Archive for March, 2008

Etrian Odyssey (Sekaiju no Meikyū–世界樹の迷宮) Figures

This weekend I was exploring den den town when I came across a figure of one of the cleric girls from Etrian Odyssey. The figure was about 10 inches tall, and very high quality, with great attention to detail. I didn’t even realize that Wave was producing figures from Sekaiju no Meikyu, so I did [...]

Kotowari’s Top 10 Posts for March 2008

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, Closer Than You Think
Given the time between Persona 2 and Persona 3, I was pretty shocked to learn Atlus already has number 4 in the works, and there is already a bit of info floating around about it. The game will be for the Playstation 2, so it seems Persona [...]

Makai Senki Disgaea 3: Asagi Returns

Job class: Main Character?
Evilities: Heroine Dream (ヒロインドリーム)
Evility Effect: All allied male units on the map receive a 5% stat bonus
Prerequisite: Defeat her after the main story
Suggested weapons: Gun, Bow
Move: 5
Jump: 30
Counter: 2
Throw: 3
Stats

Rank
Lvl
HP
SP
ATK
DEF
INT
RES
HIT
SPD

Main Character?
0
110%
28
100%
14
100%
12
120%
16
120%
16
130%
20
140%
26
140%
24

Evilities

Rank
Ability
Effect

1
Sky High
Asagi’s now flies when moving

1
Dead on arrival
All of Asagi’s normal physical attacks hit critical, and all normal physical attacks she [...]

Etrain Odyssey 2: Heroes of Lagaard English Release Official

Well our patience has paid off, and Atlus has decided to bring the second installment of Etrian Odyssey to North America. It is slated for a June 7th release. Atlus had the following to say about the game:
Atlus is proud to announce Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard for Nintendo DS™. New [...]

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Theories Part II

DISCLAIMER

The following are conclusions I have reached after spending much too much time with the Persona 4 PV DVD included with this weeks Famitsu magazine. I do not intend for any of this to be taken as absolute fact since no one can either confirm nor deny my predictions. With that said, read on:

Murders

You may [...]

Need a Job? How about Team ICO?

In February this image was posted in the career section of SCEA’s website. Around the same time, this advertisement was posted in Famitsu weekly magazine:

it reads:
『ICO』、
『ワンダと巨像』制作チームによる
PS3タイトルの
新プheェクトスタッフ募集
いまさら募集ですかw
出来上がるころには
PS3はどうなってる?
おせーよハゲ
image credits:jeux-france
Basically the ad is saying that the team who produced Ico and Shadows of the Colossus(ワンダと巨像) is working on a new title for the PS3. Team ICO [...]

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Theories Part I

DISCLAIMER

The following are conclusions I have reached after spending much too much time with the Persona 4 PV DVD included with this week’s Famitsu magazine. I do not intend for any of this to be taken as absolute fact since no one can either confirm nor deny my predictions. With that said, read on:

The glasses

That’s [...]

The World of Final Fantasy VII as a Reflection of Modern Japan

So Crisis Core comes out for the PSP today in the states. I gotta say, I have mixed feelings about it. I keep hearing that is has an outstanding story, which accents Final Fantasy VII. For this reason I am very excited. However, I don’t know how I feel about [...]

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Hey all,
We’ve been really happy to see an influx of visitors to Kotowari who are as enthustiastic about games as we are.  Roy puts a lot of hours into making sure you get the latest in Atlus news and translates a lot of stuff that isn’t out there for English-speakers yet.  The stuff on this [...]

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Japanese Website Goes Live

Atlus has officially unveiled the Japanese website for Persona 4. It’s pretty sparce right now, but you can check it out here. The site has a TV theme to it, playing off of mayonaka TV. Right now there are only 2 active links, both go to short articles concerning Persona 4. [...]