Operation Backlog Completion 2025
Aug 052024
 

As announced, we got new information about Fate/Extra Record over the weekend, and it looks great!

Fate/Extra Record will be out on Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC in 2025, published by Bandai Namco.

(An English version still hasn’t been officially confirmed, and the old website now objects to a new one with no English option that I see. Still, it seems likely that it will come out in English eventually.)

Getting back to the trailer itself, the game looks great. Combat has been changed to a deck-building turn-based system, while the original used a rock-paper-scissors system where you had to select a sequence of actions for each turn that would then be matched against the enemy’s actions. This new system is quite a change, but it looks fun.

And this wasn’t the only Fate related news the weekend brought us.

Fate/stay night Remastered, which we were so excited to learn about earlier this year, will be out on August 8 for Switch and PC. It only costs $29.99, and it’s digital-only. That surprised me, since both Witch on the Holy Night and Tsukihime got physical versions.

Finally, its sequel Fate/hollow ataraxia has been announced for a remaster as well, also for Switch and PC. No release date was announced, but an English release has already been confirmed. There has been some theorizing that both remasters might be eventually bundled for a physical release.

I’ve been hovering on the fringes of the Fate series for a while now, so I’m excited by all of these developments. How do you feel about the latest Fate announcements?

Jul 242024
 

It’s been four years since Type-Moon announced Fate/Extra Record, a remake of the PSP RPG Fate/Extra.

I’ve been interested in Fate/Extra ever since I played Fate/Extella, which takes place after it, so I was excited to hear it was being remade.

Getting more into the extended universe they all share after I played Witch on the Holy Night just made me more interested.

(I’ve also picked up the Tsukihime remake, although I haven’t played it yet.)

I’m not sure if they ever directly announced an English release of the remake, but the official website has had an English version from the start, so that’s at least a soft confirmation.

They’ve been pretty quiet since the announcement, with only tiny pieces of information here and there, but they recently announced that more information will be coming on August 4 during Fate/Grand Order Fes 2024.

While this might be an announcement of an announcement, I’m happy to know news is coming soon. I’ve got my fingers crossed we’ll get platform confirmations and maybe see some more gameplay.

Are you interested in Fate/Extra Record?