Random JRPG News Thread

[Archibald]

Will it be exclusive for the Switch?

 

[Hobo Elf]

Will it be exclusive for the Switch?

Anything is possible, but I doubt it. As I said in the Switch thread in the GG sub, Atlus doesn't do multi plat games. The only games that they have done that are on multiple platforms are remakes. I'd just assume that it is exclusive unless they say otherwise. And pretty much every single SMT game has been exclusively on the Nintendo after the PS2 era. Persona 5 is the only one that wasn't.

 

[Abu Antar]

What now makes me interested in the Switch is that it is region free. I'm probably getting one if there are at least 10 games I want.

Fire Emblem Warriors is a maybe
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a likely purchase
Dragon Quest XI
The legend of Zelda: BotW
Shin Megami Tensei Game
Super Mario Odyssey
Project Octopath Adventure (by the Bravely Default team)

 

[Archibald]

Same, my biggest annoyance with Nintendo so far has been region locks.

 

[CryptRat]

Looks very cool.

 

[Reinhardt]

Valkyrie Profile?

 

[Archibald]

 

[Latro]

so nintendo's actually trying to get 3rd party jrpgs on switch this time?

 

[Hyperion]

http://www.siliconera.com/2016/12/27/mistwalker-ceo-hironobu-sakaguchi-new-title-announce-2017/

Is this the game that was teased last year between Silicon + Mistwalker? Or just a rerelease of Terra Battle?

 

[Abu Antar]

Valkyrie Profile?

Nah, seems more SaGa inspired. it's by the people that made Bravely Default.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Looks very cool.

My 3DS hasn't received a lot of use in the end, but that and SMT 5 just might make me buy Switch. First they need to come out in English though.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Looks very cool.

My 3DS hasn't received a lot of use in the end, but that and SMT 5 just might make me buy Switch. First they need to come out in English though.

At least they only have to come out in english in any one region now since there's no region lock on the Switch, or I can always pick up Japanese courses in my university. I won't have to suffer a 1~2 year disparity between EU and US releases anymore.

 

[duanth123]

Dungeon Travelers 2-2, sequel to best dungeon crawler on Vita, is finally releasing in Japan!

Spoiler

Cautiously optimistic they didn't butcher the gameplay. It appears to have been the same staff, at least with character design.

http://aquaplus.jp/dt2-2/index.html#header

http://www.play-asia.com/dungeon-tr...-sho/13/7086sp?affiliate_id=25525&tagid=25525

 

[LESS T_T]

Akysys will release Falcom's Tokyo Xanadu for PS Vita this Summer and Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for PC and PS4 this Fall: http://gematsu.com/2017/01/tokyo-xanadu-ps-vita-coming-west-summer-tokyo-xanadu-ex-ps4-pc-fall

 

[LESS T_T]

Taito's mix of Wizardry and Roguelike, Wizrogue: Labyrinth of Wizardry is coming to Steam via Polish publisher Forever Entertainment:

Apparently it was originally an arcade game, and then was ported to mobile. It was free to play on mobile, btw.



(Skip to 1:35 to see gameplay.)

 

[e-mailio estevez]

At least from looking at JAPS playing the game on youtube, it doesn't look like you can issue individual commands to your party members? Hmm.

 

[duanth123]

Update on the (now) impending English language release of Super Robot Wars V

http://gematsu.com/2016/12/super-robot-wars-v-launches-english-february-23-asia

http://www.play-asia.com/super-robot-wars-v-english-subs/13/70a98f

 

[InD_ImaginE]

I played the original Utawarerumono ad it was pretty good. Never get to play the sequel though. I hope they consider a PC release but seeing how alergic Atlus to PC, I don't have much hope.

 

[LESS T_T]

The Ghost keep teasing us: http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/the-ghostlight-q-a-2017

I’m pleased to say that it’s going to be an exciting year for Ghostlight. Not only are we close to signing a couple of new JRPGs, but we’re also looking at the possibility of bringing a cult console action game to PC. And we will of course continue to port games to PC for other publishers as well.

 

[Hyperion]

Cult console action game?

Guardian Heroes?

 

[Reinhardt]

Dragon's Crown?

 

[Siveon]

Vanillaware/Atlus never.

Maybe Yakuza?

 

[GrainWetski]

God Hand would be my guess.

 

[Hobo Elf]

I want it to be Monster Hunter, but it's probably going to be something incredibly shitty like The Witch and the Hundred Knight.

 

[Damned Registrations]

Ideal outcomes: Dragon's Crown, Armored Core, Monster Hunter

Acceptable Outcomes: Bayonetta, Other Vanillaware titles, God Hand, Warship Gunner/Commander

Likely outcomes: Some awful 3D sequel to a 2D series, random third rate musou game, Super Noah's Ark 3D