Arc Rise Fantasia

[Cat Fight]

From the development teams responsible for Luminous Arc and the "Tales of" series, a new refreshing RPG for the Wii: Arc Rise Fantasia!

No release date has been announced yet, unfortunately, but this'll be one of the greater Wii RPG titles guaranteed. Luminous Arc was awesome, and Tales... well, you know. ^___^

I see a lot of people being displeased with Nintendo lately, saying they are lacking "core titles". I honestly don't see it. I could name like 10 off the top of my head that have been announced for Wii that will keep us content until the next Zelda or Mario or whatever.

This looks to be one of them.

Plot:
Arc Rise Fantasia is set in the empire of Meridian. Creatures called "Contaminant Dragons" are causing a lot of trouble as they pass the Meridian in flocks. If you kill one, the resulting explosion poisons the local area. When the empire receives word that a massive horde has its sights on the capital of Diamant, it immediately sends out an army to fight against them, including Bright, a cool and collected novice mercenary, and his friend Alse, the bright and beloved prince and second in line for the throne. Bright is severely injured during the battle, but is saved at the last minute by a girl named Ryphia, a naive and reserved girl who has secrets in her past, possesses the power to control "ley squalls," naturally-occurring storms of magic that usually take the form of luminous rain. And another character named Adele, a Diamant magic instructor who seems to care about fashion just as much as her light-based offensive spells.

Gameplay:
The game is a turn-based RPG. There will be three-character parties, with a single AP gauge being shared by the team, which empties as various actions are performed. Multiple attacks are possible, as well as massive attacks that will drain a lot of AP. If team members use the same skills, those skills will be increased. There are also summon beasts in the game called "Roguresu", who serve as the speakers on all worldly matters in the game, help teach you throughout the game. What they teach you is not clear at this time.

I just hope I can get my hands on this game soon. @___@

 

[derek.haines]

Wow--that game absolutely was not on my radar at all.

Totally is now. ^_^

 

[Spire]

For someone who's not a fan of anything "anime-like", this looks pretty **** cool.

 

[tirkaro]

this game looks like the smex.

also, that giant bird-mecha looks awesome.

 

[Autydragoon]

The graphics are great this looks like an excellent rpg title. I hope there's upgradable weapons or something to that effect.

 

[Numa Dude]

Here's hoping they release this beast in America.

 

[Seventh Sword]

So, this is that Arc Rise you were talking about...? It does look interesting, but...I wonder if I can get it before it sells out ~.~;

 

[Deception]

I've been lacking a great console RPG. Guess I need this game, ey?

 

[RoyalBlood]

Yay! I just saw this game and it's awesome ^_^
It's coming out in 2009 @_@ I want it NAO:

Videos :

JP Trailer :

http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=cQYJVsTpB-Q&feature=related

Gameplay :

http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHmzzv9x3c&feature=related

There a lot of party members =D =D =D

I just identified the 4 principals, a pink haired chic, a purple haired girl and a man with glasses :3

 

[Minato]

This game actually looks pretty good after watching that trailer. It looks like they put quite a bit of effort into the game.

I'll be picking this up for sure when they localize it.

 

[RoyalBlood]

Bump because the official site is now updated with more information

http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/arcrise/top.html

I don't like the lolis cut-in for their excel act :/

I hope they don't do the same to the others D:

Or do them better >: 3