Hero of Legend
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I guess you can call this the 3rd in my "look over" series that consisted of Nintendo's relationship with Koei Tecmo and Bandai Namco. This time, I'll move the focus away from Nintendo themselves and just focus on what I consider to be the strongest 3rd-party supporter of the 3DS in sheer volume and quality to back it up.
Note that at the moment I'm focusing on NA dates.
Let us begin! (click on all boxes for a bigger pic)
The first in the line-up. This was a port of a DS game, and actually came out rather early on August 24th 2011 in NA. It featured new content, redrawn art and expanded the viewpoint... on the bottom screen. They decided to leave the top screen for viewing monster art and whatnot while the game takes place on the bottom screen. No prob I guess if it was necessary, just an odd choice to neglect the 3D.
Next was the localization of a Mahjong game by Sunsoft. Really odd choice of name even if I get the joke. I never see this anymore, was it good? It came out on Oct 11th 2011 and is their last that year in the west.
Next after a whole year later on Oct 9th 2012 is their next localization of a game by Agatsuma, and was IIRC created by a team of ex-Treasure folks behind Gunstar Heroes.
Finally comes Atlus' first ground-up, original title for the system. Coming out on Feb 25th 2013 in NA. It's the same gameplay fans of the series love.
Now comes the first SMT title on 3DS which is a remake of the original Soul Hackers from Saturn and PS1, AND it's the first version in NA! This came out on April 15th 2013 in NA.
And right after that on July 16th 2013 comes what many might consider not only Atlus' biggest 3DS game to date but also one of the highest profile on the system, Shin Megami Tensei IV! This features a 3D overworld but the battles are back to a more classical 2D-style, unlike the 3D fights from Nocturne. It also doesn't feature the original character designer Kazuma Kaneko, instead they brought in Masayuki Doi who actually already worked on Persona 3.
Next on Sept 30th 2013 comes the second and certainly not the last Etrian Odyssey game for the system, and the first remake in the series being a remake of the first from the DS! This features a story mode but also features a classic mode for vets who want the traditional style.
After a year and a half after on April 16th 2014 Code of Princess comes Atlus' next external localization. Conception 2 is by Spike Chunsoft, and is also the first (and so far only) multiplat localization by Atlus on 3DS, as it's also on the Vita.
Now comes what others might consider to be a contender for biggest (depends on your views as this is a spin-off rather than mainline like SMTIV) on Nov 24th 2014 is Persona Q, the first in the series history to be on a Nintendo system, and it IS canon IIRC. This blends Persona with Etrian Odyssey to give fans a more dungeon-crawler experience in the Persona series, plus there's no dating sim elements IIRC.
Out tomorrow! This is an out of the left field crossover between Etrian Odyssey and Spike Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon/Shiren the Wanderer series.
Well finally after nearly 4 years after the first one's remake in NA, the sequel finally arrives on 3DS in NA on May 5th 2015.
After being rated by the Australian rating system awhile back, Atlus finally announced they were localizing the game and the game came out on May 12th 2015. Oddly though, this is available ONLY on the eShop, a first for Atlus in NA on 3DS. (Conception 2 was eShop-exclusive in EU also) The first two episodes are were out on the eShop (on both 3DS and Wii U? Not sure.) for free until June 30th (removed or just getting a price, again not sure.)!
Here's yet another Etrian Odyssey game, this time being a remake of EO2 on DS. Again it comes with a new story mode and a classic mode. It's due on Aug 4th 2015.
Here is another localization of an outside game, published by FuRyu and developed by a team consisting of ex-Square folks who worked on the SaGa series! This is listed for Oct 13th 2015 in NA.
As mentioned months ago (still viewable below) this is Imageepoch's final game, and the first Sega game to be localized by Atlus since being bought by them, this is listed for Nov 17th 2015 in NA.
So what's next on the roadmap? Well I think it's safe to say this is it for this year, in fact I think Atlus already said as such.
The only game I think has a really good shot of being localized, and with an immediate predecessor being, well, a precedent, that would be the newly announced 7th Dragon-III!
Hopefully this is the one to make it over, as all three prior entries (7th DRagon on DS, and 7th Dragon 2020 and 2020-II on PSP) didn't.
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Original conclusion: Finally we so far have one other game coming out this year from Atlus on 3DS in NA, and that's...
Due out this year in NA, this is what looks to be the last game by Imageepoch and was to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The game was sold to Sega after it was completed in November. Appropriately Sega also owns Atlus and Atlus also brought over IE's Luminous Arc 1 and 2 to NA on DS.
For the those in EU? Yeah Atlus haven't been the most "giving" to folks there. Atlus shrugged indeed. A lot of times NISA take on their games in EU but sometimes Atlus bring their stuff there themselves, and then they're digital-only like SMTIV, which took forever to make it to EU.
So yeah, there you have it! What do you guys think of Atlus' showing on 3DS thus far?
Note that at the moment I'm focusing on NA dates.
Let us begin! (click on all boxes for a bigger pic)
The first in the line-up. This was a port of a DS game, and actually came out rather early on August 24th 2011 in NA. It featured new content, redrawn art and expanded the viewpoint... on the bottom screen. They decided to leave the top screen for viewing monster art and whatnot while the game takes place on the bottom screen. No prob I guess if it was necessary, just an odd choice to neglect the 3D.
Next was the localization of a Mahjong game by Sunsoft. Really odd choice of name even if I get the joke.
I never see this anymore, was it good? It came out on Oct 11th 2011 and is their last that year in the west.
Next after a whole year later on Oct 9th 2012 is their next localization of a game by Agatsuma, and was IIRC created by a team of ex-Treasure folks behind Gunstar Heroes.
Finally comes Atlus' first ground-up, original title for the system. Coming out on Feb 25th 2013 in NA. It's the same gameplay fans of the series love.
Now comes the first SMT title on 3DS which is a remake of the original Soul Hackers from Saturn and PS1, AND it's the first version in NA! This came out on April 15th 2013 in NA.
And right after that on July 16th 2013 comes what many might consider not only Atlus' biggest 3DS game to date but also one of the highest profile on the system, Shin Megami Tensei IV! This features a 3D overworld but the battles are back to a more classical 2D-style, unlike the 3D fights from Nocturne. It also doesn't feature the original character designer Kazuma Kaneko, instead they brought in Masayuki Doi who actually already worked on Persona 3.
Next on Sept 30th 2013 comes the second and certainly not the last Etrian Odyssey game for the system, and the first remake in the series being a remake of the first from the DS! This features a story mode but also features a classic mode for vets who want the traditional style.
After a year and a half after on April 16th 2014 Code of Princess comes Atlus' next external localization. Conception 2 is by Spike Chunsoft, and is also the first (and so far only) multiplat localization by Atlus on 3DS, as it's also on the Vita.
Now comes what others might consider to be a contender for biggest (depends on your views as this is a spin-off rather than mainline like SMTIV) on Nov 24th 2014 is Persona Q, the first in the series history to be on a Nintendo system, and it IS canon IIRC. This blends Persona with Etrian Odyssey to give fans a more dungeon-crawler experience in the Persona series, plus there's no dating sim elements IIRC.
Out tomorrow! This is an out of the left field crossover between Etrian Odyssey and Spike Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon/Shiren the Wanderer series.
Well finally after nearly 4 years after the first one's remake in NA, the sequel finally arrives on 3DS in NA on May 5th 2015.
After being rated by the Australian rating system awhile back, Atlus finally announced they were localizing the game and the game came out on May 12th 2015. Oddly though, this is available ONLY on the eShop, a first for Atlus in NA on 3DS. (Conception 2 was eShop-exclusive in EU also) The first two episodes are were out on the eShop (on both 3DS and Wii U? Not sure.) for free until June 30th (removed or just getting a price, again not sure.)!
Here's yet another Etrian Odyssey game, this time being a remake of EO2 on DS. Again it comes with a new story mode and a classic mode. It's due on Aug 4th 2015.
Here is another localization of an outside game, published by FuRyu and developed by a team consisting of ex-Square folks who worked on the SaGa series! This is listed for Oct 13th 2015 in NA.
As mentioned months ago (still viewable below) this is Imageepoch's final game, and the first Sega game to be localized by Atlus since being bought by them, this is listed for Nov 17th 2015 in NA.
So what's next on the roadmap? Well I think it's safe to say this is it for this year, in fact I think Atlus already said as such.
The only game I think has a really good shot of being localized, and with an immediate predecessor being, well, a precedent, that would be the newly announced 7th Dragon-III!
Hopefully this is the one to make it over, as all three prior entries (7th DRagon on DS, and 7th Dragon 2020 and 2020-II on PSP) didn't.
--
Original conclusion: Finally we so far have one other game coming out this year from Atlus on 3DS in NA, and that's...
Due out this year in NA, this is what looks to be the last game by Imageepoch and was to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The game was sold to Sega after it was completed in November. Appropriately Sega also owns Atlus and Atlus also brought over IE's Luminous Arc 1 and 2 to NA on DS.
For the those in EU? Yeah Atlus haven't been the most "giving" to folks there. Atlus shrugged indeed.
A lot of times NISA take on their games in EU but sometimes Atlus bring their stuff there themselves, and then they're digital-only like SMTIV, which took forever to make it to EU. So yeah, there you have it! What do you guys think of Atlus' showing on 3DS thus far?
