Next Title in the Famed “Bokujo Monogatari” Series Leads Diverse Blend of Action and RPG Titles on Showcase with Hands-on Demos
Torrance, Calif., (June 5, 2014) – XSEED Games, the independent-minded
console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., will showcase a
portfolio of upcoming games at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2014,
led by the recently announced farm and life simulation RPG, STORY OF
SEASONS, for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. The company also
revealed that it has secured the North American publishing rights to
rhythm cooking game SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! for the PlayStation®Vita
handheld entertainment system, and will additionally be showing
previously-announced titles AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
(PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PS Vita) and SENRAN KAGURA
SHINOVI VERSUS (PS Vita). All four of these titles will be playable at
the XSEED Games booth, which will be located in the West Hall, Booth
#5436.
XSEED Games is also proud to announce two additional acquisitions that
will have trailers on display at their E3 booth: Brandish: The Dark
Revenant for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Corpse Party
for Windows PC. These titles are currently slated for release sometime
this year.
“Fans have been eager to get their hands on STORY OF SEASONS and we are
excited to give everyone a first look at the latest iteration in the
popular Bokujo Monogatari series,” said Shinichi Suzuki, President &
CEO of Marvelous USA. “It’s going to be a great show for us as we have a
comprehensive lineup that is inclusive of all types of gamers with fan
favorite console, handheld and PC titles on display at E3 ranging from
lighthearted action to thoughtful RPG.”
XSEED Games’ full E3 lineup is as follows:
STORY OF SEASONS
[Platform: NINTENDO 3DS; Release: WINTER] – STORY OF SEASONS carries on
the iconic life simulation and farming RPG gameplay made famous through
the Bokujo Monogatari series’ 18-year history while infusing exciting
new features that enrich the experience for fans and first-time players
alike. Developed by the veteran team behind the fan-favorite series and
headed by longtime lead producer, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, STORY OF SEASONS
represents a strong new beginning for a franchise that has sold close
to ten million copies worldwide.
Players will create fully customizable characters before joining a small
settlement filled with the promise of new possibilities, hard work and
significant relationships. While tending to crops, animals and the many
other aspects of farming life, players will amass the resources
necessary to customize and expand their farms—with the freedom to follow
their own styles of play and shape their homesteads as they wish. The
theme of “Connectivity” expands the world and presents possibilities to
players both in and out of the game, with all-new multiplayer and
StreetPass features granting players the ability to tour one another’s
farms, cultivate crops together and even exchange gifts.
AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
[Platform: PS3™, PS VITA; Release: SUMMER 2014] – Released as AKIBA’S
TRIP 2 in Japan where it received a Gold Award by Famitsu, the all-new
standalone story in AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed takes players
on an eclectic trip through a meticulous recreation of Tokyo’s “Electric
Town” district, known as Akihabara (Akiba for short), in which they
will battle vampire-like foes in over-the-top, highly stylized
role-playing action. Akiba has been invaded by creatures known as
“Synthisters” who prey on game- and anime-obsessed “otaku” patrons,
forcing their victims to withdraw from society and stealing their will
to live. Only direct exposure to sunlight can destroy the Synthisters,
so it’s up to players to send them to the netherworld by engaging them
in battle and stripping them down to their unmentionables. Everyday
objects from baseball bats to comic books to motherboards can be used as
weapons, and players can take enemies’ unique clothing items for their
own personal use. Dual Audio with English and Japanese voiceovers
complements a narrative dripping with satire and nods to Japanese
culture to create a bewitching modern day supernatural otaku adventure.
SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS
[Platform: PS VITA; Release: FALL 2014] – The follow-up to last year’s
Nintendo 3DS hand-held system title, SENRAN KAGURA Burst, SENRAN KAGURA
SHINOVI VERSUS takes the game’s signature over-the-top style and raises
the bar in every possible way, from characters to art style, combat
mechanics and story. Throughout the game, players will take control of
characters from each of four rival factions, experiencing the narrative
from four distinct viewpoints. SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS carries on
the high energy side-scrolling battles of previous games in the series,
but in full 3D with a player-controlled camera and far more intricate
set pieces. Fans can expect to find more of SENRAN KAGURA’s hallmark
features—ridiculous mid-air combos, over-the-top humor, garments that
explode when characters take damage and special Secret Ninja Art
techniques.
SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit!
[Platform: PS VITA digital; Release: WINTER 2014] – Revealed for the
first time, this rhythm spin-off of the ninja ‘busty brawler’ series,
SENRAN KAGURA, features cooking battles rather than shinobi showdowns.
The emphasis is on outrageous humor, delicious food and plenty of eye
candy. Culinary warfare is carried out through an array of rhythm
battles—tap the correct buttons in time with the beat to rack up combos
and determine the size and quality of the resulting dish. With 10 girls
to choose from (22 when including additional DLC), players are
challenged to create the ultimate Super Dish and unlock a special feast
for the eyes.
Brandish: The Dark Revenant
[Platform: PSP digital; Release: 2014] – A classically-styled dungeon
crawler from Nihon Falcom, the storied developers of the
highly-acclaimed Ys and The Legend of Heroes RPG franchises, Brandish:
The Dark Revenant puts players in the role of swordsman Ares Toraernos
as he climbs his way through over 40 sprawling floors of monsters, traps
and puzzles in an attempt to escape a long-forgotten underground
labyrinth. Along the way he repeatedly encounters his arch-rival, the
voluptuous sorceress Dela Delon, who’s just as interested in claiming
the bounty on his head as she is in escaping the maze herself. With each
floor boasting unrelenting enemies fought in real time, elaborate booby
traps, ancient treasures, tricky puzzles and thousand-year-old
mysteries to solve, Brandish promises to keep players fighting for
survival till the bitter end.
Corpse Party
[Platform: PC digital; Release: 2014] – The original Windows edition of
the cult classic horror game that gained a considerable fanbase when
released on the PSP® system in 2011, Corpse Party began life as an
independent RPG Maker adventure title in 1996 before being greatly
expanded for this 2008 iteration. Featuring more characters, more
detailed interactions, darker story elements, over 5,000 lines of
Japanese voice-acting from the original indie actors and dozens of
shocking, gruesome endings, there’s much more to this survival horror
adventure title than meets the eye. Players take control of nine main
characters and several side characters who’ve been split up into groups
of two or three and trapped in a run-down, otherworldly elementary
school full of vengeful spirits, deadly mysteries and – of course –
corpses. As they walk around examining objects and bodies in an
atmospheric 2D environment, a horror tale spanning over 50 years begins
to unfold, and player choices determine which of the tale’s dozens of
endings is viewed, and who (if anyone) lives to see these horrifying
events through to their conclusion.
The titles being displayed at their E3 booth join the previously
announced titles The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (Windows PC)
and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter (Windows PC,
PSP) of XSEED Games’ upcoming lineup.
For more information on XSEED Games products, please visit
www.xseedgames.com. Fans can also follow XSEED Games on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/XSEEDGames and on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/XSEEDGames.
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