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A Hint of the Next MegaTen Game?

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It seems that the latest entry on the ATLUSNET blog by Persona 3's director has him commenting on the work that's being done for the next MegaTen game in the works.

http://www.atlusnet.jp/topic/detail/182


From what I can make out it seems he's talking about the voice acting from it and that he can't reveal anything about the game yet :( Or maybe the almighty magical online translator doesn't know what it's talking about :lol

Anyways if any japanese speakers/readers can give the gist of what it's saying, perhaps we can shed some more light on this matter :).
 
Well, it's not really much of a hint. It basically just says they're working on something, it's hard going, they're excited, blah blah.
 
Yeah, it's the director of SMTIII/P3/P3:FES saying he's started the 3 weeks session of voice recording for the next game.

This is interesting because either A. Devil Summoner 2 is getting voice, B. SMTIV is getting voice, C. A new Persona game, or D. An original game.

And I'd think the likelyhood of all those would be C>D>A>B considering how well P3/FES did.
 
Could be TC:Second Opinion too, he never said he was directing it, he produces pretty much major title at R&D1 these days.
 
I'm curious to see what system it's released for.

It was assumed that SMT4 would be on PS3, but if that's true, the game won't be out for another 4 or 5 years.

I think PS2 is still the best option.

Wouldn't suprise me if it's a DS release since Atlus has had good success on that platform.

duckroll said:
Could be TC:Second Opinion too, he never said he was directing it, he produces pretty much major title at R&D1 these days.
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Did TC have voice acting for the Wii versions?
 
Bebpo said:
This is interesting because either A. Devil Summoner 2 is getting voice, B. SMTIV is getting voice, C. A new Persona game, or D. An original game.

And I'd think the likelyhood of all those would be C>D>A>B considering how well P3/FES did.
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I'd love a new Persona, as much as I'm loving P3 right now. However, even with as successful as P3 and Fes were, it seems a bit fast to rush into the next one... I'd expect the rumored Kuzunoha Raidou 2 first, or a new Shin Megami Tensei title.

Reilly said:
Did TC have voice acting for the Wii versions?
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The original game didn't, but TC 2 is confirmed to have voice acting.
 
Awesome. Awesome to the max. TC2 needs some intense passionate anime surgical drama dialog.


as for the next SMT game, I kinda hope its on PS2, but I also hope they put a lot in to developing the graphics. As much as I love Persona 3, it seems a bit lazy in the in-engine graphics department, especially considering that many of the same scenes are re-used into oblivion.
 
I imagine even though Atlus won't be at TGS, they'll announce something soon -- aside from Trauma Center, they're running out of new projects to release so we've gotta hear what they're working on soon.

I suppose my best guesses would be:

• a new Persona or SMT spinoffs on DS
• SMT4 on PS3
• Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou 2 for PS2, maybe with a wagglerific Wii version also
• Etrian Odyssey 2 on DS (this one I don't see having voice acting, though)

Mamesj said:
As much as I love Persona 3, it seems a bit lazy in the in-engine graphics department, especially considering that many of the same scenes are re-used into oblivion.
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It's not that it's lazy, it's just not a graphics pushing game -- neither were DDS or SMT3. I'm fine with the visuals. Guess YMMV.
 
Y2Kev said:
How big was P3 in Japan? I'm totally in love with this game.
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In terms of popularity and awards it was huge.

In terms of sales, it's not SMTIII, but it's right behind it.
 
Mamesj said:
as for the next SMT game, I kinda hope its on PS2, but I also hope they put a lot in to developing the graphics. As much as I love Persona 3, it seems a bit lazy in the in-engine graphics department, especially considering that many of the same scenes are re-used into oblivion.
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Considering the budget, I think P3 looks really good.
 
ethelred said:
It's not that it's lazy, it's just not a graphics pushing game -- neither were DDS or SMT3. I'm fine with the visuals. Guess YMMV.
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I thought DDS and Nocturne were crisper though. the models in persona seem a bit more jaggy and blurry. Would've been awesome if it had full-on cel shaded treatment :) but the smoothing setting on the PS3 cures a lot of my complaints for the game..
 
ethelred said:
Huge success for them.



I've gotta correct you twice in one day, Beb? :D

P3 + Fes outsold SMTIII + Nocturne Maniax.
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Just wondering. What kind of numbers are we talking about here?
 
I heard from some reliable sources that Freya, Lenneth and Hrist will be part of the Norse Mythology demons that you can recruit.
 
P3 was far beyond any of the other PS2 efforts, I like Nocturne as much as the next guy but just didn't have the accessibility and charm to tie it together like P3 has, IMO.
 
Alex said:
P3 was far beyond any of the other PS2 efforts, I like Nocturne as much as the next guy but just didn't have the accessibility and charm to tie it together like P3 has, IMO.
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I disagree, somewhat. The best parts of P3 are better than the best parts of Nocturne, but when considering the total overall game, Nocturne is better.
 
Alex said:
P3 was far beyond any of the other PS2 efforts, I like Nocturne as much as the next guy but just didn't have the accessibility and charm to tie it together like P3 has, IMO.
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Now that's just BS. There is no way P3 can satisfy the same hunger as Nocturne... You'll just have to settle for something different (though, maybe just as good).
 
Avalon said:
Now that's just BS. There is no way P3 can satisfy the same hunger as Nocturne... You'll just have to settle for something different (though, maybe just as good).
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Well, I'm not calling them the same thing, although I've played so many dungeon hacks over the past few years my mind is rotting.

Just giving my perspective from a quality stand point, I was a lot more impressed with P3 than Nocturne, personally.
 
There was a hint waay back that a new Devil Summoner was in the works. They said they were interested in the PS3 and Wii.

The PS3 could kill Atlus. Id say Wii :(
 
Thanks to Bebpo and everyone else who helped deduce to what was being said in the blog :D I'm hoping myself for it to be a new MegaTen game.

I don't see why they would keep tight lipped if it was Trauma Center New Blood considering ATLUS USA already announced it and I believe Famitsu put up pics of the US build on their site :)

So all signs seem to point to it being a new MegaTen game or something else altogether :D
 
hopefully it's DDS3/Persona 4/Devil Summoner 2/new series and not SMTIV

I wonder if they'll keep the ps2 alive or move towards the wii
 
hot, I cant wait then.

Nocturne is the overall better game, but P3 is my favorite because the game is so charming and full of character it just pulls you in. as much as Im loving p3 I dont want them to churn out another Persona they can give it a rest for awhile, maybe a new series? or devil summoner 2.
 
for some reason I just couldn't get into Nocturne.... on the other hand I loved all the spin-offs


especially P3, hopefully Fes will make it here one day, even if they might have to waggle-fy it and include some more extras (wink wink)
 
I can't put Persona 3 down. There's a huge difference in presentation between Nocturne and Persona 3 (obviously) and P3 draws me in like few RPGs do. I understand Persona 3 is a bit of a break from Persona of old, but damn, this game is amazing. It's so unique to me and I absolutely love how the mechanics work. It's so refreshing. And the battle system is so fast...it's so rarely monotonous even at its most repetitive.

The soundtrack is amazing, too.

And Atlus will be fine, I think. They design their games knowing exactly the risk/reward and cost of production at hand. It's really amazing that they continue to turn out some of the best (or the best) in the business despite their limited resources. They have true talent.
 
Also guys, there's no indication that Atlus is NOT going to be at TGS. I wondered where that bullshit came from, and it seems some people didn't see Atlus on the exhibitors list or the software showcase list and panicked. Those two lists are only initial lists released by TGS, the next list is expected 13th Sept with more publishers. It's nowhere near complete. Relax.
 
zoku88 said:
I'm still wondering why N1 decided to do that. I doubt the reason was because they need Blu-ray's space...
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The game was probably begun long before people realized for certain what the PS3's fate in Japan was. Probably the same is true with Shin Megami Tensei 4. Bear in mind even after the DS explosion, a lot of people figured that the PS3 would still inherit most of the PS2's success. The price announcement shook a lot of confidence, but it didn't destroy all hope in the system.

Avalon said:
They know what they are doing.
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Presumably Square thought they knew what they were doing before they made The Spirits Within and teetered towards bankruptcy following its crash.

Atlus is a very smartly managed company and they've always done an incredible job managing their resources, but it's silly to blithely suggest that any company is immune to making mistakes or misjudging the market and is open to risks of serious failure.

It's also, of course, pointless to suggest that they're guaranteed to face financial disaster on X platform. Better to wait and see on both counts.
 
ethelred said:
The game was probably begun long before people realized for certain what the PS3's fate in Japan was. Probably the same is true with Shin Megami Tensei 4. Bear in mind even after the DS explosion, a lot of people figured that the PS3 would still inherit most of the PS2's success. The price announcement shook a lot of confidence, but it didn't destroy all hope in the system.
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Fate?

Even the DC, which did very poorly, got tons of great games. As did the GC. The only console that's never received great Japanese support in the last 5-10 years is the Xbox and that's just because they hated it.

Regardless of how well PS3 performs, it'll still get the occasional big rpg. Maybe it won't get 90% of them like the PS2 did, and instead get 10% of them, but those 10% won't be because "they didn't realize the PS3's fate" @_@, but rather they'll be to sell to the rpg fanbase on the system and so that the devs can achieve their ideal games without having to downgrade shit like Tales.
 
ethelred said:
The game was probably begun long before people realized for certain what the PS3's fate in Japan was. Probably the same is true with Shin Megami Tensei 4. Bear in mind even after the DS explosion, a lot of people figured that the PS3 would still inherit most of the PS2's success. The price announcement shook a lot of confidence, but it didn't destroy all hope in the system.
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Well, I was thinking more along the lines what made them decide to make it a PS3 game instead of a PS2 game. No matter how well the PS3 was going to do, the PS2 would have way more units out... And it doesn't look like the game couldn't have been done on the PS2 >.>
 
Bebpo said:
Fate?

Even the DC, which did very poorly, got tons of great games. As did the GC. The only console that's never received great Japanese support in the last 5-10 years is the Xbox and that's just because they hated it.

Regardless of how well PS3 performs, it'll still get the occasional big rpg.
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Sure, I never said it wouldn't. But if you're trying to argue that if publishers had had some sort of scrying glass two years ago and knew how the console sales situation would be in Japan today they would've made the same decisions... I don't know, I don't buy that.

Obviously there's going to be a different thought process for a game that you started development on a year and a half ago vs. a game you're starting from scratch today. The latter game could certainly still end up on the PS3, but there'd be a lot more consideration put into that beforehand.

That's all I'm saying.

We know Sony's pre-E3 list last year had a SMT title on it. We don't know how much work or money was put into that before the PS3 actually launched. If they invested a lot into that, then I'd expect the game to still come out for the PS3 (and then subsequent games using the same engine to cut costs). If they didn't invest any of that money/effort yet, who knows? It could very well still come out for the PS3 because they'll wager that RPG fanbase will still be there; it could come out for another system instead. I don't know. But if you're saying it's just as likely they'd pick PS3 whether they've spent money or not, whether they have the advantage of making the choice knowing current sales or not... I don't agree.
 
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