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Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax – Review
Platform: Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita
Developer: Kadokawa ASCII Media Works
Publisher: SEGA USA
Rated: T
Release Date: October 6th, 2015
A review copy of the Vita version was provided by SEGA USA
Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax is a solid yet very simple 2D fighting game. This game is similar to that of J-Stars in the sense that they use characters from alternate forms of media. Where J-Stars uses characters from their Weekly Shounen JUMP franchises (Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, etc); Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax uses characters from Dengeki Bunko‘s popular light novel. Seeing characters like Shizou from Durarara!! and Kirino Kousaka from My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute fight each other seems funny and a little jarring, but seeing characters like Kuroyukihime from Accel World and Kirito from Sword Art Online feels like eye-candy considering they’re from the same author.
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Review
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: XSEED Games
Rated: M
Release Date: September 15, 2015
A review copy was provided by XSEED Games
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is the 7th entry in the Senran Kagura franchise (4th if you only count localized releases) and is a direct sequel to, Senran Kagura: Burst and is a technical prequel to the side story, Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus. The franchise is known for their all women cast with their big bouncing breasts as well as its fair beat’em up gameplay.
Resident Evil Umbrella Corps Announced for PC and PS4
Announced at the SCEJA conference, Capcom has decided to announce Resident Evil Umbrella Corps an online focused shooter. The title will be in the west in early 2016 for $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99. Enjoy the gameplay trailer below:
Danganronpa V3 Announced for PS4 and Vita
Revealed at the SCEJA conference, Danganronpa 3 has finally made its appearance and is entitled, Danganronpa V3. I have no idea what’s going on in this trailer, but you know what, it’s Danganronpa with good old-fashioned court battles. Although here it looks like multiple people will be speaking at once, and it’s not just some white noise either. No release date has been announced yet.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim announced for PS4 and Vita
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has been announced at the SCEJA conference and is developed by Vanillaware (Dragon’s Crown, Odin’s Sphere). Granted, the title was leaked a few days ago, it’s interesting to see that the title actually does completely reference their 2013 “Happy New Year” artwork. Enjoy the announcement trailer below:
Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue Announced for PS4
Another year, another Kingdom Hearts game not named Kingdom Hearts III. Despite announcing the sequel back at E3 2014 and has gone on record saying making more Kingdom Hearts games would deviate resources, Square has decided to announce a new one anyway. I bring you Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue for the PS4. It contains a HD version of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance, as well as two completely new pieces of work such as Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep, a playable storyline that takes place after the original Birth by Sleep with the main character being Aqua. There will also be small movie entitled, Kingdom Hearts χ (chi) Back Cover. The purpose of this is to tie up loose ends in the earlier parts of the franchises storyline shown in the mobile game Kingdom Hearts χ (chi) Unchained.
Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue is due out in 2016
Bloodborne Expansion Announced; Titled, “The Old Hunters”
Back at E3, Playstation’s Shuhei Yoshida announced that Bloodborne will be getting DLC. Here at SCEJA’s conference it has been announced and shown off. The expansion itself will release on November 28th, 2015 in Japan (24th in Europe) with a re-release of Bloodborne with it’s expansion on December 3rd. 2015 in Japan as well. The expansion will come with new weapons, bosses, and NPC characters.
Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness TGS trailer
A new trailer for the latest in the Star Ocean 5 series has been shown at the SCEJA conference. The title is due in Japan on February 25, 2016 on PS3 and PS4 along with only a PS4 release coming west sometime in 2016.
Toukiden 2 Announced for PS4, PS3, and Vita
Toukiden 2 has been announced at the SCEJA conference and will feature an open world. The title is due for 2016 in Japan. Take a look at the trailer below:
One Piece: Burning Blood Announced for PS4 and Vita
One Piece: Burning Blood has been announced by Namco Bandai at the SCEJA conference due for 2016 in Japan. This will be developed by Spike Chunsoft. Take a look at the trailer below:
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