BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. ANNOUNCES A.W. : PHOENIX FESTA FOR THE PLAYSTATION VITA

Bandia Namco has announced that A.W.:Phoenix will be heading west on the PSVita. The game will launch July 26 and will be available to purchase on the Playstation Network. Be sure to check out the screenshots below.

Here’s more details on AW: Phoenix Festa, via Bandai Namco:

A.W.: Phoenix Festa is based on a popular Japanese light novel — The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water, where in the 20th century a catastrophic event known as the Invertia leads to the destruction of many large cities on Earth. In order to recover from the devastation, the Integrated Enterprise Foundation is formed and cities are reorganized including one city called Rikka, also known as Asterisk. Within Asterisk, six academies hold tournaments called “Festas” pitting students from each academy against each other.

A.W.: Phoenix Festa combines dating sim mechanics and combat in one game and features its own original storyline carved from the light novel series. The game will let fans experience a true love adventure with numerous endings. A.W. : Phoenix Festa will also offer players various options to enhance relationships between their favorite characters which can be influenced through battles and conversations with non-playable characters (NPCs). Players may start the game as main character Ayato or an original character and go about daily school life by making friends and competing in the “Phoenix Festa” tournament. Players also train themselves in order to increase their combat abilities as they prepare to participate in the “Phoenix Festa” tournament with their favorite characters.

GOD EATER 2: Rage Burst Will Now Include Assassination Classroom DLC

Bandai Namco Entertainment America has just announced that God Eater 2: Rage Burst will now include another DLC costumes set for the DAY ONE edition. The first three Costume sets the announced a while back were the, Tales of Zestiria pack, Tokyo Ghoul, and Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization. The new DLC that is joining is from a popular anime called Assassination Classroom. God Eater 2 is set to be released August 30 for PS4, and PSVita.

Be sure to check out the trailer below.

Review: The Magic Circle (Xbox One)

This will leave an impression

Originally released back in July of 2015, I had never heard of The Magic Circle, so as I began playing it I was unsure of what I was getting myself into. It looked like it was a black and white game and it began as your village was being attacked, things quickly took a turn for the weird for me. I went to an un-burned hut and got a pop up box stating the game wasn’t finished!

Without spoiling too much, I met the “creators” they took my weapon almost got me killed and then deleted me. Then it was over, back at the title screen a mysterious voice contacted me and told me we were going to finish the game. That’s when the game truly began.

The game is of the puzzle genre, editing your enemies and world to solve said puzzles. I enjoyed trying to figure these out because they were unconventional. For example, at the beginning of the  game I found a fireproof rock and took its fireproofing powers away, and later I found a volcano, so I gave my fireproofing to an ally and voila he couldn’t die in lava.

The graphics of the game are nothing all that great to look at, but that’s the style it was made to be, an unfinished game has no color, apparently. The only color we see are from auras created by your character and some enemies. There are other parts of the game that are retro styled and these also have color, they have a very 64 bit era look to them, I think they are neat.pua4a042cf4fd6bfb47701cbc8a1653ada-1461599353-5085844-screenshot-original
pua4a042cf4fd6bfb47701cbc8a1653ada-1461599344-662864-screenshot-originalThe game is pretty fun and the puzzles are challenging enough to keep me playing. I definitely recommend it.

New Playable Pokemon in Pokken

Bandai Namco as said they will release a major update for the arcade version of Pokken Tournament on July 20 (Japan) that will add a new playable Pokemon, the company teased on their twitter account below.

 

The new Pokemon is yet to be announced, but  during a Niconico live stream on July 14, this Pokemon will be revealed

King of Fighters XIV Team South America Trailer

Atlus has another video straight from KOFXIV. Released today, the new trailer shows off “Team South” this time around, consisting of self-trained ninja Bandeiras Hattori; boxing prodigy Nelson; and Zarina who makes use of an acrobatic Capoeira fighting style. KOFXIV will be released exclusively for PS4 in North America August 23, and Europe August 26. Be sure to check the trailer out for yourself below.