Random JRPG News Thread

[Siveon]

Oh, cool. Looking forward to that, then. I don't give money to Kickstarters anymore but hey, it looks decent.

 

[Damned Registrations]

I have to say, Legend of Dragoon's battle system was gimmicky as fuck, but damned if it didn't feel good landing a perfect combo on a tough boss to that soundtrack.

 

[Siveon]

It's a childhood nostalgia thing as well, but I loved the corny Engrish when they shout out their combos.

DOUBLE SLASH. TYPHOON. WHIP SMACK. GUST OF WIND ... DANCE. MADNESS HeeEERO.

It had charm. Sound design was ace graphics were great, and story was... there. I'll be damned if the alien dragoon shit wasn't hype as hell though.

 

[Hobo Elf]

VOLCANO. That said, Albert was fucking awful. I could never pull off his additions. His timing was way too erratic for me, compared to Lavitz. I guess that only enhanced how much I missed Lavitz when, you know..

 

[Siveon]

Oh yeah Lavitz was great. Not only as a burly VA but a cool character with fun moves.

Having a king on your side was cool though, RIP Lavitz.

 

[LESS T_T]

Cute spell-crafting Mystery Dungeon-like A Magical High School Girl got a demo on Steam (I've played few floors. Feels like a cute little fun game):

 

[Crooked Bee]

Just the kind of game to play after Tyranny.

 

[Reinhardt]

I'm playing Trillion right now and it's offers real c&c - which waifu will die first.

 

[aweigh]

i used to have a friend who actually leveled up to lv. 99 in LEGEND OF LEGAIA just to unlock/fight the hidden boss and get true ending.

to put that in context even with massive grinding normal LoL party's reach the norma final boss at aronud lv. 40. I miss that guy... i wonder what he's up to nowadays.

 

[LESS T_T]

Pixelated action RPG Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! coming to West in Spring 2017 for Steam, PS4 and Vita.



http://gematsu.com/2016/11/cladun-returns-sengoku-coming-west-ps4-ps-vita-pc-spring-2017

http://nisamerica.com/games/cladun-returns-sengoku/

 

[Siveon]

Oh, cool. With a PC simultaneous release too. I always thought the character creation was too complicated for a simple action roguelite but the earlier games were fun enough. Here's hoping they port the release better than the last Cladun game.

 

[Damned Registrations]

Cladun series is a hidden gem. It's got a ton of deep mechanics behind the character progression and the random dungeons. Combat is dead simple for the most part but it has some cool special abilities/magick too, which is really only worth using for some bosses.

 

[LESS T_T]

Eh, I looked at Japanese Amazon reviews of Sengoku!, looks like it's very buggy, unbalanced (too easy), and hated by series fans. Apparently it's not developed by the studio of previous games.

I guess at least bugs can be squashed before Western release, but if gameplay is shit, well.

 

[Siveon]

Damn, that's a downer.

 

[LESS T_T]

Legrand Legacy, an Indonesian developer's turn-based RPG inspired by The Legend of Dragoon and Suikoden

Kickstarter and pre-alpha demo (Steam or direct download) are now live.

The demo is 2 hour long according to the developers.

 

[LESS T_T]

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers, a turn-based strategy RPG based on Dynasty Warriors universe, is coming to West for PS4 and Vita: http://gematsu.com/2016/11/dynasty-...ta-january-31-north-america-february-1-europe



http://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/godseekers/

Digital only and no apparent PC release. I heard this game was flopped so hard in Japan.

edit: oops, no PS3 release.

 

[flyingjohn]

It looks like dynasty tactics(the actual pre empires dynasty warriors strategy games which were much better then the empires abominations).
Still no new kessen game though.

 

[LESS T_T]

Experience's dungeon RPG Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy is coming to PC and PS Vita in Spring 2017 via NIS America: http://gematsu.com/2016/11/operation-babel-new-tokyo-legacy-coming-west-ps-vita-pc-spring-2017



http://store.nisamerica.com/preorders/operation-babel-new-tokyo-legacy-limited-edition-ps-vita

Also, the first game Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy is coming to PC in early 2017.

NISA has one more new title to announce tomorrow. (They announced the release of puzzle adventure A Rose in the Twilight yesterday.)

 

[Siveon]

NISA must really want to make an impression on PC.

 

[LESS T_T]

NISA Steam releases

L: Late release / S: Simultaneous release with consoles

2012/08 Cladun 2X (L)
2012/10 Clan of Champions (S)

2016/02 Disgaea PC (L)
2016/05 htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary (L)
2016/06 Stranger of Sword City (S)
2016/07 Phantom Brave PC (L)
2016/10 Yomawari: Night Alone (S)

2017/01 Criminal Girls: Invite Only (L)
2017/01 Disgaea 2 PC (L)
2017/03 Birthdays the Beginning (S)
2017 Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy (L)
2017 Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy (S)
2017 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness (L)
2017 A Rose in the Twilight (S)
2017 Cladun Returns: This Is Sengoku! (S)
2017 The Longest Five Minutes (S)

Yeah, impressive. I guess, from now on, it's safe to assume most of NISA published games will also be released on Steam.

 

[vonAchdorf]

Is this a way for the developers to hedge against lackluster sales of the Vita and PS4 in Japan, at least for their non-phone games?

 

[LESS T_T]

President of Nippon Ichi said exactly that in a Famitsu interview early this year.

Although console games are of course central to us, we should maximize products born out of there. If you look at outside of consoles and think about worldwide release, inevitably there is Steam. We don't plan to make Steam-only games, but I think it's possible to release games there almost simultaneously.

[...]

If you look at the [Japanese] game industry as a whole, there's no doubt the market for console games is shrinking. I think it certainly would be tough if you don't maximize new IPs created in console market by expanding them to other platforms like Steam or smartphone.

 

[LESS T_T]

Three Kingdoms: The Last Warlord, a turn-based strategy game based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Chinese developer: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=795745826

Note: A DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement has been filed on this item. Valve will review the complaint and reach out to the person who posted this item and provide details and information on the next steps.

Well, it turns out some portraits were too similar with ones from a certain Koei game: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/updates/795745826/1479462610

Because we are a small studio team, money and manpower is relatively limited, we focus on early to focus on accelerating the overall progress of the game, the quality of the art of outsourcing to the control is not strict enough, the degree is not enough, so the release , Some avatar resources led to the player's hot and questioned. In this we apologize, but also deeply felt that due to our rush to work, the copyright aspects of the review is not rigorous. But we really do not copy or copy.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Do not copy or copy that floppy!!

 

[GrainWetski]

Oh, what do we have here?