Marvelous USA, the recently formed North American publisher combining the companies XSEED Games and Marvelous Online have announced that they will be showcasing their portfolio of upcoming releases at next months E3 Expo. This is set to bring a total of five formerly announced titles which include the following:
Killer Is Dead
For the Playstation 3 and XBox360 consoles later this year and created by acclaimed developer SUDA51, this game is set in a not-so-distant alternate future similar to the world we know now. Players control an executioner named Mondo Zappa who wields a Japanese sword in his right hand while utilizing interchangeable weapons in his left artificial arm. His ultimate goal is to execute various heinous criminals scattered around the world and beyond.
Killer is Dead is being jointly developed by Kadokawa Games and SUDA51’s Grasshopper Manufacture studios.
Ragnarok Odyssey ACE
Set for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita consoles, this is set to be the next installment in the Ragnarok Odyssey action RPG franchise – bringing players cross-platform play and rich new content to explore. Hopefully even better than the just above-average experience of the original Ragnarok Odyssey game, RO ACE brings a new Tower of Yggdrasil dungeon that creates random dungeons with different rooms/enemy placements, a new battle system, a plethora of new items and brand new features.
This title is being developed by Game Arts and is set to be published in PAL regions by GungHo Online Entertainment America.
Rune Factory 4
While when you think of Rune Factory you may think of Natsume, it turns out that Rune Factory 4 for the Nintendo 3DS will be published by XSEED Games / Marvelous USA. Rune Factory 4 is set to bring new romance options, the ability to select a male or female character at the game’s start, and endless crafting, farming and cooking opportunities. As Selphia’s prince or princess, players manage the village, explore the countryside with townsfolk, or tame monsters in the wild to become helpers in battle or in the fields.
Valhalla Knights 3
For the Playstation Vita, this is the fourth title published by XSEED Games in the Valhalla Knights action RPG series, Valhalla Knights 3 features a robust character creation system and brings multiplayer party-based combat to the PS Vita, with a Wi-Fi online option being added to the local ad-hoc option specifically for the North American version. Players can select from one of seven races and one of twenty job classes such as Fighter, Mage, Thief, Priest, Akatoki, or Archer, while also equipping two sub-jobs. Adventure with a custom party or brave the wilds alone while seamlessly engaging in real-time combat and earning skill points for upgrading and unlocking abilities unique to each job class.
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Set for the Playstation Vita later this year, Ys: Memories of Celceta is a re-imaging of Ys IV which has never been released internationally. Ys: Memories of Celceta is set to feature the largest, most non-linear overworld in Ys history, boasting superlative graphics and a triumphant evolution of the fast-paced gameplay that has made this series a timeless action RPG mainstay.
Complementing the XSEED Games titles, Marvelous Online will also be showing their latest mobile titles at E3, including Ninja Warrior for iOS and Android, based on the popular television acrobatics show of the same name, and Cross Horizon for iOS and Android, an expansive action RPG that sends players into various dungeons to eliminate deadly monsters. Other titles being showcased include current online PC games Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE(Windows), Battle Space (Browser), Knights of the Sky (Browser) and Pandora Saga (Windows).
