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Ys Memoire: The Oath of Felghana Coming Next Year

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Jul 032024
 

When we discussed the upcoming Anime Expo announcements, I mentioned that Xseed had a secret title to be announced ahead of time.

That game turned out to be Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, which will be coming west for Switch, PS4, and PS5 sometime next year.

This… was not a huge shock, because on Sunday Xseed accidentally sent out a tweet meant for after Anime Expo, which showed The Oath in Felghana in place of the secret title placeholder. But whether you saw the accidental tweet, learned about it from the official announcement, or just found out right now, this is exciting news!

Since the Ys titles can get a little confusing, here’s a quick explanation. In 1989, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys was released. It was remade in 2005 as Ys: The Oath in Felghana, which was ported to the PSP in 2010 and then localized for both PC and PSP. In 2023, it was remastered for the Nintendo Switch as Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, and that remaster was brought to the PS4 and PS5 earlier this year.

That is the version we’re talking about today – the remaster of the remake of the third Ys game.

According to the official website, it features quality of life improvements, remastered visuals and audio with the option to switch to the classic illustrations or between different versions of the soundtrack, and voice acting for Adol for the first time.

They also announced the “Refined Edition” (pictured above), which includes the game, a soundtrack, a postcard set, a microfiber cloth, and an acrylic keychain diorama set. Preorders have already opened for just $59.99, so I’m pretty tempted.

Ys is one of those series I’ve been slooowly getting into, so I’m not ready to play this one yet. Nevertheless, it’s great to see this remaster coming west (which also opens the door for other Xseed-published Falcom games to still appear despite NISA handling most of the new localizations now). I look forward to getting there eventually!

Are you interested in Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana?

Tokyo Clanpool Coming West for Switch and PC

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Jul 012024
 

Today, publisher eastasiasoft held a showcase of their upcoming games.

One of the games they showed was an unexpected announcement: Tokyo Clanpool is coming to the Switch and PC later this year, with an English (and Chinese) translation for the first time.

Tokyo Clanpool is a Compile Heart dungeon crawler RPG release in 2017 for the PS Vita, although it never made it out of Japan.

When a mysterious tower appears and monsters threaten Tokyo, you play as the young Prime Minister leading her “Diet Dolls” into the tower to fight the monsters in turn-based combat. A unique feature due to the main character’s status is that you need to keep an eye on your approval rating to keep the support of your citizens.

It’s a weird idea, but it sounds like it could be fun.

Now, I would have said I never heard about Tokyo Clanpool before, but the funny thing is that while I was looking for information about it, I found a reddit post about the initial PS Vita version that I had upvoted. It seems I knew about Tokyo Clanpool at the time and was hoping it would get localized.

So… even though I completely forgot about it in the 7 years since then, I’m finally getting my wish!

In addition to the standard edition, a Limited Edition will also be available from Play-Asia, with preorders opening on July 4. The Limited Edition includes the game, a manual, an art book, a sticker sheet, a poster, and a numbered certificate.

Eastasiasoft has had a number of interesting titles lately, with the major one for me being Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom. They’re quickly becoming a publisher whose announcements I look forward to, and this is yet another one to keep an eye on!

Are you interested in Tokyo Clanpool?

July 4-6 Could Have Some Exciting Announcements

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Jun 282024
 

“E3” season might be past, but now we’re heading into July – and with it, a new lineup of potential announcements.

Anime Expo is running from July 4-7, and several video game panels with potential announcements are scheduled for that time period, so let’s take a look!

July 4’s panels include one on Ys X: Nordics, where the release date is set to be announced. Sekai Project has a panel that day as well, so we might get some visual novel news from there.

Now July 5 is when things really get going. Falcom has a panel for Trails through Daybreak, where a big announcement is rumored to be made. An English logo for Trails through Daybreak II (aka Kuro no Kiseki II) was leaked last week, so it’s pretty much guaranteed that its localization will officially be announced. (There’s another Trails panel later in the day, as well.)

After that, Aksys Games has a panel that promise some surprises. Their panel at Anime Expo two years ago was insane, so I can’t help but be excited. I doubt we’ll get as many otome announcements as we did then, but I’ve still got my fingers crossed.

Bandai Namco and WayForward have panels that day as well.

That’s already a lot, but June 6 keeps the momentum going. There’s a Type-Moon panel, and with the Tsukihime remake having just come out in English, I’m hopeful we’ll get news about the Fate/Stay Night remaster, if nothing else. Spike Chunsoft also has a panel later in the day, and they’ve said they’ll be making announcements. There’s a lot of Spike Chunsoft series I like, so I’m looking forward to what they might have in store. (I’ll go crazy if there’s a third Somnium Files game announced.)

Xseed also revealed their Anime Expo lineup, with a secret title included that they’ll reveal ahead of time.

Meanwhile, while Idea Factory isn’t part of Anime Expo, they’re holding their own event on July 6 where they also intend to make announcements. Whether it’s otome games or RPGs, I’m interested to see what new games they have in store.

I’m not sure if any of these events will be livestreamed, so we might have to wait for news from people attending them in person. Nevertheless, we have a good chance of getting several exciting announcements! What are you looking forward to?

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