Wii U title Genei Ibun Roku #FE - or Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem to those of us confused by its name - had a rather interesting but baffling appearance at E3 this year. While it's arguably yet to be explained and localised to a helpful degree for those outside of Japan, it's moving rapidly towards its end of year release in Nintendo's homeland.
The Atlus and Nintendo tie-in arrives in the country on 26th December, and has a range of bundles on the way to promote it - with the colourful aesthetic and music clearly being a notable selling point. The latest videos for the game tap into that - the first shows off the opening song along with plenty of cinematics, while the second introduces characters and shows the turn-based battles.
We're still not quite sure what to make of this one, but will be intrigued to give it a try. Check out the videos and share your thoughts on this upcoming collaboration.
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GIVE IT TO ME NOW
There's something very Dreamcasty about these videos. Can't quite put my finger on it, but watching them makes me want to go play Skies of Arcadia and Space Channel 5.
That's not a dig or detriment, I know the Dreamcast didn't output HD visuals of this caliber, it's more of a presentation than a 1 to 1 graphical comparison. All the purty swirling day-glo colors are hypnotizing me.
This game is almost 100% Atlus and that's a good thing for me. The more I see of it the more it's a day one for me. Atlus can almost do no wrong in my book!
@Spoony_Tech I completely agree with you...the only thing they do wrong is their pricing!
I can't figure out why, but this game reminds me of Bill & Ted's excellent adventure for some reason lol
@MERG Well they don't always choose the best games to loacalize though either. Conception 2 is a good example of that. It's an ok game and I'll beat it one day but pales to the in house games.
OMG I CAN't wait until this comes out! Def rocking the persona vibe and I think the idea of using the FE characters as persona is pretty spiffy. Love the stylized Persona esque look to Chrom and company. SMT games always have such interesting interpretations of gods/myths and such.
@Tops
Same here!
100% japanese goodness!
This is starting to look like a day-one purchase for me!
The more trailers I watch the more I don't know what to think...
I preordered the game, but now I am not sure what to do....well lots of time to think before it hits NA.
Cannot wait but kinda dreading the dub if there is one. Atlus can sometimes make the dubs a bit annoying COUGH Junpei Iori COUGH
Very odd pairing, but more Fire Emblem - in whatever form - cannot be a bad thing!
The more I see of this the more I get confused.
I don't know if I want this anymore. The excessive fanservice is actually kinda tame compared to actual idol marketing in japan (seriously, some of that stuff could be used in an erotic magazine, but they put it on ad boards in the city instead), but the whole thing about idols is always ticking me off big time, and even the songs used here were full of autotuning, which I see as the most pathetic thing a singer could ever use. Sing for real or shut up, simple thing.
@FierceRagnar Well, there is that FE hashtag, which is part of the title. Dunno if you're gonna count that.
@rjejr Space Channel 5... I only bought it because it had Michael Jackson in it, (Space Michael), but it was excellent! I'd never played anything like it lol
Terrible music + idol culture = worst game ever
@FierceRagnar The game uses "Sharp FE" as subtitle I doubt they are taking that out in the localization.
After Xenoblade Chronicles X this is my next anticipated game.
I don't know if I want this... I love the Fire Emblem series, but I'm not much of a fan of most RPG's and I haven't played a Persona/SMT game before. Kind of wish I could give it a try at least to see if I like the gameplay.
@MJKOP Well I wouldn't expect playing anything like that in this game, so don't get too excited on my account. The more time passes, the more I miss my Dreamcast. It was the last console I owned before getting married, buying a home in the suburbs, raising kids, all of that hard adult stuff. Dreamcast was all living in sin w/ my girlfriend in the city. Good times, and good games.
Can't wait for this. It's almost up there with Zelda and Yooka Laylee as my most anticipated games of 2016.
Day 1 purchase, am loving the Persona vibes I'm getting with this, and Atlus in general, just makes fantastic games. Can't decide which I'm more pumped for though, this or Fates.
Looking forwards to it, definitely a day one. It's too interesting to pass up.
@rjejr Well ATLUS is owned by SEGA so there is that.
Probably a Day one for me. Very, VERY niche, but much better than all the Casual Emblem crap that have been coming out this gen.
@AVahne Except Nohr version isn't a casual game. I've seen videos of it, I know the impressions of people who played previous games in the series and they it's incredibly solid mechanically.
@rjejr loved my Dreamcast, I was working part-time, still at home. I remember my Mum picking me up from work one night & taking me to Curry's, think they had a one-off sale on all electric goods, & buying it with my own money. I put it away for Christmas, but I must confess to setting it up & playing the opening of Sonic Adventure... good times indeed!
Day one for me. I love SMT and FE.
@MJKOP "Sonic Adventure"
Funny coincidence, my Dreamcast came bundled w/ Sonic Adventure and NFL 2K. I couldn't get past the initial blue blob boss guy the first time I played it so put it away for awhile. When I did go back to it and figured out what a homing attack was I really enjoyed it. To this day really the only Sonic game I've enjoyed. And the theme song is pretty much the Dreamcast theme song to me.
@rjejr me too, I remember getting Sonic The Hedgehog 2... but on the MasterSystem. I was gutted you couldn't actually be Tails! Sonic Adventure was something else though, dunno how it holds up today & I don't care to find out, I'll just stick with the good memories! Think I bought Ready2Rumble Boxing with it too, was it a launch title? I still have the case for Ready2Rumble Boxing: Round 2, another game I bought because Michael Jackson was in it! Did his own motion capture for that game, I was in my element, big time! 'They call me the King Of Pop!', great taunt.
I love SMT and FE, but this game... I don't know, man. i feel like it's going to end up being a very bland JRPG, and the gameplay shown seems painfully standard for the genre. It's seems pretty disappointing, especially since both series have such fantastic gameplay. I'll still buy it, but I hope I'm wrong about this game being bad.
I on the otherhand, do know what to make of this game so far; it looks awesome! It's a vibrant looking, turn based JRPG on Wii U; basically a recipe to make a must-buy game for me. Heck, my favourite game of this generation of game systems is currently a turn based RPG (Child of Light), so naturally I hunger for more arriving on the Wii U (which reminds me, I really need to download Costume Quest 2 at some point). Even though there are plenty of details I'm sure I'm not privy to with this game at the moment, Genei Ibun Roku #FE is currently my most anticipated game on all of the systems I own.
The first trailer has gotten me hyped for the game... and I was already hyped to begin with. I love the cheery music at the start, and then the sudden tone to the darker tune. It's also nice to see all of the main playable cast in action, along with their mirages.
As for the second trailer, well, that has also got me excited for the game; both trailers make me want this game more and more. I really like the focus on the second trailer, and it will be great to finally learn what they are saying in it; though I think no words are needed to accompany Itsuki and Chrom's mid-air bro-fist.
Welp, it looks like this game has plenty of "plot" (if you know what I mean ;P). The artstyle and music are a little too generic anime for my taste, but it does look fun.
i still have a little faith.its looks terrible.i love japan but i hate otaku culture.but its atlus,its shin megami,it has to be awsome,not?i keep dreaming some more but there is a chance this will be the first shin megami i dont like.i was afraid that persona q was to light hearted and i absolutly loved it so mabey...pfffff...lets hope for the best...im woried
@Tsurii It isn't? ...this is confusing.
@Tsurii Okay, now I feel dumb. I actually forgot that the sahrp is used for music... AAAAARGH!!!
Anyway, thanks for the heads up! ^_^
This game is just so...beautiful!! ;_; Whenever this comes to the US, Day 1 purchase for me! I don't even have a Wii U yet, but when I do...
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