Fairy Tail delayed to July due to coronavirus
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Fairy Tail was originally set to launch in mid-March, but was pushed back to June. The game is now seeing a second delay stemming from the coronavirus.
An official statement from Koei Tecmo and Gust reads:
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Baroque: Original Version coming to Switch this year in Japan
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Sting has been hard at work lately in porting titles to Switch. The latest to get the treatment seems to be role-playing game Baroque. Originally released on the Sega Saturn in 1998, this will not be the first time Baroque will be seeing another platform. The title has been available on PlayStation, PlayStation 2, the PlayStation Network and the Nintendo Wii.
This adaptation will be arriving sometime in 2020, and there’s currently no word on a wider spread Western release. For those curious, a story introduction can be found below:
Set after a world-altering cataclysm called the Blaze that took place on May 14, 2032, Baroque focuses on a nameless, mute, and amnesiac protagonist. Early on, he finds himself tasked with purifying the Meta-Beings, once-human creatures that have lost themselves to the delusions inside them, and reaching the bottom floor of a tower to gain redemption for his forgotten sin. Through his interactions with the other characters and unlocked cutscenes, the player learns about the back-story and characters.
Outside the tower, the protagonist encounters several characters: Collector, a young boy who stores items as a hobby; Coffin Man, who maintains an underground training dungeon; Baroquemonger, who possess the ability to read an Idea Sephirah; the Horned Girl, who can voice the thoughts of anyone near her, and lost her identity to shield herself; the Bagged One, who speaks the words of others instead of her own; Longneck, who took part in research; and the Sentry Angel, who guards the research facility. Within the tower, he finds other characters: Alice; Eliza, who seeks to create Consciousness Orbs by using the protagonist’s Idea Sephirah and help heal the Absolute God; Doctor Angelicus; Fist & Scythe; Neophyte; the Littles, who exist as the embodiment of pain; and the Archangel, who lies impaled on a Consciousness Orb at the tower’s bottom floor, and implores the protagonist to purify the Absolute God.
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Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle now trademarked for Europe and North America
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Along with a new English logo, a trademark has been filed as of March 13 for both Europe and the United States. This version of Shadowverse does not seem to be based on the current mobile game, but the Spring 2020 anime that began airing just last month. While the game was previously only announced for Japan, it looks like we’ll be seeing it head West eventually. Trailers for both the game and the anime are listed below, so be sure to take a look.
Yoru, Tomosu – New story details and screenshots
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New details have been released for Yoru, Tomosu and have been rounded up courtesy of Gematsu. Check out the information on characters and story, as well as new screenshots in the gallery below:
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Monolith Soft discusses how much of Xenoblade’s graphics were redone for Definitive Edition
Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Monolith Soft put a lot of love into Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. The game has an entirely new epilogue, lots of redone music, updated UI, and more. But undoubtedly one of the biggest draws concerns the visuals. Compared to the Wii original, the RPG was given a major facelift in the graphics department.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition director Tetsuya Takahashi spoke more about Monolith Soft’s approach to the visuals as part of an interview in this week’s issue of Famitsu. Here’s our translation of the excerpt:
New Kowloon Youma Gakuen Ki: Origin of Adventure trailer
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Arc System Works has shared a new trailer for Kowloon Youma Gakuen Ki: Origin of Adventure, a remake of the 2004 adventure RPG. We have the video below.
Kowloon Youma Gakuen Ki: Origin of Adventure is slated for June 4 in Japan.
eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 gameplay videos
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Konami today issued a pair of gameplay videos for its sports title eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020, featuring the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Both can be found below.
eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 arrives for Switch in Japan on July 9.
Scans roundup – Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu. Scans of both games can be found below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition planning started at the end of 2017, was in the works alongside Torna and new project
Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Monolith Soft tends to have a lot of work on its hands. Of course, the studio is well-known for its Xenoblade series. It also goes out of its way to help Nintendo on certain projects like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Monolith Soft definitely knows how to balance different games, and that experience certainly played a role over the past few years. Most recently, the developer completed Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, which launches on May 29. Director Tetsuya Takahashi revealed in this week’s issue of Famitsu that planning started at the end of 2017. Further, since the studio was also making the Torna expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in addition to a new project, they were at one point “working on three different projects simultaneously and had to organize our 1st Production members between the three titles.”
Here’s the full excerpt from Famitsu, as translated by Nintendo Everything’s Oni_Dino:
Paper Mario: The Origami King – English battle gameplay
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The official Paper Mario: The Origami King website has updated with a look at the battle system in English. We have the clip below.
Paper Mario: The Origami King is due out for Switch on July 17.
