Hero of Legend
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https://twitter.com/XSEEDGames/status/606869601570418688
That's a mouthful of a title, the SoS logo is a bit tacked on IMO.
https://twitter.com/XSEEDGames/status/606869601570418688
That's a mouthful of a title, the SoS logo is a bit tacked on IMO.
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
Hey it's the man of the hour! So happy for you!
I was expecting it to be called PoPoLoCrois Story of Seasons as the IP is called PoPoLoCrois Story in Japan so yeah, why not that?
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
i have yet to play the psp popolocrois. should i play it?
how do you pronounce thisPopoloCrois
Despite the fact that it's the Italian "Popolo" and the French "Crois" stuck together, you pronounce it phonetically (i.e. the 'murrican way) as "POH-poh-loh-croyce."
-Tom
how do you pronounce this
Despite the fact that it's the Italian "Popolo" and the French "Crois" stuck together, you pronounce it phonetically (i.e. the 'murrican way) as "POH-poh-loh-croyce."
-Tom
I loved PSP popolocrois
didnt look too much into this when it first came out in JP but im kinda already sold
Yeah, there was only so much we could do with both names and both logos, but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, THIS IS THE GAME YOU SHOULD ALL BE MOST HYPED FOR. Seriously. It's freaking amazing. A perfect blending of PopoloCrois and Story of Seasons, so if anyone was worried about buying it because they're not fans of farming sims, there's no need for concern: it's a '90s-era-style turn-based JRPG first and foremost, with a very nostalgic feel, a great cast of characters, a lovely and well-written story with a lot of heart and a lot of tearjerking moments, and a great, well-developed world full of charming (and kind of goofy) NPCs. It's the perfect feel-good JRPG, and hearkens back to the golden era of the genre in just about every way.
It also really does blend the two IPs together beautifully, with a LOT of Story of Seasons elements, but they're all gradually and very naturally integrated into the game, and are just as important thematically they are to the gameplay. If you're into Bokujo titles, it has plenty to keep you busy for a LONG time, but if you're not, all the Bokujo elements will just feel like side-quests and minigames from the RPGs of yore instead -- they're pretty much optional, but don't feel tacked-on or out of place, and can easily be focused on if you want them to be.
This game is going to get overshadowed by other announcements, I'm sure (Sen no Kiseki most notably), but I urge you guys to put it on your radar, as it really is a wonderful, charming, wholesome JRPG that'll totally make you feel like a kid again.
-Tom
wyrdwad
XSEED Localization Specialist
As far as other titles based on the PopoloCrois IP that you can enjoy in English go, there are also the two anime series. I fansubbed both the 25-episode 1998 series and the 26-episode 2003 series way back in the day, long before joining XSEED, and they're both great shows (though disclaimer: my translation abilities have gotten significantly less "keikaku means plan" over the years, so please don't think that anything you see there represents anything I'll be doing today. I'm a much better translator today than I was 10+ years ago!).
-Tom
Or type it as "Poh-Poh-Low-Crow-Is". I always try to simplify typed pronunciations as much as possible. XD
I am actually surprise that Xseed is doing something for the 3DS.
I'm equally excited for this and Trails of Cold Steel surprisingly. As much as I fell in love with the world while playing through TitS, the first RPG I finished on PSP was Popolocrois. Bought it on a whim and even though it was flawed,it was charming as hell and I have nothing but fond memories.
I am familiar with the series seperately... More popo than harvest moon though, but not the cross... Does this make it akin to rune factory?
Is there an overworld to explore?
I noticed this on the Japanese eShop the other day.