SEGA of America have released the first English trailer for 7th Dragon III: Code VFD! The trailer starts of by showing the Earth invaded by dragons. The only way to stop them and save mankind is by traveling through time. To complete their quest, players will have to visit three cities, each set in a different timeline (past, present and future). You can watch the trailer below!
Wonder Festival 2016 Winter has come and gone, revealing plenty of new anime and video game related figures. Those of course also include figures based on SEGA and Atlus games. SEGA and the companies behind the figures have been posting their figures shown at Wonfes on their social media, and we compiled as many as possible in this article, and included links to our official source for the images. For this article, we’ll be focusing on the figures and announcements related to SEGA franchises (we’ll be making a separate article for the ones from Atlus). Fair warning: some of the figures and illustrations are rather risqué.
SEGA has announced that they will be bringing 7th Dragon III Code: VFD to North America! The RPG franchise debuted on the Nintendo DS with 7th Dragon, with the following spinoff titles 7th Dragon 2020 and its sequel 7th Dragon 2020-II appearing on the PSP. Unfortunately none of these titles were localized for the West. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, the latest (and said to be the final) game in the series was released on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in October 2015. As such, it will be the first game in the series to make it to the West!
Like its predecessors, 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is a turn-based, dungeon crawling RPG that allows you to fully customize your characters. The story is set in 2100, and will have your characters travel through time in an attempt to save the world from invading dragons. The journey will take you to the kingdom of Atlantis (past), Tokyo (Present), and the land of Eden (future), We included part of SEGA’s press release, containing more details on the main features of the game:
- A bleak world and engaging story – The year is 2100, dragons have invaded Earth and are ravaging the human race. As the protagonist, players must team up with “video game company” Nodens Enterprises to become a dragon hunter and save the universe.
- Unique settings and time periods – Fortunately for humanity, Nodens Enterprises has found the key to tip the scales in favor of mankind. The protagonist must travel through time to three different eras — the mythical kingdom of Atlantis, futuristic capital of the land of Eden, and present-day Tokyo — in order to defeat the True Dragons and stand a chance against the most powerful one… the 7th Dragon: VFD.
- A deep party system and character customization options – All characters are completely customizable from the get-go. Players will be joined by two squad members in the field, and have up to nine characters in their party. With eight classes (such as Samurai, God Hand, Rune Knight, and more), 40 voice options, and 96 appearance options, gamers will have plenty of options to develop the perfect dragon hunting team.
- Base building with Nodens Enterprises HQ – Fighting dragons is tough work, but at least the team can recuperate at HQ where they can develop skills, collect side quests, and even go on dates. In addition, more floors such as a library, skylounge, and cat café can be added in order to improve HQ. Yes, you read that correctly, it says cat café.
- Lots of dragons! – Although there are a variety of enemies to fight, it would be wise to be prepared for the myriad dragons you’ll face. It’ll take careful planning and strategy to defeat these dragons, so choosing the right squad — and right look — is paramount!
Of course, we at Segalization think it’s great to see SEGA finally start localizing more of their games! This franchise in particular was overlooked in the past, so seeing SEGA localize the latest game bodes well for the future.
The game is rated T by the ESRB. SEGA have launched an official website, and also released a batch of screenshots and a first trailer on Youtube, which you can find below! The game will be released both physically in retail stores and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for $39.99/CA$54.99. Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether or not the game will also be released in Europe. Let’s hope the game will make it there as well!
Famitsu recently announced the production of an OST package for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, to be released December 23rd. What an opportune Christmas present, especially if you’re a Yuzo Koshiro fan! The OST includes 45 tracks across three CDs. Check out the Famitsu article at the start of this writeup to view the tracklist. After checking out preorder pages for Amazon.jp, HMV, and CDJapan, it appears the sale price is at ¥3600 with tax.
7th Dragon III Code: VFD released this past October. It was just shy of 100k before dropping off of the ranking of the top-selling Media Create games the following week after the above-cited link (maintaining a presence on the list for a good month or so.) Not bad at all for a turn-based RPG selling only in Japan.
Credit for the featured image goes to the above-linked Famitsu article.
Sega has announced new collaboration content for Phantasy Star Online 2, featuring 7th Dragon II Code: VFD costume scratches. Alongside revealing Episode 4: REBORN (which is to be implemented further in the future,) a new livestream segment showcased the character costumes from Code: VFD for an upcoming event called Dragon Raid Chronicle.
These costumes are set to arrive in mid-November, while 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has just released in Japan not too long ago. Check out a trailer for them after the break. The 7th Dragon III Code: VFD-related content can be seen about a minute into the trailer.
The Rune-Knight trailer has been released for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, closing out all eight character classes. Those familiar with “magic knight” types should be able to wrap their minds around the concept of the Rune-Knight; their melee weapons are used as conduits for a variety of powerful elemental attacks as opposed to the traditional incantations or staves of most mages. The balancing of magic and physical strength is sometimes gifted to the class at the cost of being excellent in any particular offensive facet, if the knight doesn’t possess any especially powerful techniques unique to themselves. At the least, they are capable of healing allies and have high base defense! What would you do with the Rune-Knight in this game…?
Pretty flashy technique from the last Rune-Knight. That’s called overkill. Then again, it seems like overkill is an option for everybody at a certain level!
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It’s less than two weeks until 7th Dragon III Code: VFD‘s release in Japan. With this character class trailer, seven out of eight classes have been covered. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel that one has to admire that pacing of promotional media leading up to the game’s release…
Anyway, this time we have the Mage. They’re a traditional squishy magic user class. Mages are capable of offensive magic (using the elements and arcane forces) and healing spells, so they’re at least diversified in that sense. However, they might benefit the team more by focusing on offense, depending on the usefulness of their spells. And unless they’re profoundly stronger than the enemies they’re facing, the Mage really could do with some support since their defense is lacking, so it’s a good thing 7th Dragon is party-based. They are in your care!
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A couple of days ago, Sega released a demo for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD onto the Japanese eShop. It’s a limited demo; there’s no character creation and the level cap is 10 for characters, but you will be able to play through to the beginning of the first chapter (similar to the Stella Glow demo.) Additionally, character data from the demo save file can be imported into the full game when it releases, allowing you to edit your characters from the demo.
Sega, through an official 7th Dragon Twitter account also announced the release of the demo and the bonuses of demo participation in this Tweet. It’s always a nice thing to see them having a presence like this in promoting their franchises.
7th Dragon III Code: VFD is due for release in about two weeks (October 15) in Japan. Previous games in this franchise haven’t been localized. This could be the last game in the 7th Dragon series – it remains to be seen whether or not the game will be picked up for localization. The story for this game might be seen as self-contained enough to merit localizing in spite of the previous games not being brought outside of Japan.
Credit to this NeoGAF thread for demo information.
The new 7th Dragon III Code: VFD character class trailer showcases the Agent. They’re people of many talents. They can lay traps, inflict status ailments, and use their gunplay to attack from a distance. A central theme of the Agent class is the ability to “hack” – allowing them to debilitate their enemies with debuffs and passive attacks. They certainly make it look cool; dressed in their snazzy outfits, they can also take over a satellite and command it to fire a massive laser at your enemies. I guess this is why studying computer science is such a big deal nowadays. Be nice to your fellow nerds, everyone.
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The God-Hand is a class that specializes in powerful hand-to-hand offensive combat techniques as well as healing abilities particular to this class only. Successfully landing God-Hand techniques will enhance your “God Depth”, giving you access to even more powerful offensive options.
7th Dragon III Code: VFD has been on display during Tokyo Game Show 2015 and been healthily promoted by Sega, with promotional trailers for the game regularly on rotation. Character class trailers have been rolled out incrementally leading up to the game’s release next month (October 15.) No plans for localization are known.
Check out the trailer after the break!