Since it was announced for North America, and as new assets and details are rolled out to eager fans worldwide, excitement for Soul Sacrifice has only increased. No other title for PlayStation Vita combines the same frantic real-time combat, thrilling sense of scale, smartly interwoven cooperative multiplayer, or meaningful character customization… Not to mention the contributions of legends of gaming like designer Keiji Inafune or composer Yasunori Mitsuda and Wataru Hokoyama.
For weeks, fans have asked for more info about the game’s North American release, wanting a final date and box art, and details about possible pre-order extras. Finally, those questions can be answered!
Soul Sacrifice for PS Vita launches in stores and via PlayStation Network on April 30th, 2013. As for the box art, it is essentially the same as that which Japanese fans will proudly display on their shelves (or pedestals, if you’re a pedestal kind of person):
Fans who pre-order Soul Sacrifice will receive an exclusive pack of in-game content — it will not be sold anywhere else!
- Two (2) Unique Costumes with which players can customize their character
- Three (3) Magic Items to aid players in battle:
- Spirits’ Flamepike – Shards of the spear provided by Fire spirits, unleashing a five hit combo attack with heat effects
- Spirits’ Blightstone – Explosive stones with poison effects provided by the spirits
- Spirits’ Fulgurwood – Root provided by the Thunder spirits. Tracks enemies on the ground and attacks with thunder spell
There’s more! Do you prefer to play with Japanese audio tracks whenever possible? You might want to pre-order…
Reserve Soul Sacrifice and, in addition to the in-game costume & item bundle, you’ll also receive the Japanese voice-over pack for free. This pack will be sold separately, but the only way to get it right at launch for no added cost is to pre-order!
Thrilled to finally be able to reveal a release date to his North American fans, Project Lead Keiji Inafune had this to say:
The game has become nothing like any other game with an original and deep world settings which could only be possible in a dark fantasy environment. I’m looking forward to you being able to experience the unique adventure of real heroism in Soul Sacrifice. Immerse yourself in the world of Soul Sacrifice and have fun playing it!
There’s plenty left to share and reveal for Soul Sacrifice… Keep coming back to PS.Blog for more updates!
Making a Japanese track a preorder bonus/downloadable extra? Not sure I like that direction..
I can’t wait! The demo for this was unexpectedly very good, so I’m already anticipating this release.
AW Y COULDNT IT B A MARCH RELEASE????????
I’m kinda confused right now, isnt Soul Sacrifice a sony computer entertainment japan game? why is Atlus publishing the game on North America? should it be Sony Computer Entertainment America the ones publishing the game here? anyways i hope this means demo coming out real SOON, i mean Playstation PLUS next week soon? anyways i have a feeling the vita will have a very good year.
@remanutd5
Atlus, what? Aram joined Sony a few months ago. Sony’s publishing this.
Great news to have a release date! Looking forward to a Demo if it comes prior to the game. This is looking like a Day 1 purchase tho. Thanks for the news.
April………..thats way too long they can at least relase the demo now…its been on japanese psn for awhile now d-__-b
Will digital pre-orders be eligible for the content offer or is this only for retail partners?
SirRadG,
The offer(s) aren’t *necessarily* only for retail purchases although yes, those are the only ones addressed by the post at this time.
Apologies for the generic PR response, INSERT POSTER’S NAME HERE, but we will have more information for you soon. Thanks for the question; it’s obviously on folks’ minds!