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New Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir Gameplay Trailer Features Mercedes

Draikin November 14, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus and Vanillaware posted a new trailer for the upcoming Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, showing gameplay footage of one of the playable characters, Mercedes. She uses a bow in combat, which combined with her ability to fly, makes the gameplay similar to what you’d see in a 2D side-scrolling shooter. In one of our previous articles, we also talked about the background story of Mercedes.

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir will be released on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita in Japan on January 14th, 2016. The release for the Americas is scheduled for 2016.

Yakuza Kiwami Receiving Korean and Chinese Versions

InTheSky November 10, 2015 Leave a reply

While the West gears up for the English release of Yakuza 5, the next major Yakuza title to be released in Japan is Yakuza Kiwami, a full remake of the first Yakuza game. And this time it won’t just be Japanese Yakuza fans that will get to play the game – Yakuza Kiwami is set to receive Korean and Chinese localizations. The Korean-subtitled version was announced on the Japanese official website for the Yakuza series, and was noticed by KHHSubs. The Mandarin Chinese version was mentioned in this tweet from the Ryu ga Gotoku official Twitter account. This tweet also provides us with our featured image for this writeup. There’s a tall banner for Yakuza Kiwami on the right, and this banner is an advertisement in Taiwan.

Toshihiro Nagoshi has in the past expressed doubts about the sustainability of Yakuza maintaining a Japan-only presence, so this is a logical step. It also seems unsurprising given Phantasy Star Nova and Shining Resonance‘s Chinese localizations. It isn’t as if Sega’s had a strong console presence in China or Korea (especially the former, since laws against games have only recently been relaxed there) though we might attribute that to the relative weakness of console gaming nowadays compared to the past. So what we’re seeing here is Sega should be Sega doing their best to cement a foothold in Asia.

Ideally, what we should also be seeing is greater Western presence for Yakuza games too! Let’s hope that such a path pans out.

Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone Receives New Songs, Modules and Wallpapers

Draikin November 2, 2015 Leave a reply

SEGA AM2 and the Project DIVA Arcade team have announced new songs and modules for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone. Since the game is scheduled for a release on PS4 sometime next year in Japan, we thought it might be worth posting an article about the new update.

The new update will be available on November 5th, which also happens to be Vocaloid MEIKO’s birthday. Three songs featured in earlier Project DIVA games will be making their way to Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone. These are “Break It, Break It!”, “Clockwork Clown” and “Pinky Swear”. Along with the news songs, eight modules (also featured before in earlier Project DIVA games) will be included. You can view the announcement trailer showing the new songs below, along with screenshots of the modules and five high-resolution wallpapers which SEGA made available for download.

Sonia Blanche Trailer for Blade Arcus from Shining EX

InTheSky October 31, 2015 Leave a reply

Of the Shining Resonance characters, Sonia was always a clear favorite. She ended up overtaking the other heroine Kirika in popularity despite Kirika receiving slightly more promotion leading up to Shining Resonance‘s release.

So if there were a Shining Resonance character to be included in Blade Arcus from Shining EX, it’d naturally be Sonia. Sega recently uploaded a 2 minute showcasing a bit of Sonia’s fighting style. She is purely a short-ranged fighter, but some of her attacks come out quickly, and she has a handful of options with wide range (especially one of her aerial attacks!) The closer she is to the opponent, the more dangerous she becomes, as Sonia has some follow-up options even if her opponent is blocking. Unique to her character is the ability to play her Armonic (the sword that doubles as an instrument, unique to Resonance) as a violin. In addition, she can also access her “Dress Armor”, the golden armor that shows up sporadically towards the end of the trailer. On the flip side, she seems to move rather slowly when not attacking. So while Sonia is strong once she’s next to her opponent, Sonia also has to get in first.

Continue reading to watch the trailer for Sonia! Do remember that she is a bonus character exclusive to first print copies of Blade Arcus from Shining EX.

Shenmue 3 Update Features Progress Report and New Screenshots

Draikin October 31, 2015 Leave a reply

The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter page has received a new update, explaining what the team has been up to over the past three months, and showing a few new screenshots. The game’s story and scenarios are out of the planning stage, and the team is currently working on map testing. This involves making decisions about how big a particular area needs to be. The development team is said to be in high spirits, with some people even working on Saturdays at times. You can take a look at the screenshots here (note that these are early screenshots, featuring character models and areas that will all be reworked later on):

Dengeki Online’s 10/28 Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition Livestream Archive

InTheSky October 30, 2015 Leave a reply

Missed the recent livestream for Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition? It’s fine – Dengeki Online have uploaded the stream footage to their YouTube account. The stream clocks in at around a hefty hour and a half! But, you’ll want to be aware that most of the footage features discussion from the panelists or skits.

The stream is notable for featuring the first gameplay footage of Kuroko Shirai, the newly-announced playable character for Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition. You can see her at the 38:20 mark and the 1:04:50 mark (and the two matches that follow directly after this.) It’s an opportunity to glean a little more insight into how she might play as a character.

Check out the footage at around the 28-minute mark (the first instance of gameplay footage being demoed,) and you’ll notice a new stage. It’s the SeHaGaga Academy from Hi☆sCoool! SeHa Girls! It’s the central location for all of the SeHa Girls’ shenanigans in the anime series that aired last year, and features a number of Sega-related shoutouts. I think NiGHTS floating around is a cute touch, but I personally just like NiGHTS.

Continue reading to watch the YouTube video!

New Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition Support Characters Announced

InTheSky October 27, 2015 Leave a reply

Dengeki Online revealed a couple of new support characters for Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition. Pictured above is Zero, from Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu. She’s a witch, and it looks like the particular support attack she’s using can cover a lot of space.

This is Iriya from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. While just an awkward high school girl on the surface, she’s also the skilled pilot of a special jet that helps her to defend the Earth from aliens. Wonder what her support technique does…

And lastly is Tomo Asama from Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere. She is a Shinto priestess and adept with the bow and arrow. Incidentally, she isn’t a main character – it makes you wonder if someone else may show up from this series in the future.

Remember that the special livestream for Uiharu in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax is coming up tomorrow! The Dengeki Online article linked above has got the links you need towards the bottom of the article.

Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition comes out in Japan for Vita, PS4, and PS3 on December 17th. This latest iteration of Fighting Climax already out in arcades.

Credit goes to this Dengeki Online article for the featured images.

New Songs and “Live Quest Mode” Details for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X

Draikin October 27, 2015 2 Replies

A few days ago, SEGA revealed more details on Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X‘s Live Quest Mode, along with five new songs that will be included in the game. The game’s “Live Quest Mode” contains five different areas, each based on one of these different elements:

Neutral

Chaos

Beauty

Cool

Cute

The game’s rhythm game tracks are divided among these different areas, and are also linked to the element of their area. For example, of the three songs that had been announced earlier, the song “Ren’ai Saiban” is linked to the “Cute” area, while “Raspberry Monster” and “Strangers” are linked to the “Cool” area. On their SEGA feat. Hatsune Miku website, Sega explained how the elements influence the gameplay in more detail. Read on to learn more!

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir 2nd Trailer and TV Commercials

Kuronoa October 22, 2015 Leave a reply

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 Japanese version of the game will receive a hard cover art book.

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir will be released on January 14, 2016 in Japan on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita. Atlus is bringing the game to the Americas, however no release date is given at this time.

You can watch the new trailer below.

New Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir Character Trailers for Velvet and Oswald

Kuronoa October 15, 2015 1 Reply

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 the story involves piecing together prophecies and preventing the end of the world. She dislikes her father, Odin, because of his actions leading to the death of her mother. The second trailer features Oswald, who serves the Fairy Kingdom of Ringford and is a human adopted by the Fairy Queen’s nephew, Melvin. He is seen as a Shadow Knight who places little value on his life.

Odin Sphere Leifthrasir will be released on January 14, 2016 in Japan and somewhere in 2016 for the Americas on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita.

You can watch the two videos below!