Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star to Hit Europe and Australia on 21st July

Already preordered at ShopTo.

Somewhat annoyed I unsealed my Vita copy for a flight only never to actually play it due to Vita issues. Value reduced for nothing 😅.

Preordered it on a whim a while ago. This is SO gonna get the snuff in favor of Spla2n, though.

This is one I'll buy if I'm bored one day.

I've had this one on my game release calendar on the 21st for a while now, so it's not really news to me. I've been waiting for a Switch action game to tide me over until Fire Emblem Warriors!

OK. I have no idea what this game is about. Then, I watch the trailer. And I still have no idea...

So, is this basically Dynasty Warriors style gameplay?

I've seen fan art of this game/anime series all over, and I still have no idea what it's about. Fans of the series, is this a good place to start?

Glad it comes with all the paid dlc. I have it on Vita already and was worried I'd have to rebuy the dlc if I double dipped. Will definitely get the Switch version now.

This looks awesome, but could we have a game that is the same price on switch please. Will wait for this to go down in price to the same as PC then will definitely pick it up.

@alasdair91 Its based off an anime called Fates/Stay Night. Basically magicians are summoning ancient heroes of lore like King Arthur, Heracles or even Gilgamesh from well... Gilgamesh to fight eachother to lay claim to the Holy Grail which can grant mass power or a wish.

This is more of a fanservice title that takes heroes from all over the franchise and have them battle it out like Sir Gawain (Fate/Extra) and Joanne of Arc (Fate/Apocrypha).

I recommend checking out Fate/Zero it is quite a good series and should give you a good idea what to expect.

@SmaMan Not really. This is a fan-service title so you will have no idea what is going on. I recommend watching the anime Fate/Zero as while it won't give you everything it will layout the ground rules for the franchise very well and give you a good sense of expectations.

@loyalroyal1989 365 games have it for £40 in uk

@loyalroyal1989 it's because it comes with all the dlc.

I have it in vita, worth a purchase if you like Japanese niche games like myself,

Japan really likes these dynasty warrior style games

@faint That makes sense but still would rather cheaper starting price. Which leads me to thanks @Anguspuss I will go check that out.

@SmaMan Start with the VN fate/stay night. It's fantastic, even if you're not a fan of VNs/reading.

Already Preordered this one. Look lovely.

@Wexter You fail to mention that Fate/Zero is very spoiler heavy to the main series' plot and could ruin people's experiences with the series, should they want to explore it further.

@Sonicman I watched Zero first, and I did not notice. I feel it is one of those things that is only a spoiler if you know what it is spoiling.

PS I do not tend recommend the VN as a starting point because it is about 50-80 hours depending on reading level and the Fate arc is rather yawn worthy. Too bad the Deen adaption is not all that great. UBW is good, but requires knowledge form either the Fate arc or Zero to truly enjoy so I tend to default to Zero.

looks cool but is it really just a hack and slash warriors game? If so then it is not for me....unfortunately.

I meant to buy this on Vita and forgot about it. Glad I didn't, cause now it's coming to the ultimate console!

So ya, I've got it preordered.

I wasn't aware this was coming out in Europe/Australia as a physical edition, but I'm happy to hear it is. This should keep me hack 'n' slashing until FE Warriors comes out. I hope the music in the game is as cool as it is in the trailer.

@Wexter I personally really enjoyed the Fate arc, and the whole VN in general; that's what I started the series with, but I guess different people have different tastes. Your enjoyment of the Fate arc could have been brought down by watching Zero first. Seeing Saber's story is one of the best experiences the series has to offer imo.

@Sonicman It's okay. I had a super Fate fanboy get me to read the VN and I found the Fate arc to be rather boring. Granted it is mostly just there to give you the rules and backstory, which I already got from Zero so that probably did not help.