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Tales of Crestoria is Shutting Down

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Dec 082021
 

When we discussed Tales of Luminaria back in August, I said, “I really hope this isn’t a sign that Crestoria will be shut down like the others.”

Sadly, it was.

Tales of Crestoria will be shut down on February 6. This isn’t just a shutdown in the west like what happened to Rays, either. It’s shutting down in Japan as well.

I’ve seen fans saying there were warning signs before the announcement of Luminaria that Bandai Namco no longer saw Crestoria as a priority, but it’s still disappointing.

The story of Crestoria will be continued in another form, although they haven’t explained that yet. I’ve heard it has a good story, which is why I was hoping to play it someday when I had a device that could run it.

Personally, I wish they’d release an offline version or a non-mobile game, but that seems unlikely.

More than anything else, this announcement makes me lack confidence in mobile Tales games. Tales of Link? Gone. Tales of the Rays? Still going in Japan, but shut down in the west. Tales of Crestoria? Shutting down in February. I’m intrigued by Tales of Luminaria, but who knows how long it will be around for?

(It’s unfortunate that online-only mobile games seems to be the go-to format for smaller spin-off titles now, too.)

How do you feel about Tales of Crestoria and its impending shutdown? How do you think they will handle the continuation of the story?

Hopes for The Game Awards 2021 Announcements

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Dec 062021
 

The Game Awards takes place this Thursday, and there’s a big change for me – for once, I won’t be desperately hoping for a shred of Bayonetta 3 news as I watch!

Ever since Bayonetta 3 was announced at the Game Awards in 2017, each year we went without any news had me waiting for the Game Awards because surely this year it would be there.

(It never was.)

Now that we’ve actually gotten a Bayonetta 3 trailer, I’m no longer anxious for news. I’d love to see a new trailer, but I won’t be disappointed if we don’t.

Instead, here are some other games I’d love to see at the Game Awards this year.

Final Fantasy XVI

Ever since the Final Fantasy XVI reveal, I’ve been waiting to learn more about the game, and last year left us with the assurance that we’d learn more in 2021. Well, we’re running out of time in 2021, and the Game Awards could be the place to show it. We still know so little about Final Fantasy XVI that I’m really hoping to see more soon.

Chrono Cross Remaster

There have been so many rumors about the supposed Chrono Cross remaster at this point that it seems all but confirmed. December 9 is also the day the Another Eden x Chrono Cross crossover event begins. I’ve never played Chrono Cross, so I’m interested in learning about the remaster if it exists.

Yakuza Kenzan Localization

Look, I need one impossible hope to replace Bayonetta 3.

But it also would be nicely positioned after the Kenzan live stream this week, just saying.

Conclusion

Yep, that’s all I’ve got. I’ve learned to temper my expectations for the announcements at the Game Awards, but sometimes they do have some big ones. What do you think (or hope) will be announced?

Yakuza Series 16th Anniversary Kenzan Live Stream Announced

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Dec 032021
 

December 8, 2021 is the 16th anniversary of the Yakuza series, and to celebrate, RGG Studio will be live streaming Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan.

Kenzan is one of two historical spin-offs, neither of which has ever been localized.

According to the announcement tweet, translated by Gematsu, RGG Studio will spend 24 hours and 16 minutes (I assume because it’s the 16th anniversary) playing Kenzan, after which they will reveal new information on topics such as merchandise.

Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean they will announce any games. However, the choice of game seems strange.

It would make sense to live stream one of the more recent games, to promote it and encourage more sales. It would make sense to go all the way back and stream one of the original games, to celebrate the series’ history. But why choose a PS3-exclusive spin-off title?

My hope is that the choice of Kenzan is because they’ll announce a remake or remaster, which would give us a good chance of finally getting Kenzan in the west!

Of course, it could just be that they thought it would be a fun game to look back at for the anniversary. It’s still a good opportunity to remind RGG Studio and Sega that we’d love to play Kenzan!

Update: Sadly, the live stream involved no announcements.

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