Level 5 and Studio Ghibli's New IP

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There's a new JRPG IP on the horizon!! You guys may already know a little about it as it was announced at E3.
But, I caught it on one of the japanese channels i watch and needed to share what i saw about it :D

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Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Mad?shi -
Translates Second Land: The Jet-Black Mage

Audio is Jap, But thats to be expected right?

This has a release date of December this year in japan and is coming to Nintendo DS

And then there is

Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no Jo? -
Translates Second Land: The Queen of White Sacred Ash

Audio is Jap, But thats to be expected right?

This has a release date scheduled in 2011 for PS3

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The games look fantastic, And the interview I saw on a Japanese channel had the developer saying there would be international releases. Which I'm really hoping for.

The game looks beautiful and so does the animation, which is to be expected from the likes of Studio Ghibli. Who brought us the likes of Kiki's delivery service and spirited away. And Level 5 who gave us Dark cloud and Dark chronicles, Dragonquest and the professor Layton series!!

What a Team!! :D

What has me most excited about these games, is they come with a book. And in this book has a lot of riddles, stories and spells! And the game cannot be completed with out the book!! For instance at 1 point in the game you come to a locked door. There's no key in the game.... But in the book, there's a page showing a spell, To unlock doors. You simply take the pen, draw a half circle followed by a diagonal swipe and just like magic! The door unlocks!!!

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The book also leads the player to hidden treasures, hidden dungeons and hidden creatures(Imagine) to add to your party!

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The game also comes with a feature length movie to introduce you to the game, and the story. And considering it's by Studio Gihbli I can imagine the movie alone would be worth a purchase, nevermind it only being an introduction to this new game!!

I'm looking into possibly importing the game, But need to weigh up some things, So it's not definate. (I'm only learning japanese, And considering the game comes with a big-assed book, I may find the game struggle)

But I'm very excited! :D
 
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Wow this is awesome news!

As a big fan of anime you can betcha I'm excited about this! Have studio Ghinili ever been involved in games production?

Always wished some other anime IP's being made into RPG's eg. Guyver (yes please!), Saint Seiya and full metal alchemist (which I think would have great potential as an RPG) just to name a few :cool:
 
If they released a FMA RPG i would probably die with glee. I had a coronary just reading about this title for the first time.

Oh and wannabedamned, if you rate Kiki's i would have a look at some of Ghiblis other stuff if you haven't, i actually think it's one of their weakest titles in comparison to their lesser known jems (Grave of the Fireflies being top of that list with Porco Rosso racing behind).
 
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Streeteh said:
If they released a FMA RPG i would probably die with glee. I had a coronary just reading about this title for the first time.

Oh and wannabedamned, if you rate Kiki's i would have a look at some of Ghiblis other stuff if you haven't, i actually think it's one of their weakest titles in comparison to their lesser known jems (Grave of the Fireflies being top of that list with Porco Rosso racing behind).
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Amen to that!

Also well worth watching is Laputa and Nausica.

Streeteh: You seem to be in the know for most of this stuff, do you know of any reputable websites that sell anime with cantonese dubbing?
 
Nowhere near that much in the know i'm afraid :p

I do know someone that may know however, i'll have a word with him when i next speak to him and drop you a trust message if i find anything.
 
Streeteh said:
Nowhere near that much in the know i'm afraid :p

I do know someone that may know however, i'll have a word with him when i next speak to him and drop you a trust message if i find anything.
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Cheers pal :)

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This one is my absolute favourite of Ghibli's films and the whole theme and setting for Nausica is perfectly set for a JRPG too.
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Yeah, hopefully this enjoys some success and starts a wave of anime IP's being turned into games :cool:
 
MeAnBoY said:
Cheers pal :)



Yeah, hopefully this enjoys some success and starts a wave of anime IP's being turned into games :cool:
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Theres already plenty that have games, usually to cash in on money, and of course they never see daylight out of Japan.

I could think of a few that would make great stand alone games though if done right, and designed for video games from the start.
 
Just a little bump :p

Seen some new news. This game will feature Japanese and English voice acting, You can choose which you want. And then there's subtitles for localisation

I do believe I'll be playing with Japanese voice acting and English localisation\subtitles my first time through, As I prefer original Japanese voice acting, everytime
 
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