XSEED hopes to have Rune Factory 4 out in late September or October
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Rune Factory 4 still doesn’t have a final release date. But with any luck, we’ll see it in late September or October.
North American publisher XSEED attributed the long wait to a longer QA process to ensure the game’s quality for English players. Rest assured that the company is “dying” to release the 3DS game.
“We’re dying to get it to you, but the game is absolutely massive and taking much longer to QA (play through the English for quality assurance) than we originally anticipated. Right now we could be looking at a late September or October release, but it will definitely be worth the wait.”
Rune Factory 4 was originally slated for summer, but XSEED wasn’t able to nail down an exact date. Now we know why.
GameStop ad (7/31 – 8/6)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Highlights include Project X Zone for $30 and LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes for $20.
You can find the full round of GameStop details in the ad below:
Capcom talks about taking Phoenix Wright into 3D and its difficulties
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies is the series’ first entry to feature 3D graphics. The transition from 2D to 3D wasn’t so easy. Producer Motohide Eshiro and scenario director Takeshi Yamazaki spoke about the new direction while speaking with Game Watch. For an overview of what was shared, check out the summary below.
– Using 3D allows the team “to go backwards in the work process”
– Process of changing motions and angles are also easier
– Therefore, the director of the project can further focus on the camerawork
– Also opens up a wider range of creative possibilities with how you present a scene
– 3D brings more room, but “the ‘trouble of making it 3D’ was actually very problematic. Simply taking the original 2D screen’s perspectives and camera angles and tossing in 3D models ended up making it appear completely different.”
– Staffer in charge of modeling came up with different models based on different situations
– “When you used Phoenix Wright’s models for court in the adventure parts [of the game], the sense of inconsistency was too great. That resulted in camera angle changes leading to something that looked strange. For such occasions, we switched parts of the model. That way, the 3D models appeared natural in any scene.”
– Phoenix’s famous pose has been enhanced by 3D
– Devs wanted to upgrade the intensity of the pose
– This was made possible by adjusting the perspective of the pose, making the hand appear much larger when seen in 3D
Details on Conception II’s character classes
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Famitsu recently published a new preview for Conception II covering the game’s character classes. New details as well as screenshots can be found below.
– Make Star Children who are born to fight monsters
– Star Children come in 30 different classes
– Classes include swordsmen, magicians, thieves, and gamblers
– Players must form three teams of three Star Children
– Certain classes can combine forces to perform a special team skill
– Ex: Dive and Minstrel can execute the Lucky March skill
– This restores HP and increases the luck of their allies
– Ex: Dark Knight and Mercenary can perform the Guard Chain skill
– This is a powerful blow, creates a defensive barrier, and increases the Over Chain Gauge
– Over Chain Gauge speeds up all of your teams’ moves when it’s filled
Dark Knight
– Relinquishes all feelings of love and affection in order to become a powerful warrior
– Solid as the Paladin, further empowered by an aggressive nature that allows no room for mistakes
Diva
– Heavenly voice
– Girls-only class
– Supports other party members with her vocal skills
Mercenary
– Boy-only class
– Adept warrior who manipulates his sword skills to destroy enemies without fail
Gaist Crusher screenshots/art
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A few more details on Capcom’s Gaist, primarily developed by Treasure, have come in. Read on below for new bits of information as well as screenshots.
– Over 100 different Gaist Gear
– Gaist Gear can transform into the Extreme Form in addition to armor and weapons
– Extreme Form transforms you into a Gaist with huge power
– Need to build up your Extreme Form Gauge first
– Main character Rekka can transform into a Gaist to fight the giant Onmyou Yatagarasu
– Gaists you can transform into include: Arc Phoenix, Hurricane Djinn, Magical Cait Sith, Gaia Orochi, Wind Garuda, Maximum Tauros
– New Bloody Ogre Gaist: giant earth-type Gaist and a manifestation of anger
– Play as the Gaist Crusher Garrison, who must protect Steel City from Gaists
– Cipher is pulling the strings behind the scenes
– He repeatedly appears before the GCG and may be part of an organization
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 3DS – first scan
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Famitsu review score (7/31/13)
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Only one score has surfaced from Famitsu this week, Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP. The game earned two 8s and two 7s from the publication. There should be additional scores, but those haven’t reported from Famitsu thus far.
Media Create software sales (7/22 – 7/28)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
02./00. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown
03./00. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown
04./00. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights #
05./01. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
06./05. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
07./02. [3DS] Youkai Watch
08./00. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link!
09./00. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover
10./03. [WIU] Pikmin 3
11./06. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025
12./04. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom
13./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
14./10. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
15./00. [PSP] Toki no Kizuna: Hanayui Tsuzuri
16./00. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!!
17./07. [PSV] Toukiden #
18./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
19./14. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (PSP the Best) #
20./00. [PSP] Toukiden #
Media Create hardware sales (7/22 – 7/28)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 36,350
Vita – 19,866
3DS – 18,625
PS3 – 11,900
Wii U – 11,373
PSP – 6,024
Wii – 1,442
Xbox 360 – 318
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 41,322
3DS – 15,703
Vita – 14,392
Wii U – 14,280
PS3 – 11,413
PSP – 5,719
Wii – 1,463
Xbox 360 – 420
3DS million sellers – Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion, Tomodachi Collection
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Nintendo’s latest financial results has an update on three 3DS million-sellers: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, and Tomodachi Collection.
Here are the results:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5.40 million units (1.19 million overseas)
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 2.65 million units (.95 million overseas)
Tomodachi Collection – 1.39 million units
