Sunday 28 June 2015

The E3 2015 Announcement Summary For The JRPG Fan


While Tokyo Game Show is usually the big show for JRPG gamers, I absolutely love E3. The diversity of games is always vast and impressive and each conferences always has something for everyone.

There were some huge announcements this year, one of the biggest being the Final Fantasy VII Remake (what?!), but it wasn't the only JRPG announced during E3. Here is a generous handful of JRPG announcements that you may or may not have missed during E3 2015.

Friday 26 June 2015

This Week's PSN EU/AU PSN Releases, JRPG Style! (26/6/15)



Why hello! Welcome to this week's edition of Europe and Australia's new PSN releases, which pulls each week's PSN additions related to the JRPG genre and other Japanese games into one post for your convenience.

With last week's E3 silence on the PSN, the store has hit back with some solid new releases and an amazing 'Big In Japan' sale. I seriously don't think I've typed up this many game titles anymore. In new release land, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is promising to add another big chunk of story, new classes and gameplay access to the already huge world of Final Fantasy XIV, making it an ideal time to try XIV if you haven't already. On top of this is the incredible Big In Japan sale, including some truly great games such as Persona 4 Golden, Danganronpa, most of the Final Fantasy series and a good chunk of the Tales series, along with plenty more. There's honestly just too many games to mention.

Have a good week and as always, happy gaming!


New Releases
  • Astebreed (PS4)
  • Blazblue Calamity Trigger Portable (PS Vita and...PS4? Is this legit?!)
  • Final Fantasy XIV Online (PS3, PS4, includes Heavensward)

DLC

Blazblue Continuum Shift (PS3)

Paid:
  • Additional Character Colours Vol. 1
  • Additional Character Colours Vol. 2
  • Additional Character Colours Vol. 3
  • Additional Character: Makoto=Nanaya
  • Additional Character: Platinum=The=Trinity
  • Additional Character: Valkenhayn=R=Hellsing
  • Additional System Voice Type-C (Taokaka)
  • Additional System Voice Type-K (Jin)
  • Additional System Voice Type-M (Carl)
  • Unlock All Unlimited Characters
  • Unlock Playable Character: Mu

Final Fantasy XIV Online (PS3, PS4)

Paid
  • Heavensward
  • Heavensward - Collector's Edition


Deals

  • Agarest War: Generations of War 2 (PS3)
  • Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
  • Arcana Hearts III: Love Max!!!!! (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Ar no Surge (PS3)
  • Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (PS3)
  • Atelier Ayesha Plus ~The Alchemist of Dusk~ (PS Vita)
  • Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland (PS3)
  • Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland (PS3)
  • Atelier Shallie ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sea~ (PS3)
  • Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland (PS Vita)
  • Atelier Shallie with Bonus (PS3)
  • Catherine (PS3)
  • Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (PS Vita)
  • Trigger Happy Havoc: Danganronpa (PS Vita)
  • Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (PS Vita)
  • Deception IV: Blood Ties (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Demon Gaze (PS Vita)
  • Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (PS Vita)
  • Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)
  • Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited (PS Vita)
  • Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (PS3)
  • Dissidia Final Fantasy (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Dissidia 012 [duodecim] (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Dragon's Crown (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Drakengard 3 (PS3)
  • Fairy Fencer F (PS3)
  • Final Fantasy (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy II (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy III (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy V (PS3, PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy VI (PS3, PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy VII (PS3, PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy VIII (PS3, PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy IX (PS3, PS Vita, PSP)
  • Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
  • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
  • Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (PS Vita, PSP)
  • The Guided Fate Paradox (PS3)
  • Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Hyperdevotion Noire: Black Goddess Heart (PS Vita)
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 1 (PS Vita)
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 2 (PS Vita)
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (PS3)
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection (PS Vita)
  • htoLNiQ: The Firefly Diaries (PS Vita)
  • Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (PSP, PS Vita)
  • Malicious (PS3)
  • Malicious Rebirth (PS Vita)
  • Manken Shao: Demon Sword (PS3)
  • Mind Zero (PS Vita)
  • Muramasa Rebirth (PS Vita)
  • Natural Doctrine (PS4, PS Vita)
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3)
  • Omega Quintet (PS4)
  • Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PS Vita)
  • Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP, PS Vita)
  • Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3)
  • Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita)
  • Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Rainbow Moon (PS Vita)
  • Resonance of Fate (PS3)
  • Rune Factory Oceans (PS3)
  • Senran Kagura: Bon Appetit! (PS Vita)
  • Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus (PS Vita)
  • Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day (PS3)
  • Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God (PS Vita)
  • Soul Sacrifice Delta (PS Vita)
  • Suikoden (PS Vita, PSP, PS3)
  • Suikoden II (PS Vita, PSP, PS3)
  • Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (PS Vita)
  • Tales of Graces f (PS3)
  • Tales of Graces f + Tales of Xillia - Combo Pack (PS3)
  • Tales of Hearts R + 6 Tales of Franchise Costumes Set! (PS Vita)
  • Tales of Symphonia Chronicles (PS3)
  • Tales of Xillia (PS3)
  • Tales of Xillia 2 (PS3)
  • Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord (PS3)
  • Time and Eternity (PS3)
  • Tokyo Twilight Hunters (PS3, PS Vita)
  • Toukiden: Kiwami (PS4, PS Vita)
  • Under Birth In Birth: Exe:Late (PS3)
  • Vagrant Story (PSP, PS Vita, PS3)
  • Valhalla Knights 2 (PS Vita, PSP)
  • Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP, PS Vita)
  • Virtue's Last Reward (PS Vita)
  • Virtue's Last Reward: Complete Collection (PS Vita)
  • Ys: Memories of Celceta (PS Vita)
  • Ys Seven (PSP, PS Vita)
  • Zone of the Enders: HD Collection (PS3)
  • Zone of the Enders: HD Edition (PS3)
  • Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner HD Edition (PS3)

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Pick of the week: Heavensward and pretty much anything from the Big In Japan sale. It's a freaking good sale.

What's your pick of the week? Will you be picking up anything from the PSN this week?
I love hearing your thoughts, so please comment below or send a tweet to @JRPGJungle and follow to keep up with the content we post. :) Thanks for stopping by!

Please note the content available is subject to change by region and the content listed in this post is based on the European/Australian PSN at the time of writing.

Thursday 18 June 2015

This Week's PSN EU/AU PSN Releases, JRPG Style! (19/6/15)

Why hello! Welcome to this week's edition of Europe and Australia's new PSN releases, which pulls each week's PSN additions related to the JRPG genre and other Japanese games into one post for your convenience.

It's a quiet week indeed on the PSN this week, probably due to E3. Nothing much to talk about, unless you missed last week's Freedom Wars special or you've been dying to see the Onechanbara Z2 trailer. But don't worry - watching E3 conferences takes up a good chuck of time, so if you need some new game news, search E3 on Youtube (or check out our summary post which I'll link here soon!).

Have a good week and as always, happy gaming!

Trailers
  • Onechanbara Z2: Chaos (PS4)
Deals
  • Freedom Wars (PS Vita)
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Pick of the week: I'll always recommend Freedom Wars if it's on sale, but the Onechanbara trailer is also cool and free to watch and looks all action packed with girls slaying zombies in bikinis...If that's your thing of course.

What's your pick of the week? Will you be picking up anything from the PSN this week?
I love hearing your thoughts, so please comment below or send a tweet to @JRPGJungle and follow to keep up with the content we post. :) Thanks for stopping by!

Please note the content available is subject to change by region and the content listed in this post is based on the European/Australian PSN at the time of writing.

Thursday 11 June 2015

This Week's PSN EU/AU PSN Releases, JRPG Style! (12/6/15)

Why hello! Welcome to this week's edition of Europe and Australia's new PSN releases, which pulls each week's PSN additions related to the JRPG genre and other Japanese games into one post for your convenience.

I would say this week is quiet on PSN for JRPGs, mostly due to the new release of Elder Scrolls Online on PS4 possibly sending other releases running. However, if you need a game to play on your Vita, Freedom Wars is currently on sale for a steal and is a uniquely fun game with fun online and offline play. Otherwise there's a little DLC, but not much else to talk about or new to play. ]
I'm not too worried because I'm happily playing Final Fantasy IX, so maybe you should hit your backlog this week too!

Have a good week and happy gaming!

DLC

Dragon Ball Xenoverse (PS3, PS4)

Paid

  • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of <<F>> Pack


Toukiden: Kiwami (PS Vita, PS4)

Paid

  • Armor - Chthonian Fiend Mask
  • Armor - Soma and Reki Set
  • Armor - Tenko Gloves


Deals

Big Discounts

  • Freedom Wars (PS Vita)
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Pick of the week: Freedom Wars, because it surprised me with how fun it was to cut up monsters and use a flying thorn all Attack on Titan style.

What's your pick of the week? Will you be picking up anything from the PSN this week?
I love hearing your thoughts, so please comment below or send a tweet to @JRPGJungle and follow to keep up with the content we post. :) Thanks for stopping by!

Please note the content available is subject to change by region and the content listed in this post is based on the European/Australian PSN at the time of writing.

Friday 5 June 2015

This Week's PSN EU/AU PSN Releases, JRPG Style! (5/6/15)

Why hello! Welcome to this week's edition of Europe and Australia's new PSN releases, which pulls each week's PSN additions related to the JRPG genre and other Japanese games into one post for your convenience.

So I must have been living under a rock or something over the last few weeks (or starting a new job), because I somehow completely missed that Steins;Gate was coming to PS3. Steins;Gate is one of my favourite anime ever because of it's deep story about time travel and it's effects on others and the game is meant to delve much deeper into this tale. If you haven't experienced the story, this is supposed to be the best way to do it.

Joining Steins;Gate are Operation Abyss and Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-. I'm definitely excited for Guilty Gear's 2.5D graphics and because I always love an Arc System Works fighting game. Operation Abyss could also be interesting, with it incorporating lots of ideas from other games hopefully in new ways. With these three new releases, I'm pretty happy with this week's selections for JRPG fans and would call this a good week!

To all of you, have a good week and happy gaming!

New Releases

  • Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (PS4)
  • Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy (PS Vita)
  • Steins;Gate (PS3)



DLC

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy (PS Vita)


Free

  • Dark Hero Portraits
  • Power Recorder Set

Paid

  • Swim Team Xth Squad

Deals

Playstation Plus Discounts
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (PS4)

Themes

PS Vita

  • Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Theme
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Pick of the week: Steins;Gate. #need

What's your pick of the week? Will you be picking up anything from the PSN this week?
I love hearing your thoughts, so please comment below or send a tweet to @JRPGJungle and follow to keep up with the content we post. :) Thanks for stopping by!


Please note the content available is subject to change by region and the content listed in this post is based on the European/Australian PSN at the time of writing.