Good news, weeaboos: visual novels are alive and well on the PlayStation Vita – and the PlayStation 4 continues to be the unofficial home of Japanese games on consoles. People in their mid-to-late 20s donned their pink wigs and Dragon Ball Z tees and headed to Anime Expo 2017 this weekend, where they learned about all of the otome releases heading overseas.
There’s so much crap here that we’re going to cover it in bullet-point form:
- The PS4 port of popular visual novel sequel Zero Time Dilemma will hit North American shores on 17th August.
- School Girl Zombie Hunter will launch in North America in late 2017 for the PS4. As the title suggests, the third-person action game will see you assume the role of a school girl zombie hunter.
- Aksys Games is bringing Arc System Works’ outrageously named Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] to the PS4 in North America later this year.
- Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is coming to the PS4 in early 2018, courtesy of Bandai Namco. It’s billed as an action RPG beat-‘em-up based on the anime of the same name.
- So-called ‘Anime Souls’ title Code Vein got some new gameplay at the show. You can watch that through here if you’re so inclined.
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, the “acrobatic ninja battle action” title that Ramsey will probably want to review, is coming to the PS4 in early 2018.
- Gundam Versus, another game that Ramsey will want to review, is launching in North America on 29th September.
- Anime adaptation The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia will deploy as a PS4 exclusive in early 2018. It’s the first video game version of the popular series. [Or not, as pointed out in the comments - Ed]
- Vita-based action game Drive Girls – in which ladies transform into supercars – will race to North America from 11th August.
- Otome visual novel Bad Apple Wars will bite the Vita from 29th September, via Aksys Games.
- The annoyingly stylised Code: Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbows~ will launch on the PS4 in 2018. It’s a collection featuring the duo of Code: Realize releases previously deployed on Vita.
- Another otome visual novel named 7’scarlet is coming to the Vita in 2018 courtesy of Aksys Games.
- And if that’s not enough otome visual novel for you, then you may be delighted to learn that Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly and Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk are coming to the Vita in 2018. We’re not making any of these games up by the way.
That’s a lot of games. Do any of these take your fancy at all? We’re poking fun at some of them, but it’s nice to see Japanese games continue to release in their droves on the PS4 and Vita.
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some titles i'm looking forward too on that list BUT That ISN'T the first Seven Deadly Sins game, there was one released on the 3DS but it was exclusive to japan
@FullbringIchigo Well, then. I need to swat up on my animu games.
Haha, thanks for the correction.
@get2sammyb well i'm a giant nerd so i know these things, it was called "Nanatsu no Taizai Shinjitsu no Enzai" (AKA Seven Deadly Sins, Unjust Sin) it was a Beat Em Up in the vein of Streets of Rage
Glad to see that, despite its rough history, the vita still manages to gain decent support.
@SoakedCarrot It's amazing really. Vita will live on through 2018 now.
Gundam has my interest, but it all depends on the reviews.
Little Witch Academia looks really good.
@Fight_Teza_Fight it actually does doesn't it, Bandai Namco seem to be on the ball with their Anime games lately
Little witch, code vein, and 7 deadly sins look interesting.
"Vita-based action game Drive Girls – in which ladies transform into supercars"
Can we have a community poll on how Pagani Zonda R-kun is best girl?
@get2sammyb digimon cyber sleuth 2 confirmed for vita in 2018 too. Keep the games coming Japan
Can't wait for the LWA game!
Not a big fan of Otome games (prefer bishoujo over bishonen) but might check out 7 Scarlet some time after release. Got the European release of Drive girls, fun game but not as good as Senran Kagura.
Oh, and Zero time dilemma is an awsome game.
Maybe the Gundam Vs game.
I was looking forward to code vein, but that video has put me off a tad. Lacked excitement.
It was my impression that Under Night will also come to Vita and PS3?...
@get2sammyb Not really that amazing, Sony systems usually have 10 year cycles. Even PSP got The Legend of Heroes: Trails in The Sky SC and a few other games in 2015!
@belmont It was released on those systems a longtime ago.
@Reanfan7 I searched the store, there is no Vita version but there is a PS3 one that I don't remember buying (PS Plus maybe...)
Edit: OK found it
http://nichegamer.com/2017/07/01/night-birth-exe-latest-heads-west-ps3-ps4-ps-vita/
It is an updated version
The more localisations, the better, although Vita is getting progressively left out. At least Under Night is getting released, so I'll be able to play it after salivating at the PS3 IGC giveaway and I won't even need RP for that. Otherwise, I might as well hold out for potential Switch versions - as I Am Setsuna and Nights of Azure 2 indicate, they have increasingly better odds of western release than Vita does lately. Alas...
@Cassetticons the game is already available in Europe, so why not. XD
@belmont The Vita version was removed earlier this year. But the updated version is also coming to PS3?! That's quite surprising!
Wow. Visual novel games are my favourites. I am supprise that my ps vita will still be going strong by the end off 2018.
@Reanfan7 Very true.
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