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No News From the Ace Attorney Concert, But…

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Apr 122021
 

There was an Ace Attorney concert this past weekend, and many fans thought a new game or collection might be announced at it.

Following the reports from the ransomware attack on Capcom that Dai Gyakuten Saiban 1 & 2 would be released in a new collection and localized, together with Taiwan rating The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles earlier this year, fans have been eagerly waiting for an official announcement.

The concert seemed likely, especially since the concert announcement said it would feature music from Ace Attorney and The Great Ace Attorney, the first time the English title for Dai Gyakuten Saiban had ever been used by an official Capcom source.

Well, the concert came and went without any announcements.

However, it did leave us with more reason than ever to believe the localization news is real. At the concert, they used several titles from Dai Gyakuten Saiban that weren’t direct translations of the Japanese titles, and even referred to a character specifically by the localized name “Albert Harebrayne.”

What makes that even more significant is that Albert Harebrayne was one of the localized character names from the leaked (stolen) data.

So while The Great Ace Attorney collection hasn’t officially been announced yet, let alone its localization, it’s all but official at this point. I feel like it’s safe to say Capcom knows that we know and is just waiting for the right time to announce it. Personally, I can’t wait to finally get a chance to play the Dai Gyakuten Saiban games in English!

Do you think we’ll get Dai Gyakuten Saiban localization news soon?

NEO: The World Ends With You Release Date, Trailer, New Details

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Apr 092021
 

I still can’t believe we’re actually getting a sequel to The World Ends With You.

It’s not a pipe dream or a faint hope anymore; NEO: The World Ends With You is really happening.

I’ve been excited for it ever since it was first announced, and it’s currently my #1 most-anticipated game of 2021.

Now, alongside the start of the TWEWY anime, we’ve gotten new details, another trailer, and a release date for the upcoming sequel.

NEO: The World Ends With You will be out on July 27 for the Switch, PS4, and PC (via the Epic Games Store only, at least for now).

A special edition was announced for Japan, but since the Square Enix Store only lists the standard edition here and is selling the merchandise from the special edition separately, it seems we might not get one.

But let’s get into the details.

According to the new information, detailed here by Gematsu, the new combat system lets you equip each team member with a pin to use its ability in battle.

I’ll miss the unique style of the original’s combat system, but I’m sure this will still be fun.

Scanning is back to read people’s thoughts and see Noise, and you’ll be able to chain together Noise encounters like in the original. From the trailer, it looks like directly fighting other teams in the Reaper’s Game will be important, too.

So, let’s take a look at that trailer.

I love the way this game has brought the original’s visual style into 3D. It looks fantastic! The trailer also gives a glimpse of the equipment system, which once again features brands for the clothing and pins.

In addition to the returning characters shown in the announcement trailer, Uzuki is also back with a new look this time. Coco from the new epilogue added to The World Ends With You: Final Remix also appears, so A New Day might be relevant. And the very end of the trailer reveals that Neku is back as well, although what role he’ll play here is left ambiguous.

Strangely, it seems like the new protagonist is able to rewind time, letting you replay the day’s events to change the future. It’s not clear yet how big of a role this will play in the story.

I am so excited for NEO: The World Ends With You. Will it be as good as the original game? I almost feel like it can’t be, because I just love the original that much. Yet at the same time, I can’t wait to see what the sequel has in store for us when it comes out on July 27.

What did you think of the newest NEO: The World Ends With You trailer?

World of Demons is Out (and Looks Very Okami-Inspired)

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Apr 072021
 

Remember World of Demons, the mobile action game from PlatinumGames announced back in 2018?

It’s out now, and while it’s still a mobile game, it’s no longer a gacha game. Instead, it’s become an Apple Arcade exclusive (which means no microtransactions), and it’s pretty different from the original concept.

According to an interview with IGN, PlatinumGames decided to completely rebuild the game after making the switch to Apple Arcade.

World of Demons is described as a 10-15 hour game about fighting and befriending yokai cursed by Shuten Doji to serve him, with a story inspired by the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons legend. It should be longer if you do side content.

I checked out some of the gameplay videos, and it still looks incredibly Okami-inspired, even more than I remembered.

So if I ever get Apple Arcade and a device that can run these games, World of Demons will be another one I play in addition to Fantasian.

This release also makes World of Demons the second game to be announced and released since the announcement of Bayonetta 3… or the third, if you count The Wonderful 101 Remastered. With the April Fool’s Day joke game Sol Cresta now planned to be released for real, that’s on track to be the fourth. (The first, of course, is Astral Chain.) Here’s hoping we don’t get up to five…

Meanwhile, should I finally give Okami another chance… or at least finish my original playthrough?

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