Akiba's Beat? I don't think there's any Acquire title left. If it's Furyu, it's probably a 3DS game, since it's too soon to announce Caligula for other platforms. It could very well be Compile Heart and Idea Factory, at this point.
-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Ghostlight revealing another PC JRPG Port today
- Thread starter Shard
- Start date
Akiba's Beat? I don't think there's any Acquire title left. If it's Furyu, it's probably a 3DS game, since it's too soon to announce Caligula for other platforms. It could very well be Compile Heart and Idea Factory, at this point.
Hellraider
Member
Exist Archive is a good guess. Maybe Grand Kingdom?
I'd give more chances to NISA porting Demon Gaze if you ask me.
GhostTrick
Banned
Nah, not Akiba's Beat. It's already handled by XSeed in West and if it was to come to Steam, it'd likely be by XSeed or Acquire directly.
Both are on Steam already.
No way it's Exist Archive. Spike Chunsoft is really dedicated to self publish PC ports of their games in West, for obvious reasons.
Both of those are already on Steam.
It's already on Steam.
Universal Entertainment Corporation, formerly Aruze corp, hold the rights to the IP. Though they mostly deal on Pachinko stuff nowadays (there are Shadow Hearts pachinko machines, or at least there were at some point).
I wonder how much that would cost to license, and whether they even still have the source code and assets.
Tizoc
Member
Both of them are on ateam already.
Oreshika is a Sony IP.
I'm starting to dream about this coming to Steam now. ;_;
Make it Shadow Hearts Triology and we got a deal. I got a free copy of Shadow Hearts 1 when I worked at Gamestop (I believe they gave out free copies with the launch of SH2 or something) and it hooked me so hard. What a great game.
GhostTrick
Banned
Exist Archive would be Spike Chunsoft themselves.
Oreshika is a Sony IP, a first party game.
Digimon Story would be self published by Bamco, for obvious reasons.
Demon Gaze is a possible candidate but even then, I'd see it being a NISA thing or even self published by Experience INC.
I hope not :/
Yeah, I had forgotten Spike Chunsoft was self-publishing on Steam.
Hmm, maybe Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God? It's a Vita title that was published by Compile Heart in Japan and was previously localized by Aksys. Not sure if Aksys would just handle it themselves, but Ghostlight has published Aksys-localized titles before.
Hmm, maybe Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God? It's a Vita title that was published by Compile Heart in Japan and was previously localized by Aksys. Not sure if Aksys would just handle it themselves, but Ghostlight has published Aksys-localized titles before.
Memphis-Ahn
Neo Member
How about The Dark Spire? That's a good dungeon crawler right?
Wouldn't really call it a JRPG though, unless Wizardry is a JRPG now.
Wouldn't really call it a JRPG though, unless Wizardry is a JRPG now.
GhostTrick
Banned
As far as I'm concerned, I hope it's no Idea Factory or Compile Heart. Either FuRyu or a new partner.
Maybe they could just run it using a PS2 emulator wrapper
But yeah, seems unlikely, if they really wanted to re-publish it, the PS4 would likely be a much easier option.
I wasn't sure it is, but it probably is if you lot think so.
of course it isn't... how is that even fair?
I would buy Muramasa again, if you count that as a jrpg
Plumpbiscuit
Member
Can we temporarily call Tenchu Z a JRPG? lol
LordGorchnik
Member
I feel like if we were to combine our GAF powers we could buy this IP from them and do more. Make the dream-team and see Shadow Hearts make its way into the world again. I miss these games.
God I really hope its not a FP dungeon-crawler
Zap Rowsdower
Banned
This.
But you bet your ass I'd be there Day 0 for the Shadow Hearts games on PC.
GhostTrick
Banned
He did it to himself.
Hellraider
Member
Caligula effect isn't happening since Atlus hasn't yet released their Vita version.
I thought it's Exstetra yesterday, but I changed my mind, cuz Ghostlight said it's not Furyu game.
thus, it can't be it.
the same is true for The Caligula Effect
but it is plausible
How about no.
Sony IP.
Hey, I'm not saying what would be my choice, just what I consider likely based on the hints
Surprising how many games people can list that I had never even heard of before.
You know, Kamitani did express interest in bringing their games to PC. It'd be nice if they could negotiate this but I also doubt it's a Vanillaware game.
Elaugaufein
Member
I'd be surprised if it's any Idea Factory stuff from after IFI existed considering the dedication they've shown so far to reasonable quick PC release turn arounds after an English console release and since they seem to be selling them with full Japanese support and in the Japan region lately.
I can't see it being Atlus or likely any company with a directly affilliated English publisher since they'd probably be doing their own promotion for that kind of partnership even if they decided they couldn't handle it themselves.
I can't see it being Atlus or likely any company with a directly affilliated English publisher since they'd probably be doing their own promotion for that kind of partnership even if they decided they couldn't handle it themselves.
LordGorchnik
Member
I could get behind any Vanillaware game. Would love to see Grim Grimoire on the PC.
Cute
Short enough story
Decent gameplay (if a little slow at times)
How is it fair that no one can buy Shadow Hearts 2 on any modern platform? It isn't! Life isn't fair!
life is anything but fair
Hey, I'm not saying what would be my choice, just what I consider likely based on the hints
I mean, the more the merrier, but I'd much rather it be Shadow Hearts.
I know that people call all kinds of things JRPGs, but come on, Grim Grimoire is an RTS game.
cj_iwakura
Member
Elminage Trilogy.
ramoisdead
Member
"Not on PS3" actually is a pretty huge hint. There can't be that much left if you use that + not on PC + not published by a company that would never let Ghostlight do a port.
Sadly, I can't think of anything left that I'd actually want
I do. Grand Kingdom. Before folks say Ghostlight had nothing to do with Grand Kingdom's release, well neither did Lost Dimensions and Ghostlight is prepping a PC release for that. I believe Grand Kingdom was very underwhelming for NISA to publish once more on PC so I hope it's that.
The game deserves to reach more folks.
That's another game I didn't even recognize the name of, but this one actually looks interesting.
I don't give it high chances, but it doesn't seem impossible, and I'd buy it.
I doubt it can be Grand Kingdom, considering NISA and Spike Chunsoft published it on PS4. But it's not in the realm of impossible either, because we don't know much about those publishing deals.
RPGCrazied
Member
This either could be huge, or disappointing.
So many jRPG's on PS2 I'd love to see in HD. I can't even begin to name them all.
Though I'd be pretty happy if it was Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey, Shadow Hearts, Wild Arms, .hack, Dark Cloud, Suikoden, etc.
So many jRPG's on PS2 I'd love to see in HD. I can't even begin to name them all.
Though I'd be pretty happy if it was Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey, Shadow Hearts, Wild Arms, .hack, Dark Cloud, Suikoden, etc.