XSEED bringing latest Harvest Moon to North America as “Story of Seasons”
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XSEED (not Natsume!) is localizing Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land for North America, IGN has revealed. The game will be available later this year.
When the latest Harvest Moon does arrive in the states, it’ll be titled “Story of Seasons”. IGN explains the name change in a new article:
Story of Seasons was launched in Japan earlier this year, where it was known as Bokujo Monogatari: Tsunagaru Shintechi (or Farm Story: Connect to a New World). But due to the involvement of a different publisher — XSEED Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MarvelousAQL — Farm Story could no longer translate to Harvest Moon, at least in the west. Natsume owns that intellectual property wholesale, and as such, Marvelous and its western XSEED offshoot endeavor to continue the series with the same development team and a new name.
Marvelous AQL and XSEED note that Story of Seasons players will be able to “create fully customizable character[s], selecting gender, hair style and facial features as desired. They will then take on their role as the newest resident of Oak Tree Town, a small settlement filled with promises of new beginnings, hard work and significant relationships. In the process of tending to crops, animals and the many other aspects of everyday farming life, players will amass the resources necessary to customize and expand their farms — from livestock and seeds to décor and layout — granting total freedom to shape their homestead as they wish and fit virtually any play style.”
Story of Seasons will make its debut at E3 2014 next month.
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Forbidden Magna screenshots/art
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Forbidden Magna teaser trailer
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Forbidden Magna screenshots/scans
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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson boxart
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Japan getting the Senran Kagura 2 “Nyuu Nyuu DX Pack”
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In Japan, Marvelous will be releasing a special “Nyuu Nyuu DX Pack” for Senran Kagura 2.
Here’s what’s inside:
A special box drawn by Nan Yaegashi
Five figure Toy Works Niitengo set of the Homura Crimson Squad
“That’s right! Hibari, take off the swimsuit now!” Drama CD
Opening theme song “Hikari to Yami no Achira” Hanzo Academy solo version and the “Girls Dance in Deep Crimson” arrange soundtrack CD
Limited edition original packaging
Photos of the Nyuu Nyuu DX Pack can be found above.
More Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson screenshots
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Forbidden Magna hitting Japan in October
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Forbidden Manga is due out in Japan in October, the latest Famitsu leaks confirm. The game will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 yen.
Famitsu introduces a character and two new spirits. There’s also a look at the battle and inn parts.
Much of the information is unclear at present, so we’ll make another post if/when concrete details arrive.
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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson screenshots
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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson details
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Several new details are in for Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson. You can find them rounded up below.
– Pair Battle: put together a tag-team to fight enemies
– Partner character fights on her own
– Can give the partner character orders
– It’s possible to put together tag teams with rivals
– When switching places with the partners, you’ll be able to do actions such as combos and counters
– Tag-team move can be done between two characters
– The better the pair fights together, the higher damage output the attack will have
– Depending on the duo you create, there will be different attack scenes
– Switch weapons just for looks
– Can attach special gems to a weapon to give it powers and elemental attributes
– These include “attack up,” “auto-health recovery,” and “fire invulnerability”
– Special intros for certain character match-ups
– Can destroy the clothing of small-fry enemies
– Once you defeat an enemy, you’ll be able to “examine” them in the reference library
– Clothing will also be destroyed in seamless fashion
