Thanks to a small case of over-eagerness by Amazon Canada we now have a sneak peak of some of the titles Atlus may be offering in the US over the next few months. Three of the titles listed are for the Nintendo DS and they are all somewhat interesting either due to being part of a notable franchise or having a quirky mechanic that may draw in those beyond the game’s standard audience.
The first is Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, an unusual game in that it is technically a spin-off of the Super Robot Taisen OG games and yet in practice is so completely different in play mechanics, world setting and story that any relation between it and the original series is somewhat tenuous. Yet the different play mechanics are interesting enough that the game could find an audience in America beyond those looking for OG references.
Next is Knights In The Nightmare, a Strategy RPG with a twist. You control a party of knights by moving a wisp around the screen to touch them and activate their abilities, all the while having to weave and dodge around a hail of enemy “fire”, resulting in something that almost looks more like a shump than an RPG.
Finally we have Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, another Strategy RPG but one that takes place in the modern world, involves using a Nintendo DS-like object to make friends with your demon cohorts and even allows you to purchase new demons through a not-ebay-really system called Demon Auctions.
I’m looking forward to the first and third the most and the second one sounds quirky enough that it could be worth a try. What’s everyone else looking forward to?
