Awesome Radical Gaming

Gaming news that is both awesome AND radical.

Atlus

  • I received an email from Atlus the other day asking me to take a survey about the Trama Center series, to help determine if they should put it on another platform, basically. I’ve only played the DS versions of the game, and I honestly find it hard to imagine on a system besides the DS…

  • Today Atlus announced their newest U.S. release, Eternal Poison. Titled Poison Pink in Japan, Eternal Poison is a gothic strategy RPG developed by Flight Plan (Summon Night, Black/Matrix). I didn’t get a ton out of the trailer…lots of gothic stuff going on, a white wolf, and a nuclear explosion at the end. I couldn’t find…

  • Atlus has taken out a two-page ad in the latest issue of Famitsu that hints at an announcement on August 1st. The text is roughly translated as: On the day when Yin and Yang come together a new jiken (event/incident) will begin. A lot of people seem to think it might be another Devil Summoner…

  • Ah Luminous Arc…I own you, but I never played you. I wanted to, I really did, but there are just so many games and so little time. Now I have to deal with Luminous Arc 2, because it comes with a CD and for some reason I feel extremely compelled to buy games that come…

  • Yes, Persona 4 is coming to North America on December 9th. Yes, it’s only going to be $39.99. Yes, it’s going to be awesome and radical. And it’s coming in a deluxe 2-disc edition. Persona 4 is coming to North America. It will be in stores THIS holiday season, December 9th, in a deluxe 2-disc…

  • The Atlus homepage is now teasing yet another announcement on June 9th. The front page simply displays a large number of playing cards with the message “We’ll show you our hand.” This has obviously is lead people to believe the announcement will be for a card-based game, such as Yggdra Union for the PSP, Culdcept…

  • I receive email announcements from Atlus telling me all about the latest happenings and various other information about upcoming Atlus titles. Today, I receive this (click to view it at a higher resolution): I have no idea what it means, I really can’t think what game this would be referring too, but it links here.…

  • A few weeks ago there was an Etrian Odyssey II contest where you could win the games imported 3-disc soundtrack. That was pretty awesome, but not quite awesome enough. Now there’s another, better, more radical contest. Basically, you write a blog entry on Destructoid.com about “your most memorable experience associated with the series.” Like, basically…

  • Is it me, or does it seem like Atlus announces a new game every week now? Zoid Assault is a strategy RPG featuring giant robots that look like tigers or something. Wasn’t this a television show when I was a kid? Looks pretty nice, giant robots are always a good thing. Giant robots that were…

  • Atlus has a totally awesome contest going on right now to help promote their upcoming RPG Etrian Odyssey II. Basically you write a story or something and if it’s good you win the 3-disc Etrian Odyssey II soundtrack. Seems pretty rad, I’d love that soundtrack…If your interested, you can go here and participate. My story…

  • I can’t wait, I don’t know what else to say.

  • There’s all kinds of Atlus news today, first Persona 4, now this. Summon Night: Twin Age is an action RPG for the DS that fully stylus controlled. The email goes on to detail that the stylus controls are “precise controls (no excessive line drawing to attack or squiggles in the corner of the screen to…