From the Abyss, to North America

by Eric Caoili on Apr 22nd 2008 10:30AM

Remember From the Abyss, Sonic Powered's Secret of Mana-esque ARPG? The title debuted in Japan earlier this year to little fanfare, and it didn't seem to have much potential for a North American release. Publisher Aksys thought different, however, and has announced that it will be localizing From the Abyss for "Q4 2008." If Eco-Creatures, an environment-conscious RTS with hardly any mass appeal managed to find a home in the US, why shouldn't From the Abyss?

As we discussed before, From the Abyss features a randomly generated world, capturable souls for stealing enemy techniques, and a two-player local co-op mode (separate dungeon, not main campaign). Hit the gallery below for screenshots from the Japanese release.

[Via press release]

Tags: aksys, arpg, co-op, from-the-abyss, sonic-powered

Reader Comments (3)

Too bad that lots of other japanese only games didn't see a America release. With so many better games to release in english... well, it's a beginning, at least. Let's hope for more!

Looks interesting. Too bad the main quest isn't multiplayer. That's my biggest complaint about FFCC Ring of Fates as well. For that, I'll just have to wait for Gauntlet and DQ9.

I was excited for this game but eventually decided not to import it. Q4 2008 release?? Obviously, these guys don't know how the American gaming market works.