– Published by Atlus
– Fantasy RPG
– Shigeo Komori is the producer for the game (directed Etrian Odyssey II and III and worked on the scenario for Devil Summoner and Princess Crown)
-Scenario is from Shinichi Yoshiike of Atelier series fame
– Character designs are from Yuji Himukai (Etrian Odyssey)
– Music from Michiko Naruke (Wild Arms, Riz-Zoawd)
– Background story involves a legend called Tenperina, passed down in the countryside
– Legend says that a witch named Vierra (misty forest witch mentioned in the title) resides in a nearby lake
– Main character Nora comes to the Misty Forest to master her trade
– Nora is suspected of being a witch
– Nora decides to help the people of town to show her innocence
– Nora is sixteen years-old
– Full name: Nora Brandoll (voiced by Ayana Taketatsu)
– Nora practices some sort of trade
– She can control time and use it in an alchemy-like way to make new items out of old ones
– Time connection makes it different from alchemy
– Lutz Anelius: voiced by voiced by Kenichi Suzumura, 16 year-old adventurer, dreams of making a fortune by offing the witch
– Keke: voiced by Ikue Ootani, boy of the Tik race, came to town with Nora, race looks like a mix of beast and human
– Gameplay: Atelier-like mix of quests, item creation, and battle
– Earn items by completing quests
– Nora can use these items to convert them into more precious items
– Battle system layout looks like Atelier Mari
– Project came to be thanks to an idea that Yoshiike proposed to Success
– “slow life RPG”
– 85% complete
– Releasing July 21
– ¥6,279
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– 3D dungeon RPG
– Artwork shown of a young girl
– Story will focus on this girl
– Girl isn’t confirmed to be the main character
– No name for her yet
– Girl will talk a lot, is an area of focus for the development team
– Explore dungeons
– Visuals and world view are being made bright
– Screenshots show the girl standing in ruins and similar locations
– Has blonde hear, wears it in a ball
– Game being developed to be a major draw for the 3DS
– 60% complete
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PSP – 49,162
3DS – 23,038
PS3 – 19,033
Wii – 7,866
DSi LL – 7,064
DSi – 6,214
Xbox 360 – 1,891
PS2 – 1,163
DS Lite – 283
PSP go – 265
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
3DS – 28,252
PSP – 23,846
PS3 – 22,265
Wii – 8,122
DSi LL – 7,724
DSi – 6,809
Xbox 360 – 1,898
PS2 – 1,261
DS Lite – 423
PSP go – 207
1. [DS] Battle & Get – Pokemon Typing DS
2. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
3. [PSP] Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Hakai-hen
4. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011
5. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011
6. [DS] Detective Conan: Aoki Houseki no Rinbukyoku
7. [PS3] SOCOM 4
8. [PSP] GachiTora! Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School
9. [PSP] Persona 2: Innocent Sin
10. [3DS] PilotWings Resort
Star Ocean developer tri-Ace is working on a brand new project for the 3DS. Famitsu reports in its latest issue that the company is creating “Beyond the Labyrinth” for the system. You can check out a few details about the game below.
– 3D dungeon RPG
– Features a young girl as the main character
– Takayuki Suguro directing (Resonance of Fate, Valkyrie Profile 2)
– Produced by Konami’s Shingo Mukaitouge (Elebits)
– Published by Konami
– No release date yet
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
This information comes from Satoru Iwata…
“I now regret that we didn’t tie up with someone outside the company to market the Wii. If we had done that, the fate of the Wii might have been different. Now I am aware that we should not rely too much on ourselves. You will see what I mean by this when we market the 3DS and the Wii in the future.”
Iwata’s statements are somewhat vague… so that makes things a bit confusing! Some people believe that he was referring to working with third-parties to produce content for the Wii, though that isn’t entirely clear.
This information comes from XSEED’s Facebook account…
“The 3DS is a slick piece of hardware, we are definitely looking into some 3DS games that some quality developers are working on.”
XSEED gave the DS a fair amount of love. They also took some rather significant risks with games such as Retro Game Challenge. I’d love for them to continue that tradition with the 3DS by bringing over some of the more quirky titles from Japan.
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
