
Nippon Ichi CEO Promises Simultaneous Releases For Western Games After Years Of Staggered Debut Dates
Nippon Ichi Software's CEO wants simultaneous worldwide game releases, closing the localization gap between Japan and the West.


Nippon Ichi Software's CEO wants simultaneous worldwide game releases, closing the localization gap between Japan and the West.

A young girl named Mion rises from a deep sleep within a ruin, guided by two fireflies through light and shadow in this atmospheric puzzle-platformer.

Battle Princess of Arcadias review: Nippon Ichi's 2013 PS3 action RPG scores 7.0, with sharp side-view combat and siege battles but thin RPG systems.

Demon Gaze on PS Vita, reviewed 13 years on: a 6.8 dungeon crawler with a great demon-sealing hook, an inn that charges rent, and a low ceiling.

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy is a first-person dungeon crawler remake of two Generation X games, scoring 7.0/10 for craft with a visible ceiling.

Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet fuses fighting and shooter into a flawed PS4 hybrid. A 6.3/10 curio for Touhou fans, but the duel never quite lands.

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors sends seven Delinquents into the Hell Spire — one of them a liar. NIS America's 2016 PS Vita RPG reviewed.

The Witch and the Hundred Knight review: Nippon Ichi's 2013 action RPG has a great swamp witch in Metallia, but Gcals, karma and bugs drag it down. 6.2/10.

Demon Gaze II review: Experience Inc.'s first-person dungeon crawler set in Asteria, where a nation's exploitation births demons. Scored 7.9/10.

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance review: Nippon Ichi's PS4 tactical RPG puts 100 characters on screen, builds a war of a million soldiers, and scores 7.9/10.

Grand Kingdom review: Monochrome's tactical RPG nails its turn-based board map and battle system, but its online war mode is gone and the story never lands.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana review — a shipwreck, a barter village, and two timelines. Fast combat, wide exploration, and a rocky English launch.
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