Greetings, fellow meat-creatures! I am the localization editor for Aksys Games’s release of Record of Agarest War, and I have come here today to talk to you about that very game, which is coming to the PlayStation Store this Thursday, April 29.
You may have had a chance to peruse some of our marketing materials regarding Agarest. You haven’t? Oh my. Well, in polite company, I would say that they play up the relationship aspect of the game. To elaborate somewhat, Agarest gives you, the PS3 player, the reasonably unique experience of playing through five generations of fathers and sons. Your in-game decisions – tactical, moral, and romantic – will determine the abilities and strengths of your offspring, which characters will join your party, and ultimately, the very fate of your world!
But perhaps a dating sim (and genetic simulator) doesn’t tickle your fancy. As a strategy role-playing game, Agarest is, in many ways, defined by its battle system. I could use all sorts of large, important words–words like “nuance”, or “multifaceted”, or “ham”–to explain its intricacies to you, but this is the Age of Information, and that means videos! Everyone likes videos. We have included one, in which an incredibly handsome and shockingly intelligent narrator explains some of Agarest’s basic battle concepts to you. Give it a watch!
Of course, even with a flawless strategy, you may find the game difficult–especially if you are insane enough to play on “Hard.” Fortunately, we have sought to alleviate such woes, and will be giving out a number of free DLC packages in the weeks following release. Free to everyone on the PlayStation Network, these tiny nuggets of digital joy will bring you everything from special weapons and armor, to items that improve your stats and abilities, to that most indispensible category of loot: restorative items. There will be DLC you can buy too, of course, but these ones are free!
So there you have it! Record of Agarest War has something for everyone, whether you’re looking for a dating sim, a complex strategy-RPG, or hours upon hours of epic fantasy and political intrigue…or all of those things. Agarest will appear, in a burst of white light, on the PlayStation Network on April 29th. Be there, or be utterly unfulfilled for the rest of your life.
So I’m guessing most people haven’t upgraded their PS3 HDD from all the complaints? Or a larger slim, I suppose, would solve the problem of space. But it’s not like 360 where it costs $100+ to upgrade to just a 120GB. I upgraded to a 500GB internal a year and half ago for less than $80 and still have nearly 300GB to spare. Sony has made it easy to swap em out, if you need some space, take advantage of it.
I actually bought the 360 version even though i dont have one. I just wanted the extras. I have no problem it being digital for ps3 but the problem is the extras i buy all my stuff limited edition.
Pretty disappointed that Microsoft fans get the royal treatment on this one. I’m a bit torn…
This is definitely awesome. I cant wait for it and the weeks of free DLC, lol!!!
Tomorrow will be awesome.
Hope they dont try this crap with BlazBlue or there will be hell.
Sony, I am disappoint.
I just want to say I am VERY disappointed that this game is download-only; and if one exists I’ll probably be looking to import a European copy so I will have a disc.
That being said, I’ve been greatly anticipating this game since 2006 and will definitely be picking it up ASAP.
So there’s no disc version because there’s no dubbing? WTF kind of policy is that LOL
Plenty of people in the US don’t even speak English anyways. It’s not like it’s an official language, legally speaking. And if you can’t read the subs, you probably shouldn’t be playing dialogue based games anyways, right?
This game is pretty good if you don’t mind everyone speaking in Japanese (Don’t know if the same on PS3) an the old school 2D turn base system.
I kind of had a funny feeling this was coming to PS3, but got it for 360 because of the stuff that came with it. A mouse pad of a chick from the game an her [DELETED] are the part you rest your wrist on (They got gel in them lol).
So I would say this is a game to get for PS3, 360 is seems alittle blockly but runs pretty good (Well install that is) an the stuff that comes with it. Most likely I will later on get it for the PS3 an that is after I get a 1TB hard drive for it.
Good Day an happy gaming or not if I snipe you.
$45? 18GB? Wut?
You’re making it very easy to pass on this game…
mm… I prefer disc-based really. I’m gonna wait it out and see if you changed your mind about it ^^
meanwhile, I’m gonna go checkout the japanese demo someone mentioned earlier.
TZPM – in favor of NA disc-based PS3 limited ed release with goodies -> “AYE!!!!”
looks like Sony also removed next gen from our firmware
For everyone thats throwing the blame at SCEA.
If anyone has seen alot of my posts, they know I’m not shy about complaining about the piss poor decisions Sony makes.
HOWEVER.
This game being released as digital only for NA on PS3, has nothing to do with Sony, thats an Aksys marketing decision.
Sony just approved the title for PSN, because some people will buy it, though most wont because its more or less a insult to NA PS3 owners not only to not recieve the limited edition, but to have to settle for a digital version over physical media.
You’re asking $45 and we don’t get a disc or even a ridiculous boobie mousepad! Way past pass.
@ynp7
lol NICE ONE!!
I’ll wait til its half price because no one bought it.
DeadCell34 keep your ignorance out of here, it is what is not needed. Don’t go speaking for everyone, claiming it is not wanted here.
@S-E-G That was a rather childish and stupid comment. It has nothing to do with Sony and you should know that.
One thing you should’ve considered Aksys– even if a disc release was for some reason impossible, you could’ve released a box with all the extras and a PSN download card for PS3 owners, instead of gypping them and giving the cool/fun extras to the other system only. Then at least both fans get the goodies, and you still get around your “inability” to release a disc version (which I still have some trouble believing).
We did consider this, but unfortunately it wasn’t possible.