Fate/EXTRA is a role-playing game in the making for the PSP. Do want.

Seems like it’ll be your standard rpg with dungeons and a school aspect as well. There’s probably a bunch of information about it on that magazine shot, but I can’t read Japanese. Anyone care to translate?

Source: Sankaku Complex

After reading the comprehensive post about this game over at Chiaki Project, I was compelled to try it out.

My impressions after playing it for a bit are good ones. Before playing Project DIVA, I of course knew of the ultra popular vocaloid Hatsune Miku, but only listened to a few of her songs. So the game’s wide selection of songs was new to me, which allowed me to fully experience her music. The gameplay is your standard press the correct button at the correct time; it’s like DDR except with using your fingers.

While your selected song is playing and you’re pressing buttons, there’s stuff going on in the background. It seems like for most songs there’s a slideshow of related Hatsune Miku artwork, which is nice to look at. But for some select songs (e.g. The World is Mine), there’s actually a 3D Miku music video – very impressive!

I can easily clear the songs on Easy difficulty, but Normal becomes a hit and miss since it can get a bit hectic at times. That Hard mode shown in the video is insane, but I’ll get there one of these days. >_<

If you own a PSP, I highly recommend getting this game. If you don’t own a PSP, they’re getting to be pretty cheap now – so consider buying one!

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Valkyria fans rejoice! For those who haven’t heard yet, Valkyria Chronicles 2 is scheduled for release in Japan this winter. However, it will be for the PSP and not the PS3. >_>

I find that to be somewhat of a disappointment considering the quality of the first Valkyria on the PS3, and also my preference for playing on the PS3 over the PSP. But looking on the bright side, I guess I can play Valkyria on the go now.

Another factor of uncertainty, will this game even be localized here in North America considering the mediocre sales of the first Valkyria game? I definitely hope they decide to release it here in the States, otherwise I should be continuing my studies in Japanese. @_@

Source: Sankaku Complex