Adventure of Mana Stealth Release on Vita NA and EU

According to our friends at Kotaku by way of Siliconera, Secret of Mana has been stealth released by SE for a digital release on the Play station Store. Apparently this game was released on the mobile market which means that I completely ignored it. But now we get to experience this on Vita too! I will continue to contend that Vita s far from dead and is doing quite well of your a fan of JRPGs and visual novels. I definitely hate that they are screaming that these titles are available from the rooftops but I will do my part and spread the word.

Secret of Mana is available for 14.99 on PSN NA/EU today so go pick yours up now if you aren't too busy playing Star Ocean of Zero Time Dilemma.

Until Next Time,

DreaPoetic

Sources:

Image:
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/12/12/square-enix-working-on-a-new-secret-of-mana-game/

Articles:

Kotaku:
http://kotaku.com/surprise-adventures-of-mana-appears-on-vita-1782735084

Play station Blog:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/06/28/adventures-of-mana-is-out-today-on-ps-vita/

Niche Corner: I am Setsuna

Platform: PS4, PC, Steam, Vita
Release Date: 7/19/16
Genre: JRPG

There is a lot of hype surrounding this game which is considered to be the spiritual successor to Chrono Trigger, a classic JRPG made from this publisher SquareEnix. As I perused the official website it even said that it's battle system was inspired by the game. They aren't even trying to be coy about the similarities lol. For those of you that don't know, the community has been clamoring for a sequel to Chrono Trigger and what we got was Chrono Cross. Chrono Cross was a great game in it's own right but not quite what people were looking for.

The story of I am Setsuna follows a girl aptly named Setsuna who was gifted with enchanted powers and chosen to be a human sacrifice to pacify a fiend. A mercenary was chosen to guard Setsuna and make sure she arrives to her destination and that's where the adventure begins.

The lastest trailer was shown off at E3 which I will link for you guys. From the video clip I can say that the art is beautiful. While the games graphics are more polished than the above mention title, its safe to say where the inspiration comes from. I am super excited for this game and can't wait to play it next month. I'll definitely keep you updated on any new information I find.

Until Next Time,

DreaPoetic

Sources:

Image:
http://d2.christiantoday.com/en/full/46139/i-am-setsuna.jpg

Youtube Clip:
https://youtu.be/4txT2EicrHE

Official Game Website:
http://www.iamsetsuna.com/us/

Niche Corner: Fallen Legion

On IGN today I came across a video of this action JRPG called Fallen Legion. According to Siliconera this JRPG follows protagonist, Princess Cecille of Fenumia. After the death of her father, she inherits a talking grimoire with magical powers to imbue legendary weapons. She decides to go on an adventure to restore honor to her home town as well as the world. From the video on IGN, the play style seems to have actions mapped to certain buttons but it all occurs in real time.

The article didn't mention if this is an indie title or not but it did mention that it is coming to PS4 and PS Vita (per audience request) digital download only some time this summer. I'm surprised that this slipped under my radar but I intend to check it out.

Sources:

Fallen Legion Video on IGN:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/06/16/fallen-legion-trailer-e3-2016&ved=0ahUKEwj2peuRpK3NAhWCQj4KHarzAF84ChAWCCEwAg&usg=AFQjCNFhNfLnWiKdgIHxJrY-aj6yrRDDLQ&sig2=9gvEwB3TnhShIZthFsVnbQ

Siliconera Article:

http://www.siliconera.com/2016/01/07/fallen-legion-stylish-action-game-reimagined-jrpg/

Persona 5 Gameplay Footage

Well since Persona 5 won't be coming stateside until Valentine's Day, I have continued to scour the internet for any news from E3 so lo and behold, Kotaku has answered my prayers. In an article posted yesterday on the website they managed to get some game play footage. If you're familiar with the series, all of this looks very reminiscent of Persona 3 and 4 but with way more polish. I can't wait to get my hands on it. I'll discuss my love of the Persona series in another post but for now join me in being jealous of our Japanese friends for getting this in September :(

Here is a link to the article on Kotaku:

http://kotaku.com/some-fresh-persona-5-gameplay-footage-1782004547

And here is a link to the trailer courtesy of YouTube, IGN and Atlus at E3 2016:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3JkO-82YQ8

E3 2016 Has Begun

So E3 began this week and as far as RPG news goes I'm scouring the shows and news sites to see what's out there. I mainly own Sony Platforms and no Xbox One or Xbox Scorpio now, but I'll still post information about it if it applies.

So far the conferences have been kinda blah as far as presentation goes except for Sony that came with a live orchestra and nothing but game trailers. Sony decided to let the games speak for themselves but only a handful of them had release dates or real information about the actual game itself.

The Microsoft presentation may have been more lip service but at least they talked about actual games this year instead of how the Xbox One is a multimedia device.

This isn't my overall thoughts so I'll keep it brief. Square Enix is doing their show tonight and Nintendo is today as well. We shall see what else happens and if it's anything good I'll let yall know.

Until Next Time,

DreaPoetic

Persona 5 Delayed Until 2017?

Persona 5 Not Coming Out Until 2017?

Oh say it isn't so. (Thug tears lol)

On June 9^th, 2015, Kotaku and several other gaming outlets revealed that the Western version of the game was not going to be released simultaneously with the Japanese release like originally thought. This is probably a good thing because people will be able to finish Final Fantasy 15 which also had a September release window. I have loved this franchise since I discovered Persona 3 and the longer wait is just hyping me up even more.

The game has a new release date of February 14, 2017 as well as information on the new “Take Your Heart Out” collector’s edition. Persona 5 will be available on PS4 as well as the PS3.

You can find the original Kotaku interview here:

http://kotaku.com/persona-5-wont-be-out-in-north-america-until-february-2-1780940216

Along with information to pre-order the collector’s and standard editions here (like I will be):

atlus.com/persona5