, but the Dragon Quest series is known for trilogies. The middle three games form what is known as the Zenithian trilogy, all telling a loosely connected tale about sacred equipment and the heroes that can use it. Despite coming third, Dragon Quest VI actually predates the others in the timeline and helps explain the origin of the myths that play such a central role in the set.
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Hello everybody, and welcome back! Sorry to push the update back without notice, but a shortage of time this week really cut into the editing process. It’s a long story, but after careful consideration, What Happened This Week will now be uploaded every Sunday instead of Saturday. Again, my apologies. With that said, let’s get to the news:
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In a press release, XSEED announced that it will be bringing Acquire’s Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls to North America and Europe. The title is set for a digital-only release sometime this spring for the PS3.
Another entry in the Legend of Heroes series is in the works, according to Dengeki Playstation. Dubbed Ao no Kiseki, the game is part of the Zero no Kiseki subseries and picks up a few months afterward. Although few gameplay details were shared, Ao no Kiseki was confirmed for a September 29 release in Japan. Limited edition preorders will include bonus Tio and Ellie Nendoroid figures, while another version comes with a drama CD.
Source: Andriasang
Among other things Famitsu revealed this week was the following Persona 2 Innocent Sin tidbit. The game’s Climax Theater quest mode will allow players to create their own quests: designing maps, placing items, setting characters, and even writing dialogue. To accent the point, Famitsu added that they intend to work with Atlus to release a bonus Famitsu quest, to be available through PSN.
It is not yet known if players will be able to upload their custom quests for others to use. Innocent Sin is set for an April 14 release in Japan.
Source: Andriasang
A sequel to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor is in the works, according to this week’s Famitsu. Not to be confused with the 3DS-bound Devil Survivor Overclocked, the sequel is headed for the original DS, and concerns the effort to repel daily attacks by creatures known as the Septentrion. Staff comments in the article indicate the setting will cover multiple cities throughout Japan, and that there are more main characters this time around.
Devil Survivor 2 is expected to release in Japan under the Atlus banner this summer, though an exact date is not known.
Source: Andriasang
Courtesy of the official site is the news that the launch of the Pokemon Global Link, originally scheduled for March 30, has been pushed back. Like many recent delays this is in response to the earthquake and subsequent power restrictions, and once a new date has been established it will be announced through the website.
Square Enix announced that they intend to reopen Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV starting March 25. With energy restrictions in place, the company has opted to reduce certain operations to offset the amount required by the servers. As mentioned before, players will not be billed for April due to the outage.
The announcement can be read in full via Lodestone.
From Pokemon Gold and Silver onward, each new generation of Pokemon has improved on the basic formula of the series, refining the execution bit by bit. Pokemon Black and White continue follow this tradition, although the improvements are nowhere near as huge as the shift between the GBA games and Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Primarily a shift in interface and presentation, the core mechanics of the Pokemon series continue largely untouched from the previous cycle of Pokemon games, while the series’s habitually scattershot interface and connectivity receive the lion’s share of attention. Overall, it’s not quite the geological shift of Diamond and Pearl, but changes Pokemon Black and White introduce have been a long time coming, and they are most welcome.
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