On April 22nd, Phantasy Star Online 2 will be getting several new updates. These include a new Ultimate Quest as well as new weapons, skills, Photon Arts, balance tweaks and various changes to the interface and team formation system. Sega has posted a video detailing the changes, which you can watch below. If you’re looking for more information on the update, PSUBlog has posted a comprehensive list with all the …read more
Phantasy Star Online 2 has seen a lot of cross-overs with other gaming franchises, and Bandai Namco’s Tales of Zestiria has now joined that list. Players can now acquire costumes from some of the main characters of Tales of Zesiria, more specifically Sorey, Dezel, Lailah and Rose. Interestingly, a costume for the character Alisha doesn’t seem to be included, and perhaps for good reason. There was quite a bit of …read more
It’s time for another character trailer for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, this time featuring Yukiko Amagi. In Persona 4 she’s one of Yu Narukami‘s classmates and also Chie Satonaka‘s best friend. Her family runs a local hot springs called the Amagi Inn. In Persona 4, we learn that everyone expects Yukiko to inherit the inn, but she secretly had doubts about becoming the inn’s next manager. We also learn …read more
It appears someone spilled the beans on an upcoming sequel for Project X Zone on 3DS ahead of the game’s official reveal. Italian website e-duesse posted an article detailing some of Bandai Namco’s upcoming games. The list included two new titles, Project X Zone 2: Brave New World and Saint Seiya: Soldiers’ Soul. The article has since been edited to remove the two titles, but not before the information was …read more
Atlus has released a new trailer for Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight. This time, the trailer focuses on the protagonist of the game, the soldier tasked with the duty of protecting Princess Arianna. The trailer also shows his ability to transform into a demonic form in battle, which InTheSky talked about in an earlier article. You can watch the video below. The game is scheduled to be released …read more
Etrian Mystery Dungeon, the roguelike cross-over between the Etrian Odyssey and the Mystery Dungeon franchises, is now available in the US. Overall, the game has been receiving favorable reviews, often praising the game for successfully combining the formula of the two different franchises, and also noting the game provides a challenge even to gamers familiar with the genre. In light of the release, Atlus USA has posted a new unboxing …read more
Kotaku.au recently published an article describing perhaps a rather concerning scenario: it appears the Share functionality that is part of the Playstation 4 is restricted, to a degree, with regards to Yakuza Zero. Sharing is one of the hallmark features of the Playstation 4 (and arguably, a symbol of the direction of modern gaming in general), allowing gamers to share screenshots or videos of a game they’re playing with friends, or …read more
Atlus USA has periodically been releasing trailers for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker leading up to the game’s May 5th launch in North America. Two days ago, Atlus posted a new trailer for the auction system. Continue reading to learn more about the Auction system and check out the short trailer.
On their blog, Atlus revealed the cover and tracklist (entirely in Japanese) for the upcoming Etrian Mystery Dungeon Soundtrack. The soundtrack will include all of the BGM and additional tracks from the game on 2 CDs, each CD containing 16 tracks. It’s worth noting that the composer of the soundtrack is Yuzo Koshiro, who (aside from his work on the Etrian Oddysey games) also worked on the soundtrack for games …read more
Following the release of the first gameplay and cinematic footage of Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem during the April 1st Nintendo Direct, Shinjiro Takada of Atlus took to the game’s official website to wrote down some of his thoughts as part of the first of a Staff Interview series for the game. Shinjiro Takada was also the director of the Devil Survivor series of games. That interview has been …read more