After being announced by ATLUS USA for release in North America just before the festivities of E3 2015, Nippon Ichi Software America have confirmed their plans to bring The Legend of Legacy to PAL regions during “Winter 2016” (or Summer 2016 for those in the Southern Hemisphere). NIS America plan to release this game exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS through both physical and digital editions.
In The Legend of Legacy, Seven adventurers – Liber, Meurs, Owen, Bianca, Garnet, Eloise, Filmia – arrive on the mysterious island of Avalon to pursue their own agenda as explorers. They team up with two of the other adventurers to achieve their objectives – be it exploring the island for treasure, looking for the “god” on the island, or recovering lost memories. But things change when they discover a singing stone that causes the party to see phantasms of Avalon’s forgotten history.
The Legend of Legacy features turn-based combat, however players will have the option to create their own formations tailored to their party of three, meaning each party member can be put into a different combat role (defending, attacking, supporting, etc.) at any given time.
A few promoted features of the game, alongside some screenshots, can be found below:
Seven Unique Perspectives — Each character in The Legend of Legacy has their own motivation for exploring Avalon, and their individual conclusion at the story’s resolution. Play through as each character to see them all!
Combats Gets Classless — Managing formations to instruct specific combat roles instead of fixed classes adds a different level of challenge for battle enthusiasts.
Legendary Development — Illustrator Tomomi Kobayashi (SaGa series), renowned composer Masashi Hamauzu (SaGa, Final Fantasy XIII), writer Masato Kato (Chrono Trigger), game designer Kyoji Koizumi (SaGa series), and Masataka Matsuura (999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors) all come together to create this brand new experience.
Balance for the West — Based on user feedback following the Japanese release, several gameplay adjustments were made to enhance the gameplay. More details to come later!
