XSEED Games: A Year in Review

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XSEED Games: A Year in Review

Happy Holidays from XSEED Games

So, Christmas has come and gone, Chanukah is long over, Kwanzaa is just beginning, and New Year’s is just around the corner. Every one of us here hopes that you have or had a lovely holiday season, and will carry that loveliness into the coming year!

But no matter what your festivities may look like, one thing’s for sure: 2013 has been a year worth celebrating for the gaming industry, and for us at XSEED as well. A mere two weeks in, we got our year started less with a bang and more with a meaty squish as Corpse Party: Book of Shadows scared its way onto the North American PlayStation Store for PSP.

Months later, we released our very first physical PS3 title in North America with Killer is Dead, which SUDA51 fans (and fans of surrealistic action in general) agree is a killer good time. And we just closed off the year with a duo of handheld games for PS Vita: Valhalla Knights 3, our grittiest and perhaps most controversial title to date, and Ys: Memories of Celceta, one of our best-reviewed games in recent memory — which many rank among the Vita’s overall best offerings.

Killer is Dead DLC Images, 01Ys: Memories of Celceta, 02

All in all, not a bad year for XSEED on PlayStation… but 2014 promises to up the ante, big time! Ragnarok Odyssey ACE is coming to PS3 and Vita in both physical and digital form sometime in early 2014, and it’s going to knock the socks off of anyone who weaned themselves on the original Ragnarok Odyssey back in 2012 (As well as anyone who enjoys hunting Norse giants but can never seem to find the time for it!).

We’re also working with independent localization studio Carpe Fulgur to bring you the long-awaited sequel to The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on PSP via PlayStation Store this summer. This will continue the tale of Estelle Bright as she searches the country of Liberl for answers to… so very many questions!

We have more in store for PS3, Vita, and even PSP fans in the coming year, so be sure to keep an eye on PlayStation.Blog, as well as our Facebook and Twitter, for any announcements (not to mention the inevitable pre-announcement teases!).

Be safe, be happy, and may these next 365 days be more bountiful than ever for us all!

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  • Congratulations for this year XSEED

    Any news regarding a discount for DIGITAL DAY ONE Ragnarok Oddysey buyers?

    I am full digital and if i don’t get a discount i won’t buy ACE, i won’t pay a “Full price” for a “Expansion pack”, if you know what i mean

    Thanks in advance!

    • Well, it’s more than just an expansion pack… but either way, we are exploring our options, and will do everything we can to make the transition to ACE fairly painless for those of you who’ve already “aced” the original. ;)

  • You guys are still my favorite publisher, I love what you do. Can’t wait for SC next year, and I finally ordered my LE of the new Ys.

    Are there any rumblings of Origin coming to the Vita? I know it’s a shot in the dark, I own it on Steam, but I’d love to have it on a handheld.

    • We’ve heard nothing from Falcom to that end, I’m afraid. I’d be the first in line to buy it if they did announce a Vita port, though, believe me!

  • Looking forward to what y’all will be bringing in 2014. =) Gotta say Ys Memories of Celceta is one of my most favorite games of 2013.

  • Amazing publisher, hope you guys stick around for a very long time. People need to support and continue buying their published games, they truly deserve every cent of it.

    Thanks and have a great holidays!

  • Love you guys XSEED. Keep it up and I can’t wait for those future releases, announced and unannounced!

    • Wait’ll you see what we have in store for you guys on the unannounced front, too. It’s gonna knock your socks off. ;)

  • Thanks XSEED for bringing us these great games. Love my RPG’s as well as most things that come from Japan! Keep up the great work.

  • Corpse Party Games
    Ys Games

    Thanks for some of the best experiences of 2013
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    PS: cant wait for the legend of heroes and Corpse Party Blood drive

  • well written article and summary there.i cant wait for the second chapter of trails in the sky and i cant thank cape fulgur enough for their help in to the project.i too hope that this upcoming year will bring good tidings to us all.that is all

  • Thank you for keeping on top of Trails in the Sky :-)

    That cliff hanger is killer, I’m eager to jump on with the next game. This time it’ll be a day one purchase.

    • Yeah, a bit of a cruel place to leave off, isn’t it? Falcom can be such teases sometimes! They’re almost as good at teasing fans as we are. ALMOST. Mwa ha ha. ;)

  • Ys is great, can’t wait for Trails in the Sky SC and whatever else you guys are working on.

    (PS Rune Factory 4 & Senran Kagura Burst are two of my favorite 3DS games. If you guys bring Shinovi Versus, it’ll be a day one buy for my Vita. :D)

    • Yeah, our year was actually even busier than what we listed here, but all the rest of our releases were on non-Sony platforms, so we figured it might be kind of rude to include them here. ;) But Shinovi Versus is indeed a great game, so hopefully we’ll be able to bring it to you guys at some point in the future. And since it’s on Vita, it’d be fair game for mention on PS Blog, too!

  • Congratulations XSEED for this great year!!

    Ys: Memories of Celceta is my favorite Vita game for this year, and I hope you guys bring Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus!! =D

  • Thanks for bringing so many good games over such as corpse party,ys and killer is dead. I hope you keep giving the goods.

    • We have every intention to! Glad you enjoyed our offerings this year, and I hope 2014 gives you even more awesomeness to enjoy!

  • Also it would be nice if you guys can put Legend of heroes on sale.

  • Corpse Party Book of Shadows had my favorite story of the year, I’m not ashamed to admit that I outright cried during Chapter 1. It’s the best horror game I’ve played along with the original!
    Really been enjoying Ys too!
    Please, please, PLEASE bring Corpse Party Blood Drive out here, I absolutely have to see what happens in the story!
    Love you guys for bringing out games like these and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for 2014!

    • Yeah, I’m probably the biggest Corpse Party fan in the office, so selfishly, I want to work on Blood Drive just so I can play it a.s.a.p. and see what happens next myself! Heheheh…

  • Still hoping for a physical copy of Senran Kaguran Shinovi Versus!

    Also can’t wait for Corpse Party Blood Drive!

    • Well, Burst has been doing fairly well for us, so if we were to work on SV, there’s definitely a chance! I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds for us…

  • Happy holidays! You guys are the best!

  • I’m so grateful for the games you guys have brought to the west.
    Here’s hoping for more Corpse Party in 2014!

  • Trails in the Sky 2. Goodbye friends, goodbye family, goodbye food, goodbye sleep.
    2014 is all about TitS 2. Love ya, XSEED!

    • I just hope it’s not too late into the year. There’s still a pretty long way to go before Trails 2 is ready for public consumption! But Carpe Fulgur’s been doing a great job, and we’re ready to continue Estelle’s tale as soon as we can.

  • Awesome game, keep them coming! :)

  • Bring more Legends of Heroes games. That Trails in the Flash looks awesome.

  • Thank you so much for your hard work XSeed, appreciate taking a chance on Senran Kagura Burst for the 3DS and bringing it to North America. I hope I am seeing Imu in the top left shadows there to hint SHinovi Versus for the PlayStation Vita is also coming to North America in 2014. Thank you again.

  • Happy Holidays XSEED! I’m still loving Y’s (though I’m slow at playing it) Ozma is my favorite character, though Frieda is becoming a close second.

    Not sure if I’ll try RO Ace when it comes out. Still looks cool though.

  • Are you teasing Shinovi Versus there with Yomi’s hand? I hope you are! *wink wink*

    Thanks for the nice thoughts, and thanks for doing what you do, XSEED. You’re among my favorite publishers out there. Have a nice 2014 and let’s hope XSEED goes on forever!

  • You guys rock, I’m loving the new Ys and Killer is Dead.

    I’m hoping for Seran Kagura: Shinovi Versus physical release. If it’s hard for a Store Physical Release you should try doing what Square Enix is doing with Drakengard 3, limited physical copies to those that preorder online.

  • Love what you guys do XSEED. I was wondering if you could bring back the PS1 classics Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete to the PSN. I miss playing those classic JRPGs and I’m sure both fans old and new would enjoy them again. :)

  • Thank for his great work bringing to us great japanese games.please bring senran kagura shinovi versus is a great game what i am sure is gonna be good in sales.how tell a other member make a limited physical edition if you have doubts about physical copies.

  • That silhouette at the top left….

    http://i.imgur.com/NlUDV29.jpg

    Shinovi Versus localization confirmed?!

  • Adding another voice to those wanting Shinovi Versus physical in NA!

  • Happy Holidays, XSEED!! I started becoming a big fan when I picked up Ys Seven =] Fantastic series! Now time to check out some of your other games ^_^

  • Picked up my copy of the new Ys today (although they game me the display box with no booklet or inserts… they’ll be getting a call later).

    The BIG news is Trails in the Sky Second Chapter! Trails in the Sky is easily one of my favorite RPGs ever, thanks in no small part to excellent translation work. I’m sad it will be digital only, but I’ll be picking it up day 1. SC is one of my top 3 most anticipated games of the decade. Please PLEASE don’t make us wait so long for the final chapter!

    And if you guys bring over The Legend of Heroes VII: Zero no Kiseki or The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki games I’d be all for that!

  • Thank you for being one of the few publishers that consistently supports the Vita in North America!

  • Love you guys for so many of the games you guys have done, particularly the Falcom games. Btw is there any chance that Lunar may go down in price? Been thinking about getting it for awhile.

  • hey xseed congrats on all your success in 2013! I would also like to see shinovi versus out here in the west i have already imported it but I would not mind buying again since i didnt know what the hell was going on and never really got to use that online pass, and here is to hoping if it does release its the physical version. I also really enjoyed Ys just finished it like a day or two ago and it was one of my favorites.

  • That is great news about the second chapter of Sora no Kiseki. Been waiting for this for a long time. It will be a day one for me! Also, Ys: Memories of Celceta and Valhalla Knights 3 are at the top of my list of must-have for Vita. Any chance of you guys porting over Ys: Origins? It is a truly great game which would fit in nicely with the other Ys titles on PSP.

  • Trails in the Sky 2 in ps3 too? the hd version.

  • Thanks for the great year XSEED, I’ve been following your work since Wild Arms XF for the PSP and as long as you guys continue to support handhelds I’ll continue to preorder and purchase your games.

  • Killer Is Dead is great. I love the characters and the presentation. The story is unique too, and I actually cared to see what was going to happen to them in the end. The gameplay is really satisfying too, once you get the hang of it. The learning curve was a bit rough for me, but I’m starting to attack much more swiftly now. :)

    I was lucky that Amazon shipped me the Collector’s Edition when I only ordered the standard game when it was on sale for $29.99 just before Black Friday. All those extra goodies are really high quality! I was especially impressed with the hardcover art book.

    Thanks XSEED

  • In regards to the games you’re teasing in that image…

    Please offer limited retail runs. I’d even support a kickstarter to get it to happen. I don’t like digital only localizations, but will make the exception for TitS SC, but otherwise… you’ll get no sales from me. I have over 40 retail games. Let me buy your games.

  • Oh my gosh XSEED, I have this giant I.O.U list with your guys names on it and some great games that I’m itching to pull the trigger on:

    -Corpse Party both games
    -Ys: Celcetta Special Edition
    -Trails in the Sky

    I’m waiting for Ace as I came too late to purchase the original Ragnorok Odyssey. So looking forward to that as well. Hopefully those unannounced titles are for PlayStation platforms <3 and we see you again when Trails in the Sky SC is up on PSN.

  • Thank you for all your localizing efforts. You guys are awesome. Keep it up.

  • Grateful for the games Xseed brought to the west. Awaiting the sequel of Trails in the Sky for PSP and hoping for a PS3 release of the Legend of Heroes franchise.

  • wow your the best hope you localize some tales series and some more rpg’s that is yet to come, really wished you localize atleast tales of heart hehe, and not to mention j stars victory vs.

  • I can’t wait to see what games we’ll get in 2014

  • Congrats on the great year, Xseed. :)

    Ys: Memories of Celceta is my favorite Vita game that came out this year.

  • I own the Y’s on psp but I have a suggestion that I am sure will sell like crazy… a complete Y’s series release on Vita… that would be wonderful… every Y’s game ever on Vita and or PS3

  • valhalla knights was perfect

  • Still waiting for Lunar: 2, you can make it happen!………………………………………..

  • There are rumors of you bringing my most anticipated game of this decade Akiba’s Trip 2 overseas. If this is true I will love you and buy everything you have in America, and on Playstation. Also there was also word of Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus. Also I have no idea how you would do this or how this rumor was spread, but if it is true I stand by my earlier promise. Yoshi Out.

  • I’ve supported Xseed since you brought over Shadow Hearts: From the New World.

    Between you guys and that other company with the name like a book of maps but spelled wrong, you’re a large part of the reason I’m still playing video games at almost 60 years old. LOL

  • I love Xseed!!!

    i pretty much bought all of their releases this year from them!

    Killer is Dead LE, Ys Memories of Celceta LE, all the Ys games from the PSP on PSN store, both Corpse Party games(i’m chapter 3 now, and this is scary as hell!!), Senran Kagura Burst.

    i have four questions from you Tom. i hope you reply!!

    1. who’s the girl besides on the left of Mondo in the pic above?

    2. any plans on bringing Valhalla Knight 3 Gold on the west with JPN audio? i was about to buy the game, then suddenly a revision get’s announced.

    3. Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus when?? :D

    4. finally any plans on localizing Corpse Party: BloodDrive Vita and Corpse Party 2 PC?? also just for the sake of question: Sachiko’s Game of Love has any chance?

    i plan to buy Ragnarok Odyssey Ace and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter Day 1 for sure!!

    i hope someone localizes the other arcs of The Legend of Heroes, especially the Crossbell Arc ^^

    Zero no Kiseki Evolution and Ao no Kiseki Evolution on Vita looks amazing!!! reminds me of the Xenosaga and Zone of the Enders series with all the mechs in a JRPG setting ^^

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