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  • Welcome to the tenth installment of The Otaku’s Gaming Study, a series which I have been using to produce mini-reviews of series that have been released in the past and due to my Masters degree which I was only able to finish last month – have not been able to get around to reviewing. For the first TOGS installment in the double digits, I will be covering two portable games released this year by North American game publishers / localizers XSEED Games. These titles are the Playstation Vita side-scrolling action platformer Sumioni: Demon Arts produced by ACQUIRE and the more recently released...

    The Otaku’s Gaming Study #10 – XSEED Games Review Compilation

    Posted on July 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Welcome to the tenth installment of The Otaku’s Gaming Study, a series which I have been using to produce mini-reviews of series that have been released in the past and due to my Masters degree which I was only able to finish last month – have not been able to get around to reviewing. For the first TOGS installment in the double digits, I will be covering two portable games released this year by North American game publishers / localizers XSEED Games. These titles are the Playstation Vita side-scrolling action platformer Sumioni: Demon Arts produced by ACQUIRE and the more recently released...

  • Sumioni: Demon Arts ACQUIRE | XSEED Games Now available on the Playstation Network for the Playstation Vita. Introduction / Storyline There once lived a great chancellor named Michisada, beloved and respected by all who served him. All, that is, expect Seimei – a man who desired Michisada’s seat so strongly, he was even willing to sell his soul to get it. Calling upon the forces of hell itself, Seimei seized control of the entire Japanese government, holding Michisada and his daughter hostage alongside imprisoning Michisada’s most loyal aide, Tengan. As Japan drifted more and more towards chaos and despair, Tengan knew...

    The Otaku’s Gaming Study #10b – Sumioni: Demon Arts

    Posted on July 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Sumioni: Demon Arts ACQUIRE | XSEED Games Now available on the Playstation Network for the Playstation Vita. Introduction / Storyline There once lived a great chancellor named Michisada, beloved and respected by all who served him. All, that is, expect Seimei – a man who desired Michisada’s seat so strongly, he was even willing to sell his soul to get it. Calling upon the forces of hell itself, Seimei seized control of the entire Japanese government, holding Michisada and his daughter hostage alongside imprisoning Michisada’s most loyal aide, Tengan. As Japan drifted more and more towards chaos and despair, Tengan knew...

  • Unchained Blades FuRyu | XSEED Games Now available on the Playstation Network for the Playstation Portable. Currently it is not possible to download the game to the Playstation Vita UNLESS facilitated through the Playstation 3 content manager. In a world inhabited by mythical beings, where colossal labyrinths called Titans tower over the land, there’s a legend that any being who can approach the Goddess Clunea high in the sky shall have a single wish granted. A powerful and self-absorbed dragon named Fang aims for those heights to meet with the Goddess and learn the name of the strongest monster in the...

    The Otaku’s Gaming Study #10a – Unchained Blades Review

    Posted on July 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Unchained Blades FuRyu | XSEED Games Now available on the Playstation Network for the Playstation Portable. Currently it is not possible to download the game to the Playstation Vita UNLESS facilitated through the Playstation 3 content manager. In a world inhabited by mythical beings, where colossal labyrinths called Titans tower over the land, there’s a legend that any being who can approach the Goddess Clunea high in the sky shall have a single wish granted. A powerful and self-absorbed dragon named Fang aims for those heights to meet with the Goddess and learn the name of the strongest monster in the...

  • XSEED Games an “independent minded”publisher of video games to the North American market have today announced that their North American release of The Last Story for the Wii will ship to retailers on the 14th August 2012 at a suggested retail price of $49.99. All initial launch copies of The Last Story will include a bonus 44-page softcover art book, which will be packaged together with the game in a custom outer box. Additionally, fans who pre-order from select retailers including Amazon.com, EB Games Canada and GameStop will also receive a bonus soundtrack CD with seven memorable tracks from the game’s highly acclaimed soundtrack,...

    XSEED Games Announce North American Release Date for The Last Story

    Posted on July 13, 2012 | No Comments
    XSEED Games an “independent minded”publisher of video games to the North American market have today announced that their North American release of The Last Story for the Wii will ship to retailers on the 14th August 2012 at a suggested retail price of $49.99. All initial launch copies of The Last Story will include a bonus 44-page softcover art book, which will be packaged together with the game in a custom outer box. Additionally, fans who pre-order from select retailers including Amazon.com, EB Games Canada and GameStop will also receive a bonus soundtrack CD with seven memorable tracks from the game’s highly acclaimed soundtrack,...

  • XSEED Games, a North American “independent minded” publisher has today announced that their dungeon-crawling RPG title “Unchained Blades” for the Playstation Portable is now available as a Digital Download through the North American Playstation Network store at a price fo $29.99. Hardcore RPG-hungry fans can start downloading the game now to get started on their 60+ hour adventure. Developed in Japan by FuRyu and released there as UnchainBlades ReXX ,Unchained Blades is a role-playing game that utilizes an old-school dungeon-crawling first-person perspective and is set in a monster-filled world. It follows the story of the vengeful dragon emperor named Fang. After being stripped of his...

    XSEED Games Release Playstation Portable RPG Unchained Blades to Playstation Network

    Posted on June 27, 2012 | No Comments
    XSEED Games, a North American “independent minded” publisher has today announced that their dungeon-crawling RPG title “Unchained Blades” for the Playstation Portable is now available as a Digital Download through the North American Playstation Network store at a price fo $29.99. Hardcore RPG-hungry fans can start downloading the game now to get started on their 60+ hour adventure. Developed in Japan by FuRyu and released there as UnchainBlades ReXX ,Unchained Blades is a role-playing game that utilizes an old-school dungeon-crawling first-person perspective and is set in a monster-filled world. It follows the story of the vengeful dragon emperor named Fang. After being stripped of his...

  • XSEED Games, a North American “independent-minded” publisher have announced that their dungeon-crawling RPG title Unchained Blades will be released in North America on the 26th June 2012 for the Playstation Portable gaming console as a digital download title. This will be available through the Playstation Network exclusively for $29.99. A Nintendo 3DS version will be released at a later date. Released in Japan as UnchainBlades ReXX and developed by FuRyu, Unchained Blades is a role-playing game that utilizes a first-person perspective and is set in a monster-filled world. The game was directed by Toshio Akashi of the Lunar series, while the game’s story was penned...

    XSEED Games to Bring Unchained Blades to the PSP on 26th June

    Posted on June 22, 2012 | No Comments
    XSEED Games, a North American “independent-minded” publisher have announced that their dungeon-crawling RPG title Unchained Blades will be released in North America on the 26th June 2012 for the Playstation Portable gaming console as a digital download title. This will be available through the Playstation Network exclusively for $29.99. A Nintendo 3DS version will be released at a later date. Released in Japan as UnchainBlades ReXX and developed by FuRyu, Unchained Blades is a role-playing game that utilizes a first-person perspective and is set in a monster-filled world. The game was directed by Toshio Akashi of the Lunar series, while the game’s story was penned...

  • Not taking into account the surprisingly low quality of this trailer (XSEED Games have in the past been much more creative with their trailers in my books), XSEED have released a trailer for their upcoming Playstation 3 (PSN) release of Way of the Samurai 4, an open world action adventure game slated for release this Summer gaming season in North America. The following is a brief official blurb on the title: Way of the Samurai 4 is an open-world, “sandbox” action game where every action the player takes will affect their allegiance to one of the three competing factions and...

    XSEED Games Release Trailer for Upcoming Release of Way of the Samurai 4

    Posted on May 6, 2012 | No Comments
    Not taking into account the surprisingly low quality of this trailer (XSEED Games have in the past been much more creative with their trailers in my books), XSEED have released a trailer for their upcoming Playstation 3 (PSN) release of Way of the Samurai 4, an open world action adventure game slated for release this Summer gaming season in North America. The following is a brief official blurb on the title: Way of the Samurai 4 is an open-world, “sandbox” action game where every action the player takes will affect their allegiance to one of the three competing factions and...

  • While I have so far done a number of articles pertaining to one of XSEED Games recent announcements “Ragnarok Odyssey”, besides my original article on its English localization announcement, I have never covered the title before. Therefore, I would like to take the chance and showcase what this game is all about. The game is being developed in Japan by the studio ACQUIRE in conjunction with Neilo, the new studio founded by Takashi Hirai who is best known for his past work on Space Channel 5 and Rez, the title blends music and real-time strategy elements to create a new experience...

    Further Information on XSEED Games Upcoming Release of Orgarhythm

    Posted on May 5, 2012 | No Comments
    While I have so far done a number of articles pertaining to one of XSEED Games recent announcements “Ragnarok Odyssey”, besides my original article on its English localization announcement, I have never covered the title before. Therefore, I would like to take the chance and showcase what this game is all about. The game is being developed in Japan by the studio ACQUIRE in conjunction with Neilo, the new studio founded by Takashi Hirai who is best known for his past work on Space Channel 5 and Rez, the title blends music and real-time strategy elements to create a new experience...

  • As you may already be aware, the other day XSEED Games, a North American localizer and publisher of video games held a press event which saw two title acquisitions announced. Both of these were for the Playstation Vita and both covered two relatively different genres in gaming – action RPG and rhythm. This batch of screenshots however is related to their upcoming action RPG release of Ragnarok Odyssey which is based off the Ragnarok Online series among other titles. Along with the announcement, the company also unveiled a number of screenshots for the game which I have shared below.

    Ragnarok Odyssey – New Screenshots (XSEED Games Announcement)

    Posted on May 5, 2012 | No Comments
    As you may already be aware, the other day XSEED Games, a North American localizer and publisher of video games held a press event which saw two title acquisitions announced. Both of these were for the Playstation Vita and both covered two relatively different genres in gaming – action RPG and rhythm. This batch of screenshots however is related to their upcoming action RPG release of Ragnarok Odyssey which is based off the Ragnarok Online series among other titles. Along with the announcement, the company also unveiled a number of screenshots for the game which I have shared below.

  • XSEED Games, an “independent-minded” publisher in North America have today announced that it will be publishing the action RPG title Ragnarok Odyssey later this year exclusively on the Playstation Vita, following on from their previous Ragnarok release on the Nintendo DS a considerable while ago. Developed by Game Arts and published by GungHo Online Entertainment in Japan, Ragnarok Odyssey is a new title set in the familiar Ragnarok Online universe. The game was released in Japan in early February to both retail and critical success as it garnered strong sales while earning a Famitsu Gold Award. The publishing agreement with GungHo Online...

    Further Information on XSEED Games Upcoming Release of Ragnarok Odyssey

    Posted on May 5, 2012 | No Comments
    XSEED Games, an “independent-minded” publisher in North America have today announced that it will be publishing the action RPG title Ragnarok Odyssey later this year exclusively on the Playstation Vita, following on from their previous Ragnarok release on the Nintendo DS a considerable while ago. Developed by Game Arts and published by GungHo Online Entertainment in Japan, Ragnarok Odyssey is a new title set in the familiar Ragnarok Online universe. The game was released in Japan in early February to both retail and critical success as it garnered strong sales while earning a Famitsu Gold Award. The publishing agreement with GungHo Online...

  • XSEED Games Announce Ragnarok Odyssey and Orgarhythm

    Posted on May 5, 2012 | No Comments
    After ATLUS USA’s announcement of Persona 4 Golden a couple of days back, many RPG and Japanese game fans may have already felt satisfied with the English localization announcements for the week. BUT things have only gotten better as we reach the end of the week with XSEED Games announcing two new acquisitions which will be heading to the Playstation Vita hopefully soon rather than later. These titles are action RPG Ragnarok Odyssey which I have covered extensively in previous articles HERE, and rhythm-based game Orgarhythm which I have not really covered in the past but look forward to covering...

  • XSEED Games, a publisher of English localized game media have recently announced that the company will be bringing the dungeon-crawler RPG Unchained Blades to gamers in North America for both the Playstation Portable and Nintendo 3DS later this year. Originally released as UnchainBlades ReXX in Japan last summer and developed by FuRyu, Unchained Blades is a role-playing game set in a monster-filled world, and was directed by Toshio Akashi of the Lunar series, while the game’s story was penned byGrandia series veteran Takashi Hino. Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at XSEED Games had this to say on the announcement: We at XSEED Games are delighted with the...

    XSEED Games to Publish Unchained Blades on Playstation Portable and Nintendo 3DS

    Posted on March 31, 2012 | No Comments
    XSEED Games, a publisher of English localized game media have recently announced that the company will be bringing the dungeon-crawler RPG Unchained Blades to gamers in North America for both the Playstation Portable and Nintendo 3DS later this year. Originally released as UnchainBlades ReXX in Japan last summer and developed by FuRyu, Unchained Blades is a role-playing game set in a monster-filled world, and was directed by Toshio Akashi of the Lunar series, while the game’s story was penned byGrandia series veteran Takashi Hino. Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at XSEED Games had this to say on the announcement: We at XSEED Games are delighted with the...

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