Atlus will always be best known for RPGs like Shin Megami Tensei and Etrian Odyssey, but lately they’ve been dabbling in fighting games as well: first they published SNK’s King of Fighters XIII, then they released Persona 4: Arena. Now they’ve announced that they’re bringing the …
There’s still no word on when we can expect to see Persona 5, but there’s still plenty of Persona-related content to keep fans satiated in the meantime. Arc System Works announced today that Persona 4’s fighting game spin-off will be getting a new-ish “sequel” that features …
Developer: Vanillaware Publisher: Atlus MSRP: $49.99 Platforms: PS3 (Reviewed), PS Vita Dragon’s Crown. What can you say about Dragon’s Crown? The entire gaming community has been following the release of Vanillaware’s 2D sidescrolling beat ’em up ever since we first caught a glimpse of the Amazon …
In case you haven’t heard, Atlus’ parent corporation, Index Holdings, is going bankrupt following the failure of some shady (possibly illegal) investments. As a result of their bankruptcy, Index has reportedly already started auctioning off their assets, including Atlus. Financial news site Bloomberg Japan is reporting …
Dragon’s Crown, the upcoming hand drawn RPG/beat-em-up from Vanillaware (developers of Odin Sphere, Muramasa,) has apparently been in development for quite awhile: an artbook for the game that was just released in Japan reveals that Vanillaware originally started planning the game back in 1998.
Brace yourselves, J-RPG fans, because the Dark Hour is almost upon us once again: the first movie based on Atlus’ Persona 3 will be out in Japan before the end of the year.
Anyone who claims that Japanese RPGs are dead obviously doesn’t have a 3DS, as the genre is alive and well on Nintendo’s latest handheld. Nintendo is even offering a special deal for players who pick up two of this year’s best RPG’s: the company will soon …
Atlus has managed to carve out a profitable niche for itself by producing critically acclaimed RPG’s like Persona and Etrian Odyssey, but now the company may be facing some hard times through no fault of their own. Today, Atlus’ parent corporation, Index Corporation, announced that it …
Code of Princess, the 3D action/RPG spiritual successor to Treasure’s classic Guardian Heroes, kind of flew under the radar for most gamers when it was released late last year, but apparently the title has been quite successful — according to the game’s producer, Yasuo Nakajima, the …
The more juvenile elements of Dragon’s Crown’s visuals have gotten more attention than its gameplay, which is a shame, because the demo I played today proved that Vanillaware, the creators of modern 2D classics like Odin Sphere and Muramasa, haven’t lost their touch.
In an interview with Nico Nico News (translated by Siliconera,) Shin Megami Tensei IV director Kazuyuki Yamai revealed that his latest game was designed to remind people that games can be more than just childish toys or mindless time wasters.
