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Playstation Store Update and Innovators Sale August 30 2016

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Innovators Sale (Sale Price, PS+ Price)

PlayStation 4

  • Alcatraz DLC for The Escapists – $1.49, $1.04
  • Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender DX – $3.59, $2.69
  • Back to Bed Game & Dynamic Theme – $5.99, $4.49
  • Beach Buggy Racing – $4.99, $3.99
  • Beyond Eyes – $5.99, $3.74
  • Blue Estate – $3.89, $2.59
  • Color Guardians – $5.99, $4.49
  • Contrast – $5.49, $4.49
  • Corridor Z – $5.59, $4.79
  • Croixleur Sigma – $10.49, $8.99
  • Dangerous Golf – $12.99, $10.99
  • Doki-Doki Universe – $7.49, $5.99
  • Don’t Starve – $5.99, $4.49
  • Drawful 2 – $5.99, $4.99
  • Dreamals: Dream Quest – $3.99, $2.99
  • Duct Tapes Are Forever DLC for The Escapists – $2.24, $1.56
  • Electronic Super Joy – $3.99, $2.99
  • Enter the Gungeon – $10.49, $8.99
  • Escape Plan – $5.99, $4.49
  • Escape Team DLC for The Escapists – $2.24, $1.56
  • Fibbage – $2.79, $2.09
  • Flockers – $9.99, $6.24
  • Flower – $2.79, $2.09
  • Fluster Cluck – $3.99, $2.99
  • Guns, Gore & Cannoli – $4.99, $3.99
  • Hyper Void – $5.99, $4.99
  • Invisible, Inc – $11.99, $9.99
  • Ironcast – $9.74, $8.24
  • Kholat – $11.99, $9.99
  • KillAllZombies – $6.99, $5.59
  • Letter Quest Remastered – $6.99, $4.99
  • LOOT Strategy Packed Bundle – $9.99, $7.49
  • Mega Coin Squad – $7.49, $5.99
  • Minutes – $4.79, $3.19
  • Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae – $8.39, $7.19
  • Neon Chrome – $9.74, $8.24
  • Oddworld New n Tasty ‘Alf’s Escape Mission’ – $1.57, $1.22
  • OlliOlli – $5.19, $3.89
  • Outlast – $7.99, $5.99
  • Party Hard – $9.09, $7.79
  • Penarium – $4.99, $3.99
  • Pure Chess – $3.99, $3.19
  • Pure Hold’em World Poker Championship – $12.99, $10.99
  • Pure Pool – $9.99, $7.99
  • Rack n Ruin – $3.99, $2.99
  • Republique – $12.49, $9.99
  • Retro City Rampage DX – $4.99, $3.99
  • Riptide GP2 – $3.49, $2.79
  • Risk of Rain – $6.99, $5.99
  • Rock Boshers DX: Director’s Cut – $2.79, $2.09
  • Rocketbirds 2: Evolution – $13.99, $11.99
  • Schrodinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark – $3.99, $2.49
  • Score Rush Extended – $8.39, $7.19
  • Shadwen – $11.89, $10.19
  • She Wants Me Dead – $5.59, $4.79
  • Soul Axiom – $13.99, $11.99
  • Sparkle 2 – $3.99, $3.19
  • Sparkle Doublepack – $5.59, $4.19
  • Sparkle Unleashed – $3.99, $3.19
  • Stick it to the Man – $9.99, $7.99
  • Tennis in the Face – $1.99, $1.49
  • The Banner Saga Complete Pack – $27.99, $23.99
  • The Escapists – $7.99, $5.99
  • The Escapists: The Walking Dead – $9.99, $6.99
  • The Jackbox Party Bundle – $22.49, $17.99
  • The Park – $9.09, $7.79
  • There Came an Echo – $7.49, $5.99
  • The Unfinished Swan – $5.99, $4.49
  • The Witness – $27.99, $23.99
  • Tiny Troopers Joint Ops – $3.19, $2.39
  • Trine 2: Complete Story – $9.99, $5.99
  • Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power – $10.49, $6.59
  • Trine Bundle – $11.99, $8.99
  • Trine Trilogy – $14.99, $11.99
  • VEV: Viva Ex Vivo – $3.49, $2.99
  • VEV: Viva Ex Vivo Basic Bundle – $6.99, $5.99
  • VEV: Viva Ex Vivo Complete Bundle – $11.19, $9.59
  • Videoball – $6.99, $5.99
  • Whispering Willows Game & Theme – $4.99, $3.74
  • Zen Pinball 2: Core Collection – $4.99, $3.99

PlayStation 3

  • Atomic Ninjas: Complete Edition – $3.19, $2.39
  • Back to Bed Game & Dynamic Theme – $5.99, $4.49
  • Contrast – $3.99, $2.99
  • Dead Nation – $3.99, $3.19
  • Doki-Doki Universe – $7.49, $5.99
  • Don’t Starve: Giant Edition – $5.99, $4.49
  • Fibbage – $2.79, $2.09
  • Final Exam – $2.49, $1.49
  • Flower – $2.79, $2.09
  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – $5.99, $4.49
  • Hustle Kings – $4.99, $3.99
  • Hyper Void – $5.99, $4.99
  • Jet Car Stunts – $3.19, $2.39
  • Knytt Underground – $3.99, $2.99
  • Never Alone – $5.99, $4.49
  • Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD – $4.49, $3.49
  • Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD – $6.74, $5.24
  • OlliOlli – $5.19, $3.89
  • Pure Chess Complete Bundle – $5.99, $4.49
  • Q*Bert Rebooted – $4.99, $3.99
  • Retro City Rampage DX – $4.99, $3.99
  • Rotastic – $2.99, $2.49
  • Slender: The Arrival – $4.99, $3.99
  • Sparkle 2 – $3.99, $3.19
  • Sparkle Doublepack – $5.59, $4.19
  • Sparkle Unleashed – $3.99, $3.19
  • Stick it to the Man – $6.49, $5.19
  • Tennis in the Face – $1.99, $1.49
  • The Jackbox Party Bundle – $22.49, $17.99
  • The Unfinished Swan – $5.99, $4.49
  • Tiny Troopers Joint Ops – $3.19, $2.39
  • Tokyo Jungle – $7.49, $5.99
  • Trine – $4.99, $2.99
  • Zen Pinball 2: Core Collection – $4.99, $3.99

PlayStation Vita

  • Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender DX – $3.59, $2.69
  • Back to Bed Game & Dynamic Theme – $5.99, $4.49
  • Boss! – $1.99, $1.49
  • Color Guardians – $5.99, $4.49
  • Corridor Z – $5.59, $4.79
  • Croixleur Sigma – $10.49, $8.99
  • Dead Nation – $3.99, $3.19
  • Doki-Doki Universe – $7.49, $5.99
  • Don’t Starve: Giant Edition – $5.99, $4.49
  • Escape Plan – $5.99, $4.49
  • Flower – $2.79, $2.09
  • Furmins – $2.99, $2.39
  • Hustle Kings – $4.99, $3.99
  • Jet Car Stunts – $3.19, $2.39
  • Knytt Underground – $3.99, $2.99
  • Kung Fu Rabbit – $3.49, $2.99
  • Let’s Fish! Hooked On – $3.99, $2.99
  • Letter Quest Remastered – $6.99, $4.99
  • Men’s Room Mayhem – $0.79, $0.59
  • Minutes – $4.79, $3.19
  • NekoBuro Cats Block – $1.99, $1.59
  • OlliOlli – $5.19, $3.89
  • OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood – $7.49, $5.99
  • Puddle – $5.59, $4.79
  • Pure Chess Complete Bundle – $5.99, $4.49
  • Pure Chess – $4.79, $3.99
  • Q*Bert Rebooted – $4.99, $3.99
  • Retro City Rampage DX – $4.99, $3.99
  • Risk of Rain – $6.99, $5.99
  • Rock Boshers DX: Director’s Cut – $2.79, $2.09
  • Rocketbirds 2: Evolution – $13.99, $11.99
  • Severed – $10.49, $8.99
  • Sparkle 2 – $3.99, $3.19
  • Sparkle Doublepack – $5.59, $4.19
  • Sparkle Unleashed – $3.99, $3.19
  • Table Top Racing – $1.19, $0.89
  • Tennis in the Face – $1.99, $1.49
  • The Unfinished Swan – $5.99, $4.49
  • Tiny Troopers Joint Ops – $3.19, $2.39
  • Whispering Willows Game & Theme – $4.99, $3.74
  • Zen Pinball 2: Core Collection – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zombie Tycoon – $1.99, $1.49
  • Z-Run – $4.49, $2.69

PlayStation Portable

  • Retro City Rampage DX – $4.99, $3.99

PlayStation Plus Specials & Deals

  • 7 Days to Die (PS4) – $23.99
  • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (PS Vita) – $31.99
  • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (PS4) -$47.99
  • Binaries (PS4) – $8.99
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Digital Deluxe Edition (PS4) – $69.99
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Gold Edition (PS4) – $44.99
  • Dead Island Definitive Collection (PS4) – $29.99
  • Dead Island Definitive Edition (PS4) – $15.99
  • Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition (PS4) – $15.99
  • Deadlight: Director’s Cut (PS4) – $13.99
  • Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (PS4) – $35.99
  • Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (PS3) – $37.49
  • One Piece: Burning Blood (PS4) – $41.99
  • One Piece: Burning Blood (PS Vita) – $27.99
  • One Way Trip (PS4) – $13.49
  • Resident Evil 5 (PS4) – $13.99
  • Shadow Complex Remastered (PS4) – $10.49
  • Shadow of the Beast (PS4) – $13.99
  • Strike Vector EX (PS4) – $10.49
  • Table Top Racing: World Tour ‘Tropical Ice Pack’ (PS4) – $3.99

Other Deals (Sale Price, PS+ Price)

  • Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (PS3) – $3.74
  • Catlateral Damage (PS4) – $7.49
  • Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & The Monster Seal (PS Vita) – $23.99
  • Four Sided Fantasy (PS4) – $8.99, $7.99
  • Hue (PS4) – $11.99
  • Lost Dimension (PS3) – $23.99
  • Lost Dimension (PS Vita) – $23.99
  • Tembo the Badass Elephant (PS4) – $9.89
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PS3) – $19.99
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PS Vita) – $19.99

New Pre-orders

  • Battlefield 1 Ultimate Edition ($129.99)
  • BioShock: The Collection ($59.99)
  • COD Black Ops III Salvation DLC ($14.99)
  • Pac Man Championship Edition ($10.39)
  • Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide ($39.99)

PS4 Games

  • Assetto Corsa ($49.99)
  • Attack on Titan ($59.99)
  • Bears Can’t Drift ($9.99)
  • Binaries ($9.99/PS+ $8.99)
  • Claire: Extended Cut ($14.99)
  • Four Sided Fantasy ($9.99/PS+ $7.99)
  • God Eater 2: Rage Burst ($59.99)
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X ($49.99)
  • Hue ($11.99)
  • Livelock ($19.99)
  • Nebulous ($14.99)
  • One Way Trip ($14.99/PS+ $13.49)
  • resident evil 4 ($19.99)
  • RocketsRocketsRockets ($9.99)
  • Strike Vector Ex ($14.99/PS+ $10.49)
  • The Final Station ($14.99)
  • Verdun ($19.99)
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition ($49.99)

PS3 games

  • Attack on Titan ($59.99)
  • Mafia II ($29.99)

PS Vita Games

  • Attack on Titan ($49.99)
  • Claire: Extended Cut ($14.99)
  • God Eater 2: Rage Burst ($39.99)
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X ($39.99)

PS4 Add-ons

ASSETTO CORSA

  • SEASON PASS ($29.99)

ATTACK ON TITAN

  • WEAPON ‘SUMMER FESTIVAL’ (CROSS BUY) ($1.99)

GAL*GUN: DOUBLE PEACE

  • ‘BLAST FROM THE PAST’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)
  • ‘QUEEN OF PAIN’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)
  • ‘SHRINE MAIDEN’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)
  • ‘YOU’RE A SQUID NOW’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)

HATSUNE MIKU: PROJECT DIVA X

  • CLASSIC ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • CLASSIC MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • COOL ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • COOL MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • CUTE ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • CUTE MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • ELEGANT ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • ELEGANT MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • HAND IN HAND ($2.99)
  • MIKUDAYO ($2.99)
  • NERU HAKU SAKINE TETO MODULE PACK ($2.99)
  • QUIRKY ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • QUIRKY MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • SHARING THE WORLD ($2.99)
  • SNOW MIKU 2016 ($1.99)
  • SNOW MIKU PACK ($7.99)

JUST CAUSE 3

  • REAPER MISSILE MECH ($4.99)

KILL STRAIN

  • LAST HOLDOUTS SKIN BUNDLE ($19.99)

MINECRAFT

  • BATTLE MAP PACK 3 ($2.99)

PRIMAL CARNAGE: EXTINCTION

  • CRYO PACK 2 ($2.99)
  • RAPTOR PACK 4 ($2.99)

ROCK BAND 4

  • ‘SEVENTEEN’ – WINGER ($1.99)
  • ‘WHAT ABOUT LOVE?’ – HEART ($1.99)

ROCKSMITH 2014

  • GEORGE BAKER SELECTION – LITTLE GREEN BAG ($2.99)
  • THE CLASH – I FOUGHT THE LAW ($2.99)
  • THIN LIZZY – EMERALD ($2.99)

THE FOUR KINGS CASINO AND SLOTS (FREE TO PLAY)

  • FOUR KINGS CASINO: POP AND LOCK ($1.99)
  • FOUR KINGS CASINO: SPACE STATION ($1.99)
  • FOUR KINGS CASINO: THE ROBOT DANCE ($1.99)

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV

  • COSTUME CLASSIC KYO ($1.99)

PS3 Add-ons

ATTACK ON TITAN

  • WEAPON ‘SUMMER FESTIVAL’ (CROSS BUY) ($1.99)

LITTLEBIGPLANET 2

  • RED CAT COSTUME ($0.00)

MINECRAFT

  • BATTLE MAP PACK 3 ($2.99)

ROCKSMITH 2014

  • GEORGE BAKER SELECTION – LITTLE GREEN BAG ($2.99)
  • THE CLASH – I FOUGHT THE LAW ($2.99)
  • THIN LIZZY – EMERALD ($2.99)

PS Vita Add-ons

ATTACK ON TITAN

  • WEAPON ‘SUMMER FESTIVAL’ (CROSS BUY) ($1.99)

GAL*GUN: DOUBLE PEACE

  • ‘BLAST FROM THE PAST’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)
  • ‘QUEEN OF PAIN’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)
  • ‘SHRINE MAIDEN’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)
  • ‘YOU’RE A SQUID NOW’ COSTUME SET (CROSS-BUY) ($4.99)

HATSUNE MIKU: PROJECT DIVA X

  • CLASSIC ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • CLASSIC MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • COOL ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • COOL MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • CUTE ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • CUTE MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • ELEGANT ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • ELEGANT MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • HAND IN HAND ($2.99)
  • MIKUDAYO ($2.99)
  • NERU HAKU SAKINE TETO MODULE PACK ($2.99)
  • QUIRKY ACCESSORY UNLOCK KEY ($1.99)
  • QUIRKY MODULE UNLOCK KEY ($2.99)
  • SHARING THE WORLD ($2.99)
  • SNOW MIKU 2016 ($1.99)
  • SNOW MIKU PACK ($7.99)

MINECRAFT

  • BATTLE MAP PACK 3 ($2.99)

Themes

Console Theme Price
PS4 DOCTOR WHO DEEP BREATH DYNAMIC THEME 2.0 $2.99
PS4 EPIC BAY PANORAMA HIQ DYNAMIC THEME $2.99
PS4 LIVELOCK WASTELAND THEME $0.00
PS4 NFL: ARIZONA CARDINALS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: ATLANTA FALCONS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: BALTIMORE RAVENS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: BUFFALO BILLS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: CAROLINA PANTHERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: CHICAGO BEARS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: CINCINNATI BENGALS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: CLEVELAND BROWNS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: DALLAS COWBOYS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: DENVER BRONCOS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: DETROIT LIONS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: GREEN BAY PACKERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: HOUSTON TEXANS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: LOS ANGELES RAMS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: MIAMI DOLPHINS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: MINNESOTA VIKINGS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: NEW ORLEANS SAINTS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: NEW YORK GIANTS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: NEW YORK JETS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: OAKLAND RAIDERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: PITTSBURGH STEELERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: SAN DIEGO CHARGERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC $3.49
PS4 NFL: TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 NFL: WASHINGTON REDSKINS GAMEDAY DYNAMIC THEME $3.49
PS4 RULE THE WORLD CAT HIQ DYNAMIC THEME $1.99
PS4 UNDER WATER AQUARIUM DYNAMIC THEME 2.0 $2.99

Avatars

Console Avatar Price
PS4 ANUBIS AND CLAIRE $0.99
PS4 CLAIRE TITLE $0.99
PS4 DERANGED $0.99
PS4 HAPPY SUN $0.99
PS4 SHADOW $0.99
PS4 WOLF IN THE HOOD HIQ AVATAR $1.99
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MKXL PC Open Beta Hits Steam

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Earlier this morning Ed Boon tweeted a possible PC port for MKXL This was something that a lot of us didn’t think was going to happen after they declared the death of MKX PC support. Well as of now they have launched an open beta for MKXL on Steam, can you say 60fps?

The beta will be running all weekend until August 29 at 10:00am PDT. So if you were one of the PC players that was disappointed after the last MKX PC news, this would be the best time to jump back on board and start sending feedback.

You can find the link to the beta below.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/307780/

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Review: The Ronin Dojo (Mobile)

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As part of the Fighting Game Community (FGC), it is nice to see when the community starts to build something new, and R24 Digital has done this by bringing The Ronin Dojo to IOS and Android. The Ronin Dojo is a ..”tool designed by the FGC for the FGC”as well as to help “improve your speed and reflexes even when not near your fight stick or pad.”

screen696x696Visuals

The Ronin Dojo is a phone app/game, which isn’t supposed to be flashy because it has a purpose, but  it still looks good for presentation wise. The colors are bright and sit on each other fairly well, which the app/game needs to rely on for the game play to work. Fonts are legible and menus work for how basic they are. Visually, this app does what it needs to and is nice to look at.

 Gameplay

When first being introduced to The Ronin Dojo, is presented to me as a tool to help your response time for fighting games. Well after playing it, I see the concept of how it is supposed to work. The game is set up like Simon Says style. The play screen will present one of the four random action highlighted in a vibrant color, “Punch”, “Kick”, “Block”, and “Throw”. Your job is to press the buttons colored to the corresponding action, which will be the four buttons on the bottom of the play screen. The only thing that makes this different from Simon Says is that you have to respond within the time frame or hit frame given, as you would for any fighting games. This unnamedmakes The Ronin Dojo addicting because you will notice how you start responding slightly faster each time and trying to beat your High Score. This element makes the game feel more like a rhythm game. You start to notice that the game throws the action in a steady beat which will sort of draw you away. This is one aspect I can see be tweaked later on while the game develops, but so far, I can’t wait to see the improvements on the game/app down the line.

I would recommend members of the FGC to try this out and keep a close eye on it. This is just the beginning of The Ronin Dojo’s life cycle, so their might be some nice improvements for the evolution of this game/app with updates down the line. Be sure to check the game out along with checking out the developer’s website. Let us know what your high score is!

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Review: Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (PSVITA)

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Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate makes its way to the PSVITA. Originally released on the in Japan on the Nintendo DS in 2010, and the fifth entry from the rouge-like mystery dungeon Shiren the Wanderer series, and I can say this is a pretty interesting title. Even if you’re a hardcore JRPG fan and know your way around the ropes this is one of those titles that will take a lot of time and dedication to master. That being said, let us break down the game and see what it has to offer.

Visuals

This title is a remake of a Nintendo DS game from 2010, which means, sprite art! Yes, this title has sprite art which evidently sets the mood for the rouge-like dungeon crawler retro gamers are used to playing. The difference though, is that it is not just port artwork from the old game. The menus have been redone, the game is more colorful than ever, the hub has been made in HD along with the portraits of the characters, and the games aspect ratio. The aspect ration makes the port look amazing, not to mention the Japanese themed town are on point. Some of the big differences are when you hit the dialog scenes for the story, that is when the art really shines. The downside is that, when you play a good amount of floors in a dungeon map, they become bland and you eventually realize you have seen the same backgrounds over and over again due to the randomly generated maps. This is something very noticeable after putting some hours into the game. Visually, the game looks good but I can say newcomers might not like the retro visuals, fans of it will enjoy the mood it sets.

Sound

One word can describe the soundtrack, AMAZING! This is actually one of those soundtracks any fan of the genre will enjoy, especially any JRPG fan. Weather you’re in a dungeon fighting your way to the next level, making your way in one of the main story towers, or just exploring a town, this soundtrack will set the tone of the game. The game’s sound effects even helps draw players in with the retro sounds of hacking, and slashing from the original game. I really can’t complain much about any of the audio; the game does really well in this category.

Gameplay 

So this is where it gets complicated for Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate. This is not a game that everyone will like, and that being said doesn’t mean its a bad game, but more like one that only dedicated players with patience will get into too.

If you are familiar with the Mystery Dungeon games, for example Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, you will be familiar with how Shiren will work. The game is a turn-based tactical strategy game, mixed with a rouge-like dungeon crawler, and all in a somewhat real-time manner. Confused already? Don’t worry, the game will walk you through how the mechanics with its extensive optional tutorial in the “Beginner’s House” in the main village, Nekomaneki Village. After your lessons you are off on an adventure, where you’re intended to explore the dungeon floors filled with different creatures, and eventually end up filling the map which makes the game really hard from the start. Not to mention, once you die you lose all of your items you just found, money, equipment, experience, all to find yourself back at Nekomaneki Village starting all over again. This is where some players may want to drop this title, but players that will have the patience will find out what they did wrong , learn from it, and be off on their adventure again. As players progress they will also realize, not all items are helpful, be weary traps randomly placed on maps, nightfall (because enemies will strengthen up around that time), and be prepared to deposit everything you can once you complete a tower or dungeon because once you’re dead its gone. Players will also run into NPC’s that will join their journey as you progress in the story, but I noticed most of the time I would run into a trap and teleport away from them or vice versa, making my NPC’s useless. Another problem I did run into after hitting a certain point, the game started to make me feel like I never made progression, this actually drew me away , but I did eventually came back. Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate does pretty well in game play, if you like difficult, in-depth games, but that’s the thing with this titles game play, it is hard.

My standpoint for this game is that visually as a remake the title looks good, audio is outstanding, game play is very difficult and will eat up time, but I would recommend this title if  you’re a fan of the Mystery Dungeon games or JRPGs. If you are a newcomer, you most likely will be frustrated or overwhelmed with its difficult level.

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New Ace Attorney Demo and Watch 8-Min Animated Prologue

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Capcom has announced as of today you will be able to download the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice! Demo on the Nintendo eShop for the 3DS. Along with that Capcom have also released an 8-minute animated prologue video, fully done in english dubbing. The prologue video offers a look into the events that have taken place before the story of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice will be released digitally on September 8 for $29.99 on the Nintendo eShop. Be sure to watch the prologue below.