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Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls Review (PlayStation Vita)

Draikin October 18, 2016 Leave a reply

The Hyperdimension Neptunia series has been around for a while now, spawning plenty of games, remakes and spinoffs. In the Neptunia games, powerful goddesses called CPUs govern over their respective regions, each representing a real-life console such as the PlayStation, Wii, Xbox and even the cancelled Sega Neptune. This latest game in the series, Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, is a crossover with the SEGA Hard Girls project, which features anthropomorphized goddesses representing SEGA’s past gaming consoles. With a similar theme, it’s easy to see that a crossover of these two projects makes sense.

Prior to playing Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, my experience with the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise was rather limited. That said, I did get around to playing the PC version of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 before playing this game, so I had a good idea of what to expect. For the purpose of this review, I played through Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, and managed to get the game’s True ending. Below, you can read my thoughts on the game based on that experience!

Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live 1st Stage Review (PlayStation VR)

Draikin October 16, 2016 1 Reply

Back in June 2015, SEGA first unveiled its “SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project: VR Tech DEMO”, for Project Morpheus. That tech demo turned into an actual game, called Hatsune Miku; VR Future Live, which was released a few days ago as a launch title for PlayStation VR. It’s not the first time that SEGA has tried to replicate the feel of a live Hatsune Miku concert. In Hatsune Miku; Project DIVA F 2nd, the Studio mode allowed you to view a “live” performance as well, from different camera angles. In Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, some of the Event Requests were in front of a “live” audience that sang along with the tunes at times. But these never came close to recreating the feel of an actual Hatsune Miku concert.

SEGA Releases Final Boxart and New Screenshots for Sega 3D Reprint Archives 3: Final Stage

Draikin October 14, 2016 2 Replies

SEGA of Japan has released the final version of the boxart (illustrated by Ken Sugimori) for Sega 3D Reprint Archives 3: Final Stage. as well as screenshots of the final two games that were recently announced to be included in the collection: Alien Syndrome and Columns. You can find the screenshots and boxart below! The complete list of 9 games in the collection is as follows:

SEGA Releases Launch Trailer for Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live

Draikin October 13, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA of America has released the launch trailer for Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live, which was released earlier today in the Americas and Europe. You can view the trailer below, as well as a video with our own playthrough of the 1st Stage! While VR Future Live is a free download, it doesn’t actually contain any content. These are available separately as “Stages”. The game’s 1st Stage is available now for $14.99/€14.99 on the PlayStation Store. Stage 2 will be released sometime in November, and Stage 3 in December. A demo is available as well, containing one song (Weekender Girl). The full version of Stage 1 contains 7 songs in total. For more information, check out our previous article. You can also expect an article with my impressions on the game soon!

Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live 1st Stage Available Now, 2nd Stage Will be Released on November 10 in Japan

Draikin October 13, 2016 Leave a reply

Today marks the launch of PlayStation VR, and that also means that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live is now also available worldwide. I’m currently playing the game, and you can expect my first impressions in an article later today. A free demo is available as well on the PlayStation Store, which includes the song “Weekender Girl”. Meanwhile, Sega has also announced that the 2nd stage for Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live will be released on November 10 in Japan. We also get a few new screenshots of the new stage, which you can view below. As you can see, the 2nd stage will also include Rin, Len and Luka (the 1st Stage features Miku only). Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X should also have been updated to support VR in its Concert Editor mode, but it doesn’t appear to be active yet on my US copy of the game.

Valkyria: Azure Revolution Is Getting Another Demo, Will be Available for Everyone This Time

Draikin October 9, 2016 Leave a reply

Valkyria: Azure Revolution producer Youichi Shimosato has confirmed to Gamer.ne.jp that they will be releasing another demo for the game in Japan, and this time the demo will be available for everyone to download. The previous two demos were restricted to those who bought Valkyria Chronicles Remaster or attended certain events such as the recent Tokyo Game Show.

The game is scheduled to be released on January 19 on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. At this point, a release for the West hasn’t been confirmed.

Thanks to Gematsu for the translation and their original article on the news.

Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls: New Dialogue Screenshots

Draikin October 8, 2016 Leave a reply

Idea Factory International has shared new screenshots from the dialogue sections of their upcoming English release of PS Vita RPG Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls. The dialogue in the series is one of its more unique points, with plenty of references to the current and past situation in the gaming market, as well as frequent use of meta-reference, especially with the character of Neptune (who often reminds other characters of her status as the series’ protagonist). The screenshots below should give you a good indication of what to expect from the game in that regard! Note that two images differ for the EU version, we included those as well.

For more information on the game, we also included the summary from Idea Factory International. The game releases in North America on October 18 and Europe on October 21, both in physical and digital form, for the PlayStation Vita. You can also expect a review of the game from Segalization ahead of its release.

Valkyria: Azure Revolution’s Blum and Helena Featured in New Video

Draikin October 7, 2016 Leave a reply

As part of a Twitter campaign, where people are asked to guess the identity of Helena and Blum’s voice actors, SEGA of Japan has released a new video featuring an in-game cutscene from the game. The developers noted that this scene isn’t representative of the game’s final quality, and it’s a good thing they stated as much as the scene looks very rough indeed, with limited character animation and awkward looking characters (Helena in particular).

In addition, the Tokyo Game Show presentation of the game has also been uploaded to SEGA’s YouTube channel, which shows the battle against Brunhild that’s playable in the demo. You can view the videos below.

Localization Producer Scott Strichart Introduces Yakuza 0’s Story and Main Characters in This New Video

Draikin October 7, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA has posted a new video for Yakuza 0, where localization producer Scott Strichart gives us a quick overview of the game’s story and the two main characters: Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. Scott does a good job at explaining what the game’s story is about for those who are not familiar with the franchise. As he noted in the video, if you’re looking to play your first Yakuza game, then Yakuza 0 is definitely a good place to start. You can find the video below!

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is Now Backwards Compatible With Xbox One

Draikin October 4, 2016 Leave a reply

Microsoft has announced yet another set of games that are joining the ever-growing list of Xbox360 games that are backward compatible with Xbox One, and one of them is SEGA’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Aside from being a great racing game in and of itself, it also includes countless references to many classic SEGA franchises. You get to play as characters from Sonic, Skies of Arcadia, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, NiGHTS and many other SEGA games, and the tracks are similarly based on classic SEGA franchises (including the Sega Saturn classics Panzer Dragoon and Burning Rangers).

If you consider yourself to be a SEGA fan, this really is a game you need to play. Aside from Xbox360, PS3, PS Vita and now Xbox One, the game is also available on PC (often at a very low price). There’s a mobile version as well, but I’d recommend the console/PC versions as they’re far superior and don’t include in-app purchases.