Tokyo Xanadu

Tokoyo Xanadu
Developer(s) Nihon Falcom[1]
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation Vita
Release date(s) PlayStation Vita
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution PS Vita game card, download

Tokyo Xanadu (東亰ザナドゥ Tokyo Zanadu) is an upcoming Japanese role-playing video game for the PlayStation Vita. It is being developed and published by Nihon Falcom for release in 2015 in Japan. No releases in any other regions have been announced.

Gameplay

The game plays as an action role-playing video game with many elements from the Persona series of games.[2] It has a party-based battle system with randomly generated dungeons.[3]

Development

Falcom first announced the game's title on December 17, 2014.[4] The company referred to the game as a "urban myth action rpg".[4] The also emphasized that they wanted to create a game with a different feel than their other flagship video game series, the Ys and The Legend of Heroes/Trails in the Sky series.[5] While the other series usually have a fantasy setting,[6] Tokyo Xanadu will have a modern Japanese setting,[7] dealing with modern elements like smartphones and social media.[2] In February 2015, the game was confirmed to be on the PlayStation Vita handheld video game console.[8] The game is a sequel to the 1989 video game Xanadu and the 2005 video game Xanadu Next, though the game is modelled to be rather different than its predecessors.[9]

The game has been announced for a 2015 release in Japan.[10] It has not been announced in any English speaking regions, though journalists have listed it as a likely candidate for game localization due to Xseed Games having a close relationship with translating Falcom titles,[7] and the similarity to the XSeed Xanadu related trademark leaked in January 2015.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "RPGamer > Tokyo Xanadu". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tokyo Xanadu first screenshots, introduction of Xiphones". TechnoBuffalo. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Adam Vitale. "Tokyo Xanadu website opens - first screenshots". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Falcom announces action RPG Tokyo Xanadu - Gematsu". Gematsu. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Falcom president shares more details on Tokyo Xanadu - Gematsu". Gematsu. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tokyo Xanadu Is A Falcom Action RPG Set In Modern Times". Siliconera. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Tokyo Xanadu is a new Vita RPG from Nihon Falcom". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tokyo Xanadu confirmed for PS Vita [Update 2] - Gematsu". Gematsu. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Falcom Announces New Game ‘Tokyo Xanadu’ for 2015". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nihon Falcom Unveils PS Vita JRPG Tokyo Xanadu". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "It Seems Like XSEED is Localizing Falcom's Xanadu Next - Niche Gamer". Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ "XSEED Registers a Handful of Domains for Upcoming Japanese Games". TechnoBuffalo. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

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