Developer Imageepoch has let loose 24 new screenshots of the upcoming RPG Final Promise Story for the PSP.
"On its Japanese launch day, then-teenage Ryoei Mikage just happened to be wandering around a game shop, looking for something to pop into his dad’s new PlayStation — something that wasn’t Myst. This being his first time actually in such a store, he asked what the clerk thought would be good, and was thus introduced to Final Fantasy VII." -PSLS
He's a pretty young CEO, wow.
Kinda explains why Imageepoch's games have been kinda so-so to this point >_>
They're definitely getting better as they go, though. Final Promise Story looks like a typical JRPG honestly but I am cautiously optimistic about Black Rock Shooter.
Why? Because it looks like a shooter? Get over yourself
Imagepoch has been making amazing rpgs for years and years.
It doesn't look like a Shooter at all. Why, do you think it does, Stealth?
I agree with Contest.
Sorry, I didn't find Sands of Destruction, Luminous Arc, or Fate to be anything more than average. I'm far from alone.
Fate/Extra, Last Ranker, and 7th Dragon didn't even come to America...and for good reason. They're nothing special =/
Sorry man, maybe they've won you over but I approach things with a little more caution.
What amazing games have they made?
And yeah, why exactly do you think BLS looks like a shooter? It's an RPG. Don't let the name fool you.
soooo, ffvii inspired final promise to become a first person jrpg? thats fail.
even if the story is as amazing as it looks, the FP combat ruined it for millions of possible buyers including me.
FP would be fine if it would Pan out and show the characters attack like dragonquest 8 but it doesnt, its just some lame slash mark and number. Soooo lame.
how can you have an iconic attack like omnislash look awesome in first person? laaame
If you read the article, no, it doesn't say that at all.
Where'd you get that idea? o_o
Game was my second RPG. Breath of Fire III and FF7 ushered me into one of my favorite genres. Ah the times we had....
Those are still two of my favorite RPGs ever. Hard to play those games and then Not want to be involved in making more.
Andriasang: Imageepoch is diving into the publishing world with PSP's Final Promise Story later this month. While the celebratory first game won't be getting its own PSP system, you can have the next best thing with this officially licensed sticker set from Hori.
Andriasang: It looks like Imageepoch did its homework for its first package release as a publisher. PSP's Final Promise Story is getting some retailer separate bonus items, and some of them are a bit on the sexy side.
NGP's PSP emulator is really our best bet right now.
Hopefully the NGP will do well enough in the West to warrant PSN re-releases of all those PSP JRPG that never left Japan.
I think we are in for a long wait, to be perfectly honest. There are many inherent risks to releasing such a niche genre of games in any region other than their home.
I'm personally still waiting for the game Malicious to see a western release. That's not a JRPG or for the PSP and is a fully digital title. If that is having issues coming over then I can't help but feel less than optimistic on the idea of more JRPG's (especially new I.P's) seeing western release.
