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Lacrima Castle _ Announcements _ New DS and PSP games from Sting due end of the year.
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 23 2009, 12:09 AM
Several sources are reporting Atlus's announcement of two new games they will be publishing as part of their new partnership with Sting: Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden and Hexyz Force.
The former will be a DS side story for Yggdra Union, featuring the battle system of the Japanese Mobile phone minigame, Yggdra Unison: Beat Out Our Obstacle. The game will apparently feature an alternate universe telling of YU's story, and is due out in Japan this December.
The PSP game due out in November is Hexyz Force. The game is an RPG with two story paths based on the light versus dark aspect of the game's universe.
Scans can be found at http://www.siliconera.com/, and more information will be posted as it becomes available. Sting will very likely be putting up a website for both games within the coming weeks if not days. As usual, no English releases have been announced at this time.
Posted by: SyphonVectorman Jul 23 2009, 03:14 AM
I can't wait for Unison, I've been itching to play that ever since it came out on Sting's Mobile Service.
...Now I can play it on my DS. :3
Posted by: aerozero Jul 23 2009, 03:19 AM
I'm more interested in Hexyz Force.
Posted by: Archeia Jul 23 2009, 06:23 AM
I'm more interested in Hexyz Force.
This.
Too bad I don't have a psp :/
Posted by: absolute0zero Jul 23 2009, 04:16 PM
Wow.
Just wow.
Posted by: DustyHaru Jul 23 2009, 05:36 PM
I'm more interested in Hexyz Force.
This.
Too bad I don't have a psp :/
Extortion and Blackmail, yo.
Posted by: mattiator Jul 23 2009, 08:30 PM
Always wanted to play Unison, sounded very interesting when I discovered it existed, but $67 for a REMAKE OF A CELLPHONE GAME!? It's like they WANT it to do terribly.
Hexyz Force... I may just need to buy a PSP, so I can play the remakes of TPL and YU, plus this, Jeanne D'Arc, and Class of Heroes.
Posted by: Yuka Jul 23 2009, 11:46 PM
They're expanding it, mattiator. It's not like they're just porting the cellphone game to the DS. If that was the case, then I'd have to agree with you, but Sting isn't that stupid.
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 24 2009, 12:47 AM
Posted by: Rhiannon Jul 27 2009, 03:22 AM
Also, http://yu.sting.co.jp/index.html sites are http://hf.sting.co.jp/ open.
Posted by: DustyHaru Jul 27 2009, 04:05 AM
I'll probably get Hexyz Force before I get Unison.
If I can afford either -_-
Posted by: Raijinili Jul 27 2009, 04:27 AM
TOBE!
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 27 2009, 05:14 AM
Considering Hexyz comes out before YZ.
Posted by: Archeia Jul 27 2009, 06:53 AM
Unison looks interesting though.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=369385
I'd love to have those portraits and sprites *_*
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 27 2009, 07:22 AM
Don't worry, we will. LCN has fallen behind on the last few Sting games to come out, but we won't do that with these ones.
Posted by: Shiokazu Jul 30 2009, 12:04 AM
perhaps another episode from depth heaven,FUCK YES!
oops,ITS FOR THE DAMN PSP.
no way gaiz D:
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 30 2009, 12:29 AM
Hexyz is not part of the Dept. Heaven series.
Posted by: Shiokazu Jul 30 2009, 04:58 PM
i relized that yesterday visiting the site,but was too lazy to edit the damn post.
i think that there is a realy tiny chance of a DPTH game going into another console than nintendo's,im not talking about remakes or ports.
exept riviera wich is originaly from the wonderswan
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 30 2009, 05:33 PM
It depends on the gameplay. Sting isn't choosing any console because of some sort of loyalty to the company, they're choosing the consoles based on what the game requires.
Posted by: Shiokazu Jul 30 2009, 08:21 PM
i dont see why yggdra union and riviera were made in portables.
they could be done in home consoles.
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 30 2009, 09:14 PM
Portable consoles are generally more easily developed for and generally allow the developer greater freedom.
Posted by: mattiator Jul 30 2009, 11:07 PM
Plus handhelds are cheaper to develop for (I don't think Sting would still be selling their games in America if they made Yggdra Union for consoles, originally, with graphics that were standard for the console of choice, since it sold SO well on a GBA.)
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 31 2009, 02:18 AM
You can't use the poor GBA sales as an excuse for... Anything. Everyone knows (including Sting and Atlus USA since they both handled a PSP port) that the GBA was practically dead by the time YU had come out.
Posted by: P.P.A. Jul 31 2009, 04:01 PM
Portable consoles are generally more easily developed for and generally allow the developer greater freedom.
That, and today's consumers don't care about console games if they don't have ultra-realistic 3D graphics and involve shooting stuff.
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 31 2009, 04:25 PM
Wow, not at all true.
Posted by: P.P.A. Jul 31 2009, 04:44 PM
Unless they can be downloaded via PSN or XBLA?
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 31 2009, 05:02 PM
PPA, people are more varied, cultured and intelligent than you give them credit for.
Posted by: P.P.A. Jul 31 2009, 05:14 PM
Sorry, I always tend to be very negatively biased when it comes to the masses. PERHAPS I SHOULD GO OUT MORE
EDIT: Eh. While that is indeed the case and a flaw I know I need to fix:
http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?console=X360
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. GTA IV
4. Gears of War
5. Call of Duty: WoW
6. Gears of War 2
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 31 2009, 06:07 PM
Did you ever think that those might be good games? Not to mention that's just the 360 - a supposed "shooter" console.
Posted by: P.P.A. Jul 31 2009, 06:19 PM
Other than the Xbox 360 there's only the PS3 with overall rather similar tastes aside from a few dissidents and the Wii which is only casual and Mario games anyway.
So as one of the only 3 it might be a decent representative of the current situation...
Posted by: Dr Sturm Jul 31 2009, 06:50 PM
But it's not even the top selling of the three, the Wii, which is just "Mario and casual," is, proving that apparently the public likes Mario most, not shooters. And you can also look to the past; take the PS2 for example. GTA is the only "shooter" in the top ten (and it's not really a shooter, that's one of many aspects of it) and it's accompanied by Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy, etc.
Posted by: Shiokazu Aug 1 2009, 12:48 AM
shooters are suposed to be made on computer(its easier to control)
also,if you want something with shooters,look for the xbox.
arent we a little off topic right now?
Posted by: TheTimepiece Aug 1 2009, 09:35 AM
Yes, this timepiece prefers first person shooters for the computer.
But to him it doesn't really matter, since it is not often when he plays them.
And yes, this is off topic.
Probably going to get Yggdra Unison.
Hexyz Force sounds fun, and if it's good enough, might start saving up to buy a PSP...
Posted by: mattiator Sep 5 2009, 04:31 AM
Mmmm.... I'll probably wait on the PSP until the PSP No launches, but I'll get one before it inevitably bombs.
EDIT: According to Sting's website for Hexyz Force, the game is due out on November 12 in Japan.