“My name is Souhei Niikawa, and I am the producer of Nippon Ichi Software. Thank you very much for coming to NIS America’s press event tonight. From this year on, Nippon Ichi Software will limit the number of titles we release in a year. We are doing this to improve the game quality, and also to increase the customer satisfaction.
The games that have been showcased here tonight were strictly selected and developed with this new policy. The first title is Z.H.P. This is our latest dungeon RPG that has been created by the same staff members of Disgaea 3. The project began soon after the release of Disgaea 3 and for 2 years it has been under intense development to formulate the game system. We’re proud to say that Z.H.P. was made to surpass the Disgaea series and, also it is a title with all of our know how’s and ideas we build upon combined in to. To describe how confident we are about this title…Let’s just say we’re as excited as the time when we first developed Disgaea. This is a title that we would like to nurture into the level of Disgaea, so please help us.
The 2nd title is Cladun. This is a hack & slash type action RPG. This title also has some of the same staff members as Disgaea and it is highly addictive. As our wish it would be great if you can help these 2 titles grow.
Oh and one last thing. This year the latest Disagea will be released in Japan and it will be for the PS3. Plans to make Disagea evolve to a new level and also plans to surprise everybody is in progress. By the time Tokyo Game Show comes around we will be able to release more information, so please look forward to it.
Thank you very much.”
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AR TONELICO QOGA ~Knell of Ar Ciel~ HEADING TO THE WEST
Santa Ana, Calif. (Jul 15, 2010) –NIS America, Inc. announced today that the final chapter in the Ar tonelico series will be coming to North America and Europe in spring 2011. Unlike the 2 previous versions the latest incarnation is developed exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and takes advantage of the powerful processing capabilities. Both the graphics and battle system is all new, created from ground up for an unique gaming experience.
Developed and published in Japan by Banpresto Co., Ltd., Ar tonelico 3 marks a new approach to the RPG genre by seamlessly combining simulation with role-playing. Gamers can not only customize weapons and items, but now design their character’s personalities, skills, and appearance through virtual interaction. Also past events will intersect with future game play as well as the outcome of the game.
ABOUT AR TONELICO QOGA
Ar tonelico Qogais the final installment in the Ar tonelico series. The story takes place in Sol Cluster, a kingdom ruled by an organization called Clustaniaand their ultimate goal is to enslave humans and rule the world. However, the two key Reyvateils(humanoids) they need to accomplish their goal meet Aotoand fight back against injustice.
KEY FEATURES
Action Battle
Unlike the previous Ar tonelico series, the latest title incorporates an action based comabt system. You will run and attack as if you are playing an fighting game or action game.
Song Magic
During combat song magic can be used by making key button pressing according to the rhythm of the music. If your rhythm is good the stronger the magic becomes.
Cosmoshphere
Ar tonelico features a revolutionary system that combines character development with skill acquisition. By diving into the Reyvateil’s subconscious world, one gets to know the character of the team member better, while acquiring new spells.
Multiple Story Paths
Depending on how you progress through the game your outcome will change. There is over 2 hours worth of ending for extreme replay value.
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NIPPON ICHI SOFTWARE’S LATEST SRPG, Z.H.P. COMING TO NORTH AMERICA
Santa Ana, CA (Jul 15, 2010) –NIS America revealed today that Z.H.P., the latest strategy RPG from Nippon Ichi Software for the PlayStation® Portable will make its way to North America this winter.Z.H.P. is an all new IP developed by the same team that brought the Disgaea series. The game retains the same hardcore SRPG aspects of Disgaea, but with a deeper customization feature for the character and even more randomly generated contents in battles.
About Z.H.P.
Known as ZettaiHero Keikakuin Japan, Z.H.P. is the only turn based strategy RPG that allows you to create your own, one and only super hero to fight vicious(?) villains. Players can create a super hero literally from head to toe. If you wish to use drills instead of hands or wheels instead of legs you can do so by simply swapping out your body parts. Battle maps are all randomly generated for mad replay value and there are tons of character and secret base customization. Z.H.P. gives you the chance to relive your childhood fantasy of making your own superhero and superhero base.
Key Features
1.Highly customizable superhero (From head to toe)
2.Build your own secret superhero base
3.Randomly generated grid based battle maps
4.Highly strategic battle system with numerous traps and puzzle effects
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CLADUN: THIS IS AN RPG ANNOUNCED FOR NORTH AMERICA!
Santa Ana, CA (July 15, 2010) –NIS America announced today that Nippon Ichi Software’s latest action adventure game “Cladun: This is an RPG” will be heading to North America this fall. This latest game will be offered as a PSN exclusive title for the PlayStation®Portable platform.
About Cladun
Cladunis a retro style dungeon crawler game. Players can create their own main character from scratch using a graphics editor and the dungeons that you will be adventuring in are randomly created for infinite replay value. You can even explore the dungeons with your friends, using the ad-hoc feature of the PSP.
Key Features
1.Retro style dungeon crawler
2.Powerful graphics editor
3.Randomly created dungeons for infinite replay
4.Team based combat system
5.Extensive character customization using power up items
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