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Video: Irem's latest PSP J-RPG, Narisokonai
Irem has been busy making games for PSP lately. The developer will release its disaster sim, Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3, in Japan next week and already there are plans to release an RPG in June. This new RPG, which features 11 playable characters, is called Narisokonai. Oh, and there's a social sim aspect to the game as well. Narisokonai is only scheduled for Japan right now, but Irem could bring it over like some of its other titles (Hammerin' Hero). Check out the trailer above and pics in the gallery below for more. %Gallery-50018%[via PSP Hyper]
Japanese gamer breaks disc, burns magazine article over Vesperia PS3 port
Perhaps "Tales of Rage" is a more suitable title for Tales of Vesperia on PS3, as fan reaction to the enhanced port hasn't gone over well. Fans of the series in Japan are livid at the announcement, seeing as many of these gamers bought systems just to play the formerly 360-exclusive game. In one case, a fan was so angry he snapped his game disc in half (... subconsciously telling himself he has a reason to pick it up again) and burned the PS3 announcement article.While we feel sorry for such angered gamers, we do believe they should have known better. After all, the game was previously teased to appear on PS3 by Namco Bandai itself. Just couldn't wait, huh? No wonder they say patience is a virtue.[Via Kotaku]
Dragon's Quest IX gameplay snippets
So, Dragon's Quest IX was announced for the DS recently, and though your classic J-RPG senses tingle, they may in fact go quite unsatisfied. As the mainstay series moves to a portable platform, there will also be some significant shifts in the classic DQ experience.DQIX seems to be leaning toward the action-RPG end of the role-playing spectrum, as the traditional random battles have been replaced by a Chrono Trigger-style "see the enemies in the field of play" approach. As all four characters' motion and actions are controlled independently, Square-Enix is pushing a four-player cooperative mode (via Wi-Fi? We still don't know) into the game. The players need not stay together; for instance, one player could journey into a nearby cave in search of treasure, while another can head back to town to pick up some much-needed curative supplies. Sounds simple, yet cool.Stylus control will be implemented, though details remain sketchy; Dragon's Quest IX will be released in 2007, and details remain awesome.
