Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi coming to the 3DS in America]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/hakuoki-memories-of-the-shinsengumi-coming-to-the-3ds-in-americ/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/hakuoki-memories-of-the-shinsengumi-coming-to-the-3ds-in-americ/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/hakuoki-memories-of-the-shinsengumi-coming-to-the-3ds-in-americ/#comments Hakuoki Memories of the Shinsengumi coming to US 3DSesAksys Games has announced a North American release of Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi on the Nintendo 3DS. The game is based on Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom, which made it to the PSP last February.

The female-focused "otome" romance game comes to Nintendo's handheld with new story content and some 3DS-specific features, like 3D graphics and the ability to take your potentially creepster picture with the story's main characters.

No release date has been announced yet, but those interested can stay tuned to the official site for more.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsaksys-gameshakuokiHakuoki-Demon-Of-The-Fleeting-Blossomhakuoki-warriors-of-the-shinsengumiidea-factorymobilenintendonintendo-3dsotomereleaseromancestoryWed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Aksys Games on localizing the hot samurai of Hakuoki]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/12/aksys-games-on-localizing-the-hot-samurai-of-hakuoki/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/12/aksys-games-on-localizing-the-hot-samurai-of-hakuoki/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/12/aksys-games-on-localizing-the-hot-samurai-of-hakuoki/#comments During this month's Anime Expo, Aksys Games revealed plans to localize Idea Factory's Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom, a romance-centric visual novel for PSP, and one of the few games in that genre (called "otome" games, for a Japanese term for "maiden") ever to be officially localized for the West.

Following the bizarre announcement, I asked Aksys for more information on this relatively unfamiliar genre and this game in particular. So what exactly is an "otome" game? " In a loose sense," Aksys Games' lead editor Ben Bateman told Joystiq, "'otome' games are games targeted at girls, and are usually something in the vein of a visual novel. They usually focus on meeting, attracting, and developing a relationship with, one of a selection of several hot mans [sic]."

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JoystiqAksys Games on localizing the hot samurai of Hakuoki originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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