SEGA has announced that they will be bringing 7th Dragon III Code: VFD to North America! The RPG franchise debuted on the Nintendo DS with 7th Dragon, with the following spinoff titles 7th Dragon 2020 and its sequel 7th Dragon 2020-II appearing on the PSP. Unfortunately none of these titles were localized for the West. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, the latest (and said to be the final) game in the series was released on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in October 2015. As such, it will be the first game in the series to make it to the West!
Like its predecessors, 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is a turn-based, dungeon crawling RPG that allows you to fully customize your characters. The story is set in 2100, and will have your characters travel through time in an attempt to save the world from invading dragons. The journey will take you to the kingdom of Atlantis (past), Tokyo (Present), and the land of Eden (future), We included part of SEGA’s press release, containing more details on the main features of the game:
- A bleak world and engaging story – The year is 2100, dragons have invaded Earth and are ravaging the human race. As the protagonist, players must team up with “video game company” Nodens Enterprises to become a dragon hunter and save the universe.
- Unique settings and time periods – Fortunately for humanity, Nodens Enterprises has found the key to tip the scales in favor of mankind. The protagonist must travel through time to three different eras — the mythical kingdom of Atlantis, futuristic capital of the land of Eden, and present-day Tokyo — in order to defeat the True Dragons and stand a chance against the most powerful one… the 7th Dragon: VFD.
- A deep party system and character customization options – All characters are completely customizable from the get-go. Players will be joined by two squad members in the field, and have up to nine characters in their party. With eight classes (such as Samurai, God Hand, Rune Knight, and more), 40 voice options, and 96 appearance options, gamers will have plenty of options to develop the perfect dragon hunting team.
- Base building with Nodens Enterprises HQ – Fighting dragons is tough work, but at least the team can recuperate at HQ where they can develop skills, collect side quests, and even go on dates. In addition, more floors such as a library, skylounge, and cat café can be added in order to improve HQ. Yes, you read that correctly, it says cat café.
- Lots of dragons! – Although there are a variety of enemies to fight, it would be wise to be prepared for the myriad dragons you’ll face. It’ll take careful planning and strategy to defeat these dragons, so choosing the right squad — and right look — is paramount!
Of course, we at Segalization think it’s great to see SEGA finally start localizing more of their games! This franchise in particular was overlooked in the past, so seeing SEGA localize the latest game bodes well for the future.
The game is rated T by the ESRB. SEGA have launched an official website, and also released a batch of screenshots and a first trailer on Youtube, which you can find below! The game will be released both physically in retail stores and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for $39.99/CA$54.99. Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether or not the game will also be released in Europe. Let’s hope the game will make it there as well!
I can’t believe it! keep them coming Sega! that was provably one of the games I was expecting the least to be released west, next to Shining Resonance and Puyo Puyo Tetris…
It certainly bodes well for future localizations! That said, I do hope Sega Europe will end up releasing all these games in Europe as well.
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