Today Koei Tecmo released a large batch of new screenshots, this time showing off the PlayStation 4 version of Samurai Warriors 4 which is set to be released in North America on October 21st and in Europe on October 24th.
This latest batch of screenshots not only shows off a couple of the new characters in the game, but also the Chronicle mode that allows players to complete a journal of officers’ lives as they journey across Japan completing various quests. Also shown off is the create a character option that allows players to create a warrior of their own to make a stamp on Sengoku history as themselves or whoever they wish to create.
Overview Nowadays there are many games that suffer from a lack of content or just barely scrape by with the bare minimum. However there are also video games that over deliver on content and the Disgaea series has long been known as one of these. As such with Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited offering not only all of the DLC released for the original version but also exclusive content, is this a must have for the Vita?
Story The Netherworld is usually seen as a terrifying place and while vampires are also known for being horrific creatures of the night, the one that headlines the story of Disgaea 4 is far different creature. You see, Valvatorez, the vampire in question, is far more content to snack on sardines and never touch a drop of human blood as he holds onto a promise made long ago.
While he was once one of the most powerful tyrants of the Netherworld, he has since become a Prinny instructor that is content with his lot in life, much to the dismay of his servant Fenrich. However on the day that his current batch of Prinnies are set to graduate, all of them are abducted in front of him, driving Valvatorez and Fenrich to embark on a journey that sees them not only face off against the “Corrupterment” which has started to let the Netherworld fall into disarray, but forces that are out of this world.
While there are plenty of grim details spread throughout the storyline that help drive the story forward, such as Valvatorez’s past and numerous other details that I won’t elaborate on because of spoilers, the story is still incredibly silly and chock-full of humor. The main characters of the story are an eclectic bunch and memorable bunch ranging from the aforementioned sardine loving vampire to final bosses in training and a girl who couldn’t become a Prinny because they ran out of material.
The interactions these characters have with one another as well as with their enemies lace the game with plenty of humor, making players crack a smile even if it is one of the darker situations happening at the time. With this version of the game it is even better because of the extra storylines involving Desco and Fuuka as well as the new character Nagi Clockwork being implemented into the game and giving players even more to enjoy from the already extensive story found in Disgaea 4.
Gameplay Those familiar with Disgaea should already know what to expect in this regard and I’ve written extensively about the gameplay offered in the title back when the original was released. For the more in-depth details you can read it here. To keep things somewhat brief however, this title is a strategy RPG meaning that players will battle on a grid-based map where they will take turns with their enemies moving around and attacking on the field.
Players have the ability to perform standard attacks, special attacks, chain attacks, make use of skills and spells (a new level of which has been included in this release), pick up and throw allies as well as enemies, even capture enemies by throwing them into your base, and more and they can even make use of monster type allies to “magi-change” them into weaponry with unique skills in combat or combine two monster types into a fusion which creates a large version of said monster with increased stats and range.
To top that off there are also “Geo-Blocks” and panels that all provide special bonuses or drains on the characters standing on them, both allies and enemies. This means that players can exploit these bonuses to their benefit but also have to avoid being taken out by enemies utilizing the same technique, or by throwing the blocks to cause chain reactions that not only damage characters on panels, but can alter their bonuses and drains.
To say that there are a lot of different mechanics at play in Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited’s combat system would be an understatement. Despite the amount of mechanics that players will need to wrap their heads around, the game does a very good job introducing many of the mechanics while also encouraging the player to play as they wish. This can lead to players spending countless hours training up their characters, gathering equipment, grinding for new evilities, and much more.
Grinding away is a recommendation in Disgaea 4 since not only can players gather various rewards from revisiting old stages as well as exploring the Item World (more on that later) but also due to the way that the game throws a few difficulty spikes your way. This makes it almost a requirement that players save often because your next battle might just one you are ill-prepared for.
Of course the way that Disgaea handles grinding and how fun and outrageous most of the attacks and concepts in battle are, grinding never feels like a truly bad thing. The aforementioned item world has been given a few extra modifications and it still involves the player making their way through the world within any item and powering it up through combat.
Outside of the new characters that have been added to the game, a couple of which will be familiar to those who have a copy of Disgaea 3 on their Vita, a weapon editor has been implemented to allow for minor customization which is a nice touch. There is even a “Cheat Shop” that allows the player to modify a bit of the game’s EXP, Mana, and Money drop rates to fit their play style since raising one requires another to be lowered.
Visuals & Audio When Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten was originally released it was the first game in the Disgaea series to make use of HD sprites and now that the title has been re-released onto the Vita, these HD sprites look crisper than ever thanks to the Vita’s OLED screen and the same can be said for the character portraits during dialogue sequences.
Also the amount of action that can happen when some of the more elaborate looking skills are unleashed is impressively presented on the Vita. A special note goes to the fact that despite being brought down to a smaller screen size, the amount of menus that players will have to navigate and make use of in combat remain clearly legible and do nothing to clutter the screen.
As with the original release, Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited has been released with both the English and Japanese voice track and just like the original, the English voice work is very impressive and actually is the best considering how humorous the writing is in the game. The background music is a real treat for the ears as it has an excellent set of battle themes to go along with the numerous, and usually lengthy, fights players will take part in.
Overall If something is working well, you capitalize on that fact and that is exactly what Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited does. The original title offered countless hours of gameplay and storyline and this release expands upon that. Add to the fact that the way the battles are handled is perfect for the portable nature of the Vita and you have a must have title. If you haven’t experienced what Disgaea 4 had to offer this is your best chance, while those who already have will find that there is enough new content to dive back into another quest to reach level 9999.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles releases nationwide on September 11, but four days prior Paramount Pictures Australia has organised a special ‘green carpet’ event, where two of the film’s stars – Will Arnett and Megan Fox – will be on hand to screen the film for an Australian audience.
On Sunday, September 7, Hoyts Entertainment Quarter will host the Sydney premiere starting at 2pm. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already opened in the states to a bodacious $65 million first weekend, and went on to maintain top spot at the box office for its second. Fans will be able to attend the event, however there are limited tickets to the actual screening. Those tickets can be purchased at hoyts.com.au. Get ready to be shell-shocked!
We are less than a month away from Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes, so that means it is time to kick the hype train into next gear! After being introduced to all of the new Toy Box features last week, Disney have now given us a brand new trailer that shows off the impressive Toy Box 2.0 in action.
We have attached the trailer below, but would also like to take this opportunity to ask you: Which character are you most excited for in Disney Infinity 2.0? Groot, Iron Man, Donald Duck? Let us know in the comments below and remember that Disney Infinity 2.0 launches here in Australia on September 18th, so make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the hottest Disney news as it becomes available.
Although it may sound obvious, the best horror games out there have always managed to offer a sense of dread. Often this is by limiting what the player can see or do. Silent Hill used a fog bank to cover up the environment which hid landmarks, routes and enemies but no other game has really employed the tactic since. That is until today! Into the Gloom is a small, yet powerful horror gaming experience that takes inspiration from, and can stand toe-to-toe with some of the greatest games in the genre, like Silent Hill and Amnesia and yet still manages to create something entirely new.
Now it would be easy to dismiss Into the Gloom’s bland colour scheme and retro-styling as not being scary, but you would be dead wrong. I have said in the past that a game’s environment and atmosphere are far more important than visuals could ever hope to be, and this game PROVES it! Limiting how far in front of you can see really triggers a lot of fears and anxieties that you might not know you have, and adding ghosts into the mix just seals it.
Into the Gloom isn’t a particularly long game, but at the same time it also isn’t particularly expensive. Currently going for around $3, and lasting around 1-3 hours, it is the perfect mixture of intense horror adventure, while not making you wait hours to go use the bathroom to avoid wetting your pants. Into the Gloom is currently only available through Desura, but is also part of Steam’s Greenlight program, so click hereto check out the page.
So does Into the Gloom interest you as much as it does me? Let us know in the comments below and remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the hottest horror gaming news as it becomes available.
Fans of Japanese rock or music in general should be aware that legendary rock band X Japan are performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden this October 11. It will be the first international show X Japan has held since their world tour in 2011 and their first time performing in the historic venue.
Although band leader, drummer and pianist Yoshiki appeared at Otakon this year along with band members Pata and Heath, the group can’t make it to Japan Expo USA due to a busy schedule. Instead they’re offering a trip for two to X Japan’s Madison Square Garden show including plane tickets to New York and a hotel room for two nights.
The contest is open to anyone who lives in California, Nevada, Oregon or Washington states, buys a prereg ticket to Japan Expo before this Friday, August 22, AND takes a selfie while they’re there before posting it on social media with the hashtags #XJAPANEXPO #XjapanMSG #japanexpousa. The winner will be selected on Sunday when the Japanese pop culture convention finishes.
Japan Expo is being held at the San Mateo Event Center, California, on August 22-24 this weekend. For more info on the event be sure to visit the official site. X Japan’s historic Madison Square Garden show is happening on October 11 and tickets can be booked on the Ticketmaster site. In case you’re unconvinced, check out a segment from their climactic Last Live show in 1997 below.
Another week, another mobile update from the guys over at EA. This week, there is an update to everybody’s favourite yellow-skinned, four-fingered town building game: The Simpsons Tapped Out. With the latest update, your Springfieldians can now take up arms and take part in the new attack and defense gameplay mechanics (bringing this game a little closer to things like Age of Empires or Clash of Clans… but for Springfield).
You can check out a video of the new update in action below, and if you haven’t done so already make sure you download The Simpsons Tapped Out through the iOS App Store,Google Play, or Amazon Appstore. As always, make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the EA and Simpsons news as it becomes available.
“Put the life back into your mid-life crisis!” We told you it was coming yesterday, and now that it has been released, we’re here with more details on exactly what comes with the San Andreas Flight School Update for GTA Online, straight from the source at Rockstar.
You think you’ve got what it takes to be awesome? Want to take yourself to the absolute limit – hell, past the limit – and live to high-five on the other side? Get yourself down to The San Andreas Flight School. Grab the stick of the fast and nimble Western Besra training jet and push it to the edge of the envelope. Master absolute air superiority in 10 new solo missions that will make you comfortable in any pilot’s danger zone, including combat manoeuvring, low-flying challenges, formation flying and more.
Once it’s ‘mission accomplished’ and you’re out of your heroic new Flight Suit, spend your shore leave buzzing the skies in the luxury Swift helo, or cram your entire squad into the new 16-seater Buckingham Mil-Jet for team transport in style. Hit the silk with a collection of new Chutes and Parachute Bags, and if things get a little out of control, rely on the Reserve Parachute to give you a second chance at that soft landing – or use it to get creative with your precision dives. Later, hit the streets in the shapely Invetero Coquette Classic, available in either hard-top or topless roadster variants for whatever your sea-level speed fix.
And round up your wingmen for new Races, Captures, Parachute Jumps and more, including the three all-new VS Mission modes. Acquire Targets is a kill-the-carrier style mode where opponents fight in P996 Lazers to control one flag; maintain control for as long as you can to rack up points. In G-Rating, compete against other cadets as you fly to pick up 15 flags in both weapons hot and cold environments. Or try out Air Force Zero, where the defending team must protect an aircraft against an attacking team as it flies to the safe LZ.
The San Andreas Flight School Update for GTA Online is now available via automatic update 1.16 for both PS3 and Xbox 360. In addition to everything listed above, today’s update also includes a number of other adjustments and fixes for GTA Online. Most notably, all Contact Mission GTA$ and RP awards have been rebalanced so that more difficult missions will earn you greater rewards, GTA$ payouts on replays are no longer reduced and all rewards are now time scaled. For a look at all the changes in this update, please check out the full dossier at Rockstar Support.
Stay tuned for more details on continuing updates to GTA Online, and look out for specifics later this week on the upcoming Event Weekend to commemorate the launch of the San Andreas Flight School Update.
With a little under two weeks until Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is released in the West, Koei Tecmo has released a pair of new gameplay videos with the focus of these videos being to introduce fans to two of the guest characters that have been added to this release. The first of them will be familiar to most fighting game fans, as it is Sophitia from Bandai Namco’s Soulcalibur while the second happens to be Sterk, a character from the Arland trilogy of the Atelier series.
The gameplay videos can be found below while the game itself is set to be released for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita on September 2nd in North America and September 5th in Europe.
While fans of Resident Evil were disappointed about there being no Resident Evil 7 announced at E3 this year, it seems that Capcom might be working on a new Resident Evil outside of their re-re-release of the first title on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
A couple of URLs on Xbox.com reveal that Resident Evil: Revelations 2 either is in the works, or was planned since there is no actual listing for the title. Since there has been no official announcement made by Capcom at the moment, this can be taken as a rumor. However being shown on Xbox’s official website makes this pretty much confirmed.
Also unless this is an exclusive title, it will likely be released for the PlayStation 3 as well and it might even make the jump to next-gen consoles as well.
While fans of