Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology Near Perfect
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus USA
MRSP: 39.99
ESRB Rating: T
Thank You Atlus USA for a Review Copy of this Game
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is a remake of the DS classic Radiant Historia. However, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology has a much higher production value with fully animated cutscenes, full voice acting, quality of life changes and an entire new timeline to explore. The original release of this game was critically acclaimed by critics and players alike, so now we need to ask: how does this remake still hold up as one of the classics in the history of the JRPG genre?
Yakuza 6 Song of Life Delayed Until April 17th, Demo Available Later this Month
This afternoon SEGA has announced that the latest entry of the Yakuza series Yakuza 6 Song of Life will not be released until April 17th. While this may not be the best news to hear SEGA has also confirmed that there will be a playable demo of Yakuza 6 Song of Life ready for you to play on February 27th.
So while it is sad to see that the game is being pushed back into April, I am happy that fans will be able to try the game out early before they buy it! It also seems like this will be the same demo that released for the Japanese release of Yakuza 6 as your save data will be able to carry over. It also seems like SEGA has some more plans for the Yakuza series as well that they will be sharing with us in the upcoming weeks. We will be sure to keep you updated as the news breaks!
Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology Demo Live Today
For those of you looking forward to Atlus’ upcoming Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology, do I have some good news for you! Today Atlus has announced that a demo of the game will be available to play starting today!
For those who can’t wait for Feb. 13 to arrive, download the Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology demo today in the Nintendo eShop! Get familiar with the story and the game’s mechanics, then transfer your save file when the game launches.
–PR
So if you want to see what the game is like for yourself go ahead and hop in and try it! In other news Atlus has uploaded a unboxing video of the launch edition of Perfect Chronology in the spirit of the game! Take a look to see what you’ll be getting if you pick it up at launch!
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Review
Platform: 3DS
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
ESRB Rating:T
MRSP: $39.99
“Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia” is a remake of “Fire Emblem Gaiden,” a game that was never released outside of Japan. This is a true modern take on the original thanks to a revamped gameplay engine and a fully voiced cast. This may be one of the best entries in this strategy RPG franchise.
Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II Hits PC Valentines Day for $39.99
In a live stream over the weekend XSEED Games announced that The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II will be hitting Steam this Valentines day. This morning XSEED has released a full statement detailing the PC release of the game along with the price point of the game.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, will be released worldwide for Windows PC by XSEED Games via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store by Humble Bundle on February 14 with a 10% launch week discount from its regular selling price of $39.99, €39.99, and £29.99. Owners of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel on PC will be able to use their existing save files in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II to gain access to special dialogue with characters reflecting the prior choices for a more personalized experience.In addition to higher framerates, improved textures, and other graphical improvements that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel received when it launched on PC in 2017, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II will launch with support for ultra-wide resolutions, a brand new feature allowing players to bypass the Title Screen and launch the game directly from their most recent save, the return of the popular “Turbo Mode,” and over 50% more voice lines from the title’s original English voice cast!-PR
Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux Launches May 15th in NA May 18th in EU
Some exciting news this morning from Atlus for all Shin Megami Tensei fans. Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux for the Nintendo 3DS will be launching on May 15th in North America and May 18th in Europe.
Calling all United Nations soldiers, a spatial distortion is expected to appear in Antarctica on May 15 when Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux releases for $39.99 (with commensurate European pricing) for Nintendo 3DS™! Featuring additional story content, new illustrations by Masayuki Doi, and a brand-new character, Alex, Strange Journey Redux is an ATLUS JRPG adventure fans of the series won’t want to miss!
-PR
With the announcement of this release date, Atlus USA has also shown off an updated North American box art which closely resembles the Japanese box art that released last year.
Be on the look out for more coverage of Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux including our review of the game as we get close to launch!
Zwei:The Arges Adventure Hits PC on January 24th
This afternoon XSEED has confirmed that Nihon Falcom game Zwei The Arges Adventure will release on PC January 24th for $19.99.
XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that Zwei: The Arges Adventure, the original entry in the Zwei series from acclaimed developer Nihon Falcom and stand-alone predecessor to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, will launch for Windows PC via Steam, GOG, and The Humble Store by Humble Bundle on Wednesday, January 24. To celebrate this launch, the title will receive a limited-time 10% launch discount from its regular selling price of $19.99/€19.99/£14.99.
-PR
For those of you holding out on playing the latest Zwei game that hit PC last year to play this game you are certainly in luck! We hope to bring you a review of both Zwei games in the near future!
YS VIII Releases on PC January 30th Alongside Localization Changes
This afternoon NIS America has unveiled their release date for YS VIII. PC gamers can get their hands on this JRPG through Steam on January 30th. Alongside the PC release NIS America will be releasing an update that will improve the localization quality of YS VIII on the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita.
We are pleased to announce that the PC release of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA will have a target global release date of January 30, 2018. Included in the PC release are game optimizations and the localization revisions originally announced in October. The localization revisions include improvements to the game’s script, adjustments to graphical text and re-recorded audio and will be implemented across PC, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita versions simultaneously.
-PR
It’s good to see NIS America is working diligently to improve their localization quality and give the game the translation it deserves. You can take a look at some examples of the improved localization here:
PC Gamers can also take advantage of some bonuses if they purchase the game in the first week of launch as well!
For one week only, PC users will be able to download the following for free until Feb 6, 10:00am PST:
- Adol’s Adventure Essentials DLC – Includes Adol’s Silver Armor, Adol’s Adventurer Clothes, and Adol’s Survival Kit
- Digital Mini Art Book – Includes a 32-page full-color art book
- Digital Soundtrack Sampler – Includes 5 tracks
- Laxia’s “Eternian Scholar” Costume
If you are interested to know how the game plays be sure to check out our review of YS VIII here.
Monster Hunter World Heads to PC Autumn 2018
This morning in a twitter video CAPCOM has announced that Monster Hunter World will be heading to PC this Autumn. The reason for such the large gap in releases is due to the developers wanting to optimize the game for the PC release. Honestly I will take a delayed version on the PC if it means that the game will be optimize properly and run better right at launch. Also in the announcement video, CAPCOM announced that they will be rolling out free updates for Monster Hunter World after the January 26th release, so be on the lookout for that if you’re picking up the game on console!
Harvest Moon The Light of Hope Review-Nothing but Despair
Developers:Natsume
Publisher: Natsume
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4
MRSP: $29.99
Harvest Moon the Light of Hope is Natsume’s fifth Harvest Moon game since the split with Marvelous. This game is also Natsume’s celebration for the series 20th Anniversary in the west, and seems to be a good indicator of where this series will be heading for the future. So now we need to ask how did Natsume do with this game? Did they learn from the several mistakes and finally create a game that could compete with the mainline Bokujo series, or is this a game filled with despair rather than hope?
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