Tag Archives: Nintendo 3DS

Puyo Puyo Chronicle Gets Extended Trailer Showing More of the Game’s Battle System

Draikin September 2, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA has uploaded an extended version of their earlier Puyo Puyo Chronicle trailer. The first half of the video is the same as before, but the latter half shows the game’s battle system in more detail/ After encountering enemies in the 3D world, the game transitions to the traditional Puyo Puyo gameplay, with the top screen showing the enemy and its health bar, and the bottom the Puyo Puyo puzzle screen and your party. As shown in the video, your characters can launch a special attack if you find yourself in trouble. The game offers 17 popular rule sets from previous games, including those from Tsu and Fever, and will also support player-vs-player battles.

SEGA Opens New Website for Its Tokyo Game Show 2016 Lineup, Featuring Yakuza 6, Valkyria: Azure Revolution, Puyo Puyo Chronicle and Persona 5

Draikin September 2, 2016 Leave a reply

The next Tokyo Game Show will be taking place from September 15 to 18, and in preparation of the event SEGA have launched a new website detailing their lineup of games. At the moment, the websites lists Yakuza 6, Valkyria; Azure Revolution, Puyo Puyo Chronicle and Persona 5, all of which will be playable at the event.

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 3 FINAL STAGE Announced For Japan

InTheSky August 30, 2016 1 Reply

Famitsu recently confirmed “SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 3 Final Stage” for the Nintendo 3DS, the last of SEGA’s series of classic SEGA game compilations for the 3DS. This compilation will include After Burner II, Super Hang-On, Streets of Rage II, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Gunstar Heroes, and currently unannounced mystery title. This last game was to be decided by polling fans that filled out a survey (included with Reprint Archives 2 and Reprint Archives 1 & 2 Double Pack) asking for the most requested SEGA classic to be remastered.

First Puyo Puyo Chronicle Gameplay Footage Shown During Recent SEGA Nama

Draikin August 23, 2016 Leave a reply

During the latest “SEGA Nama” live stream, SEGA have revealed the first gameplay footage of Puyo Puyo Chronicle. Perfectly Nintendo managed to upload a recording of the live stream to their Youtube channel, and you can find their video below. Aside from showing some dialogue between Arle and Allie, and exploration of the 3D world, the video also shows the game’s battle system. As seen in the video, the enemies can be avoided when you encounter them on the map, but making contact with them will trigger a battle.

Puyo Puyo Chronicle Gets Its First Trailer, Official Website and Gameplay Details!

Draikin August 19, 2016 1 Reply

SEGA of Japan has released a new website and the first trailer for Puyo Puyo Chronicle on the Nintendo 3DS! The game’s story starts with Arle and Carbuncle discovering a strange book that ends up transporting them into a different world. There they meet a girl named Allie who for some reason refers to Arle as a “hero”. From there, Arle and Carbuncle will have to struggle to find get back to their original world.

Puyo Puyo Chronicle Announced for 3DS

Kuronoa August 16, 2016 1 Reply

In the latest issue of Famitsu, Sega announced the latest entry for the Puyo Puyo franchise, Puyo Puyo Chronicle. The game is being developed for the Nintendo 3DS, and is scheduled to be released on December 8th in Japan. The game’s standard edition will retail for 5,490 yen. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the franchise, an Anniversary Box edition will also be made available for 9,490 yen. This limited edition contains a soundtrack, vocal tracks CD, a drama CD and a special Anniversary theme for your 3DS.

SEGA 3D Classics Collection Will Be Released in Europe on November 4th

Draikin August 12, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA Europe has announced that the SEGA 3D Classics Collection will be released in Europe on November 4th. The collection includes a total of nine classic SEGA games (take a look below for the complete list). The recent live stream of SEGA Central featured a trailer for the game, and also revealed that the game will get a digital and physical release. We also included some screenshot, courtesy of SEGA Europe, below!

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Demons Trailer, DLC Schedule for North America

InTheSky August 4, 2016 Leave a reply

Atlus USA published a new minute-and-a-half trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, offering a spotlight on the various interactions the player can have with the hundreds of demons in the game. These include the Demon Negotiations, where the player can attempt to talk a demon into either joining you or to receive an item, and the Cathedral of Shadows, where demons can be fused to create a different demon.

Alongside this new trailer, Atlus have also announced a full DLC schedule for SMT IV Apocalypse. It mirrors the DLC offering that the Japanese copy received. Apocalypse will release in North America on September 20th, while a release window for Europe is currently unknown. It will be interesting to see how DLC is handled for Europe.

Etrian Odyssey V Long Japanese Gameplay Demo

InTheSky August 2, 2016 Leave a reply

4Gamer recently uploaded a 15-minute gameplay demo of Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth to their YouTube account. The beginning three minutes or so deal with the heavily customizable character creation system, the next few minutes show off the town and some voiced NPC conversations, and the latter half of the video demos a forest dungeon and the battle system. The dungeon music is pleasant!

Puyo Puyo Tsu Coming to Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop! Local Battles Included!

InTheSky July 27, 2016 Leave a reply

On August 3rd in Japan, Puyo Puyo Tsu will be available for purchase on the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop, per an announcement from SEGA of Japan. It will cost 800円. This release of Puyo Puyo Tsu is independent from the recent inclusion of 3D Puyo Puyo Tsu on the SEGA Reprint Archives Volume 2 (known as the Sega 3D Classics Collection in the Americas), which released in Japan last December and in the Americas last April.

The 3DS eShop release will include a new handful of new features compared to the original release. First, there is “Tournament Mode” wherein the player will be challenged to face off against a variety of Puyo Puyo franchise characters, articulated by way of ascending a tower. Players can also save a replay one of their games, and can create a save state for one-player games from which reloading and resuming play is possible at any time.