Not long ago NIS America announced Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1, a compilation of Phantom Brave: We Meet Again (Wii) and Soul Nomad & The World Eaters (PS2) as a summer release. As is the publisher's way it also unveiled a gorgeous collector's edition for those that want to splash some cash.
As a means of experiencing some of the earlier work of Nippon Ichi it's a tempting compilation, and it's now confirmed that it'll hit Switch on 31st August, having previously just been pegged for 'Summer'.
There's also a new trailer giving a spotlight to Soul Nomad & The World Eaters; in terms of upgraded assets it's not exactly remake territory, but may be a bump up in quality for a relatively old title. (The trailer also says 3rd September for the release date, but we opted for 31st August as that was the date in the press release and on the official website)
Let us know in the comments if you're planning to pick up Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1.
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I’m in!
Love that the Switch is a classic arcade beast.
@BlubberWhale They aren't arcade games, they are RPGs.
Love the Prinny branding.
I don't know these games.are they good?
@jump LOL I figured I’d guess wrong. Was in a hurry, just wanted throw out a supportive comment. (Here to edit my comment but I’ll just let this one cover it.)
Went back to look at the trailer and... I’ll give this a... maybe.... 😅
Phantom Brave is an underrated RPG game with a great story, definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of the Disgaea series.
One step closer to retiring my Ps2.
Phantom Brave is one of the best SRPG games ever made with engaging combat, an excellent and endearing story! While I'd love a sequel, I'm okay with just the original living on because this is a hard game to top!
Was really hoping for some information about the games....
Phantom Brave was good.
I haven't played soul nomad.
Soul Nomad is an odd one, you use squads of characters as a 'unit' with the 'unit leader' determining the units movement and field abilities, but every character in a squad attacks based on their position in a unit. Much more tactical than their other games, a lot more strategy involved, sadly has some balancing issues where interesting units just can't compete. SOLID story, it has two complete stories to play through a normal one and a villain one, both can hit quite hard while being classic NIS funny. An utter hidden gem, rough but beautiful.
I've never heard of them, but very interested in these.
Odd decision to release this just one month after Disgaea 6.
Had Phantom Brave on the Wii, couldn’t get into it. Not my cup of tea, I guess, and I’m a bit strategy RPG fan.
@ShadJV Yeah NIS had a very experimental phase late PS2 days. I keep trying Phantom Brave but just can't get into the mechanics that much, Soul Nomad used a different system that has it's own quirks but was easier to deal with and felt more tactical, hopefully they also bring back Makai Kingdom, their other gem from the PS2 days.
@bluemujika glad I’m not the only one. I appreciate the concept, it just didn’t click for me in terms of mechanics.
I’d welcome a La Pucelle Remaster. I got a review copy back in the day and it hooked me instantly and opened my eyes to the SRPG genre like Disgaea and Fire Emblem. Somehow lost my purchased copy in a house move but would love the chance to replay it again.
@bluemujika I agree, "Makai Kingdom" deserves another go, that's an awesome game!
@DaftAda I'm hoping that Vol. 2 is LaPucelle and Makai Kingdom
@bluemujika Makai or Rhapsody would be a good pairing.
Already have mine preordered with Gamestop (which also has the release date listed as 8/31)!
@DaftAda Oh I forgot about Rhapsody!
Why make a collection with only 2 games? It's even worse that it's labeled volume 1.
Day one purchase for me. I loved Phantom Brave.
So how long before we get an Ar Tonellico 1 and 2 collection? Umm, asking for a friend
I'd buy this just for Phantom Brave.
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