While she’s not one of the main characters or part of Yu’s Investigation Team, Margaret is still a key character in the various games based on Persona 4. In Persona 4, we learn that Margaret is Igor’s new assistant, a role previously assigned to her sister, Elizabeth. Igor is the proprietor of the Velvet Room, a place transcending dream and reality, and has been featured in every main Persona game. …read more
Sega celebrated its 55th anniversary on June 3rd, and Sega of Japan posted a new promotional video to commemorate the occasion. The video takes a look at both the past and present Sega, including their consoles and games like NiGHTS and Virtua Fighter, but also the company’s more recent Yakuza and Total War games. It also features footage from Persona 5, and a look at some of the CGI animations …read more
Meet Flavio, Ranger/Survivalist and a bottomless well of camaraderie and goodwill. Atlus USA uploaded a trailer introducing waiting gamers to the jovial archer (“The Upbeat Survivalist”, as the trailer stylizes him,) which you can check out after the break. It’ll offer viewers a preview of Flavio’s English voice acting, too. As a reminder, Flavio as a character is exclusive to the game’s Story Mode, where characters and their classes are …read more
The Stella Glow Song Magic Ensemble trailers continue with videos for Sakuya and Mordimort. The videos were uploaded to Sega’s Japanese YouTube account not too long ago. Sakuya is themed after fire, reflected in the red and black color schemes and the volcanic demo stage shown off in her trailer. Reflecting her color scheme, her song is intense though not as peppy as Popo’s song. She’s voiced by Yui Sakakibara. …read more
It is time again for a new character trailer for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, introducing the “mascot”-esque Midnight Channel dweller, Teddie. He spent a majority of his time wearing a cartoon bear costume as he fought alongside Yu and the investigative team in the series. During the events of the original game he became overwhelmed by his insecurity centering around his identity, as well as his inability to remember …read more
Atlus USA has announced that Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold will be released in North America on August 4th. Earlier on, we already posted the news on the European release date for the game, which is scheduled for February 12th. Along with the announcement, Atlus also posted a new video of the game, showing the game’s cooking feature. Using ingredients found in the game’s forest or monster ingredients obtained at the …read more
NIS America announced the release dates of Etrian Mystery Dungeon and Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker not too long ago. Etrian Mystery Dungeon is set to release on September 11, while DS2:RB will release on October 30. Physical and digital presences are planned for both games. Off of the news of Etrian Odyssey II Untold’s release on February of next year, I’m of the opinion that the pacing of these …read more
Atlus announced new details on Persona 4: Dancing All Night release’s in North America. First, the release window: fall 2015. As we enter summer of this year, it’s nice to see that the release won’t be too far away. For reference, the Japanese release date is June 25. Atlus also announced that two editions of the game will be available for purchase – the standard edition ($49.99 US, $59.99 Canadian) …read more
Project Mirai DX, also knows as Project Mirai Deluxe in the West, was launched today in Japan. Although the game was created specifically for the Western market, SEGA recently delayed the launch there until September. This means the Japanese version of the game ends up being the first one to hit the market. To promote the new release, SEGA posted a new launch trailer for the game, showing a preview …read more
NISAmerica announced their planned release date for the European Union for Etrian Odyssey II Untold: The Fafnir Knight, the expanded remake of Etrian Odyssey II. The game is scheduled for a February 12 release date in Europe. For reference, the game came out in Japan in late November of last year, while an early August release date is planned for North America. For our European audience, I can’t help but …read more