Character creation overview for Class of Heroes. (Pretty sure tabletop RPGs are still going relatively strong, so the "yesteryear" descriptor for them is a bit weird.)

Persona PSP combat video. There is also a video showing the combat in the PS1 version, for comparison. This is why I wonder how gamers who are used to Persona 3 and Persona 4 ( Read more... )

The PSP version of the first Persona game is coming to North America this fall. Presumably they'll be leaving the Snow Queen quest in and leaving the character race changes out this time.

(Also, Devil Survivor is due out on the DS in May. The gameplay looks interesting - it's apparently a combination strategy game/turn-based RPG - but the ( Read more... )

ATLUS SUPERCOMPUTER SUFFERS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE; A FEW GAME RELEASE DATES SLIGHTLY AFFECTED
Also, machine now self-aware, intends to take over world

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 3, 2009 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that its central supercomputer, tasked with planning and scheduling upcoming Atlus titles, recently suffered a critical ( Read more... )

That Plus cover is nice.

...There isn't a hope in hell of seeing that version over here, is there?

Also, reminder to self: DON'T READ THE ATLUS.COM FORUMS. IT ALWAYS ENDS IN PAIN. How in hell does a thread about Devil Summoner descend into Mexican-bashing? WTFF!?

In other news, Dragon Quest IV DS is out today. When I was at the local ( Read more... )

Looks like the FFIV: The After website is live and newly updated. (This is a cell phone game; it takes place a number of years after FFIV proper, which is made doubly clear by the, er, interesting outfit Teen!Porom is wearing. Seriously, she goes out in public in that?)

Also, Atlus has apparently added a countdown timer to their homepage (I can't ( Read more... )

Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou vs. The Army of Ultimate Power is apparently on its way to the US later this year.

IUp also has a bit of background on the more controversial elements of the Megaten series in general, which can be found here, although some of the art (Hellooooo, Mara) is probably not safe for work. (Mara, incidentally, shows up ( Read more... )