Andriasang writes:
"Microsoft announced today that Trusty Bell Chopin's Dream will be joining the Xbox 360 Platinum Collection budget lineup. The Bandai Namco RPG will get a new low price, and the new packaging to go along with it, on January 8. Pricing is set at 3,800 yen, putting it towards the higher end of Platinum Collection games.
Known as Eternal Sonata overseas, Trusty Bell is set in the dreams of Chopin in the hours before the composer's death. The game features piano work from world renowned Russian pianist Stanislav Stanislavovich Bunin and musical composition from Motoi Sakuraba. A PS3 version was released in September.
Trusty Bell will be joined in January by a few other Platinum Collection titles. As previously announced, Armored Core For Answer and Kingdom Under Fire Circle of Doom will be released on January 8, to be followed on the 15th by Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena. These will carry a 2,940 yen price."
Some new screenshots of Trusty Belle or Eternal Sonata on Playstation 3 version.
Siliconera writes: "Last year Namco Bandai revealed Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (aka Eternal Sonata) would get a PlayStation 3 port with extra content. We don't know if it's coming to North America. We're not even sure when Japan will play with Prince Crescendo in combat. It might be soon, though. Play-Asia just posted a September 18 release date for the Asian version. A few weeks ago Play-Asia leaked Afrika's release date so this could be real. On the other hand, Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume won't come out until September 18, 2009 in Japan.
Two "typos" or one? You decide."
I say this September since I think it was a year exclusive for Xbox and I it came out Sept/October of last year.
I hope they mean Sep 08, the sooner it comes out in Japan the sooner it'll come here.
PSU writes:
"Microsoft fans got to play Eternal Sonata far before their rival PlayStation fans. They were given the opportunity to enjoy this masterpiece of a title in all of its glory. Anybody who has played it would agree that is was not only phenomenal, but also unforgettable. The story was perfect, the art was brilliant, and the score was absolutely mesmerizing. Now it's our turns.
Great things come to those who wait. Eternal Sonata is slated to hit PS3 shelves this year and it's going to be a title to remember. What do the Sony faithful get for the long wait? Two extra playable characters that were mere NPC's for the 360. "
If Disgaea 3, Eternal Sonata, and Last Remnant all come to North America by the summer of 2008, I know my plans for the first few weeks will be.
Don't forget White Knight Story, that is still looking to be a great jrpg. And being that its going to be released soon in Japan, its not hard to think that it would hit NA by this summer maybe even spring
another in my collection for sure... the PS3 is in dire need of some good RPG's... Folklore was great, though under-rated and underhyped... i would like more JRPG's though, i mean, isn't that why i stuck to Playstation in the first place?
well if it was still exclusive to the 360 then I doubt that PSU a dedicated playstation site would say much of anything about. So I really don't see your point except maybe to take a cheap jab at a website.
While I loved ES, I really hated the break in cute scenes about Choppin. Had they integrated them better into the story then it would be different but well I guess you'll see what I mean sooner or later.
