Compile Heart has updated the official Japanese website for Mary Skelter 2 with information on new characters Itsuki, Kaede, and Takumi.
Get the details below.
Itsuki (voiced by Daiki Abe)
A young man Tsuu and the others encounter in the underground cave. He is composed and puts his intelligence to practical use, always calculating a way out in times of trouble. However, he is not very good at exercise.
He is usually in the lab in the Hamelin Liberated District, and spends all of his time researching the Blood Maidens and Jail. Kaede is his childhood friend, who treats him like a child.
Kaede (voiced by Makiko Miura)
A woman Tsuu and the others encounter in the underground cave. She is a strong-minded older sister type who is quick to fight, and supports the Blood Maidens from the shadows.
She is usually at the goods shop in the Hamelin Liberated District, finding and selling various useful items. She is unable to leave Itsuki alone, and always treats him like a child.
Takumi (voiced by Takashi Narumi)
A man Tsuu and the others encounter in the underground cave. A self-centered eccentric. He changes how he refers to himself depending on how he feels at the time. He uses any first-person pronoun he can think of, from “ore” to “boku,” “watashi, “ushi,” “oira,” and “sessha.”
He is usually at the Blood Weapons Factory in the Hamelin Liberated District, where he disassembles and upgrades Blood Weapons. He was originally a member of the Dawn Liberation Force’s production team.
Mary Skelter 2 is due out for PlayStation 4 in Japan on June 28.
Compile Heart has delayed Mary Skelter 2 from its previously announced June 28 release date in Japan to July 12. It will be released for PlayStation 4.
The company cites “various reasons” for the delay, but did not povide specifics.
In order to compensate for the delay, Compile Heart will release the following as gifts to the users:
A free Rengokuto Mary Skelter-themed (Love Prison Tower Mary Skelter) PlayStation 4 theme will be released on the PlayStion Store soon.
“Swimsuit DLC” for all characters in Mary Skelter 2 will be released at a later date.
The “Sakura Maiden,” “T-Healer,” “G-Assassin,” and “JO-Singer” bonus content from the PS Vita version of Mary Skelter: Nightmares will be implemented in the PlayStation 4 remake version.
Nep-Nep Connect: Chaos Chanpuru to end service on August 8
Free-to-play card battle RPG Nep-Nep Connect: Chaos Chanpuru for PS Vita will end service on August 8 in Japan, a little over a year after its June 2017 launch, publisher Compile Heart announced.
A reason for the termination was not announced, but Compile Heart apologized to players and thanked them for their support.
Compile Heart has updated the official Japanaese website for Mary Skelter 2 with information on the game’s job system.
Get the details below.
Job System
The job system of Mary Skelter 2 will completely change both the character’s appearance and abilities.
Blood Maidens can change between five different jobs. By changing jobs, the Blood Maidens’ appearance, equipment, and skills will change, which will alter the battle significantly.
The types of jobs each Blood Maiden can become is set according to a certain “Style.” Hamelin, for example, is a “Fighter Style,” skilled at close-quarter combat jobs, such as Paladin and Destroy. The Little Mermaid, on the other hand, is a “Magician Style” who specializes in jobs that use magic, such as Counselor and Blood Witch.
Other job Styles include:
“Science Style,” through which you can acquire eccentric powers. Gretel employs this style.
“Libero Style,” which is an all-rounder style capable of using large variety of abilities. Rapunzel employs this style.
“Archer Style,” through which one is able to attack from afar. Princess Kaguya employs this style.
By experimenting with the different jobs, you can create your own unique teams.
Pink: Magician Style (specializes in magic)
Left: Thumbelina (Blood Witch)
Right: Little Mermaid (Counselor) on the right.
Purple: Archer Style (specializes in long-range attacks)
Left: Princess Kaguya (Speedgunner)
Right: Sleeping Beauty (Dark Seeker)
Red: Fighter Style (specializes in physical attacks)
Left: Cinderella (Fighter)
Center: Hamelin (Destroy)
Right: Alice (Paladin)
Blue: Science Style (special support job)
Left: Gretel (Logicalist)
Right: Snow White (Item Tooler)
Orange: Libero Style (all-purpose)
Left: Rapunzel (Poet)
Right: Red Riding Hood (Fairy)
The Protagonist’s Exclusive Job
The protagonist, Tsuu, has a special job style unlike those of other Blood Maidens. She can become any of the specialized jobs, able to compensate for any aspect of the party that is lacking or further strengthen and round-out the type of team you are going for. Make use of Tsuu’s job style to make your team the strongest.
—From left to right: Altair (basic job), Stargazer, Dancer, Heracles, and Milky Way.
Mary Skelter 2 is due out for PlayStation 4 in Japan on July 12.
Compile Heart to announce ‘Witches x Dragons’ RPG on June 14
Compile Heart held an “urgent press conference” today to tease a new RPG themed around witches and dragons.
The June 14-due issue of Weekly Famitsu will have the official announcement. A trailer will be released on the same day. However, Famitsu usually posts previews from its latest issue on Tuesday, so we might hear more about this in the coming hours.
Compile Heart announces Valneer of the Dragon Star for PS4
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals new Compile Heart RPG Valneer of the Dragon Star for PlayStation 4.
The game is being created with the concept of “witches” and “giant dragons” with five key character designers at Compile Heart.
Weekly Famitsu has first information on the game’s p rotagonist and heroine, game systems, and more in a 12-page preview.
The game’s staff includes producer Norihisa Kochiwa, director Makoto Kitano, and charcter designers Tsunako, Manamitsu, Kei Nanameda, Katsuyuki Hirano, and Riruru Meikyuu.
Further information has yet to leak from the magazine.
Valneer of the Dragon Star will launch for PlayStation 4 on October 11 in Japan for 7,200 yen.
Characters include:
• Zephy (voiced by Daiki Abe)
• Minessa (voiced by Sayaka Senbongi)
• Calicalo (voiced by Ayaka Fukuhara)
• Laponette (voiced by Hisako Tojo)
• Charlotta (voiced by Sachika Misawa)
Every battle in Valneer of the Dragon Star takes place in the sky using magic. Players can freely move around the battlefield, which is divided into three layers, and battle against giant dragons.
The witch in Valneer of the Dragon Star can devour dragons and steal their power.
While this is not a Falcom game, some of the dragons from Falcom’s Trails series will appear in the game as part of a collaboration. This includes Zoro-Agruga, True Zoro-Agruga, and Ragnard.
Toshiaki Takayama is designing the game’s dragons. The main theme and battle music are being composed by Motoi Sakuraba.
While every battle takes place in the sky, there are also fields where you walk around.
While the magazine has screenshots of battles against huge dragons, it does not have any screenshots of battles against smaller enemies.
Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon teaser trailer, story details, first screenshots
Compile Heart has opened the teaser website and released the teaser trailer for its newly announced witches and dragons RPG Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon for PlayStation 4.
Additionally, the game’s Amazon Japan product page has revealed the first screenshots, artwork, and story details about the game.
Here is an overview of the game’s story:
Witch, make your choice. Will you go mad or be devoured by a dragon? Devour the dragon to survive.
Valneria, a world where huge dragon fossils rise above the clouds. There is a witch living in a remote forest who is persecuted as a cursed being who brought forth the dragons.
Zephy, a knight tasked with a mission to hunt the witch, gets lost in the forest with his fellow knights, and nearly dies when he is attacked by a dragon. But the witches Minessa and Karikaro saved him.
By drinking the blood of the dragon, a magical power was awoken within Zephy, and together with the witches, Zephy becomes submerged in a vortex of cruel fates.
The Imperial Order that governs the world, the Knights of the of the Reaper who lead the witch hunt, the hoodlums of Evil Raven that fight dragons, and the mysterious Witches of Prisonflame.
In this world where the motives of various people intertwine, the story of witches fighting against their fate with a boy who possesses the power of a witch will unfold.
Pre-orders for Varnir of the Dragon Star in Japan will include the following:
• Special Soundtrack CD including the main theme song and battle music composed by Motoi Sakuraba, as well as numerous songs from Zizz Studio.
• Replica Autograph Card Application Serial Code to win a replica autograph card with a character illustration drawn by Tsunako, Manamitsu, Kei Nanameda, Katsuyuki Hirano, or Riruru Meikyuu (200 winners for each of the five cards).
In addition to the 7,776 yen standard edition, a 9,936 yen limited edition of Varnir of the Dragon Star will include the following:
• Tsunako, Kei Nanameda, and Katsuyuki Hirano-illustrated original box featuring three heroines.
• Visual book loaded with secret illustrations only found in this book.
• Witch Grimoires short storybook set (five storybooks) that tell the never before told stories of the witches.
• Cast read-aloud CD in which the members of the cast reprise their roles and read aloud character stories.
• Clear bookmark set including five bookmarks with illustrations of the protagonist and four heroines.
Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon is due out for PlayStation 4 on October 11 in Japan for 7,200 yen.