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Remember about 2 years ago when N1/Gamania announced a Phantom Brave MMORPG? Remember how we never heard back even though a 2011 release date was announced.

It's here, and it's now a browser based game.

Behold your Ash and Marona expies!

The game goes into open beta on Feb 15th in Japan. No word on NA.

Also, question. With the majority of fandom moving over to DreamWidth, is Cyberdance going to move/already has moved and I'm blind?
[identity profile] stg2wg.livejournal.com
Hi everyone! This is my first time on LJ and this community. Uh...so I just wanted to introduce myself (sorry this post is so random.) Anyway, I thought it wouldn't be right just to introduce myself and not give anything to this wonderful community! So I scanned the back of my Phantom Brave Character Collection to give to you guys. ^^ Hope you all like it, and I look forward to being a part of this community! ^^

Phantom Brace Character Collection Scan
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NISA has announced that Neptunia and Phantom Brave PSP: The Hermuda Triangle are coming to NA and Europe in March 2011.

Europe will get Neptunia on March 4th, and apparently NA will get it a few weeks earlier. Phantom Brave has no official date beyond "March".

Sources: PB
Neptune

Question

Nov. 7th, 2010 10:28 pm
[identity profile] kikyo52.livejournal.com
 I'm new at Cyberdance, just joined, but I"ve been at LJ for a long time. Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone had the raws to the Phantom brave manga.
[identity profile] burnfist23.livejournal.com
The official U.S. title, according to the latest Prinny Bomb, is Hyperdimension Neptunia. The main character is still named Neptune btw.

EDIT: Just found exhibition videos for Nippon Ichi and Gust.

Nippon Ichi
Gust

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Here are the PB Portable cameos:

Hero Prinny
Asagi
Castille
Zetta (Marona actually dodges this time)
Unlosing Ranger

Instead of getting the voice actors back, they just pasted various voice clips from each of the characters into the cutscene. Well, it beats completely silent cutscenes, that's for sure.

Hi all--

Aug. 14th, 2010 07:21 pm
[identity profile] phyrexians.livejournal.com
'ello, I have some nippon ichi merchandise for sale at my journal here!

Specifically I have the Disgaea 2 manga volume 1 + 2, and the Phantom Brave Artbook! I also have some other merchandise for sale like death note, loveless, and some keychains.

[identity profile] burnfist23.livejournal.com
http://nippon1.jp/consumer/phantom_brave_portable/

UPDATE: New info on Dengeki (http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/286/286303/) and on the newly opened official site.

*Phantom Brave Portable WILL have Another Marona.
*New playable characters: The Otaku-turned-Hero from Zettai Hero Project, Hero Prinny, and Zetta (And yes, he's in his book form). There are also two more characters, but they've been left blank (Hoping for Castille and someone from Soul Nomad).
*Some sort of new mechanic regarding items and dungeons(?) I don't know, I need someone to translate this.
[identity profile] kuroshiro-neko.livejournal.com
Hi! Someone updated the beginning of "Another Story" on Youtube. Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYEDyo8dDxg

I have Phantom Brave PS2 but I don't have the Wii version. I was really curious about this new story, eheh. It looks like it's AU, how interesting! I wonder if Castile does join in?

By the way, I also found a video with Myao's cameo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOnyK3l2EyE

Wow ... With a pure hear or not, Marona can really be bitter O_o ! Why are so many girls from NipponIchi Games so touchy touchy about being flat chested...?
[identity profile] shinhawk.livejournal.com
Rpgamer and NISA and teaming to give away some wonderful prizes again! So do want.

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Fans of NIS America, do we have some gifts for you. If you're interested, we have 1 copy of Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days for PSP, 5 plastic game sheets for Disgaea 2 signed by Mr. Sohei Niikawa, Nippon Ichi producer of the Disgaea series and Phantom Brave, and 2 signed game sheets for Phantom Brave: We Meet Again. Below are images of the sheets.

 

Prizes are as follows:

  • Grand Prize (1):
    • Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days for the Sony PSP
    • Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days signed plastic game sheets
    • Phantom Brave: We Meet Again signed plastic game sheets
  • Second Place (1):
    • Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days signed plastic game sheets
    • Phantom Brave: We Meet Again signed plastic game sheets
  • Third Place (3):
    • Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days signed plastic game sheets

So how do you win? Simple. Just email us at contest@rpgamer.com with "NISA09" in the subject line before Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009 EST at 5PM ET. That's all it takes to get entered. Be sure to include your full name, mailing address, and any comments you wish to leave. Questions about the contest should be directed to the message boards, not to the contest email address.

RPGamer would like to thank NIS America for the prizes for this contest. So enter now and get ready to snuggle. This contest is open to US readers only this time around and prizes will ship separately around the second week in September.


Link

[identity profile] charmwitch.livejournal.com
Here's a look into Nippon Ichi Software's latest Royal(?)RPG, Last Rebellion.

As featured on Game Watch, there's a few screenshots so far but it looks rather nice. It's a completely 3D action RPG game and so far they've introduced two characters, Nine and Aisha to be playable. To be honest, it almost looks like an MMO from the battle screenshots, seems like you can run around in free form.

Last Rebellion will be out later this year but no exact date has been announced.

Also, Phantom Brave Wii came out yesterday in most stores in the United States. Rejoice! I'm going to go play it now.
[identity profile] charmwitch.livejournal.com
NISA will be releasing Prinny Cushions for every tush and chair to own!

They're 35 CM long and provide... comfort in any situation?!

They'll retail for 3150 yen, approximately 33 US dollars. They'll go on sale on July 27th of this month. Whoo!

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Also, RPGfan posted a small article on the new NIS PSP game Hymn Princess of Antiphona: Angel's Score Op. A.


Nippon Ichi Software is working on a new strategy RPG for PlayStation Portable. Titled Antiphona no Seikahime: Tenshi no Gakufu Op.A, the game will be reminiscent of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and other games in the Marl's Kingdom series), as these games will share the "music" theme. In the world of Antiphona, music can be transformed into magic. The game's protagonist, a young girl by the name of Miabel, has to find a way to bring back the voice of her sister, which was stolen by the Demon King. The musical theme, however, won't be limited to the story, but also feature heavily in the gameplay. Event scenes, for instance, will feature dancing and singing not unlike a musical performance. Be it standard conversations or important event scenes, Antiphona will offer full voice acting. The game is scored by NIS' veteran composer Tenpei Sato.


[ Source ]

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And while I'm at it, here's a summary of what NISA's newsletters have been about in the past week, provided by RPGamer :

Fresh from Anime Expo, NIS America released some solid news about a few titles they have been quiet about. First off, Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, due out this fall on PlayStation 2 and Wii, will be released as a premium package. This special release will feature two discs, one with English voices and one with the original Japanese. Along with containing two discs, this tactical RPG will come with a special cover art, and most importantly, will retail for only $39.99.

Hot on the heels of that announcement came confirmation of a North American release for Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island. While RPGamer had revealed info prior to this announcement, it's now official. This Nintendo DS RPG will have players not only fighting in a unique tactical combat system, but building a resort while collecting items for alchemy. This hybrid game will be available in October 2009.

NIS America has also announced that a trophy patch for Disgaea 3 will be released on PSN on July 16. This patch will add more than 50 trophies, but current saved data will not be usuable with this patch, so players will have to start over to obtain them. For a list of trophies, click here.

RPGamers who pre-order Phantom Brave: We Meet Again can still obtain the Japanese Original Soundtrack: Sato Tenpei's Selection. This sampler includes ten songs as well as a tray card containing the Japanese lyrics for two of the songs in the game. This bonus is limited to the first 500 customers and is only available here.

Finally, NIS America is hiring a script editor. If you are interested in jumping into the gaming industry more details are available on the company's main employment page.


[ Source ]

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Finally : A Witch's Tale is up for Pre-Order at Gamestop. I don't know what Rosenqueen is planning with it's preorder sales, but for those eager to preorder it already it's available on the online website for Gamestop. Someone needs to tell Gamestop that Koei is not the publisher for these games. Oh well!
[identity profile] charmwitch.livejournal.com
Sorry about spamming you guys today, there's just a few things to be covered:

Rosenqueen is taking preorders on a Pram figurine set which I have not seen before other than on the Japanese sculpturer's website. I guess they're finally mass producing it! That's good news, Phantom/Makai Kingdom is rather underrated when it comes to merchandise.

Here she is :



Figure Information :

Please Note: Preorders will be charged when orders are placed.

Height: 4.13 Inch
PVC
By: Griffon Enterprises
Artist by: Fio

Releases on Late September


Details

SKU M04FP-FG001
Weight 0.92 lbs
Price: $59.99

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There are more images on the website. :> So pretty.

Also, on Sunday, July 5th, NISAmerica will be holding a special booth at AnimeExpo about their translations of games and the process. If anyone can check it out and write a report that'd be awesome, I can't attend that day due to work. :V There's also a map here on where NISAmerica's booth will be (right next to the entrance of AX!) and new goodies will be sold this year! Yay!

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Finally, if you preorder Phantom Brave from Rosenqueen you'll get a free soundtrack for the first 500 customers. Whoo!

We are giving out the Japanese Original Soundtrack Sato Tenpei's Selection to the first 500 customers. This includes 10 songs from "Phantom Brave: We Meet Again" and a tray card that includes the Japanese lyrics for two songs, "Tomodachi" (friends) and "Heavens Garden."

Curse you, Heaven's Garden. You always make me cry because I'm a huge baby. :( ♥
[identity profile] burnfist23.livejournal.com
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7185238

ExpandKurone/Carona Mode Screenshots and Spoilers Under Cut )

In other news, according to GameStop, the release date for Phantom Brave: We Meet Again has been pushed back to August 4th. Hopefully, this means a) Better quality control and b) They've listened to us about the absence of a dual language option and they are using the extra time to make sure the dual language option is properly placed into the game.
[identity profile] burnfist23.livejournal.com
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D538CF32BF08C350

Unfortunately, I haven't seen the actual OST up for download yet. Hopefully someone will post it. For now, you can listen to it on YouTube. It contains both songs from the original Disgaea 3 OST, some of which have been remixed (Blue Concerto and DEAD END... *_*) and the new ones from Raspberyl Mode (Burning Drive and Love Combination full ver. FTW!).

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Official Website: http://www.ideaf.co.jp/trinity/

There's nothing so far, but man, do I love the art for this game. I just hope there will be more Gust and NI characters.

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As for Phantom Brave, I just got an e-mail back from NISA:
ExpandFrom NISA Support )

I don't know if it's NISA screwing with us or it's Siliconera, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this thing ends up.

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For those wondering about Disgaea 2, I also e-mailed NISA about Disgaea 2's voice acting:

ExpandFrom NISA Support )
[identity profile] charmwitch.livejournal.com
I usually tend to be very thoughtful towards NISAmerica, but sometimes their decisions baffle me and today, I'm actually really disappointed in reading this. I know it shouldn't be a big deal, but to me Phantom Brave is my favorite game by NIS and I feel it's being thrown together and shoved out half-done. I don't know what their reasoning is behind this, I want to think it's something relevant and important, but... I'm really thinking it's not at this point.

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Phantom Brave Wii won't have a Dual Language Feature

Siliconera commenter and contributor Denpa no Sekai noticed something was missing in a menu screenshot from Phantom Brave: We Meet Again (thanks for the tip!!). There isn’t an option to switch from Japanese to English.



We followed up with NIS America and were told his hunch was right. Phantom Brave: We Meet Again will only have English voiceovers. While the Wii version lacks the voice option it has revised controls and a new scenario starring Carona, a cool Marona from an alternate universe.


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To be fair, this shouldn't have any basis on the game itself, but seeing how we had the option in the original version of the game, this seems like a very cheap, disappointing aspect to the "remake". There are new options, I'm glad for that, but somehow I feel NISAmerica doesn't want to take the extra time to polish their own games. With spelling errors, cut content, glitches, and broken promises, maybe it would have been best if they left their games to professionals.

I really miss Atlus and their polished translations. I miss their careful work on the scripts and translation, I don't know what to think.


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Phantom Brave Wii recently had a price drop to 39.99, it'll be out in June this year.

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