Stellar Blade Demo Launches March 29
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
15h ago
A little over two weeks ago, a Stellar Blade demo was released… and then quickly taken down. Apparently it was released earlier than it was supposed to be. Some people did manage to play it during that time frame, and their impressions left me eager to get a chance to play the demo myself. From the trailers, I had been imagining it as closest to Bayonetta or Nier Automata, but I heard a lot more Souls-like comparisons than I expected. Well, those of us who missed the accidental demo will have our chance at the end of the week. The Stellar Blade demo has been announced for March 29. Moreover, y ..read more
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Several Tales Games on PS3 (and Vita) Have Been Delisted
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
15h ago
After my mixed feelings on Tales of Arise, I still haven’t bought the DLC, but I’ve nevertheless been looking forward to news from the Tales series. Well, this isn’t exactly the news I’d hoped for. Several older Tales games have been delisted from PSN without warning. After seeing a Reddit post about it, I took a look for myself to confirm it. In North America, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles has been delisted, although you can still purchase Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World separately. In the reverse of that, Tales of Xillia and Tales of Graces f can be bought to ..read more
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The Day Capcom Accidentally Stirred Up Ace Attorney Fans for No Reason
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
5d ago
You know how sometimes we talk about little things Capcom does and hope it might be a hint of upcoming Ace Attorney news? This is not one of those posts. Actually, this post is the exact opposite. Everyone got stirred up yesterday over what turned out to be a mistake… and since people keep seeing the original stir and think something’s happening, I decided to write about it. Ever since the release of the Apollo Justice Trilogy, the official Ace Attorney Twitter account has been holding a weekly “book club” where they discuss one of its cases. They’re up to The Cosmic Turnabout now, and so yest ..read more
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Radiant Tale -Fanfare!- Will Be Out on June 27
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
1w ago
One of the otome games announced during February’s All Aksys showcase that I’ve been looking forward to is Radiant Tale -Fanfare!-, the fandisc for Radiant Tale. If you weren’t here for our past fandisc discussions, you can think of it as a game-length epilogue or a sort-of sequel focused more on fluff than plot. I had a lot of fun with Radiant Tale, a lighthearted romance about a circus troupe bringing happiness in a fantasy world, and I finished it hoping the fandisc would be localized. Now it has a release date: June 27. Aksys announced the release date yesterday, while also opening preorde ..read more
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Will The Thousand-Year Door Lead to a Paper Mario Revival?
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
1w ago
It’s a good time to be a fan of Mario RPGs, which isn’t something we’ve been able to say in a long time. Not only did Super Mario RPG get remade last year, but a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is due out on May 23. I’m excited for that remake because I love Thousand-Year Door and think the remake looks beautiful, but I also can’t help but hope that this could lead to a revival of the Paper Mario series in general. It’s no secret that I’ve been… critical… of the direction Paper Mario took starting with Sticker Star. (Heck, my reaction to Color Splash’s announcement made it into o ..read more
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A Jack Jeanne Sequel is in Development!
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
1w ago
Almost exactly a month ago, I reviewed Jack Jeanne and wished for a sequel, even though I thought the scale of the project made it unlikely. But it’s actually happening. It’s actually happening! A Jack Jeanne sequel is in development! Jack Jeanne had a third anniversary live stream this morning, and although I didn’t watch since there was no translation, I woke up to the news that they announced a new game project, a live-reading drama, a new drama CD, and a new novel. The sequel announcement is the biggest and most unexpected pieces of news. Next to no information is available so far; even th ..read more
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I Finally Played Crisis Core (With Mixed Feelings)
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
2w ago
I haven’t started Final Fantasy VII Rebirth yet, and one of the reasons is that I wanted to finish Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion first. I always regretted not being able to play Crisis Core, since it was a PSP game with no digital version and I never had a PSP. So I was thrilled when a remaster was announced. But my feelings about it ended up more mixed than I expected. Crisis Core follows Zack, who plays a significant role in Final Fantasy VII’s backstory (the best way I can describe it without spoilers). For me, the game is at its best when it expands on events from the original gam ..read more
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Tokyo Xanadu Sequel Announced, Paper Mario Release Date
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
2w ago
Last week the posting schedule got a bit off track, but that shouldn’t repeat itself this week. Anyway, what would have been the topic of Friday’s post if I hadn’t jumped the gun and posted on Thursday, is that a Tokyo Xanadu sequel has been announced! Last month, one of the announcements from the All Aksys Showcase was that the Switch version of Tokyo Xanadu eX+ will be coming west with an updated translation. I’ve enjoyed what I played of Tokyo Xanadu but never stuck with it, so that announcement convinced me to officially put my playthrough on hold and wait for the Switch version. Meanwhile ..read more
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Trails Through Daybreak Launches July 5
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
3w ago
(I will, of course, not be caught up in time.) After previously announcing its localization for Summer 2024, NISA has now announced that Trails Through Daybreak will be out on July 5. Since I’ve still only finished the first Trails in the Sky, that means I’ll want to play nine games ahead of this one… so even if I stay true to my claim that this will be the “Year of Trails,” there’s no way I’d ever catch up in time. But that’s okay! A long series like this is one to be savored, not rushed through. Even though I won’t be ready to play it, that’s just one more game that makes 2024 amazing for RP ..read more
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Capcom Announces Two Days of “Capcom Highlights”
Samantha Lienhard
by Samantha Lienhard
3w ago
It’s hard to predict when and where Capcom will show their games nowadays, and now they’ve stirred the pot further with the announcement of Capcom Highlights. This 2-day event hosted by Youtuber FightinCowboy will take place on March 7 and 11, both at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET. The first day will feature Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and Dragon’s Dogma 2. Kumitsu-Gami looked pretty interesting when it was announced, so I’ll probably tune in for that one. Meanwhile, the second day will feature Street Fighter 6, Exoprimal, Monster Hunter Stories, and Monster Hunter Now. The game that interests me mo ..read more
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