Next in the character trailer spotlight for Genei Ibun Roku #FE is TiKi. Tiki is a name borrowed from Fire Emblem, and her character in #FE takes the form of what is essentially a Vocaloid. She welcomes you to the Bloom Palace and refers to Itsuki, the protagonist, affectionately as her “older brother.” Such familiarity throws off the protagonist, but being the gentleman that he is, the protagonist doesn’t actually …read more
The first trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution was recently published by Sega. It’s cinematic and features Amleth and Ophelia as they participate in a battle. Brynhildr, the enemy Valkyria, makes an appearance at the end. We knew that there would be a demo included with Valkyria Chronicles Remaster for PS4, but this trailer confirms that an Azure Revolution Battle Demo is included with Remaster. Gematsu noticed that this same Azure …read more
Sega has just published a new trailer for Yakuza Kiwami. It features narration from Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima’s voice actors. The trailer shows three battle styles for Kiryu – these are the ones that were present in Yakuza Zero. In addition, there’s a fourth battle style that can be seen throughout the video, marked in red in the upper left during fights. It also appears that you can speak …read more
After a successful Twitter campaign, Atlus has confirmed development of an 8-bit browser version of Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. Thanks to everyone who participated! Symbiotic and functional interaction between companies and their fans is always a good thing to see, and this campaign yielded a pretty cool result. In addition to this, Atlus has also published a couple of new trailers to promote Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. The first one I’ve attached …read more
A new trailer for Hyperdimension Neptunia X Sega Hard Girls Dream Fusion Special demos some basic gameplay and class changes. The first two and half minutes or so is devoted to roaming through dungeons. The remainder of the trailer covers event scenes and a short battle clip. Additionally Gematsu reports that the official website for the game has been updated with information on changing classes. Each character in Dream Fusion …read more
SEGA have posted another update on their official SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project website. Here’s a complete overview of all the details! We explained the five different areas, each having their own element, in the game’s Live Quest mode in the previous update. In short, there are five areas/elements: “Neutral”, “Cute”, “Cool”, “Beauty” and “Chaos”. You advance through these areas by clearing quests, which in turn means playing the rhythm …read more
SEGA have posted a new trailer for Puyo Puyo!! Touch, their upcoming mobile game for iOS and Android. The gameplay differs from regular Puyo Puyo in the sense that you need to swipe Puyo’s around. Swiping one Puyo on top of another one will make the latter change to the colour of the Puyo you dragged on top of it. Connect four or more Puyo’s of the same color and …read more
There’s no two ways about it; Sega of Japan is really betting on Valkyria’s growth as a franchise. Sega of Japan has created a Twitter account for the Valkyria franchise. Give them a follow! If the Twitter accounts for other franchises like Yakuza and Sakura Wars are any indication, the Sega staffers for each franchise are quite dedicated and take note of all sorts of minutiae related to the franchise …read more
Atlus U.S.A. had been teasing an announcement today involving a new collector’s edition for one of their games, and they’ve now revealed that they will be releasing a special version of Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir called the “Storybook Edition”, exclusive to PS4. Aside from a copy of the PS4 edition, it also contains a collector’s metal slipcase, a potion recipe T-Shirt, premium outer box, 64-page hardcover art book and a mystery …read more
Famitsu posted the first screenshots of Valkyria: Azure Revolution, the RPG set in the Valkyria Chronicles universe which was announced yesterday for PS4. While they’re in a low resolution, they do give us some idea of the game’s art style and graphics. And the difference in style is certainly apparent. The art style reminds me more of Shining Resonance than Valkyria Chronicles, which may make sense given that the developer …read more