I received this card in the mail a few days ago from NIS America. Can you believe NIS is kinder than some of my lousy relatives? The card made me feel pretty good, especially because I wasn’t able to attend a recent event NIS held in California to celebrate the announcement of Prinny. I live about 3,000 miles and several hundred dollars away from California. That’s OK, it’s not like there was an enormous Prinny there who dispensed booze from his fanny-pack-thing:
Oh, that’s right, THERE WAS.
Maybe the sound of my blubbering and crying reached NIS, who decided they will be sending me an advanced copy of Prinny: Can I Really Be the Main Character? I am already planning out how I will use my 1,000 lives… Expect an in-depth review sometime early next year!
If that wasn’t enough, NIS America has begun launching downloadable content for Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice with Adell, Rozalin, and Nekomata currently available. More is scheduled to be released next month. NG5 already downloaded the patch, but I have been a bit busy with Persona 4, shoveling, shopping, etc. Once things settle down, I am all over that.
NIS, you have made my fucking Christmas – keep up the good work!
Fragile: Cats and Ghosts
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Here is the newest Fragile video, which like all the others, makes me want to cry a little. There are a few exciting firsts in the video, mostly getting to hear different character’s voice actors. We are able to hear Psy’s voice, Kurou’s voice and even the PF’s voice which is female. As I mentioned earlier, I imagined the PF sounding like C-3PO – I was way off.
I also noticed a lot of wildlife in the video like a bunch of cats and a dog. The cats seem to be helping Seto find Ren in some way, as they appear in larger numbers once he finds her in the caged area. I think this is a cool way to provide guidance in a world where there aren’t many humans. I like the idea of following around ghosts and cats.
When it comes to a translation, most of what is said is kind of random and disjointed. The main idea is that Seto is searching for Ren and all the support characters seem aware of this. When Psy asks him why he wants to find her, Seto says he just wants to be with someone and tell her his story. Psy then asks what he’ll do when he meets Ren, who admits he doesn’t know, but there are already too many lonely people in the world.
Kurou seems amused by Seto’s quest and expresses his disgust with humans. I wonder if Kurou doesn’t realize that he is a human, or if he is actually a ghost. The latter may explain his cat-like eyes, a feature most humans sadly lack.
I also managed to find a few videos of actual Fragile gameplay. They are all rather short, but show some of the ways that Seto can interact with his surroundings. I noticed that it is possible to crouch, switch to first person mode and examine objects. Certain objects will have a green glow around them. This means that they can be acquired or will trigger an event. To view the rest of the videos go here.
I am impressed by how smooth the player’s control of Seto appears. I like how it’s possible to have him walk one direction, while shining his flashlight in another. My only concern is that battles may be a little too hack and slash, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
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All Kotowari articles concerning Fragile can be found here