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[PSN Tuesday: Persona sale, Dead or Alive 5 Plus, The Walking Dead]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/19/psn-tuesday-persona-sale-dead-or-alive-5-plus-the-walking-dea/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/19/psn-tuesday-persona-sale-dead-or-alive-5-plus-the-walking-dea/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/19/psn-tuesday-persona-sale-dead-or-alive-5-plus-the-walking-dea/#comments This week's PlayStation Store update is notable for its substantial subtractions, particularly to the price of the Persona series. The three PSP games are each discounted by $10 or more, while the massive Persona 4 Golden for PlayStation Vita is marked down from its regular $40 to $30.

If you prefer portable pugilism to Persona's one-two punch of high-school time management and dungeon crawling, Tecmo Koei is offering a Plus-sized Vita version of Dead or Alive 5 for $40.

Meanwhile, the PlayStation 3 gets a new Atelier Totori game a Darksiders series bundle and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct - a licensed FPS that has yet to be widely reviewed.

Correction: The Atelier Totori game, The Adventurer of Arland, is for PlayStation Vita and available in a bundle with DLC for $40.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dead-or-alive-5-pluspersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitaps3pspsonythe-walking-dead-survival-instinctvitaTue, 19 Mar 2013 22:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Persona 4 Golden hits Europe's PSN Feb. 20, two days ahead of retail]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/persona-4-golden-hits-europes-psn-feb-20-two-days-ahead-of-re/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/persona-4-golden-hits-europes-psn-feb-20-two-days-ahead-of-re/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/persona-4-golden-hits-europes-psn-feb-20-two-days-ahead-of-re/#comments Those patient European Persona 4 fans don't have to wait quite as long as they thought for Golden to reach their Vitas. NIS America revealed today the re-release of the Atlus' RPG is available from PlayStation Network on February 20, two days earlier than it arrives at retail.

As for the retail release, confirmed for February 22 earlier this week, there are no announcements of any Special or Collector's Edition, so it doesn't look you'll be missing out on anything by buying it on PSN. Apart from the box with some sexy cover art, that is.

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NIS America, which is responsible for publishing Persona 4 Golden in the EU, told Joystiq last October that it was aiming for a February 22 release, though the game's official launch window has remained "Spring 2013" until now. We were also informed that the game would likely be released sans Special/Collector's Edition, which appears to be the case considering no such announcements accompanied the confirmation of its release.

Well, there is one way to get a Special Edition in Europe. If you stare into the screen of an unplugged television during a heavy rain, at midnight, you'll find what you're after. You have to be completely alone though, otherwise it won't work. It also helps if you've got some kind of repressed issues or have been having trouble accepting part of who you are.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Atluseuropean-release-dateNIS-Americapersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitarelease-datevitaTue, 22 Jan 2013 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Best of the Rest: JC's picks of 2012]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2012/#comments Joystiq is revealing its 10 favorite games of 2012 throughout the week. Keep reading for more top selections and every writer's personal, impassioned picks in Best of the Rest roundups.

Best of the Rest JC's picks of 2012
Kid Icarus Uprising
I tried not to push Kid Icarus Uprising on my coworkers, despite enjoying it more than anything else I played this year. It's ... not the friendliest game, and requires an investment to enjoy that maybe I wouldn't have put in, had I not reviewed the game. I hated it until I loved it.

The insane, uncomfortable control scheme is a massive turnoff for the first few hours of gameplay, though I swear it clicks later (and is deeply customizable). The script is goofy to the point of being embarrassing, though it also swung to "hilarious" as the game went on. And the multiplayer takes a lot of "training," being based on the same weird control scheme as the ground battles from the single-player game - and it became the only online multiplayer game I cared to put hours of my own time into in 2012.

Kid Icarus Uprising's high barrier to entry makes it very un-Nintendo-like, and the kind of game I usually wouldn't deem worthy of a second look. I'm the kind of person who doesn't want to play a game if I have to wait for it to get fun. But Uprising's payoff is so worth it.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsbest-of-2012best-of-the-rest-2012kid-icarus-uprisingmicrosoftnew-super-mario-bros-unintendopersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitaps3sound-shapestheatrhythm-final-fantasytokyo-junglevitawii-uxboxThu, 03 Jan 2013 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Still finding love in turn-based Japanese role-playing games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/09/still-finding-love-in-turn-based-japanese-role-playing-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/09/still-finding-love-in-turn-based-japanese-role-playing-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/09/still-finding-love-in-turn-based-japanese-role-playing-games/#comments This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.

When Japanese role-playing games come up in casual conversation, one word that I hear a lot is "nostalgic." As in, it's a genre that brings people back to a childhood spent playing old SNES RPGs, or maybe PlayStation classics like Final Fantasy VII. Traditional JRPG storytelling and gameplay tropes are seen as outdated, none more than the turn-based battle systems that drove all those 8 and 16 and 32-bit RPGs.

It's a sentiment shared by many in the industry itself. Responding to the repeated drumbeat for change, for example, Square Enix has broadly hinted that the next numbered Final Fantasy will be an action RPG. In Japan, the action-based co-op RPG Monster Hunter has become something of a holy grail for the industry - the series that everyone aspires to emulate.

This is where I take a stand though. Much as I like Ys and a handful of other action RPGs, I like good old-fasionhed turn-based RPGs that much better. Not every RPG has to be as frenetic as a Call of Duty. In fact, I rather prefer it when they're not. Case in point? The turn-based Persona 4 Golden, which remains as relevant now as it was when it first arrived on the PlayStation 2 in 2008.

Gallery: Persona 4 Golden (9/18/12)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Opinionpersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitavitaSun, 09 Dec 2012 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Deja Review: Persona 4 Golden]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/22/deja-review-persona-4-golden/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/22/deja-review-persona-4-golden/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/22/deja-review-persona-4-golden/#comments This is a Deja Review, a quick look at the new features and relative agelessness of remade, revived and re-released games.

Try explaining Persona 4 to a friend sometime - it's not easy. Any explanation inevitably begins with: "Well, it's about Japanese high schoolers who fight demons in an alternative dimension that can be accessed through a TV." And it only gets crazier from there.

Back in 2008 though, it was Persona 4's slightly insane premise and its unique format - the story follows a high schooler from April to December as he tries to keep up with his studies, make friends, and solve supernatural murders - that helped it stand out against the drab backdrop of the declining Japanese game industry. It's no less charming on the PlayStation Vita, where it benefits from redrawn high-definition art and some very interesting online functionality. Then, as now, it stands among the best Japanese-developed RPGs of the past decade.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>persona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitavitaThu, 22 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PSN Tuesday: PS All-Stars and Persona 4 Golden out today]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/psn-tuesday-ps-all-stars-and-persona-4-golden-out-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/psn-tuesday-ps-all-stars-and-persona-4-golden-out-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/psn-tuesday-ps-all-stars-and-persona-4-golden-out-today/#comments PSN Tuesday PS AllStars and Persona 4 Golden out todayThe latest PlayStation Store update brings two long-awaited game to PS3 and PS Vita. PlayStation All-Stars is now available in digital form on the PS3 for $59.99, as is a pint-sized version on the PS Vita for $39.99. And Atlus' acclaimed JRPG, Persona 4: Golden, is out on the PS Vita for $39.99.

Meanwhile, Clan of Champions and Sine Mora are both available on the PS3, and Jet Set Radio and Halfbrick's great iOS game, Jetpack Joyride, hit the Vita. A new bundle assembles Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel for $4.99, and some bonus content is thrown in with Hitman Absolution, alongside a discounted Sleeping Dogs.

There are also sales on some PS3 Ultimates (including the great Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine), and over in the DLC column we get the fifth episode of Telltale's popular Walking Dead series. Today also marks the debut of Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage for Borderlands 2 and a demo for the new DMC: Devil May Cry.

You can see the full list of additions over on the PlayStation blog.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>clan-of-championsdmc-devil-may-cryjet-set-radiopersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-all-stars-battle-royaleps3psn-tuesdaypspsine-morasonyvitaTue, 20 Nov 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Persona 4 Golden takes an interesting page from Dark Souls]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/07/persona-4-golden-takes-an-interesting-page-from-dark-souls/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/07/persona-4-golden-takes-an-interesting-page-from-dark-souls/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/07/persona-4-golden-takes-an-interesting-page-from-dark-souls/#commentsThis is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.
It's always around the month of May that I take a look at the lengthy list of daily decisions in Persona 4 and start to sweat a bit.

"Should I be going to the sports club so much? Shouldn't I be building my relationship with Yukiko?"
"Crap, I forgot to buy a book to read."
"Exams are coming up and I still haven't hit the first Knowledge threshold. I'm screwed."

More than most RPGs, Persona 4 is about the long game. It's set over the course of a full Japanese school year - from April to December - and there are important decisions to be made almost every day. Most of the time, you end up hanging out with various non-player characters, some of whom won't become friendly until you get to know a specific character. It's big, complicated, and stressful.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AtlusDark-SoulsJRPGsOpinionpersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitavitaWed, 07 Nov 2012 19:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Persona 4 Golden, Neptunia Victory 'aiming' to hit Europe Feb 22, Mar 15]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/28/persona-4-golden-neptunia-victory-aiming-to-hit-europe-feb-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/28/persona-4-golden-neptunia-victory-aiming-to-hit-europe-feb-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/28/persona-4-golden-neptunia-victory-aiming-to-hit-europe-feb-22/#comments Persona 4 Golden, Neptunia Victory 'aiming' to hit Europe Feb 22, Mar 15NIS America is aiming to bring Persona 4 Golden and Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory to Europe on February 22 and March 15 respectively. Though the official release windows for both remain Spring 2013, a PR representative for NIS America confirmed to Joystiq these are the dates being aimed for, and each game will be released "around that time." Official dates will be announced nearer the time, we're told.

Golden, the Persona 4 re-release on Vita, is unlikely to come to Europe in more than a standard release, according to the PR rep. In contrast, North America is getting the Solid Gold limited edition set when the game releases on November 20.

Regarding Victory, the third Hyperdimension Neptunia entry, North America has the same Spring 2013 official release window as Europe. We wouldn't be surprised if the North American date NIS has in mind for the PS3 game is in the same week.

Finally, we learned The Witch and the Hundred Knights "should" also be coming to Europe. The PS3-exclusive action RPG is confirmed as heading to North America, but following its delay in Japan there isn't an official release window for its arrival here. We were told we'd know whether or not it's coming to Europe when the NA release date is announced.

The game features the art style of Takehito Harada, of Disgaea and Phantom Brave fame, which can probably be deduced from the cover art alone. As for what's going on in that cover art, your guess is as good as ours.

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Persona 4 Golden brings the PS2 role-playing game to Vita with new content on November 20. In the meantime, you can dance along to this new trailer.

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This short trailer shows off some of the new features coming to Persona 4 Golden, which releases in North America on November 20. It also features the kind of funky upbeat music we'd expect an anime episode of something cutesy like Chobits to chirpily close on.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atluspersona-4persona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitavitaWed, 10 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Vita's Persona 4 Golden is both exciting and worrisome]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/vitas-persona-4-golden-is-both-exciting-and-worrisome/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/vitas-persona-4-golden-is-both-exciting-and-worrisome/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/vitas-persona-4-golden-is-both-exciting-and-worrisome/#commentsThis is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.
I can't tell you how excited I am for Persona 4 Golden. In a holiday that's relatively barren of RPGs (unless you like MMOs), it immediately stands out.

As RPGs go, it's pretty much a perfect fit for the Vita. It's lengthy, the art looks sharp on the OLED screen, and it plays out in discrete chunks that mesh well with the portable experience. It's just the sort of fully-fleshed portable RPG that the Vita needs.

It's also a port, something that's become an unfortunate trend for the PlayStation Vita. In fact, all three of the system's most anticipated RPGs - Final Fantasy X, Persona 4 Golden, and now Muramasa: The Demon Blade - are ports or updates from aging release lists. I'm not going to lie: This was exactly what I was afraid of when the Vita first arrived. Publishers appear to be playing it safe on the platform, to the detriment of RPG fans.

Granted, it's always a bit of a battle between the desire to take the path of least resistance and the desire to make something new at the outset. Early adopters are typically more willing to go out and try something new when the library is still small, but the smaller install base makes heavy investment in a new platform risky. It's very much a chicken-and-egg scenario - platforms need dynamic new properties to sell systems, but publishers want to see a large userbase before they are willing to leave their comfort zone. And it appears this is a bigger problem for the Vita than the 3DS.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AtlusOpinionpersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitarpgvitaWed, 03 Oct 2012 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Persona 4 Golden rushes North America on November 20]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/persona-4-golden-rushes-north-america-november-20/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/persona-4-golden-rushes-north-america-november-20/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/persona-4-golden-rushes-north-america-november-20/#comments Persona 4 Golden showers North America November 20Persona 4 Golden will arrive in North America for the PlayStation Vita on November 20. Publisher Atlus also noted in today's announcement that Persona 4 Golden is Japan's best-selling Vita game to date.

The game has received several enhancements from PlayStation 2's Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, including updated audio and graphics, along with new events and a new character. We now know what we'll be playing at the dinner table while ignoring family at Thanksgiving.

Gallery: Persona 4 Golden (9/18/12)

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Those golden goodies include a very golden Hori pouch, a very golden Hori protective skin, some very golden stickers, and a not so golden face cover. Should you want, you can get the skin separately with a pre-order. Persona 4: Golden and its Solid Gold variant will hit American stores sometime this fall.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atluslootpersona-4persona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitavitaFri, 24 Aug 2012 14:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Pre-order Persona 4 Golden for a Vita skin]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/pre-order-persona-4-golden-for-a-vita-skin/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/pre-order-persona-4-golden-for-a-vita-skin/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/pre-order-persona-4-golden-for-a-vita-skin/#comments Persona 4 Golden's preorder bonus is a Vita skinBy now, you know to expect a lovely artbook and/or soundtrack as a pre-order bonus with any new Atlus game. That's just what Atlus wants you to think, and then it shocks you with a Vita skin! Surprise!

The "limited" pre-order bonus for Persona 4 Golden is the above Vita skin, along with eight Persona 4 Golden Vita wallpapers that line up nicely with said protective skin. The game (and the skin) are due this fall.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atluspersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitapre-orderskinvitaThu, 16 Aug 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Vita and 3DS give RPGs a chance to shine at E3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/31/vita-and-3ds-give-rpgs-a-chance-to-shine-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/31/vita-and-3ds-give-rpgs-a-chance-to-shine-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/31/vita-and-3ds-give-rpgs-a-chance-to-shine-at-e3/#commentsThis is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.
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Next week, representatives from Nintendo and Sony will take the stage at E3 with the goal of fostering excitement for the Vita and 3DS. When it comes time for the sizzle reels and the assurances of publisher support, watch closely. For Japanese RPG developers, the time is now to make a splash.

By any measure, Japanese-developed RPGs play an important role on mobile devices dedicated to gaming. It's not just that Monster Hunter dominated the PSP. Many of the best Japanese-developed RPGs of the past few years, The World Ends With You and Dragon Quest IX among them, have been handheld. With the 3DS exploding in Japan, there's little reason to believe that will change any time soon.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dse3-2012fire-emblem-awakeningjrpgnintendopersona-4-goldenplaystationplaystation-vitavitaThu, 31 May 2012 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Persona 4 Golden for Vita arrives in North America this autumn]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/persona-4-golden-for-vita-arrives-in-north-america-this-autumn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/persona-4-golden-for-vita-arrives-in-north-america-this-autumn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/persona-4-golden-for-vita-arrives-in-north-america-this-autumn/#comments ImageAtlus announced this morning that it'll publish Persona 4 Golden for the PlayStation Vita this fall in North America. The remake was announced for Japan late last summer, and now those across the Pacific will be able to enjoy it without a significant foreign language education.

The Vita edition contains several upgrades from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, the original, critically acclaimed PlayStation 2 title that came late in the console's life. Persona 4 Golden will receive visual and audio upgrades, including more voice dialogue, and an "online dungeon rescue feature" for players about to die in the alternate world. Finally, the developers have added new events, new personas and another character in "Mary."

Update: Folks noticed at the way bottom of the official Persona 4 Golden website that there was trademark information for Kinect, Xbox 360 and PS3. Imaginations flared. Atlus tells Joystiq, "Just a simple copy/paste issue. P4G is releasing exclusively for PS Vita."

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