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Trauma Team Commencing Operation on North American eShop

Atlus has just released Trauma Team on Wii U eShop in North America. The game is the last entry of the Trauma Center series, and features a (mostly) new cast of characters. While the other entries feature surgery-only gameplay, Trauma Team will take you on a tour of other professions in the hospital such as studying symptoms during diagnosis or working with the skeletal system in orthopedic operations.

Trauma Team is a Wii Virtual Console title for download on Wii U, and will cost $19.99. Nintendo has a page for the game for more information. Hopefully Europe will get the game next; it’s a fantastic game that unfortunately fell under the radar during its original release. We’ve attached an old trailer for Trauma Team made by Atlus USA that was used to promote the original Wii version’s release. It covers the six types of gameplay.

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SMT IV Final boxart

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final Demo Footage from Recent Niconico Stream

Atlus’s development staff for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final recently demoed the game on a SegaNama Niconico broadcast. Sega’s SegaNama channel is periodically used to show off new footage for Sega games, like Yakuza 6. NintendoEverything uploaded footage from the Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final to their YouTube account. Check out the footage below.

The archive shown below includes demon fusion and random encounters, and the dungeon appears to be some sort of underground waterfall area. The last four minutes or so include a boss battle against Sukuna-Hikona.

I hope everyone appreciates the esteemed Toshihiro Nagoshi’s presence in the bottom left screen, between the two female commentators. I think he’s….adding an air of sophistication to the stream. Or something. It’s hilarious and I like it.

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Genei Ibun Roku #FE Maiko

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: Maiko Character Trailer

The character trailer for Maiko Shimazaki from Genei Ibun Roku #FE has recently been uploaded. She’s the president of the entertainment company that the party characters of this game work for. Maiko’s personality seems to reflect that of a friendly “older sister” type character who is familiar and casual with the talent she manages. Since she’s playful and has a mature appearance this invites some chaos (read: embarrassment, confusion) on the part of her poor, young fledgling idols. As someone with some background in the industry (gravure) she’s probably still dependable in spite of her propensity for teasing. There’s no battle footage of her in this trailer, unfortunately, but she is a playable character.

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Several SEGA and Atlus Games Discounted in EU PSN Black Friday Sales!

Sony’s Black Friday sales on the EU PlayStation Store, running until November 30, features several SEGA and Atlus games at a heavily discounted price! As usual, we compiled all the SEGA and Atlus games in the list below. Sony’s official blog post didn’t include the price in British Pound, but we added those to the list as well. There’s a similar sale on the US PSN, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to include any SEGA or Atlus games.

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Genei Ibun Roku #FE Tiki

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: TiKi, Bloom Palace Trailers

Next in the character trailer spotlight for Genei Ibun Roku #FE is TiKi. Tiki is a name borrowed from Fire Emblem, and her character in #FE takes the form of what is essentially a Vocaloid. She welcomes you to the Bloom Palace and refers to Itsuki, the protagonist, affectionately as her “older brother.” Such familiarity throws off the protagonist, but being the gentleman that he is, the protagonist doesn’t actually object to this. Or else TiKi would probably just call Itsuki a dummy or something.

On the note of the Bloom Palace: it’s a sort of central hub where you as the player can access special party customization features that you can’t change simply by going to the main party menu. Notably you can use Performa to customize a Carnage for your Mirage – Carnage being the weapon that your character and his/her Mirage/alter ego uses to fight, and such customizable attributes include elemental affinity and attack power. Performa can also be used to enhance what are called Radiant Skills, which include improvements for base stats, Session attacks (which boost Performa gains,) or other normal offensive skills. Radiant Skills also improve your ability to succeed in the (real) entertainment world. At the Bloom Palace, you can also Class Change your characters. Class Changes are generally meant to progress your character’s capabilities as you unlock new Classes; they allow you access to new Carnage configurations and Skills. The second trailer posted for this article offers a comprehensive visual look into these processes.

Bloom Palace is a lovely garden paradise that suits TiKi’s cherub-like appearance. Let’s check both out after the break.

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Odin Sphere Leifthrasir 8-Bit Browser Version Confirmed, Oswald Gameplay

After a successful Twitter campaign, Atlus has confirmed development of an 8-bit browser version of Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. Thanks to everyone who participated! Symbiotic and functional interaction between companies and their fans is always a good thing to see, and this campaign yielded a pretty cool result.

In addition to this, Atlus has also published a couple of new trailers to promote Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. The first one I’ve attached is a short but cool comparison demo between Leifthrasir’s PS2 and PS4 versions. Leifthrasir is a remake of Odin Sphere for the PS2, which is being redeveloped for the PS3, PS4, and Vita. The second video demos Oswald, one of the story leads, and his fighting capabilities.

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SMT IV cast

Shin Megami Tensei IV Characters to Return for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final

Famitsu reports that the main characters of Shin Megami Tensei IV are set to return for the upcoming sequel: Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final. We’ve seen promotional images of Flynn, the protagonist, floating around earlier, but now we have the confirmation of his return along with the return of the three characters who represent the paths of law, chaos, and balance. Isabeau, Jonathan, and Walter will be returning, and their voice actors from the Japanese release are reprising their roles as well.

There are some story developments for each of the characters in this game as well. Isabeau is available as a partner character for this Final’s protagonist, as her goal is to avoid the Polytheistic Alliance of gods (a faction representing multiple entities) from contacting and working with Flynn. With the Outlaw Hunters (a group that this game’s protagonist works in) and the Alliance naturally opposed, Isabeau works towards their common interests. Jonathan and Merkabah are assimilated, and the entity oppose the efforts of the Alliance. Walter sacrificed himself on behalf of Lucifer, but he occasionally returns to his human form and has kept the memories of his life that Lucifer retained. Both Lucifer and Merkabah are naturally opposed to the aims of the Alliance. Lastly, Flynn is regarded as a great hero and the Alliance pursues him to advance their ideology.

It appears special bonus content will also be unlocked if you have existing Shin Megami Tensei IV save data on your 3DS. No words on the specifics of this content as of yet! Keep an eye out.

Credit for initial announcement goes to Gematsu.

Stella Glow Now Available in the US, Launch Trailer Revealed

Stella Glow, the strategy RPG for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Imageepoch, launched in the US today. Its publisher Atlus U.S.A. has also uploaded the launch trailer for the game, which we included below. The game is available in stores and also in the Nintendo eShop. Worth noting is that those who buy the game on the Nintendo eShop will get a bonus in the form of an exclusive 3DS theme. Unfortunately for Imageepoch, Stella Glow is also their final game, as the company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The EU release for the game, published by NISA Europe, is scheduled for March 11, 2016.

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Atlus Launches Twitter Campaign for an 8-bit Browser Version of Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir

Atlus has launched a new Twitter campaign to gauge interest in an 8-bit browser game based on Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir. The game will only be made available if fans manage to send out 28,880 tweets by November 30th. At the moment, the number of tweets is already past 20,000, so it seems likely that the target will be met with plenty of time to spare. Atlus has also launched an official webpage for the 8-bit version, and a Youtube trailer (which you can find below) giving us an early look at the graphics and gameplay (once you get past the bizarre opening).

If you want to help to reach the 28,880 tweets, you can do so by following this link.

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