Atlus has uploaded a new trailer for Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, after completing a series of character trailers on Youtube. The new trailer gives you a quick tour of what the game is about, as well as another look at how you upgrade your main abilities such as Psypher Skills. Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir will not only feature remastered grahics, but will also revamp and rebalance the gameplay. Those who preorder the …read more
YakuzaFan recently posted an entry featuring Masayoshi Yokoyama (Yakuza series producer) and a prototype Kiryu figma. This past summer we saw the announcement of a Goro Majima figma too, so it looks we’ll probably be seeing both of their figmas sometime next year, ideally in the earlier part of the year (although Kiryu’s figma will definitely be ready first.) The above is Max Factory’s test model and it is still …read more
Atlus has given their Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final website a full unveiling. It’s actually a pretty unique presentation; there are some cool touches here. Some of you may have seen long, scrolling webpages before, but each section has their own background, and everything after the Concept section features animated backgrounds. Each character also has a short trailer attached next to them, in addition to some battle demos. There’s no …read more
Sega Games recently filed a trademark for “Valkyria of the Blue Revolution”. Let’s just get this out of the way – this is Valkyria Chronicles related, and even as someone who gets too happy with his predictions, every gambling person should be comfortable with betting on this. Between the structure of the trademark title (juxtaposed with the franchise being known in Japan as “Senjou no Valkyria”) and the fact that …read more
It’s been a while since we’ve heard updates on Yakuza 5‘s localization. Sega of America recently took to their blog to offer some words on its progress. It turns out that the localization team encountered a particularly strange type of text replacement issue with the game’s script, forcing them to pore through the game’s source code. Having since rectified the issue, the localization is back on track. When the blog …read more
Nintendo and Atlus have released two new character trailers for Genei Ibun Roku #FE, featuring Kiria Kurono and Eleonora Yumizuru. Their mirages are respectively Tharja and Virion, both from Fire Emblem Awakening. You can find the new trailers and some artwork of the characters below/
A recently-released shop front trailer for Sega’s Miracle Girls Festival is now playing in retail stores across Japan. The trailer is modest in length but comprehensive, aiming to offer a summary of what’s featured in the game to entice players to buy it. It is narrated by Yuka Ootsubo (who, incidentally, voices characters from four franchises present here: Yuru Yuri, Vividred Operation, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, and Go! Go! 575!) and Ayaka …read more
Atlus has released a new trailer for Stella Glow‘s upcoming North American (November 17!) release. It features the four “good witches” of Stella Glow: Lisette, Sakuya, Popo, and Mordimort. They are themed after classical elements, and feature colorful personalities of their own. Frequent readers of our site may remember that the Japanese promotional phase for Stella Glow saw individual trailers for the witches, but this is essentially the same thing. …read more
Atlus has posted the remaining playable character trailers for Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, featuring Velvet and Oswald. If you missed the other trailers, take a look at our previous articles for the Gwendolyn’s video and the Cornelius and Mercedes video. The first trailer features Velvet, who is the surviving princess of the destroyed kingdom of Valentine. After fleeing from her kingdom, she became known as the “Forest Witch”. Her role in …read more
A couple of days ago the impending arrival of a “Sakura Wars Museum” was announced by Gamers, a retail outlet in Akihabara, Tokyo. This Sakura Wars Museum will run from October 23 to November 3. The store spans multiple floors, and the entirety of the seventh floor will be dedicated to Sakura Wars media. Items on exhibit will include the library of games released for the Sakura Wars franchise, rare promotional …read more