VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Keiichi Yokoyama
JP AUTOMATON writer
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars plans to add an option to speed up the gameplay
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars plans to add an option to speed up the gameplay. Some players are pointing out that the game feels too sluggish.
Physics-based Japanese chess game is coming to Steam on Nov. 8
Physics-based Japanese chess game is coming to Steam on Nov. 8. Your objective is to knock the opponent’s king piece off the board.
Maid Cafe at Electric Street announced: Maid cafe sim set in Japan-inspired town
Maid Cafe at Electric Street announced for Steam. It is a maid cafe sim set in Japan-inspired town. Steam page is now open.
Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica new info: It’ll be an arcade port of TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II
Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica new info: It’ll be an arcade port of TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II. It'll be the first officially licensed arcade game using Touhou Project IP.
Jelly no Puzzle creator’s new game Yugo Puzzle is now available on Steam/itch.io
Jelly no Puzzle creator’s new game Yugo Puzzle is now available on Steam/itch.io. Your objective is to connect the jelly blocks of the same color.
Kirisame ga Furu Mori remake announced. It will include new scenarios and branching paths
Kirisame ga Furu Mori remake announced with new scenario and branching paths. Kirisame ga Furu Mori is a horror game created by Makoto Sanada. The original version came out in 2013 as a freeware.
Craftopia: Unofficial VR Mod is in development, surprising even the game’s developer
Craftopia's unofficial VR Mod is in development, surprising even the game’s developer.
Electric puzzle action game ElecHead releases October 14
Electric puzzle action game ElecHead releases October 14. Solve puzzles with electrical currents by controlling a short-circuiting robot.
Ib, a popular Japanese horror game, is getting a remake with updated graphics and gameplay
Ib, a popular Japanese horror game, is getting a remake with updated graphics and gameplay. The original Ib came out in 2012 as a free game, and received a lot of support from players thanks to its attention to detail and popular Let’s Play videos.
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA is off to a promising start reaching over 10,000 concurrent players on Steam
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA is off to a promising start reaching over 10,000 concurrent players on Steam. MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA is a 2D fighting game based in the world of Tsukihime and is the latest game in the MELTY BLOOD series.
Dusk Diver 2 will release in 2022, with new features & more collaboration with Taipei eateries
Dusk Diver 2 will release in 2022, with new features & more collaboration with Taipei eateries. More playable characters, more places to visit.
RPG Time! The Legend of Wright new trailer released. The game now has a publisher, Aniplex
RPG Time! The Legend of Wright new trailer released. The game now has a publisher, Aniplex. RPG Time! The Legend of Wright is set to launch this winter.
Path of the Abyss, a dungeon crawler being made by a Japanese solo dev, will have its Steam demo available in late 2021
Path of the Abyss, a dungeon crawler being made by a Japanese solo dev, will have its Steam demo available in late 2021. The game will be available in both English and Japanese.
Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica announced. The first officially licensed Touhou Project “arcade” game
Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica announced. The first officially licensed Touhou Project arcade game. It will be exhibited at the 8th Hakurei Jinjya Reitaisai event on Oct. 24.
All-ages adventure game Magatsu Barai announced from light, a JP game brand known for R18 Visual Novels
All-ages adventure game Magatsu Barai announced from light, a JP game brand known for R18 Visual Novels. Magatsu Barai will come out in January for Nintendo Switch.
Yoko Taro’s Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will launch on Oct. 28, demo version is out now
Yoko Taro’s Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will launch on Oct. 28. Demo version is currently available. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a spellbinding card-based RPG told entirely through the medium of cards.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is getting a videogame adaptation, coming out in Spring 2022 for PS4/Nintendo Switch
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is getting a videogame adaptation, coming out in Spring 2022 for PS4/Nintendo Switch. The game will be an “exhilarating” shooter according to the teaser site.
Fate/Grand Order sees the names of its Chinese related characters changed in China
Fate/Grand Order sees the names of its Chinese related characters changed in China. This is likely due to trouble that other games have been facing in the country.
Online mahjong game announces termination of service on the day of its official release
Online mahjong game announces termination of service on the day of its official release. Himejanki officially launched on September 6, and gave notice that the game will be terminating service on September 30.
Ex Astris, a turn-based 3D RPG announced by the studio behind Arknights
Ex Astris, a turn-based 3D RPG announced by the studio behind Arknights. Ex Astris will be a one-time purchase game for iOS/Android.
Nier director Yoko Taro’s new RPG Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars teased
Nier director Yoko Taro's new RPG Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars has been announced. It'll be a new RPG "built of cards." Yoko Tako is involved as the creative director, and it will not be a Drakengard game.
Japanese indie-horror game The Radio Station announced for Steam
Japanese indie-horror game The Radio Station announced for Steam. New title from Chilla's Art, the developer of Night Delivery and The Convenience Store.