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Atlus comes through again!!!

http://www.atlus.com/cgi-bin/press?pr_id=20060127

ATLUS U.S.A., INC. ANNOUNCES “YGGDRA UNION”™ FOR THE GAME BOY® ADVANCE

A Stunning New Strategy RPG From the Makers of the Award-Winning
“Riviera: The Promised Land”

IRVINE, CA -- February 3, 2006 -- Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced that Yggdra Union, a strategy role-playing game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, is scheduled for release in the fall of 2006.

“Riviera: The Promised Land was one of last year’s best-selling handheld RPGs, and we expect Yggdra Union to build on that success,” said Sammy Matsushima, Project Lead for Atlus U.S.A., Inc. “The developers at STING amaze us with their ability to deliver character design and compelling gameplay that rival the quality of RPGs for home consoles, let alone other portable games.”


About YGGDRA UNION
Ruled by a royal family said to be descendants of the gods themselves, Fantasinia is a prosperous and peaceful land -- until the peace is shattered by the invading forces of the Empire of Bronkia.

Led by the young emperor Gulcasa, who seized control of the Empire in a brutal coup d’etat, Bronchia’s Imperial Army cuts a bloody swath through the people of Fantasinia and the Royal Armies of King Ordeene.

Amidst the chaos, a young woman escapes from the besieged capital of Partina -- a woman with innocence in her face, and a sword in her hand.

The girl’s name is Princess Yggdra, the last surviving member of the royal family; the sword is the Gran Centurio, a legendary blade once wielded by the founder of Fantasinia, and passed down through generations of royalty.

Fleeing to to a remote valley at the southern tip of the continent, Yggdra meets up with Milanor, the charismatic leader of a band of thieves, and readies herself for a war of liberation...


YGGDRA UNION Key Features:

* Strategic gameplay in which decks of “Tactical Cards” are used to determine battlefield movement, special attacks, and more!
* Character design by manga artist Satoko Kiyuzuki and card design by Sunaho Tobe, character designer of “Riviera: The Promised Land”!
* Over 30 attack, defense, and support skills!
* Join forces with other allies to form an unbeatable Union!

Yggdra Union has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

 

[jarrod]

Heh, 2006 is looking like GBA's best RPG year yet.

 

[Tsubaki]

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=80562

 

[demi]

Shut up, this is a better thread.

Also available is the new and improved ATLUS STORE

http://www.atlus.com/cgi-bin/shop

They now accept Credit/Debit

 

[emomoonbase]

Kick ass! I love atlus, they are so cool. I hope they can figure out a way to affordably bring over more obscure rpg's now that WD kicked the bucket.

 

[Mejilan]

ATLUS!!

I so fucking salute you!

 

[AzureRonin]

aw man fall seems so far away.

EDIT: Dang, thanks for hte link to the Atlus store, looks like I'm finally getting Trauma Centre!

 

[ethelred]

Oh, Atlus, I love you so much. Riviera was such a great game, and Yggdra Union has given off the vibe of greatness ever since it was first unveiled -- wonderful artwork, music, and the gameplay looks like a blast, reminding me a lot of Ogre Battle. I'd been hoping Atlus would pick it up, and once again, the company comes through.

 

[Jiggy]

This will be mine if they just make the battle animations skippable (ala Advance Wars and Fire Emblem)--which just by itself would have made the mediocre Riviera so much better it's not funny--and allow for a little deeper gameplay...

 

[Error]

Atlus fucking rocks! seriously my favorite publisher.

 

[Greenpanda]

Not too surprising given that they picked up Riviera, but good to hear

 

[jooey]

atlus

sounds like jesus

 

[Azure Dream]

I'm not sure I've ever seen Riviera in a local shop, so their distribution of that, even if it wasn't going to be a big hit, was a little poor. But at least they released it in English, and it does seem to be on this site shop of theirs, so it looks like I'll finally be able to pick it up. (Without messing with eBay.)

Yggdra looked exceptional for a GBA game, but I don't know if card-based strategy would be my thing. Last few times I've dipped my toe into strategy games, I couldn't keep my attention on them. It's such a popular genre with some real creative ideas going into it, I hate to just ignore it, though...