Late 2014 and early 2015 look to be all about Persona titles at Atlus with Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Persona 4: Dancing All Night, and Persona 4: Aerna Ultimax set to release for various platforms in the coming months. However, in an interview with Famitsu Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka and company representative Yukio Sugino discuss Atlus' upcoming non-Persona related projects, including a brand new IP similar to Catherine and Dragon's Crown, and another title that should be ready for release in roughly three years' time.
In the interview, Hiraoka also stated that “I believe [Atlus will] be able to announce ‘that title’ soon;" which could have something to do with the extremely verdant "This is not broccoli" teaser site that Atlus put up earlier this summer.
So, we have three new games, one incorporating brand new IP, and no broccoli hinted at from the house of Persona. Fire that speculation train in the comments!
[source siliconera.com]
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But of course I'm hoping for a new Etrian Odyssey. Hopefully EO5 and not another remake of an older game and adding a story.
Hmmm no news on SMT x FE? That's a shame.
@SavoirFaire that's on intelligent systems.
Please not another first person RPG....
Support the Wii U more, please. I already know we're getting SMT X FE but can we get more Atlus games???
I hope is something new and fresh like Radiant Historia was. No more Etrian and SMT please.
Well Atlus have so many RPG IPs it could be any thing. I don't want it to be the usual suspects. I know I'll be getting it . So it really doesn't matter. They have dethroned Square Enix in my eyes.
Fingers crossed for cauliflower!
Begging for an EO V with a similar customization style as FE:A had....if you could give roles to your starter people, it would be easier to plot out a good story while including the exploration and etc. that Untold tried to do
Still waiting for Citizens of Earth. That's the only Atlus-published title I am interested in. I bought Shin Megami Tensei IV and never went back to it for months due to losing interest.
I want a new Trauma Center.
SMT x FE. Persona 5. Devil Survivor 2: Break Record. I really hope we get information on these titles soon.
It's Carrots. Guys, it's carrots., You play as a carrot. You fight other carrots with carrots and replenish your carrots by eating carrots. How can you not see that?
Just glad it is something non Persona series. I love Atlus and appreciate the unique games they create, but Persona is one of the very rare RPG's I actually think is terrible.
@CanisWolfred Nice!!
@Zodiak13 Which Persona? We've probably been over this before, but I haven't eaten my carrots yet, so I need a refresher.
@CanisWolfred We have. The original's on PS1 were ok but nothing that engaged me. Persona 3 I gave 4+ hours of a try but almost made me throw my PSP against the wall. My friend hung out with me and showed me the ropes on P4 Golden Vita, because he said I just did not know what I was doing and therefore did not like them. Long story short he gave me $40 for making me waste my money although I will never get that terrible day back.
Keep in mind I have no qualms with those who dig the game, I just can't fathom the attraction.
Etrian Odyssey 5! YAY
Hoping for Cucumbers fighting the evil Pickle Empire
Hell yeah.
Hoping that eventually Atlus gets all the rights to Phantasy Star from Sega so that we can finally start getting the games over here....
A game similar to Catherine and Dragon's Crown... two games that could not be more different...
@Gerbwmu either you die a cucumber or live long enough to become a pickle
if you mix catherine and dragon's crown you can end up with hot girls beating up monsters
Looking forward to Persona Q, but definitely interested in something "like Catherine and Dragon's Crown" as well (not that I have any clue how one game could be like both games mentioned, given how vastly different they are... Or am I getting it wrong?). Both games are very high on my list of more interesting games in my collection.
@Sparx - you win!
just echoing others' impatience for news on SMT x FE. will be really sad if they don't release it this year.
Persona 5 on the Wii U - that would be a major system seller
The only series I really care about from Atlus is Persona. And even then only the mainline Persona games. Not interested in Persona Q, as it looks like it's just Etrian Oddyssey with Persona 3 and 4 characters in it. Which is unfortunate because i think a real Persona game would do great on 3DS.
Rather than try and speculate what the game could be, I think the more important question is if its going to come to the Wii U. Well to me it is the more important question.
Really hope its a first person dungeon crawler.
The 3 year lead time makes me think either EO5 or SMT5. Thing is... 3 years the 3DS replacement is probably on the table by that point.
Probably it won't reach EU or better yet, it will be released 2-3 years later for full price.
Hope it's a Wii U exclusive
Trauma Center please Atlus - it's been far too long.
crosses fingers
Who really knows with Atlus. Since it's not a Persona, it could be another Devil Survivor, Shin Megami Tensei 5, Etrian Odyssey 5, and so on. As for the new IP, I'm very excited to see what it is!
@SphericalCrusher Good point. Devil Survivor 2 3DS dropped off the face of the Earth a while back, didn't it?
Devil Survivor 2: Break Record please!
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