Nation of PlayStation(.Blog),
We’re way-fairly convinced you’re going to find this post way-fairly awesome, and no, not just because it’s about Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time, the upcoming PSP strategy RPG from, well… us.
As for why we’re so convinced, it’s becau—wait, what? Oh, no, you heard right; we said “PSP.”
Look, folks, it’s still an immensely popular system with a huge user base and an amazing library of RPGs and SRPGs. Also, with a game as ridiculously lengthy as Growlanser: WoT (and this PSP remaster is significantly meatier than the original release from way-back-when), it does take a while to localize things from Japanese to English, so it’s not as though we’re eagerly planning PSP games for 2025. Unless, of course, the PSP becomes sentient and takes over the world, in which case we welcome our new PSP overlords and commit to supporting the system for all eternity.
Anyhoo, the reason you should be am excite for this post is because:
- It is to celebrate the debut of the game’s full trailer (above), which shows tons of gameplay footage from the imminent North American release.
- Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time is the fourth chapter in a long-running, highly beloved series of tactical RPGs. Despite being one of the most popular entries, it also happens to suffer from “Never-before-released-in-North-America-itis,” making this a rather exciting launch for fans of SRPGs, anime, things from Japan, and shininess. (check out the art and you’ll get what I mean about “shininess”)
PS Vita owners, don’t fret! Our last PSP release, Gungnir, may not have supported PS Vita at launch (we greatly appreciate the patience of PS Vita fans hoping for that compatibility), but we’re happy to proclaim that it does now (and should be accessible through the PS Vita PS Store as of August 7th). We’ll cooperate with the right folks as much as possible to make Growlanser: WoT playable on those sexy screens as close to launch as possible.
Our own Persona 4 Golden for PS Vita (coming this fall, pre-order today!), the enhanced and expanded handheld version of one of the highest rated RPGs of all time, is proof enough that we’re proud and excited to support those five diagonal inches of OLED goodness.
Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time launches in stores — and digitally via PlayStation Network — on July 31, 2012. Check it out, won’t you?
ATLUS says: when your Growlanser lasts longer than four hours, please remember to get up and stretch or something.
hey Aram, im sure to pick this up but I have never played any Grownlanser games before. any chance on the ps2 games getting re-released on psn?
AguilarX,
Growlanser 2 & 3 (released for PS2 in North America as Growlanser Generations) were published by Working Designs.
While I’m not aware of any reason any of the previously localized titles in the series couldn’t eventually be released as PS2 games via PSN, I’m also not aware of any developments to that effect. It is important to note that licensing agreements become exceedingly more complicated to manage as a title becomes older, something that is further exacerbated by the fact that said arrangements often have nothing in them addressing digital release.