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Luminous Arc is headed to North America

SisterRaySisterRay Registered User regular
edited March 2007 in Games and Technology
I don't think this has been posted here yet, but according to an Atlus press release they will be localizing the title for an NA release. Early indications have the game pegged as a somewhat generic-looking turn-based strategy rpg in the same vein as Tactics Ogre: Knights of the Lodis and Final Fantasy: Tactics Advance. Any chance Bursar could shed some light on this?

Generic or not, this is exactly what the DS needs.

Source:
http://gonintendo.com/?p=14364

Shamelessly stolen pagescans:
http://nintendods.gaming-universe.de//screengalerie/5455.jpg
http://nintendods.gaming-universe.de//screengalerie/5456.jpg

IGN's less than stellar preview from last year:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/734/734919p1.html

Official website I can't read:
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ds/Luminous/

The few images I've been able to find:
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luminousarc.jpg
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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    Hellz yeah.

    I've been waiting on an announcement. Too good not to pass up. Atlus has several DS titles coming out this year that are gonna rape my wallet.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Woo! More SRPG goodness! It's good to see Mitsuda getting work again as well.

    Has anyone played the import version? Is it any good?

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  • sabyulsabyul Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Ha ha, oh man. I was totally wondering why they'd make an arcade port of Lumines.

    Oh jeez.

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Is this related to the Arc The Lad series? In any case, no such thing as too many srpgs for handhelds.

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  • JeffHJeffH Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Should I be excited for this? It looks right up my ally, but maybe someone has hands on experience with it?

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  • inthegrayinthegray Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    though the story for this game is somewhat generic, the soundtrack certainly isn't! it takes a while for the audio module to load up on the japanese site, but the loops on there are definitely worth listening to.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Did I hear Mitsuda? Interest renewed. Looks way better than Deep Labyrinth, too(sorry, Mitsuda can't quite sell me on a game, but it's a good start).

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  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    SisterRay wrote: »
    Any chance Houk could shed some light on this?
    Sadly, he cannot. For he is an NIS monkey, while this belongs to the Atlus monkeys. I think you wanna call Bursar in on this one.

    Though I did try to snag this for NIS, my boss wasn't biting.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

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  • SisterRaySisterRay Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Houk wrote: »
    SisterRay wrote: »
    Any chance Houk could shed some light on this?
    Sadly, he cannot. For he is an NIS monkey, while this belongs to the Atlus monkeys. I think you wanna call Bursar in on this one.

    Ha, whoops. Thanks!

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

    Has NIS put out any PSP games? If they have, I must've missed something, because this is the first I've heard of it.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

    Has NIS put out any PSP games? If they have, I must've missed something, because this is the first I've heard of it.

    Quite a few. Blade Dancer, Disgaea(JP, but you know this is coming here), and at least three others(one was an SRPG that focused on armies[which is the only one I remember being interested in]). I can't remember the names right now, but they might have more RPGs out for the PSP than anyone else.

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  • ronzoronzo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

    Has NIS put out any PSP games? If they have, I must've missed something, because this is the first I've heard of it.

    They've put out at least 3 i can think of: Blade Dancer, Generations of Chaos, and Spectral Souls. They didnt do so hot with reviews

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  • StriderEdgeStriderEdge Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I was hoping this would get picked up for localization.
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Is this related to the Arc The Lad series? In any case, no such thing as too many srpgs for handhelds.

    No. If it were part of the Arc the Lad series it would be on PSP as the series is first party sony. Speaking of which... why isn't there an Arc the Lad game on PSP... I'd buy it.

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    StriderEdge wrote: »
    I was hoping this would get picked up for localization.
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Is this related to the Arc The Lad series? In any case, no such thing as too many srpgs for handhelds.

    No. If it were part of the Arc the Lad series it would be on PSP as the series is first party sony. Speaking of which... why isn't there an Arc the Lad game on PSP... I'd buy it.

    Oh yeah, duh. Anyway, this looks somewhat interesting.

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  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Avris wrote: »
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

    Has NIS put out any PSP games? If they have, I must've missed something, because this is the first I've heard of it.

    They've put out at least 3 i can think of: Blade Dancer, Generations of Chaos, and Spectral Souls. They didnt do so hot with reviews
    No, no...Grayson is right.

    >>
    <<

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  • ValernosValernos Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Houk wrote: »
    Avris wrote: »
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

    Has NIS put out any PSP games? If they have, I must've missed something, because this is the first I've heard of it.

    They've put out at least 3 i can think of: Blade Dancer, Generations of Chaos, and Spectral Souls. They didnt do so hot with reviews
    No, no...Grayson is right.

    >>
    <<

    Aw, c'mon Houk. NIS America has put out some <snicker> great <snort> PSP <chortle> gam...

    Sorry, can't even finish that sentence.

    And for the record, I own all 3 NISA PSP games. I like 'em, but they're not, shall we say, well reviewed.

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  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Valernos wrote: »
    Houk wrote: »
    Avris wrote: »
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I think so far, it's like Atlus and NIS have taken on the portable market on opposite sides. NIS got the PSP, and Atlus got the DS. Talk about waging war on two fronts.

    Has NIS put out any PSP games? If they have, I must've missed something, because this is the first I've heard of it.

    They've put out at least 3 i can think of: Blade Dancer, Generations of Chaos, and Spectral Souls. They didnt do so hot with reviews
    No, no...Grayson is right.

    >>
    <<

    Aw, c'mon Houk. NIS America has put out some <snicker> great <snort> PSP <chortle> gam...

    Sorry, can't even finish that sentence.

    And for the record, I own all 3 NISA PSP games. I like 'em, but they're not, shall we say, well reviewed.
    And i really wish i could disagree with those reviews, but, well...ya know. Sucks even more that ive been in charge of 3 of the 4 titles (counting goc2), even though i had no say in bringing them over in the first place. oh well, now im working on a pretty sweet, bigger title, so im happy.

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  • BursarBursar Hee Noooo! PDX areaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Now that we've announced it, I can confirm it! It's not the most difficult srpg out there, but it's a breath of fresh air.

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  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Bursar wrote: »
    Now that we've announced it, I can confirm it! It's not the most difficult srpg out there, but it's a breath of fresh air.
    hey, by the way...you weren't out at the recording studio a couple weeks ago when us NIS guys were there, were you? we lunched with a few of you guys and i didnt even think to ask.

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  • BursarBursar Hee Noooo! PDX areaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Houk wrote: »
    hey, by the way...you weren't out at the recording studio a couple weeks ago when us NIS guys were there, were you? we lunched with a few of you guys and i didnt even think to ask.
    Nope. I haven't been up there in a while. If I'd had lunch with a guy from NIS named Phoenix, I surely would've said something.

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  • TerrorbyteTerrorbyte __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    Finally, a DS RPG that isn't a remake.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Wait, Houk's name is Phoenix? That's awesome

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  • SisterRaySisterRay Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Bursar wrote: »
    Now that we've announced it, I can confirm it! It's not the most difficult srpg out there, but it's a breath of fresh air.

    I'm jealous....so are you at liberty to talk about the gameplay mechanics at all?

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