Atlus Reveals Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology For 3DS

Man, for 3DS? That's a shame. Gotta hope it comes to europe then (the original didn't) as my backlog is too big to justify importing it but I'd definitely get it if it was released here.

I keep meaning to clear this out of my backlog. I'll probably play the original and get the remake anyway, as I did with the Etrian series.

It better come to Europe this time around.

Definitely buying this. I would like to see what Atlus can do with the Switch, but I won't say no to a little more 3DS love.

Hopefully get a localization given that they already have it translated into english.

Radiant historian is fantastic

Well, Atlus likes to support consoles even when it's arguably declining.
So there's a chance to see this... and I wonder if Etrian Odyssey V is in their localization plans? Is EO still big for them?

Never played the original but been meaning to so...hyped.

But first things first. Where the **** is my Etrian Odyssey V localization? It's been 8 and a half months with no news...

I didn't like the original, so I have to pass. Disappointing it wasn't a sequel, but I guess that's this series in a nutshell...

I never heard of this game until I read the article yesterday, and it seems like it was a great game. People in the comment section were comparing to to Chrono Trigger if I remember correctly. That sounds amazing to me, especially it it's being developed by Atlus.

I'm so excited to pick up my Switch, I keep forgetting about all of the games I plan to pick up for the 3DS. Not only does this look great, but there are still a ton of Atlus games I never got around to picking up, as well as some first-party games such as Majora's Mask and the Kirby games. I'm 100% still picking up a Switch this summer, but long live the 3DS!

@Pikachupwnage Right!?!? I've been waiting so long I actually forgot about the fifth entry. Hopefully it comes out this year for the 3DS... or the Switch!

I would totally buy this if they localize it! Been meaning to play the original at some point.

@Frosty_09
The battle system was slow, there was barely any character customization, dungeon design was bland, the time travel system incredibly disappointing and the enemy design was supremely bad (I distinctly remember face palming when I was fighting TORNADOES).

People were hyping it to be some sort of second coming of Chrono Trigger so I set my expectations pretty high. The character art and music were the only thing that actually delivered.

@wiggleronacid Seems like this would be the place to jump in! I want to give it a go if it gets localized, I missed the initial run from the original release.

It looks like Atlus is giving this the Devil Survivor treatment. A new story like they did in those two games is great, but what's more interesting to me are the updated character designs and a new character who I assume is exclusive to the new story.

Excellent that Radiant Historia is coming again. 3DS userbase is huge, but still again the 3DS hype has been winding down for some time now and Switch is all the hype, it's interesting to see that 3DS is getting still so much heavy support.

Also this really mirrors the original release of Radiant Historia, coming to market as the console it's developed on is winding down.

Isn't this like Chrono Trigger? Alternate history, with branches of probable history that you can move between to make changes?

Disappointing ti learn its a remake

Glad to see the 3DS still getting software support with a quality game like this!

Well I guess my DS version will remain shrinkwrapped now.

The comparison with chronotrigger really hurt my enjoyment.

The plot is about an army general, his decisions and his troop. It's a brilliant plot, the alternative timeline hopping gives this something I've never seen before. But it's nothing like CT`s world and atmosphere.

Go into this with a fresh mind. Awesome plot, amazing battle system and great music. Probably the best rpg of the ds generation!

I have wanted to play the game on DS for a long time now but I think I can wait for the 3DS version

drat was hoping for it to come to switch

Thank you Atlus!
It fits well as a great farewell to the great partnership with 3DS which produced a great library of high quality RPGs! (And who knows if you are not up to more surprises on the 3DS...)
Just bring it to western audiences and we will love it!

Sign me up!

I am honestly a little disappointed that it's not a sequel but rather just an updated rerelease. Regardless, atlus games tend to be rarer than blood from a stone. I most certainly will be getting a copy of this game, and I'm pretty certain I know a friend that will be doing the same.

Irrk, I purchased the game last year as soon as a decent price appeared on eBay (50€+ until that time) and still haven't played it and they are releaseing an extended version on 3DS...
I'm surprised even if it's typical Atlus doings (I think the Megaten monsters T-RPG were already available on DS before ther 3DS versions).

Also know as "3DS, The Immortal"

"For 3DS"
You idiots -.-

@Einherjar @Retron The 3DS hasn't officially been replaced yet-- the Wii U's what has been phased it. The 3DS still has got support and another year or two left in it.

If it will get localized in Europe and will be released as a physical catridge then I'm buying it. If it will be digital release only I can only hope it will get an acceptable price and I probably get it when there will be a sale off. Switch owners please keep in mind that although Switch is successful so far, there is still more owners of 3DS console by majority. And nowhere it is confirmed that the game won't ever made it's way to the Switch.

Not to mention that just because you got the Switch, doesn't mean 3DS owners don't deserve something new once in a while.

@CrazedCavalier I get that, and its perfectly fine to release it on the 3DS. The more exposure this game gets the better, dont get me wrong.
What i'm missing here is "On 3DS and Switch"
A slow but steady transition over to the new system.

And i can't understand Nintendo on this matter, why they aren't funding ports like that. The Switch's initial release has been great, but releases are few and far between. They should be eager to secure these games for the Switch's library, especially considering that the "no games" stigma still hovers above their heads.

As usual, I might check it out if the price is good.

@Einherjar Out of self-interest I agree, but it does make sense. Developers have been working on these games for quite some time, and had their target platform set. It's a release set around the budget and install base of 3DS, and adding a newer platform late in the dev cycle just isn't something that most 3rd parties want to do outside their big budget projects. And despite the "no games" stigma, all console launches from all vendors have that issue. The thrid parties don't really start cranking full steam until launch. The dev kits weren't even finalized until months before launch. The real console cycle starts 2 years post-launch (thus PS4 had so little until Uncharted 4 launched, then the barrage arrived.)

For Nintendo's part, it's not about getting a bunch of budget 3DS games ported to switch, but helping the same studios get their upcoming big budget games (SMTV in Atlus' case) to the Switch. Remember at least for Japan that's a 2017 release.

@NEStalgia That's why i said that i don't understand why Nintendo isn't paying them to port it just to widen up the Switch's portfolio.
Remember what stupidity broke the WiiU's back ?
"People don't buy the system because it has no games -> We don't make games for it because people aren't buying the system -> Ad Infinitum"

Radiant Historia was so popular, Atlus had to reprint it, so its definitely a prestige title. Securing that is in no case a bad thing.
Heck, why not secure the port rights and hire a 3rd party team to do the job ? Created partner ties, exposure and widens the Switch's library.

My point is:
The WiiU ports already arriving on the Switch have one, big advantage: Now they are portable. Thus, they reach a new audience without foregoing another.
But there are also quite a lot of folks out there who prefer playing longer games on a home console.

The Switch is the perfect opportunity to cash in on exactly that.
And Nintendo should do that in spades in my opinion to not fall into the same loop the WiiU did.
That's the main issue im seeing here: Install base. Less and less devs seem to be interested in a systems capability and are more focused on raw numbers (which is fine in a business sense, don't get me wrong). But you can't create these numbers without creating incentives for people to buy your system.

Like i said, the Switch has the incredible potential of pleasing both, the mainly handheld and the mainly homeconsole audiences, so even mere ports could end up being "new stuff" for either of those groups. Its low cost potential that they don't seem too eager to take advantage of.

Dragon quest XI, a new shin Megami Tensei, monster hunter XX, radiant historia, ever oasis , pikmin, fire emblem echoes , snack world , OMG!

6 years and the 3DS is still relevant.

Great console , way better than wiiu (rip)

@Einherjar I think WiiU had a lot more problems going on than the lack of games/lack of buyers loop. That architecture really killed it fast. 3rd parties were NEVER interested in porting PS4/XBO/PC games to WiiU, they were only ever talking about porting the outgoing X360/PS3 games to it (common architecture). With those two being replaced the following year, WiiU had a 1-2 year window to get those games, and the low initial sales meant they stopped bothering after launch. After year 1.5-2 it was NEVER going to get any third party games. Something I think Nintendo itself never understood until too late.

3DS is a similarly obscure architecture, but cheap to develop for and popular. But it's probably easier porting a PS4 game to Tegra than it is to port a 3DS game. That architecture is designed to make x86 compatibility a priority, so Switch is actually more compatible with PS4/XBO/PC than it is with 3DS, both making dual 3DS/Switch releases less likely but also solving WiiU's biggest problem as the "OTHER" system (and thus the "home console" marketing. Architecturally it's more of an XBO than a 3DS even if physically it's more of a 3DS.)

I see your point, and there's validity in it, but I'm not sure the payoff would really be there in showcasing "look, Switch has games right now including a remake of a DS game that's also on 3DS!" Or if Atlus would find it justifiable to spend resources on it, even if Nintendo did fund it.

Not that I'd be against it if they were to do it, I'd be preordering right now. But I can see business wise how that's not the focus they want to give the Switch. Imagine the posts here about how Switch just gets 3DS ports

And they also don't want to abandon the 3DS business just yet. For now it's not being pitched as an outgoing console even though we all know it is. But financially they'd like to build some dunes around that business to insulate it a little, at least through 2017.

I do think moving forward you're going to see a lot of games that would formerly have been 3DS games becoming Switch-only (not even dual release). We're just working through the pipeline what was already on its way. This is still a "WiiU-era 3DS launch" that just happens to be arriving just after Switch launched.

I'm looking forward to Atlus' Sunday presentation to see if they mention Switch beyond SMTV, and to maybe see something more on SMTV. We haven't seen much yet, and it's supposedly out this year. We know it's a UT4 based SMT which is in itself pretty amazing. If Atlus is moving to UT4 for it's core RPGs, then games like this are just one last dump of content while they can still use the 3DS engine they've been using.

@NEStalgia Yeah, but the hardware / architecture is part of that loop, as it would have meant devs had to "make" games instea dof just port them. And to make games, you need the prospect of actually selling the thing which wasn't given due to the low install base.

A mere port from one home console that is widely spread to another with inferior hardware is not going to get people to buy your stuff.
The Switch, like i said, has the added bonus of making these games portable or bringing them to the big screen.

As for abandoning the 3DS:
That's where the multiplat release comes in. Sony did that for many of their systems: Slowly and steadily funneling their customers towards their new system.
At first full support for both, then exclusive extras, then exclusive games, then stopping production for the older one.

A hard drop of a system was never a good business decision...well, apart from the WiiU, which was a financial black hole. Sinking that ship probably saved more money than it could have made back while still being supported fully.

Overall, i just want to see the Switch do decent enough overall. And one hurdle that has been preventing that for the past systems was a lack of games and general support. And i do think its part of Nintendos responsibility to secure that support. Now more than ever before, to make up for the losses the WiiU caused. We will see how that goes, fingers crossed

Greatly enjoyed the original...it's one of the few games I never traded in after completing in case I wanted to give it another go. If the new features and visual upgrade are significant enough, I'll buy the new version.

@Einherjar I just don't see too much incentive for Nintendo or Atlus to spend money bringing a game long in the pipeline designed around 3DS to the Switch when they're already working on a game that's a much bigger title that's already Switch exclusive. I'm thinking from Atlus' business perspective in terms of how they'd be allocating resources.

And Nintendo's said they're very aware of the game droughts on WiiU being a serious problem and that they're remedying it this time. We're at week 3 and hardware resupplies are scarce. They don't need to push reasons to buy the hardware right now, they can't make enough to keep up with demand with what they have. If they're going to announce some random game news they'll do it when they feel the market is settling into its comfort zone and they can keep in control of it more. HOPEFULLY there's something to announce for the in between period, but we're doing Lego City (rerelease) in 2 weeks, Has-Been Heroes (which is physical in limited scale) next week, MK in 5 weeks.....there's some big stuff in the next month with MK being a major title for non-WiiU owners at least that will take them to mid-may which is about when they often have a Direct with some summer surprises.

They still want to support 3DS separately, and they don't want to go dual release much at all (FE Warriors is Koei's decision, not theirs) because they REALLY are trying to sell the idea that Switch is WiiU's replacement, NOT 3DS's replacement. We know it is, and their language has been very mixed in a way that tells us it is (calling 3DS a great budget entry with a big library and great for kids), so Switch DOES replace it, but their business decision is to treat it as a separate platform unaffected by Switch (until it is.) So dual release with 3DS wasn't much of an option for 2017. 2018 that policy probably changes to move to Switch heavily.) Dual release with WiiU is the analog to the PS3/4 situation....and like you said, that just wasn't going to happen short of Zelda.

Never played the original, guess I'll wait for the remake! Sounds exciting!

Though I'm more eager for EO5, and hopefully EOU3, to be honest.

Should've developed it for a console that isn't going to be discontinued in two years.

Good news but it would of been better if it was a new game.

Please and Yes and When. Always wanted to get into this game and just didn't feel like dropping the cash. Now I'm glad I waited.

@Frosty_09 thoroughly enjoyed this. Was like a mini review and it got me hyped. Thanks for taking the time!

Kind of strange this. Released the original on DS as it was nearing the end of its life, and now releasing this when the 3DS is more or less on the way out (let's face it, it is). I understand why it wasn't a Switch game but surely their resources would be better off being used to make an entirely new game for a current console, rather than a remake for one that's withering.

I heard this was a really good game on the DS. I'd be keen to play a remake on the 3DS

Absolutely excited for this! I loved the original and its story and cast. Can't wait to buy this. What does have me concerned is how late in the 3ds' life cycle it's releasing. The original got overlooked largely because it launched a month before the 3ds came out (Feb 2011). Now the remake is coming out June of 2017 and possibly some time in 2018 or slightly earlier if/when it gets localized. I'm just concerned that history might ironically repeat itself

I brought and played the original. Loved it.

This is a definite buy for me.

I will pick this up if it comes to NA.