SEGA’s latest update on 7th Dragon III Code: VFD covers a number of the game’s classes. We now have details for the Rune Knight, Fortuner, Mage, and Punisher. View the information rounded up below.
Rune Knight:
– Magic swordsmen
– Rune Knights use small knives that goes with elemental and different effect-based attacks
– They can heal themselves and have skills that can heal the entire party or protect allies from enemy attacks
– “Knight’s Pride”: does a physical non-elemental attack to an enemy, and the damage is determined by how much damage they took prior to getting knocked out
– This move automatically activates when a Rune Knight’s health goes to 0
– “Brave Sword”: massive close-ranged magic damage to all enemies
– Brave Sword causes the user’s health go to half
– The more health that gets depleted from this skill, the more damage it will do
Fortuner:
– Fortunetellers of the battlefield
– Specialize in putting enemies in abnormal states
– Their skills can do even more damage against enemies that are under a status ailment
– Fortuner’s have slightly lower health/defense
– “Poem of Wind and Tree”: regenerate each turn for all party members by using mana
– “Sacrifice”: consumes a massive amount of MP in order to launch a powerful magic attack that hits all enemies
– This attack is so powerful, the user will withdraw from the after after landing the hit
Mage:
– Magic specialists
– They can use magic attacks of various attributes
– Mages can even support the party with healing magic
– Weakness is their low defense stat
– “Volcano”: long-ranged fire magic damage to all enemies, and gives them a “burn” affect
– “Mana Bullet”: long-ranged magic attack that deals big damage to all enemies
Punisher:
– Use a hybrid weapon called “Armored Spear”
– This is a mix between a giant spear and mortar
– Punishers have the best physical damage of all classes and the most amount of health
– “Explosives” are needed for their powerful attacks
– You’ll need to supplement it if you use too much
– “Assault Spear: selects a group of enemies and launches a powerful close-ranged attack
– This requires mana and Explosives to use
– “Dragon Buster”: long-ranged fire attribute damage to all enemies from a mortar shot
– This does extra damage against dragons, and it also consumes mana and Explosives
You can find screenshots and art of today’s new content here.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is almost ready to arrive on Wii U. IGN reports that work on the port is finished, and it’s now with Nintendo for certification.
It’s sounding like Octodad: Dadliest Catch will cost $14.99 at launch. When Nintendo has signed off on the game, a final release date will be announced.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, Dragon Quest VIII, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Project X Zone 2, Super Mario Maker, Super Robot Wars BX, and Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
Disney Interactive published a new Disney Infinity 3.0 trailer today. In the new video, we’re able to see the Star Wars Twilight of the Republic play set. Watch the trailer below.
Capcom has announced its lineup for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, which is taking place in Japan between September 17 and September 20.
The company will have six games on display. Needless to say, Monster Hunter is seeing plenty of representation at the expo.
Here’s the full lineup:
Monster Hunter X (3DS) – playable, stage event, live steam
Monster Hunter Stories (3DS) – stage event, live stream
Street Fighter V (PS4, PC) – playable, stage event, live steam
Resident Evil 0 (PS4/XBO/PS3/360/PC) – playable, stage event, live steam
Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX (3DS) – playable
Monster Hunter Spirits (mobile) – playable
You can access Capcom’s TGS site here.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 30,105
PS4 – 18,503
Vita – 17,400
Wii U – 16,567
New 3DS – 8,326
PS3 – 3,448
3DS – 2,752
3DS LL – 1,065
Vita TV – 672
Xbox One – 195
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 29,203
PS4 – 14,619
Wii U – 13,007
Vita – 12,841
New 3DS – 7,250
PS3 – 2,567
3DS – 1,657
3DS LL – 898
Vita TV – 496
Xbox One – 200
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 140,235 / 844,167
2. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters – 100,553 / 1,303,342
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 41,361 / 560,394
4. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 27,356 / 420,193
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,787 / 291,927
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,765 / 1,098,497
7. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 8,325 / 405,035
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,865 / 4,026,016
9. [PSV] Luminous Arc Infinity – 6,048 / 22,265
10. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World – 5,609 / 60,589
11. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi – 5,445 / 82,202
12. [PSV] Taiko No Tatsujin V Version – 5,438 / 84,740
13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 5,331 / 2,682,774
14. [3DS] Cho Tousouchuu Atsumare Saikyou no Tousousya Tachi – 5,140 / 38,429
15. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney – 4,529 / 184,334
16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 4,354 / 2,272,252
17. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 4,348 / 288,718
18. [PSV] IA/VT Colorful – 3,896 / 48,678
19. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 3,706 / 179,195
20. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 3,423 / 123,716
Marvelous has shared a new video that shows off a pair of European collector’s editions for Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson. Check it out below.
Nintendo recently announced a Splatoon tournament for Japan. New information about the event, Splatoon Koshien, was delivered today.
The first part of Splatoon Koshien 2016 will begin at the following locations:
Fukuoka (September 13)
Sapporo (September 26)
Nagoya (October 11)
Osaka (November 3)
Miyagi (November 15)
Hiroshima (November 22)
Kagawa (December 13)
Tokyo (January 30)
Each one of these events will feature 4-on-4 matches (teams of four on both sides) in Turf War, with no weapon limitations. A lottery will be held to determine players if there is an overflow of participants at any of the local tournaments.
Each player who enters will be given a wristband. Additionally, the teams that are victorious at the different events will be able to compete in the Game Party Japan 2016 this coming January to determine a final winning group.
Last night, Nintendo revealed that Picross 3D 2 is in the works for 3DS, and it’s due out in Japan in October. The official boxart has since been posted online – see above.
Additional footage has come in showing The Bridge on Wii U, which you can watch below. The game launches on the eShop tomorrow.
