BlackBuzzard
Banned
Very big chance its PS4/Vita like YS.
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Tokyo Xanadu (Falcom) coming in 2015
- Thread starter Takao
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Very big chance its PS4/Vita like YS.
While Famitsu often covers mobile games, Dengeki PlayStation only covers PlayStstion games.
Fair enough. I just don't want to be disappointed so I'm playing safe.
Actually Dengeki Playstation Magazine once teased Star Ocean 4 (timed exclusive to Xbox360) but I think we could at least say this time this is for dedicated gaming device.
Nightengale
Member
Magazine scans aren't allowed, remove that.
Thanks for the peek though. =)
Thanks for the peek though. =)
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
If Ys is Falcom's first PS4 game, and Xanadu is releasing first, and it's going to appear in Dengeki Playstation, I guess we can assume it's a Vita game.
Also, I'd guess that scan would count as an ad page (which is allowed) and not an article (which isn't). I don't know all the details about the scan rule so I might be wrong though.
Also, I'd guess that scan would count as an ad page (which is allowed) and not an article (which isn't). I don't know all the details about the scan rule so I might be wrong though.
Korialstrasz
Member
Bad news for people wanting a PS4 game:
No source because scans.
Edit: beaten
No source because scans.
Edit: beaten
Nightengale
Member
Looking to be either Vita-only or PS3/Vita, like Sen no Kiseki.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I doubt it will be on PS3, but that would be nice since it won't be on PS4. Probably Vita exclusive.
Yeah if it is releasing so soon it would make sense to be Vita or PS3/Vita.
Justice_Bolt
Member
Not for PS4? Jesus!
Acquiescence
Member
Japan, it's time to cut the umbilical cord and say your goodbyes to last gen. The PS4 needs you now.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I hope it's at least on Vita, but that's almost a given.
That doesn't really tell us anything or rule it out...
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Vita exclusive. Rise, Smokey.
It could be mobile, or even 3DS.
Okay, that last one is really unlikely.
Vita isn't last gen.
Besides, looking at Ys 8 all of Falcom's PS4 releases will probably look Dreamcast+ in complexity.
If Tokyo Xanadu is their first 2015 release but Ys 8 is their first PS4 game, one should infer that means Xanadu isn't a PS4 game.
Okay, that last one is really unlikely.
Vita isn't last gen.
Besides, looking at Ys 8 all of Falcom's PS4 releases will probably look Dreamcast+ in complexity.
If Tokyo Xanadu is their first 2015 release but Ys 8 is their first PS4 game, one should infer that means Xanadu isn't a PS4 game.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
First PS4 game doesn't necessarily have to mean first PS4 to release....it could have started development earlier or maybe Ys will come out sooner than what we expect.
Come on Falcom give us that PS4 version.
This is true, though Ys would pretty much have to get a release date this week for it to ship before April.
Pound_lb003
Member
Or it could be that Ys is their first PS4 game announcement. All of those bits of editorial are independent of one another - Xanadu's platform not being revealed yet means the idea that Ys's is Falcom's first PS4 game - is still totally valid.
Either, way I'd like to to be.
TheBlueBomber
Member
If this comes to the US on ps4, ill definitely check it out, i've never played the others, but the videos posted in the thread are interesting
Quoting myself from last page:I guess this won't see a western release? Happy to be corrected
Yep. Nothing concrete yet so it can't be ruled out.
I wouldn't mind if it was Vita exclusive, but I still think it might not be so.
Acquiescence
Member
I know that, I was referring to the PS3, since there's a likelihood of the game appearing on that platform. I have no problem with it being on the Vita.
And it's not really about pushing graphical fidelity or anything like that, I just want to see Japanese devs make a quicker transition to the new gen and stop languishing in last gen purgatory. It'll be healthier for the industry as a whole.
NavyPharaoh
Member
I came to this to see what was next from Famicom, being familiar with Ys, then I see this
You mean one of my favorite games on nintendo had a sequel, not only a sequel but this new game is one? I'm buying this If it comes to ps4. Faxanadu was a classic to me then, can't wait to see what they do with it now.
- 1987: Faxanadu
A Xanadu game sublicensed to and developed by Hudson for the Famicom -- thus the name, which is a portmanteau of "Famicom Xanadu." This came out in English on the NES, and while not technically a Falcom game, it's very much in the spirit of the series, and I've long said that Xanadu Next feels like a spiritual sequel to Faxanadu more than it does an actual sequel to Xanadu. It just has a very similar look and feel, but much more modernized. (Oh, and Faxanadu is a great game, so you should totally play it!)
- 1987: Other Dragon Slayer games that aren't Xanadu
There are a ton of them, but they're not technically Xanadu, so I'm not going to talk about them here. A couple did come out in English, though: the fourth game, Drasle Family, was released in English on NES as Legacy of the Wizard, and the fifth game, Sorcerian, was released in English for DOS by Sierra. Both are exceptionally good games, with Legacy of the Wizard being the most obtuse yet addictive Metroidvania till La-Mulana came along, and Sorcerian being a game Falcom really, really needs to remake or sequelize, because it was SO ahead of its time with its modular quest structure and constant expansion packs that were actually worthwhile.
- 1994: The Legend of Xanadu
This is arguably a different series altogether (or a different subseries of Dragon Slayer, anyway, since this counts as Dragon Slayer VIII), but it still has "Xanadu" in its name, and the original Japanese LE of Xanadu Next came with an emulated version of this game and its sequel, so I think it still counts. This PC-Engine exclusive is kind of like a slightly slower bump system Ys title (with sidescrolling boss stages that play kinda like Ys III), but with some really neat additions that make it entirely unique -- like a day/night system with NPCs that actually have daily routines, and the coolest death system I've ever seen (when you die, you become a ghost and are able to fly through walls and trees and over water, so you can literally fly ANYWHERE just to spy on people and see what awaits you later in the game... though you're supposed to fly back to the church to be resurrected).
- 1995: The Legend of Xanadu II
The PC-Engine sequel to The Legend of Xanadu, and one of the most impressive-looking 16-bit games I've ever seen. This title gives even Chrono Trigger and FF6 a run for its money in terms of sheer detail, really pushing the PC-Engine to its limits. This is an unsung gem of the 16-bit era to be sure, and pretty much everything you could possibly hope for from a mid-'90s JRPG.
- 2005: Xanadu Next
Released in English for the N-Gage (!), though the N-Gage version is severely watered down to the point that you might be better off pretending it doesn't exist.
You can also read about all the games I missed (which are mostly remakes and ports) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Slayer_II:_Xanadu
SO EXCITE.
That's... essentially what Xanadu Next is, more or less. Which is why I love it so much, and why I am SO EXCITE for Tokyo Xanadu.
-Tom
You mean one of my favorite games on nintendo had a sequel, not only a sequel but this new game is one? I'm buying this If it comes to ps4. Faxanadu was a classic to me then, can't wait to see what they do with it now.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
So what happens in Falcom announces Fax Xanadu in 10 years? Will it be a Kafkaesque side-scrolling drama adventure concerning an employee's disgruntlement with outdated telecopying in the workplace?
ATXAlchemy
Member
Xanadu will apparently release before the new Ys game.
I'd rather argue that it's time for Falcom to return home.
Back to the PC-88?
http://gematsu.com/2014/12/falcom-president-shares-details-tokyo-xanadu
New info here. Although interestingly enough, it still says that the target platform is an unknown.
New info here. Although interestingly enough, it still says that the target platform is an unknown.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Why not? Contract Kiya to make a game, perchance.
Interesting that we have another red-vs-blue gender duo, but for a Xanadu game. Games in the series often reflect the state of Japanese games (Falcom's in particular) around that point—in 1985 there were lots of games blending arcade and computer RPG, in 1995 Revival Xanadu stood out by reinforcing the company's legacy in the midst of a Japanese PC gaming death wave, and 2005 had Falcom reinventing old as new alongside Dinosaur. This might look familiar to the audience for Kiseki and Persona (&c.), but it's no doubt going to be a Xanadu game like its forefathers. standing out for better or worse.
I wonder why they won't say anything. I figure it's probably for VITA, but there would be no reason for hiding it, no?
It's actually a very likely pick-up for XSeed. I sure hope so.
twentytwo22
Member
Action RPG with free camera and jumping at least leads me to believe it definitely won't mobile. I'm also in the camp that based on the Ys ad RIGHT NEXT TO THE XANADU AD stating that Ys will be Falcoms first PS4 game, that this will either be Vita or Vita/PS3.
There would be no reason to hide it if were for PS4 either.
They're doing so to generate discussion and allow them to get easy press coverage when they do reveal the platform(s).
http://www.esterior.net/2015/02/new-tokyo-xanadu-information-to-be-revealed-on-226/
Famitsu and DPS will probably leak Monday/Tuesday EST.
Famitsu and DPS will probably leak Monday/Tuesday EST.
PS3 and Vita?
Vita according to Gematsu.