Random JRPG News Thread

[kaisergeddon]

Referring to the sudden and unannounced releases of Underwater Ray Romano on PC, of course.

 

[LESS T_T]

Well fwiw:

 

[Hobo Elf]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattpe...m-games-developer-of-bayonetta-nier-automata/

Tencent's China's hostile takeover of the entire gaming industry continues as they invest in Platinum Games this time.

 

[Silentstorm]

So, Kakarot is close to release, have to say, i am tempted to get that game despite it just retelling the story of DBZ, the combat seems a bit more fast and fluid than it was in Xenoverse, and having an open world and being able to talk to old DB characters like Nam and Android 8 is actually pretty cool, plus, you know, they adapt the filler episode where Goku and Piccolo learn how to drive.

Just wonder if the DLC missions are worth getting the deluxe version for.

 

[LESS T_T]

Heh, I didn't aware One Way Heroics 2 is in the making several years: https://smokingwolf.blog.fc2.com/blog-category-8.html

Well, it became a deck-building roguelike. Also hex map.

It's progressing well it seems.

Day/night system implemented:

 

[Silentstorm]

Deck building weirdness aside, i really like the original and got the updated version as soon as it was available, the remake or whatever that Spike Chunsoft did...not so much, absolutely the weakest game so far, so i hope One Way Heroics 2 ends up being better than the Mystery Chronicle version.

 

[Shinji]

 

[Vorark]

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/pokemon-mystery-dungeon-rescue-team-dx-announced-for-switch

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX announced for Switch

The Pokemon Company, Nintendo, and developer Spike Chunsoft have announced Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Switch. It will launch on March 6. A demo is available now and will let you carry your progress to the full game.


Here is an overview of the game, via Nintendo.com:

About
What would you do if you woke up one morning…and you were a Pokemon?!

You can meet and recruit Pokemon in a dungeon-crawling adventure within their world! Build a rescue team to take on mysterious, changing dungeons and strategically plan your moves as you venture forth to make the Pokemon world a safer place…and uncover your true purpose along the way.

As you recruit Pokemon, these trusty teammates will need somewhere to stay, so build camps to house, manage, and strengthen your Pokémon friends. Think hard about who is right for the job and how to approach each mysterious dungeon as you prepare a rescue team. You’ll move a single square at a time or use Auto mode to speed up movement until you engage other Pokemon in turn-based battles—but don’t forget about Pokemon strengths and weaknesses! This version adds gorgeous watercolor-inspired graphics, and more! Get comfortable in being a Pokemon, there’s a lot of work to do.

Key Features

• Wake up in the world of Pokemon and uncover your true purpose.
• Dungeon layouts will change each time you enter them, so you’ll likely not have the same adventure twice.
• Build a rescue team to explore dungeons and engage in strategic turn-based combat.
• Pokemon are available to meet and recruit.
• This version adds gorgeous watercolor-inspired graphics, and more!

Thought it would be a new entry but it's just a remake of the GBA/DS Rescue Team.

 

[flyingjohn]

Nisa at its finest again.
For anybody interested , alliance alive hd comes out on pc today,has no kb/ms support whatsoever.

The interesting part is that you have to actively remove keyboard support to do this.Meaning,they are actually adding more work just in order to fuck pc users over.

 

[Silentstorm]

And you just know that if it doesn't sell, they Will say the PC market is bad and sell less games like this One, it's never the fault of bad ports, oh no, PC gamers just do not care and should be happy with what they get.

 

[kaisergeddon]

Yeah, I want to support a game like this on PC, but I despise NISA. I was looking forward to a superior experience over the Switch, too. Oh well.

 

[flyingjohn]

It is out

Oh boy,this is fun.

-No kb/m support whatsoever,never seen that before. Pressing space presses space on windows.
-My logitech controller is not supported,yet it runs every game even new ones from this year.
Edit:You have to use steam api to configure your controller.Also the gog version supports standard xiput controllers.
-17000 files,wtf.
-40 euro/dollar pricepoint

 

[Silentstorm]

I wanted to say i would support it because i like games like this coming to PC and it would hopefully lead to something like Disgaea 4 coming to PC, but man, that is a really bad PC port, like, it makes the Mortal Kombat and Arkham Knight ports to PC seem masterpieces.

And the worst part is that i know developers will only look at sales, and if the game doesn't sell it's because of the lack of market, heaven forbid it being because they released a PC game with no keyboard/mouse support, you know, the two things that are most certain for PC gamers to have?

 

[karoliner]

Idolmaster on PC. Sweet baby Jesus!

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/the-idolmaster-starlit-season-announced-for-ps4-pc

The Idolmaster: Starlit Season announced for PS4, PC

Due out in 2020 in Japan.

“Starlit Season” is an idol unit competition in which the winner can become the first idols to perform in the newly opened Starlit Dome.

“You,” a producer of the talent agency 765 Production, have returned to Japan from an overseas training program.

After returning to the 765 Production office, you are greeted by the CEO Junjirou Takagi and hear his idea to “assemble a brand-new, special idol unit of members comprising from different agencies” to compete in the Starlit Season.

Takagi tells you that he has already called several agencies and all of them are have given him positive replies. And only moments after your arrival, you are officially tasked by Takagi to produce this special unit.

Characters

The Idolmaster

Haruka Amami (voiced by Eriko Nakamura)
Chihaya Kisaragi (voiced by Asami Imai)
Miki Hoshii (voiced by Akiko Hasegawa)
Yukiho Hagiwara (voiced by Azumi Asakura)
Yayoi Takatsuki (voiced by Mayako Nigo)
Ritsuko Akizuki (voiced by Naomi Wakabayashi)
Azusa Miura (voiced by Chiaki Takahashi)
Iori Minase (voiced by Rie Kugimiya)
Makoto Kikuchi (voiced by Hiromi Hirata)
Ami Futami (voiced by Asami Shimoda)
Mami Futami (voiced by Asami Shimoda)
Takane Shijou (voiced by Yumi Hara)
Hibiki Ganaha (voiced by Manami Numakura)

The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls

Ranko Kanzaki (voiced by Maaya Uchida)
Mika Jougasaki (voiced by Haruka Yoshimura)
Anzu Futaba (voiced by Hiromi Igarashi)
???
???

The Idolmaster: Million Live!

Mirai Kasuga (voiced by Haruka Yamazaki)
Shizuka Mogami (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro)
Tsubasa Ibuki (voiced by Machico)
???
???

The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors

Sakuya Shirase (voiced by Anna Yamaki)
Kaho Komiya (voiced by Hiyori Kouno)
Tenka Osaki (voiced by Ryoko Maekawa)
???
??

Assistants

The Idolmaster: Starlit Season

Kotori Otonashi (voiced by Juri Takita) – 765 Production Assistant
Chihiro Senkawa (voiced by Rina Satou) – Assistant (Cinderella)
Misaki Aoba (voiced by Chika Anzai) – 765 Theater Assistant
Hazuki Nanakusa (voiced by Hibiku Yamamura) – 283 Production Assistant

It doesn't have any of the trap characters from Side-M...

Systems

Visual
The Idolmaster: Starlit Season is powered by Unreal Engine 4.




Schedule

A 10-month-long elimination tournament schedule. Overcome each challenge and perform in the final stage of the Starlit Season.

• March and April – Spring (Spring Festival preparation period)
  • Spring Night
• May, June, and July – Summer (Summer Festival preparation period)
  • Summer Dolphin
• August, September, and October – Autumn (Autumn Festival preparation period)
  • Halloween Autumn
• November and December – Winter (Winter Festival preparation period)
  • Christal Winter

Produce

• 01. Monthly Target
  • An end-of-month stage with the targeted number of fans. The targeted number of fans for the month is shown at the beginning of that month.
• 02. Manage Members’ Schedules to Meet Your Goals
  • Lesson – “Grow” the idols’ abilities.
  • Stage – Sing and dance to increase your “fans.”
  • Sales – Earn “money” through sales.
  • Interaction – The “evaluation” from idols and staff draws out more abilities
• 03. Monthly Results
  • Acquire the target number of fans for the month and clear the stage to proceed to the next month’s story.
• The deadline is 10 months! Produce the idols with the goal of participating in the mega-concert at the end of December!

Stage

Concert systems from previous entries in the Idolmaster series have evolved even further. Win through “concerts,” “auditions,” and “festivals.”
Communication

A dream performance you will only see in this game. Communication scenes weaved by idols from various offices.

 

[deuxhero]

いいね！

 

[Viata]

 

[Reinhardt]

Sweatshop manager simulator?

 

[Rahdulan]

So much for the slim chance of stars aligning and Berserk ever getting finished.

 

[LESS T_T]

Port report of Utawarerumono games: https://www.rpgsite.net/review/9374-utawarerumono-mask-of-deception-mask-of-truth-steam-review

Apparently it's locked at 720p/30fps (and resolution setting simply scales it up). Not surprising considering this is developer's first 3D PC game in 17 years.

But it also means blurry text in VN part.

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Honestly I don't give much fuck on 30 fps on a VN + SRPG hybrid but scaling up the resolution hurts

 

[LESS T_T]

It's still interesting how more and more Japanese indie dev and companies choose Steam for Japanese only release.

Some mystery dungeon-like... with monster girls:

They're considering English support down the line.


Shogi-themed mystery visual novel by KEMCO

 

[Shinji]

 

[flyingjohn]

One of three big eroge companies who have actually have good gameplay (alongside Alicesoft and eushully) have released their first English game for steam.

If eushully aren't idiots they can make a lot of money by releasing kamidori for steam as well.

 

[kaisergeddon]

The fan translation even gave them initial exposure, they should just take what they got and build upon it.

 

[Reinhardt]

One of three big eroge companies who have actually have good gameplay (alongside Alicesoft and eushully) have released their first English game for steam.

Evenicle. Only Eushully left.