JRPGs: 15 titles in development right now!

[NeoPlayStation]

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Japanese Developers Talk PS3 RPGs
06.26.07 - 2:24 PM

The most recent issue of Dengeki PlayStation includes a feature about RPGs on PlayStation 3. The feature is headlined by two-page scopes on Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and Last Remnant, as well as Level 5's Shirokishi Monogatari (White Knight Story).

Since Level 5's first PlayStation 3 title was only 10% complete when it debuted at last year's Tokyo Game Show, the magazine asked company president Akihiro Hino about the game's status. While Hino wouldn't provide a specific date, he said, Level 5 would soon be able to show "various things" to the gaming public. The final product's visual quality apparently will be on the same level as the graphics shown in last year's trailer movie. Hino is promising new elements hard to imagine from the trailer. During a Q&A session last year, he had singled out the following three elements as the key concepts behind Shirokishi Monogatari: Being a hero, a new sense scale, and a new battle system. In addition to those three concepts however, there seems to be another, secret concept. Hino wouldn't give away any details, saying only it will surprise a lot of fans.

According to Dengeki PlayStation, a total of 15 RPGs (including the aforementioned titles) are currently in development for PlayStation 3 in Japan. Gust, Nippon Ichi Software and Takuyo confirmed to the magazines that development of their respective PlayStation 3 RPGs is well under way. The following four titles are also mentioned in the feature: Hudson's untitled action RPG, Rengoku The End of the Century, Bandai Namco Games' untitled RPG and Project D from Michael Soft.

Last but not least, the magazine's editors also conducted a short survey among developers of PlayStation 3-based RPGs. Asked about how they aim to use the system's online component, respondents mentioned digital distribution of additional items or dungeons after a game's release, distribution of demos, fixing of bugs, and game design with an online premise. Furthermore, developers apparently believe PlayStation 3 will not only help evolve the RPG genre visually, but also allow for new ways to play games.

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[cliffbo]

15 reasons the Japanese will buy a PS3

[KRA]

anything about Level 5's game need +rep :)
ohh i have no pooowerrr! lol

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Coooool. Let's hope they're good ones.

[VG Aficionado]

Best news from Japan in a while :hugegrin:

[yoshaw]

That's a big number for some console that hasn't been out yet for a year! Impressive indeed.

[Z]

I say those are only the ones releasing till end of 08. we still have unannounced ones as well.
role me up baby! role me up and smoke me like a Cuban!

:)

[VG Aficionado]

Well, at least 2008 is going to be a good year :-p Now release something in Summer, Sony :norris:

[VG Aficionado]

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/06/27/what-other-rpg-studios-are-plotting-ps3-releases-wheres-white/Level 5 has remained hush on their upcoming RPG White Knight Story ever since the showing at the Tokyo Game Show last year, but they've finally issued a statement on the game and what we can expect at E3. Level 5's president Hino Akihiro says their development is progressing well and "should be able to show everyone something really soon." In addition to that, he said the graphical quality shown at TGS is just a taste of what's to come. We're fairly sure he's referring to the scope of the enemies and places in the game. We recall hearing about a giant turtle with a city on its back?

[Z]

typical Sony. don't expect a media fest so long before launch. look at the rest of their upcoming games.

if it will release this year, then we'll see it at E3 and TGS. if not, I don't expect anything till the next TGS.

[Pluto]

Woot. I'm glad to see some of the smaller companies are still on-board for the Playstation 3. Particularly Nippon Ichi. They're constantly churning out some pretty damn good SRPGs.

Just wish they'd toss us some more morsels of information to sate our hunger.. :(