JRPG fans probably won’t miss this one. Even if you don’t have any interest in Japanese role-playing games, you can’t deny the aesthetics lying behind the art style of Cris Tales. Today, Modus Games revealed that this gorgeous piece of art is set to be released in July 2021. The exact release date will be
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Visual novels based on intricately plotted anime franchises are fairly common these days so it can be somewhat of a crowded market. This only makes the fact that Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne (titled Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The False Royal Election Candidate in Japan) that much more
Nintendo took to its Twitter with the announcement that two very recent installments in Square Enix’s massively popular Dragon Quest franchise will be receiving price cuts this week. Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition will both see price drops on the Nintendo Switch versions
Bandai Namco announced a new special stream for the 25th anniversary of JRPG series Tales Of, with “the latest information on the series”, meaning we could be getting Tales of Arise news. The stream will be held on December 15 at 0600 ET (Click here for a time zone conversion table). YouTube and Persiscope pages
Bandai Namco celebrated Microsoft’s recent console launch for the Xbox Series X and S with a brief update on their upcoming action RPG Scarlet Nexus. Over the last few months we’ve been getting more and more tidbits on what the game will offer and this presentation was no different. It was full of exciting new details
Square Enix could end up bringing a Live A Live remaster to the west, officially localizing the game for the first time, assuming fan demand is high enough. Square Enix held a special live stream for the 26th anniversary of legendary omnibus SNES RPG Live A Live on October 3. The stream featured Live A
Just a few weeks after coming to Steam and receiving new add-on content related to Half-Life, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, Phantasy Star Online 2 is now crossing over with another major franchise, but this time around, it’s one that hits a bit closer to home for Sega. Beginning today, new items from Atlus’ beloved JRPG series Persona have now made
The iconic Tales Of series turns 25 this year, and today, Bandai Namco released a short celebration video of the series over on Twitter. Join us in celebrating 📔 Tales of, one of the most iconic Japanese RPG series of all time! We have a lot planned for you to enjoy over the coming months,
The look of Cris Tales will be the first thing that catches your attention. Built as an homage to the classic turn-based JRPGs of the past, like Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger, the time-bending adventure doesn’t fall back on the familiar pixelated character sprites and worlds seen in its 16-bit inspirations. Instead, Colombia-based indie
New Game Plus Expo has given fans a brand new trailer for the upcoming The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV in addition to the PlayStation 4 release date of October 27, 2020. In the latest trailer, we find hero and leader of Class VII, Rean Schwarzer, in rough shape and chained up.
In 2011, the question as to whether or not Xenoblade Chronicles would make it to the U.S. was in limbo, with signs not looking too good. Even the Monado itself couldn’t have predicted that nine years later, we would be getting yet another version of it, bringing the total number of Nintendo consoles it has
Cris Tales is a game of what is, was, and could be. The time-bending turn-based RPG, developed by the Colombia-based Dreams Uncorporated and SYCK, under indie publisher Modus Games, wears its JRPG and cultural inspirations on its sleeve while bringing on a unique hook of keeping its world’s past, present, and potential future always in
With what’s been happening in the past and especially in light of current events, it’s important to reflect on the video games that have centered or been inclusive of black characters, as well as games led by black developers. Representation has been an ongoing conversation in video games (and other forms of media), and the
This afternoon, NIS America released on their Twitter the first of their “Voices of Zemuria” series of trailers which feature clips of characters, new and returning, that will be appearing in this fall’s conclusion of the Erebonian arc with Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4. What is particularly exciting with this video (seen
Sting announced its Sega Saturn JRPG and dungeon crawler Baroque is getting ported to Switch in 2020. The game will be titled Baroque Original Version and will exclusively launch digitally on the Nintendo Switch Eshop. Baroque was developed by Sting Entertainment and launched exclusively in Japan on Sega Saturn on May, 21, 1998. The game
WARNING: Spoilers for the ending of Trails of Cold Steel 3 are rampant in this latest trailer, DO NOT watch unless you’ve beaten the game or don’t care. Over on NIS America‘s twitter this morning, a brand new trailer for the upcoming Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4 was released, showing off the
Revealed in today’s Stadia Connect, Square Enix’s 2018 RPG Octopath Traveler is now available to purchase on Google Stadia for $59.99. Initially released as a Nintendo Switch exclusive in July 2018, Octopath Traveler lets players experience the stories of eight unique characters as they struggle to overcome hardships and conflicts in their own lives. Then, a
This morning, out of the blue, Square released patches for both the PlayStation 4 and PC releases of Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age, which adds features that were unique to the Switch and Xbox One ports; unfortunately, it also breaks the PC version. Released at the end of April last year, the Switch and
The upcoming mobile JRPG, Tales of Crestoria, will reveal the artist performing the game’s intro alongside new footage from the opening animation later this month. Over on the official Tales of Crestoria Twitter account this morning, it was announced a new promo video and the artist performing the theme song for the game will be
**Updated with the announcement trailer** Today, NIS America announced the final entry in the Legend of Heroes Erebonia Arc, Trails of Cold Steel 4, is releasing this fall for PlayStation 4, followed by Switch and PC releases next year. As confirmed by Game Informer, details on the various editions were revealed. The “Frontline Edition” coming
Reddit user u/are_you_bready has truly flexed their considerable artistic talent, as they drew an incredible cover art piece for Animal Crossing: New Horizons re-imagined as a traditional JRPG: Not only does the art reflect the unique style of the Animal Crossing series as a whole but the dynamic poses and vibrant colors convey a sense
The long-awaited fan translation patch of The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki will be available on March 14. It’s been rebranded as Trails from Zero to keep in line with the official English releases. Modding team Geofront has released a remarkably high-quality trailer to commemorate. Zero no Kiseki originally released for the PSP back
Ahhh, Selphia. I missed you. It’s good to be home again. I played the ever-loving hell out of Rune Factory 4 back on the 3DS, so getting the chance to revisit the Switch version was a welcome task. Even with this prior history, however, I’m amazed at how effortlessly it drew me in. The hardest
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition might be close. After receiving its classification in Korea last week, the game now has a “T for Teen” ESRB rating on Nintendo’s North American website as first spotted by Xenoblade fan account XenoBits. The ESRB has finally rated #XenobladeChronicles Definitive Edition. It was also just rated in South Korea recently,
You may be thinking to yourself right now, “Hey, DualShockers, didn’t you write about this last week?” at which point I would first thank you for reading our article, and second tell you that yes we did. But now, there is another report popping up on a Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition May release. This time,
Today Square Enix filed a trademark for “Collection of Mana” in Europe. This is not the first time that Square Enix has filed this trademark as they did the same thing for Japan earlier in the year. This is an interesting trademark as the Mana series has made a retrun in recent years. Square Enix
CHROMATOSE, the successfully Kickstarter funded visual novel and JRPG inspired by the likes of Persona 3, Catherine, and Monogatari, has been getting tons of updates through AkaBaka’s Twitter account this past month. Some highlights include screenshots of the game’s backgrounds, UI updates and improvements, character art, and dialogue screens. On a roll with background art
The Persona 3, Catherine, and Monogatari inspired visual novel CHROMATOSE has gotten a new update on their official Kickstarter page. The update includes several quality of life changes and additions, as well as a new character and a new pause menu interface. In the Kickstarter update, the developers revealed they are currently implementing a skip
CHROMATOSE, a visual novel and JRPG inspired by the likes of Persona 3, Catherine, and Monogatari, has managed to pass their Kickstarter goal of $22,000 — reaching $25,084 in total raised funds with 669 backers — as revealed on their main Kickstarter page. The team at Akabaka even released new artwork (which have major Persona vibes) as
CHROMATOSE, a visual novel seeking funding on Kickstarter, is a unique blend of both JRPG and visual novel inspired by the likes of Persona 3, Catherine, and Monogatari. The premise of CHROMATOSE is simple enough, according to the campaign page: “You’ve awakened in a strange nightmare after a fall that should have ended your life.