Square Enix announces Bravely Default 2 sells a millionDec 21, 2021 - VG247RPG Site reports that Square Enix announced via its website that Bravely Default 2 has surpassed one million units sold across all platforms. We already knew that the game sold 950,000 on the Switch alone, but its recent Steam release has pushed the game past the million milestone, an impressive number for a genre that many underestimate the popularity of. To commemorate this achievement, Square Enix is having a sale in Japan as well as a contest open to Japanese residents where they can win a gift card or an art print by artist Naoki Ikushima. The illustration features the four main characters above a stylized million number and the word “Thanks!” It’s a bit of a tradition for a celebratory illustration to commemorate a Square Enix JRPG’s success, and it’s cool that a fan will get to have it now too. JRPGs are having something of a renaissance on the Switch. Bravely Default 2 is thriving, but it also features a slew of JRPG hits like Shin Megami Tensei 5, Octopath Traveler, and ports of beloved games like Tales of Vesperia. It makes sense given the console’s portable nature and the genre has always thrived in that environment. The future is indeed bright for the continued health of the RPG. Read morePre-orders for Tales of Arise are available now!Jun 30, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsThe game marks a new entry in the Tales of series that has been building a legacy for more than 25 years and the next evolution for the JRPG franchise. Pre-orders will receive a new costume for Alphen and Shionne, as well as outfits accessories and new cooking recipes and ingredients. This tale follows the fight to free Dahnans of their fate and will be experienced through the eyes of Alphen, an iron-masked Dahnan fighting to free his people, and Shionne, a girl from Rena, who’s on the run from her countrymen. They will be joined through their journey by various characters, such as Rinwell and Law, that will help them in their fight for freedom. https://store.steampowered.com/app/740130/Tales_of_Arise/Age of Empires III, Tales of Vesperia lead October's next batch of Game Pass additionsOct 13, 2020 - EurogamerIf Doom Eternal, Forza Motorsport 7, and the like weren't already enough to be getting on with this month, Microsoft has unveiled an additional batch of titles heading to Game Pass over the remainder of October, including Katana Zero, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, and more. Microsoft's next Game Pass drop arrives this Thursday, 15th October, and begins with the aforementioned Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition on PC, which spruces up the acclaimed real-time strategy game with two new civilisations (the Swedes and Inca), updated multiplayer, two new game modes, enhanced audio and visuals, plus all previously released expansions. PC also gets colourful "compact" action-RPG, The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse, and Heave Ho, a sort of knockabout multiplayer grapple-'em-up, in which up to four friends must work together in a bid to successfully swing and hoist themselves to the end of each level. Read moreTales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Update 1.2Mar 6, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate 1.2 is out today, to bring adjustments and fix gameplay issues in Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. Fixed a rare issue in which the game would freeze during gameplay. Adjusted the height of certain enemies both in the overworld map and in battle. Fixed the display lag that would occur in Mantaic. Adjusted the behavior of stick controls during battle. Fixed an issue in which Flynn's voice would play in Japanese when changing his strategy to "Up To You" during battle, even when voiceover settings had been set to English. Improved stability of other behaviors. Controller only: fixed an issue in which certain of Rita's and Estelle's artes would trigger in an unintended location. Read the full patch notes here. Steam Charts: Octopodiformes EditionJan 14, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun A lot of people first discover this Pulitzer Prize-winning* column via the Steam pages for their favourite games, and it’s always a pleasure to welcome in new readers to RPS’s most respected feature. So if you’re new, welcome! Please settle in and find out why Steam Charts is the industry’s most respected and revered games journalism. (more…) Tales Of Vesperia gets depth-of-field fix and more with this modJan 14, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun I know your sort. I bet you bought that Tales Of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. I bet you slurped it right up, with a thirst for JRPG wolfmen that went unslaked for 10 years as you waited for it to come to PC. I bet you downloaded the new-old game laughing at the Twitter banter between publisher Bandai Namco and a demanding fan from three years ago. And I bet you finally you fired it up and oh no the depth of field was awful. I d give you my sympathies, but you’re disgusting. Okay. Okay. I’ll give you a practical solution. Here you go: that one guy who makes mods to fix all the Japanese games has made another one for this. (more…) JRPG classic Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is out now on PCJan 12, 2019 - PC GamerAfter an announcement last summer , Tales of Vesperia is finally available on PC in its newly remastered form. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition released yesterday on Steam , just over ten years since the original released on PS3. The definitive edition includes all the PS3 content, but is updated with HD graphics, new music, new mini-games, new bosses, unreleased DLC for the original games, and two more playable characters. Tales of Vesperia is a fantastical story about the struggle over a powerful resource created by an ancient race to benefit humanity that's now threatening to destroy it. Widely regarded as the best game in the Tales of series, Vesperia’s soft-focus art style has really benefited from the upgrade. The game port seems to be relatively free of technical problems, as well, and holds a Very Positive user rating a day after release. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is available on Steam . You can see some of the changes at Bandai Namco’s official website here . Tales Of Vesperia: Definitive Edition hits PC todayJan 11, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunTales Of Vesperia: Definitive Edition – that one Tales game with the pipe-smoking wolf – makes its PC debut today after a decade of lurking around on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Bandai Namco continue to bring their JRPG back catalogue to PC (and current consoles), and the latest to make the hop is the perfectly decent Vesperia. It’s been given a gentle graphical touch-up and bulked out a bit with some new bosses, mini-games and a pair of new recruitable party members, though I gather some of those upgrades are from the Japanese-only PS3 release. Take a peek at the launch trailer below. (more…)
