Marvelous Entertainment announced yesterday a final release date for the latest entry in its Valhalla Knights series of RPGs. Valhalla Knights: The Eldar Saga will arrive on October 8, priced at ¥7,140.
This first Wii entry in the series is an action RPG with an epic story spanning two generations. Players can create a custom character, with over 100,000 possible part combinations, and team up with other players for multipalyer play via Wi-Fi Connection.
Digitally Downloaded writes: "Often the Wii was criticised for its perceived lack of quality third party games to play, but it's not the case at all. The Wii had some excellent third party games to play, it's just that some of them required a little digging to get to."
This series is destined to be quickly forgotten in the west (it actually has a strong niche in Japan), which is a pity, because there’s a lot to like about these games. They're not for everyone, but JRPG fans looking for something a little different would do well to try these out.
Neocrisis: Continuing a bumper year of releases, Rising Star Games has confirmed Eldar Saga's 2010 release date as 17th September. The game will fill a niche in the current games climate by appealing to Wii owners who are interested in the RPG format.
I wonder when the NA release date will be given...
Okay graphically it isnt as pleasing as let say, Monster Hunter 3 tri, now that just looks awesome (i'm one of those people who cant wait till next year for it lol) But this, of which I hadnt really noticed till this post holds a hell lot of promise as a wii title that looks good, offers online multiplayer (hopefully for free, dont know, first post i've seen on this game) and enough story line/quests/free roam areas and extras to make this a game worth playing and coming back to, not just completing and leaving.
now just waiting for a EU release date myself :D
Well, as Marvelous has yet to let me down, I'll be keeping an eye on this one should it head stateside.
Interesting... how come I haven't heard of this. Custom characters and online in an RPG for wii. Marvelous has really been championing unique content for the wii for some time now. I think gamers need to start throwing them a bone.