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Even If Tempest: Dawning Connections Release Window and More Otome News

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Apr 212023
 

Yesterday, all the developers woke up and decided it was otome day.

All right, so that’s an exaggeration. But it was just three days ago that Jack Jeanne’s release date was announced to be June 15, and more news was hot on its heels.

The fandisc for Even if Tempest had already been teased, but yesterday it was officially revealed as Even if Tempest: Dawning Connections. It will be released this summer in both Japanese and English.

I haven’t played Even if Tempest yet, but it’s been on my list to try – even more so now that the fandisc has a release date.

Meanwhile, the opening movie was revealed for Bustafellows Season 2. There’s been no word about localization yet, but since the first Bustafellows is one I intend to play soon, it probably won’t be long before I’m hoping for news.

Moving on from there, an indie Japanese visual novel called Dormitory Love has been announced for a worldwide release for the Nintendo Switch on April 28. It was originally released for the PC in Japan in 2011, but this is the first time it will be available in English.

Finally, the official website for Hana Awase New Moon is now open, along with an announced release window of fall 2023. We didn’t talk about this one when it was first revealed, but people were pretty surprised that it was getting an English release. It appears that it will be sold as 4 separate volumes instead of a collection, so that sounds like it could get pricey. Nevertheless, I’m intrigued!

This actually isn’t all the otome news, because I think some games only coming out in Japan so far got release dates as well. As it is, I’m already overwhelmed.

Yesterday was a great day for otome fans and a terrible day for my backlog. A wonderful day all around! In non-otome news, NIS announced a collection of the first three Hayarigami horror visual novels, so I’ve got my fingers crossed that NISA finally brings them west.

(As you might have guessed, there was no Clock Tower news to discuss from Sunsoft’s stream. At least all the otome announcements made up for it, for me.)

Are you interested in Even if Tempest: Dawning Connections, Bustafellows Season 2, Dormitory Love, or Hana Awase? Do you think we’ll get Bustafellows Season 2 localization news soon? Share your thoughts in the comments!

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed Comes Out Next Week?!

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Apr 192023
 

Just two weeks ago, we looked at the Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack collection announcement and wondered if it could be a sign that the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 story DLC would be released before July 29.

Well, there’s no need to wonder any longer, nor to wait for a Nintendo Direct where they might announce news. Nintendo announced the release date last night.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed, which is a story expansion and the final part of the Expansion Pass, will be out on April 25.

That’s right. Next week.

I haven’t watched the trailer because I still need to avoid spoilers. I did return to Xenoblade Chronicles 3 since we last discussed it, after I finished Fire Emblem, but I’m still nowhere near the end. My hope that I’d finish the game in time for the DLC no longer feels reasonable.

(In other release date news, Jack Jeanne will be out on June 15. The second half of June is looking intense for my backlog.)

I never expected the DLC to be out this soon, but it certainly is exciting. Now I just need to avoid spoilers until I’m ready to play. Will you be playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed next week?

Is a Clock Tower Revival On the Way?

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Apr 172023
 

Clock Tower is a survival horror series we’ve never had a chance to talk about before. None of them are available on modern platforms, and finding physical copies is not an easy task.

Starting in 1995 with a SNES game that was later brought to the PlayStation and then localized, Clock Tower was developed by the now-defunct Human Corporation.

The last main entry in the series, however, Clock Tower 3, came out after Human Corporation was disbanded and instead was co-developed by Capcom and Sunsoft.

Haunting Ground, another horror game from Capcom, is often considered to be a Clock Tower spiritual successor.

But we’re not here to discuss Capcom today, but rather Sunsoft. Sunsoft hadn’t done much for quite a while, but last year they held a live stream called “SUNSOFT is back!” at which they announced a few new games and ended by teasing additional unannounced titles, including a remake. Now they’ve announced a “SUNSOFT is back! 2” live stream for April 20 at 2 AM ET.

Back in December, a leaker claimed a horror game remake was in development and was part of a series that hadn’t had a new game in the past 10 years, but later corrected the statement after learning the series had a minor, obscure release in that time period after all. Myself and several other people realized Clock Tower fit the description, because Sunsoft released a little-known mobile game called Clock Tower ~ Ready For The Next ~ in 2021.

That same leaker now tweeted that horror fans should watch the Sunsoft live stream. Oddly enough, the wording of the tweet implies WayForward could be involved. While I love WayForward for the Shantae series, they’re not who I’d expect to be working on a horror game.

Regardless, it seems there’s a good chance Clock Tower could make a return. We’ll find out during the Sunsoft live stream later this week! Are you hopeful for a Clock Tower revival?

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