Compile Heart have revealed they are in the early stages of developing a new Madō Monogatari game in collaboration with SEGA.
The Madō Monogatari series has been a Japan exclusive line of dungeon crawler RPGs that feature characters that would later appear in the Puyo Puyo franchise. Games in the series have appeared on MSX, Game Gear, Mega Drive, SNES and SEGA Saturn.
As the game is currently in early development it is not clear when it will release and what platforms are being targeted. There is also no word on whether the game will see a Western release at this time.
Atlus return with a brand new RPG franchise called Metaphor: ReFantazio. This stylish new RPG from the developers of Catherine: Full Body is in development exclusively for Microsoft platforms and is due to release at some point in 2024. You can get the first taste of Metaphor by clicking the embed below:
Metaphor: ReFantazio is being developed by Studio Zero and is their first new game since Catherine: Full Body which released in 2019. Metaphor: ReFantazio will release on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and the Microsoft Game Pass service.
Atlus have revealed a new remaster of Persona 3 called Persona 3 Reload that will be coming exclusively to Microsoft platforms in early 2024. This includes Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game will also be available via the Microsoft Game Pass service. You can check out the first trailer below:
Persona 3 is an RPG/social sim spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise that originally launched in 2006 on PS2. It was later brought to PSP in 2009.
File this one under “Games We Weren’t Prepared For” – SEGA and Yoko Taro (of Nier fame) are collaborating on a new mobile RPG called 404 Game Re:set which re-imagines classic SEGA properties as anime girls.
The game’s premise seems to present SEGA as an evil corporation who now control everything, and the anime girls who represent the various SEGA properties are actually portrayed as evil. You can watch the 7 minute game reveal showcase for 404 Game Re:set in the embed below. Unfortunately this is only available in Japanese at the time of writing:
The game appears to also feature a gacha element as players who pre-register before release are rewarded with in-game “gems”. 404 Game Re:set will launch later in 2023 for iOS and Android devices.
SEGA and Atlus are remastering the first three Etrian Odyssey games as Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection. The collection will launch exclusively on Switch and PC on June 1st 2023. Check out the reveal trailer below:
The Etrian Odyssey games are first person dungeon crawlers with turn-based combat. The games also feature music by Yuzo Koshiro of Streets of Rage fame. In addition to being released as a collection, each of the 3 Etrian Odyssey remasters will also be sold separately.
Like a Dragon 8 has been formally revealed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio for an early 2024 release. It will follow the turn-based RPG action of Yakuza: Like a Dragon but will feature 2 protagonists in the form of Ichiban Kasuga and a returning Kiryu Kazama, now looking particularly more aged since his last appearance in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.
The Yakuza name has been officially dropped in Western territories, with the much more literal ‘Like a Dragon’ now being the franchise name going forward. The same applies to Like a Dragon: Ishin! and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name which was also revealed today.
You can watch the Like a Dragon 8 reveal trailer by clicking the embed below:
Like a Dragon 8 will launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC in early 2024.
Atlus have revealed a new entry in the Soul Hackers sub-series of Shin Megami Tensei JRPGs is releasing on August 26th 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. This will be the first new Soul Hackers title since the Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS remake back in 2012. Check out the reveal trailer below:
Soul Hackers 2 is actually the 3rd entry in the Devil Summoner sub-series of Shin Megami Tensei titles. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner originally released on the SEGA Saturn back in December 1995, and its sequel Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers also released on the SEGA Saturn in November 1997. Soul Hackers 2 will launch worldwide on August 26th 2022. Interestingly, Japan has yet to reveal a release date for this title.
The fan translation group Precise Museum have released a full, English-translated patch of Puyo Puyo Chronicle for the 3DS. Puyo Puyo Chronicle is a hybrid puzzle/RPG title that was released in Japan only for the series’s 25th anniversary back in December 2016. You can check out the launch trailer below:
The English language patch for Puyo Puyo Chronicle can be downloaded by clicking here. Instructions on how to patch 3DS games on a jail-broken 3DS can be found by clicking here.
A new trailer of Shin Megami Tensei V has landed and it highlights more of the game’s story while also showcasing one of the game’s antagonists named Bethel. There is also a lot of new in-game action to see. You can watch the new trailer by clicking the embed below:
The 5th entry in the long-running Shin Megami Tensei RPG series will release exclusively on Nintendo Switch on November 12th 2021. The game is being published by SEGA’s Atlus subsidiary.
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