Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Coming to PS Vita on March 3rd

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Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Coming to PS Vita on March 3rd

It’s been a long time since we’ve brought you any news on Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines, but I’m excited to announce that this unique JRPG will be available as a digital download on PS Vita via PlayStation Store for $19.99 starting on March 3rd!

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines

So what does Oreshika bring to fans of the genre? Well, first of all there’s the striking graphic style. Set in ancient Japan, the game art delivers a rich world inspired by traditional brush paintings of the Heian era. You’ll be exploring a beautiful, watercolor world filled with weird and wonderful creatures based on Japanese mythology. Oh, and we’ve kept the fantastic Japanese voiceover which fits in with the atmosphere perfectly.

The gameplay is quite unique, too. In Oreshika, you’ll take control of a clan whose bloodlines have been struck with two terrible curses — a Curse of Ephemerality, and a Curse of Broken Lineage.

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The Curse of Ephemerality means that your clan members age rapidly with a maximum lifespan of around 2 years. As you explore labyrinths, defeat demons, and find treasures, the clock of in-game time is always ticking so it’s important to plan your moves strategically. In Oreshika, no matter how skilled you are in battle or how strong your equipment is, your characters will face death and so it’s your job to make sure your clan’s family tree grows new members to step up to the ranks.

But therein lies the catch as the Curse of Broken Lineage means that your clan members can no longer procreate… Luckily you can turn to the gods for help. By performing the Rite of Divine Union with a god, a new clan member will be created. It’s important to choose carefully which gods you perform the Rite with as the genetic makeup will be a combination of the ‘parent’ clan member and the chosen god which affects stats as well as appearance. And with well over 100 gods to meet in game, there are a lot of deities to discover!

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines

And while we’re on the topic of gods, I should mention that for a period of two weeks from launch, you’ll receive the gods Kiri no Mashū and Tonkararin as a special bonus when you purchase the game! So make sure you don’t miss out on this chance to bag these two rare gods that can’t otherwise be unlocked through gameplay.

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  • Another thing I noticed is almost all the indie games featured on playstation blog have a video attached appearing on the main blog page, failing that at least a very good screenshot, Sony didn’t even bother to do that, just put the game name/icon thing, it’s really just pathetic when a console maker can’t even be bothered to advertise their game best they can on their own blog.

  • How to fix the Vita
    1. Make reasonable vita memory stick pricing or remake vita with an SD slot, so simple.
    2. Provide better app support on the vita, maybe make a appstore or something compatible like Google play store, vita should have just as much apps as ps4 or ps3 even.
    3. Provide better 3rd party support or start making dedicated games for it. (Soul sacrifice was good and also freedom wars and gravity rush.. etc.)
    4. Provide custom themes.. Also us to make our own themes.
    5. Provide both digital/physical copy games, at least give your customers a chose.

  • Can we get god eater 2 rage burst localized now please?

  • Greeeeat !!! I have question, game have a new game plus mode? or something like it make me play it again or continues in long time. Thaanks !

  • wow… this is what people are reduced to complaining about now? No physical release on the Vita?

    Well, good job Sony… you’ve apparently managed to tackle all the REAL complaints with this one since the only thing people can find to complain about is something so silly as ‘no physical release’.

    You should be proud… it’s not every day people have to go THAT far down the list of ‘petty things to complain about’ afterall.

  • well, was looking forward to supporting this but sadly digital only is a NO GO when the title was released elsewhere physically.

    see: partiality/favoritism marketing.

    did JAPAN get it physically? yea.
    how about ASIA? yep.
    oh you even made a limited edition huh…
    you dont say…?

    you reward JA/AS markets and punish NA/EU with this type of shameful partiality.

    when you have faults, fear not to abandon them.

    @the derisive post above me.
    being a defeatist doesnt make you virtuous. just transparent.

    im betting if someone served you crushed glass to eat, youd ask for seconds since raising a concern isnt an option.
    by your reasoning anyone faulted for “complaining” must mean their concerns arent valid.

    great job!

  • No disc – no sale.

    Come on Japanese companies – treat your Western customers like you treat your Japanese customers and at least give us a *choice* of format.

  • Digital only? You must really want me to pass on this game.

  • Didital only is no go that awesome game deserves a limited edition and not a simply download, Sony this is not nice from you. Hope that many players boykott dis game.^^

  • No physical release is incredibly lame.

    We all know it. The trump card that game consoles have over personal computers is their physical game libraries, which is a dying breed on PC gaming (thank Steam for that). No physical copy of a console game = no buy from me.

  • Jeez, seriously the biggest bunch of crying ive ever seen, temper tantrums galore. I for one am looking forward to this, even being digital only. Would a physical copy be nice? Absolutely, is 20 dollars a good deal for the digital copy? Very much so!

  • If there was a physical copy, I bet anything people would still find something to complain about. Then when they stop releasing games like this, people will complain they “hate us” because they aren’t releasing these games.

  • Will this be the patched version?
    Any info on it?

  • Hi Yulie

    What exactly is the difference between the regional releases? Does ‘Ore no shikabane o koete yuke 2’ not have a english subtitle option already?

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