Atlus have posted two trailers for the English version of Persona 4: Dancing All Night featuring Kanami and Teddie. While these are the same trailers used for the Japanese character introduction videos, they’re now voiced by the English voice actors. At the same time, Atlus also announced that the game will be released on September 29 in North America. The standard edition will retail for $49.99, while the Disco Fever Edition will cost $79.99. You can watch the two new trailers below.
Some of our readers who are interested in competitive fighting games should be aware that EVO 2015 took place this past weekend. Persona 4: Arena Ultimax was one of the headlining events. Sega’s Dengeki Bunko: FIGHTING CLIMAX and Atlus’s Catherine were featured as side events at EVO 2015. So while they weren’t featured as main stage events and enjoyed the large pot bonuses that some other games may have enjoyed, they were also streamed through Twitch channels and many players had the opportunity to compete against each other in the tense but fun atmosphere of EVO.
Be sure to continue reading! It was a fun event, and a quick recap awaits after the break.
During a special broadcast on niconico live, Atlus and Vanillaware have announced a new HD remake of Odin Sphere, a side-scrolling action RPG game first released in 2007 on the PlayStation 2. The HD remake, named Odin Sphere Leifdrasir, will apparently include additional content, and will be released on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on January 14, 2016 in Japan for the price of 7,890 yen.
Here’s The Article containing The Trailer for The End, The Character, who apparently shows up at The Beginning (but also presumably shows up at other parts of the story including The End, and by The End I mean a particular point in the game’s plot progression and not the character himself.) To let you know that The End of humanity is coming.
He is a terrorist, self-styled agent of the apocalypse, and delights in the suffering and impending doom that he aims to bring upon humanity. The Pillar, his lair, is designed in such a way to psychologically torture the characters of the game, as the team must guess at the traitors amongst the ranks and eliminate one team member periodically through the journey to the top.
Continue reading to check out the English trailer! Lost Dimension is coming to North America on July 28 (two weeks!) and Europe on August 28.
AtlusUSA uploaded a new trailer for Lost Dimension ahead of its impending North American (July 28th) and European (August 28th) releases. It’s a minute long and offers a glimpse into the Judgment process that occurs after a battle.
During the Judgment section, you’ll be able to keep track of current relationships with your compatriots as well as “mark” your assessment of their trustworthiness for future reference, essentially making a personal note for yourself. Players will be given a set amount of Vision Points that can be used for Sho’s “Deep Vision” ability, which allows him to peer into the mind of one of your teammates and hopefully glean hints as to who among the group is the traitor. Then, players will allot Sho’s votes and determine who is to be permanently erased from the journey. The game isn’t necessarily going to suggest to you whether or not you’re making the right decision once someone has been erased. Choose well!
Check out the trailer after the break.
EU gamers felt left out when Sony had a “Golden Week” sale on the US PlayStation Store earlier this year, but Sony has now announced a similar sales initiative named “Big in Japan” for the EU PlayStation Store, which sees a plethora of Japanese games sold at a discounted price for the PS3, PS Vita and PSP. We made a list of all the Atlus and Sega games featured in the sales, together with their new price. Not listed below but perhaps worth noting is that many of the Hyperdimension Neptunia games, a franchise which will receive a crossover game with the SeHa Girls, have been discounted as well. The sales ends on July 7th.
Nintendo Treehouse is the localization/production development division within the company and also is part of Nintendo’s E3 digital event where they showcase gameplay walkthroughs and behind-the-scenes interviews with developers for various Nintendo Wii U and 3DS titles. On day 2 of the Treehouse stream, producer Shinjiro Takada (Devil Survivor) joins Nintendo for a gameplay session of Genei Ibun Roku #FE (the # is pronounced “Sharp”), also known as Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, which gave an in-depth look at the game’s city life and battles.
Atlus recently uploaded a new preview trailer for Persona 5 for E3 2015. It’s a trailer that you should be familiar with if you’ve been keeping up on Persona 5, as it is the February 5th Promotional Video.
Yesterday, a preview segment for the next Promotional Video (PV #02) was uploaded to Persona Central’s YouTube account. Keep in mind the game hasn’t released yet in Japan (June 25) and that this new video is a nine-second teaser of what will be found in the Blu-Ray that accompanies first-print copies of Persona 4: Dancing All Night in Japan.
Continue reading to check out the two videos!
Nintendo released a new trailer for Genei Ibun Roku #FE (name not final), aka Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, during the E3 Digital Event. The game is scheduled to release sometime in 2016 for North America and Europe. According to Gematsu, the story is about young people who are chosen as Mirage Masters to fight visitors from an parallel universe, called Mirages. Not all Mirages are evil, as some fight alongside the main characters and share their power for combat. When you are not dealing with Mirages, you watch as each main character goes about their daily lives hoping to make a break in the entertainment business through singing and acting.
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Stella Glow is coming to the United States and Canada during the holiday season (probably the latter half of November to anywhere in December.) The prices are as follows: $49.99 for the US, and $59.99 for Canada.
The pricing is a point of contention for many gamers. Generally speaking, Nintendo 3DS games are sold at $39.99 for standard editions in the United States. That the price is being marked above this convention is drawing claims of what’s colloquially called the “Atlus Tax” – a pattern of pricing games higher than the general prices of non-Atlus titles on similar platforms. Most recently, this can be seen with Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth.
Stella Glow has just released in Japan, as of June 4. Games in Japan have been offered at price points that vary quite noticeably within platforms. That said, it’s hard not to think of Atlus’ pricing in North America as conspicuous, compared to most other games.
In a Gematsu article announcing this information, Atlus also details additional features from a press release. Notably, a Free Time system allots players a limited amount of time per story segment with which they can grind out battles, shop for and upgrade weapons, explore dungeons, and form bonds with party members. Some bonds, when pushed to high enough levels, will yield more combat abilities or special story events. The game boasts 40-60 hours of play, main story and sidequests combined, with 50+ maps, a New Game+ mode, and multiple endings. Odds are the endings will be tied to the bonds formed in game, alongside other choices made with Free Time.
Seeing as this is a recurring topic, be sure to let us know what you think of the pricing for Stella Glow!
Featured image found at this Gematsu article.