4Gamer recently published an article offering more details on some general combat mechanics and some character-specific tidbits within the battle system. Siliconera offers some translated help. Once you approach close enough to a monster or a party of monster, the game will seamlessly transition into battle mode. It’s not immediately clear, but it’s possible that battles will take place within a bounded arena à la the modern Tales games – so …read more
Sega announced that Project Diva F 2nd will be getting an English translation for the song lyrics, a feature that was often requested by fans ever since the first Project Diva F was localized and only had the lyrics available in romaji (the original Japanese lyrics written in Latin alphabet). There are plenty of people who play the Project Diva games but don’t know Japanese, so this feature not only …read more
Today Sega announced Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Remix (working title) for 3DS during a Hatsune Miku chat show broadcasted on Niconico. As announced on Sega West’s blog, Project Mirai Remix will be an enhanced version of Project Mirai 2 (which was only released in Japan). The release of the game also marks the 5th anniversary of the Sega featuring Hatsune Miku Project. The game is scheduled to be released in Asia, North …read more
Both Sega and Atlus will be present at the upcoming Anime Expo (this week, July 3-6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center), with Atlus showing their upcoming Persona games and Sega showing Project DIVA F 2nd. Although Aaron Webber’s departure from Sega means he won’t be at the expo, Sam Mullen confirmed he will be there to welcome the fans. Earlier on, Aaron Webber did hint they may have a …read more
It’s a veritable supernova of media! In the past few weeks Phantasy Star Nova has awoken from its post-announcement slumber. Gematsu reports that Sega broadcasted three cutscene videos from Phantasy Star Nova on Nico Nico. These voice-acted cutscenes serve to establish the three lead characters’ personalities. Lutia comes across as an excitable cheeseball (why is she posing before attacking the Gigantes?), but adorable. Phildia means business. Seil was not as …read more
Gematsu reports that a recent Famitsu article reveals the development of the next Yakuza title to the public. Series director Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Masayoshi Yakayama spoke about the next game in an interview with the magazine. Details are scant as of this article’s writing, but apparently the interview mentions auditions for the game’s hostesses. Whether this title is a mainline entry or a spinoff, this next game could mark …read more
Sad news today as Aaron Webber (aka RubyEclipse) announced that he will be leaving Sega of America. In the blog post Aaron mentioned he will once again pursue his dreams, but this time in a new direction outside of the gaming industry. More recently, Aaron had been hard at work promoting, among other Sega games, the upcoming Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd, a game we obviously hope will be …read more
When information about Shining Resonance was first announced, we learned that the protagonist is a dragon named Irvan who is one of the last of his kind. In the latest issue of Famitsu, a surprise is revealed: Irvan has a human form. As translated by Siliconera, Yuma Irvan is a man with the heart of a dragon. He apparently transforms into a dragon form for combat. On the second page …read more
We’ve already reported on the preorder bonuses for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax earlier on, but during E3 Atlus also revealed a new trailer and the preorder bonuses for Persona Q. The first run of copies will include 11 Tarot Cards, which complement the other set of Tarot Cards that will be included in the preorder bonuses for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. The regular edition of the game will cost $49.99. …read more
After a year of anxious and uncertain waiting, Shin Megami Tensei IV for the 3DS was announced for a European eShop release this past week at E3. This is something of a late post, but I was compelled to make it because it’s something of an unfortunate running joke that European gamers often get the “short end of the stick” with games, whether it be later release dates, different preorder …read more