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Phantom Brave Lost Hero interview

Nippon Ichi Software surprised fans earlier in the year by announcing Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, which means the original game is finally getting a sequel after twenty years. In a recent interview, the company explained how it came to be.

Interestingly, it sounds like NIS didn’t really attempt making a sequel previously. Things were only set in motion after a western poll showed the popularity of Phantom Brave’s characters.

Phantom Brave The Lost Hero release date

September 26: Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero received a release date on Switch today. The game will be available for Switch on January 30, 2025. A demo will be published sometime this year.

When Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero was announced in a Nintendo Direct, the game initially had a general Spring 2025 window. This is the first time that the franchise is being revisited in two decades.

Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:

Cladun X3

Cladun X3 is in development for Switch, Nippon Ichi Software revealed today. The game is arriving on February 27, 2025 in Japan.

Cladun X3 is a customizable and flexible pixel art action RPG. This follows the 2010 game Cladun: This is an RPG, 2011 entry Cladun X2, and 2016 release Cladun Returms: This is Sengoku. The franchise is now appearing on a Nintendo platform for the first time.

Phantom Brave Lost Hero Rouen, Henna, Urumi, Mayfair, Protection, O.B., Equip Items

NIS America just issued the latest round of details for Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, including characters Rouen, Henna, Urumi, and Mayfair, plus the systems Protection, O.B., and Equip Items.

Here’s the full rundown:

Phantom Brave The Lost Hero battle system

NIS America dropped a new round of details today for Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, this time for the battle system. Fans can learn about the Confine and Confriend features plus a few other bits such as what you can do at Skullrock Island.

The full rundown from NIS America is as follows:

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero story, characters

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero received a new round of details today covering the story and characters. Fans can learn about the general premise, Marona, Ash, and Apricot.

Here’s the full rundown:

Phantom Brave The Lost Hero

June 18: Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is in development for Switch, NIS America and Nippon Ichi Software announced during today’s Nintendo Direct. We’ll be seeing it in 2025.

Phantom Brave has largely been absent since its original PlayStation 2 debut. NIS is now finally returning to the IP with a proper sequel.

Here’s what we know thus far:

Nippon Ichi Software has announced Disgaea 7 Complete will be releasing on Switch in Japan on July 25. The game will be a bundle release of Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless and all currently existing downloadable content, and will also include a new bonus story, characters such as Asagi, and gameplay elements such as a Rakshasa Baal boss. These will also be available to purchase separately for those who already own the base game.

Disgaea 7 release in Japan last year on January 26, and was followed by a Western release on October 3. A Western release date for Disgaea 7 Complete has not been confirmed at this time, but seems likely.

Here’s an overview of the game, courtesy of Gematsu:

Bar Stella Abyss

Disgaea developer Nippon Ichi Software today unveiled Bar Stella Abyss as its latest game for Switch. In Japan, the title is due out on February 29, 2024.

Bar Stella Abyss is a roguelike strategy RPG in which players strengthen their party with the power of the constellations. The game has a dungeon to explore that changes form each time you play. As for the story, the protagonist ends up trapped in the “Drunken World” without their face and arm after falling asleep at a bar.

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless gameplay

NIS America just launched Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless on Switch in the west, and if you’re interested in getting a closer look, we have gameplay from the final release. Over a half hour of footage has dropped.

Everything you need to know about the game can be found in the following overview:


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