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Summon Night: Twin Age Stateside In May
Posted by Mike Fahey at 4:20 AM on March 19, 2008
ATLUS CONJURES SUMMON NIGHT: TWIN AGE(TM) FOR NINTENDO DS(TM)Unsheathe Your Stylus and Vanquish the Enemy this May 20th
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 18th, 2008 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a top 5 publisher in 2007 for overall game review scores*, today announced Summon Night: Twin Age for Nintendo DS, a fully stylus-driven action RPG set in the popular Summon Night universe. The stylus is your key to the world of Clardona, whether as your swinging sword or your shimmering wall of fire. Summon Night: Twin Age is currently scheduled to bring its precise controls, beautifully animated graphics, and addictive action RPG gameplay to the Nintendo DS on May 20th.
About Summon Night: Twin Age
From a very young age, the human girl Reiha displayed great aptitude for the magical art of Summoning. While still a child, her powers caused a terrible accident during a major Summoning experiment. It was reported that Reiha had died as result, but she survived, along with a young Summon Beast named Aldo that had been pulled into her world...Following the accident, the two children grew up together as brother and sister on the tropical island of Jarazi, among a race of people with beast-like features. There they learned to commune with the Nature Spirits that surrounded them. One day, the Spirits began acting strangely, prompting Reiha and Aldo to investigate. Their quest to find out who or what is behind the corruption of the Spirits will lead them back to the human lands where the cataclysm first brought them together...
Key Features
- High-precision stylus control - Unleash the power of your Nintendo DS as you wield your stylus to attack foes, heal allies, and use items. Navigate your way around menus and maps with a responsive touch-based interface.
- Packed with gameplay features - Immerse yourself in a lavish gaming experience that lets you do battle, collect items, craft weapons, earn and improve skills, conjure beasts, build relationships with party members, trade items via local wireless, and much more.
- Choose the way you play - With alternate story paths, loads of battle options, side quests, and multiple ending sequences, there is a wide variety of ways to play. Replay the game and challenge yourself with extra dungeons.
- Richly woven tale of adventure - Two playable characters and several widely varying party members provide different views of your journey through the world of Summon Night.Summon Night: Twin Age has been rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) with Mild Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes by the ESRB.















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tiltnkirby
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
I was playing the little flash game of it on the jp site not too long ago, it seemed pretty cool.
However, I don't know if I'll pre-order this one, the scar from Summon night: SCS2's last dungeon still stings.
tiltnkirby
Ansaga
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
... I was playing the Japanese version on my friend's DS and I told him it was really good and I bet it would come out in America. He told me no way. Got to rub this in his face :P
Ansaga
DranzerKire
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Sad to see the combat has been changed from what the GBA versions had, I really liked that. Hopefully this is still good.
DranzerKire
Hyperfludd
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
BOUGHT.
Hyperfludd
Lyner
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Summon Night! Yay! I actually like these games, with the exception of grinding for materials, that is. :-/
Lyner
quen
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@AdmiralNelson: Not startlingly original, sure, but the character designs are at least fairly decent (just based on the picture up top).
Suggesting that something's 'anime-derived' is basically step one in the requirement for good character design, IMO... (Western RPG art tends to look like shit. Oblivion's landscapes are beautiful, but its characters... I like the concept art for Fable but let's see whether it makes it through into the actual game.)
Anyway I look forward to seeing reviews for this game, not sure whether to get it or not at this point.
quen
Furious_Liver
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@blackadvent: That depends which beast you have. ;)
I was very excited when I read a new Summon Night game was released, but I felt a little confusion after watching the video. Then again, I've only played the GBA versions.
But yeah...that doesn't look like the Summon Night I remember! D:
Furious_Liver
RedHotFunk
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Haven't played many good RPGS on the ds lately, perhaps this will change that fact? Atlus, yum
RedHotFunk
SDreamer
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Yessssssss... I'm finishing up the 2nd one on the GBA right now, can' wait for this. Wish they'd bring the 3rd one over stateside. Good thing these series aren't really tied together or I'd go balistic.
SDreamer
Pyro Jack
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
I like the summon night games, but I don't know if I like the sound of "fully stylus-driven". I guess I'll have to wait and see if it all works out.
Pyro Jack
yanipheonu
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
"Richly-woven story?!" Psh, I have mold growing on bread which had more enthralling stories. Combat's alright though...
yanipheonu
Onizuka-GTO
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@excel_excel: Me too!
I love <3 Atlus!!! yay!
Onizuka-GTO
AdmiralNelson
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Holy generic anime-derived character designs. Which is really the only flaw in Atlus' releases.
AdmiralNelson
Trowble (XBL/PSN)
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
The battle system and in-game art style reminds me more of the first Secret of Mana for SNES rather than Ys. Definitely a good thing. Now I'm just trying to figure out why the main character looks like a boy.
Trowble (XBL/PSN)
Morphine16
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
This game looks pretty good. Now Atlus get back to work on some RPGs for PS3, like Persona 4
Morphine16
Dyslexic_Alucard
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
This is great news! I imported this from play asia a long awhile ago. Granted it didn't last very long, but while it did the game was pretty fun. The Diablo-esque gameplay is played exclusively with the stylus, which was handled surprisingly well. You can switch between the two main characters at any time, with a third NPC in the party that you can give general orders to (there are a handful of characters to choose from for that). IMO, the best part of the game would be the skill/spell activation, in which you can apply via different ways and patterns with the stylus (for example, the melee character can unleash this wicked slash combo by tapping on one enemy after another). All in all, for a game that hasn't gotten much attention over here in the US for no reason, this is a very good game that warrants more coverage before its release.
Dyslexic_Alucard
evening-aura
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@TomSkylark: I didn't realize Atlus had an email newsletter. As soon as I saw your post I went to their site and joined.
I always get a warm fuzzy feeling when Atlus is mentioned :)
evening-aura
jayntampa
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@excel_excel: Atlus has games coming out for the 360! Yay!
jayntampa
jayntampa
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Atlus is, indeed, amazing ... I love the Summon Night series -- one of the few GBA games I'll never get rid of.
jayntampa
TomSkylark
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Atlus is the one company that I will never feel bad about loving. Seriously, how many of my comments over the past two months (weeks, even!) have been about how great they are? Answer: Not enough. Subscribing to Atlus Faithful is like having joy pop up in my gmail inbox about once a week.
TomSkylark
LunarTakiro
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
LIke....Ys!?
*explodes*
LunarTakiro
SpishackCola
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Atlus, I love this company so damn much. Outside of Nintendo (and maybe Blizzard) I'm sure the biggest percentage of games I own are from this publisher.
SpishackCola
Akari-Ryo
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Wait wait wait!...
I'm not saying that I'm not looking forward to this game because I seriously am (been playing the import copy for ages), but why are they giving us this game when we haven't seen Summon Night Swordcraft Story 3 here in the states? 3 was undoubtedly the best game in the swordcraft story series!
Oh well, can't wait to play this game! COME ON MAY!
Akari-Ryo
CockroachMan
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Looks good.. but what's wrong with the music on that video!?
CockroachMan
Madeira
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@excel_excel: Kotaku readers who own a 360 most likely have other systems and know who Atlus is. Besides, they're publishing on the 360 so there goes your point anyway, jackass. 'whats an atlus'... gtfo
Madeira
elementary
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
I have never heard of this game or series. I watched the video, I read the article, and in May I will buy this game.
elementary
goliathvv
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Society, I'm sure...
goliathvv
zensatori
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Man oh MAN! I am very excited about this. I'll have to get a pre-order in this weekend. I am a little sad that the combat is not the same as the GBA games since I loved them. Still, deep story and great sprites sounds good to me.
I though I was going to have to import.
zensatori
Menolly
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@excel_excel: hehehe, guess it sucks to be them. My bf has EVERY console that's ever been created, it seems.
While I'm an admittedly casual gamer, I have watched him play some AWESOME games. Coming here has me even more excited about a few games that are coming out. I may become a hardcore gamer by the time fall rolls around.
I am a little familiar with Summon Night, and look forward to giving this a go!
Menolly
Konstrix
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
hopefully this comes out on time. looks excellent.
Konstrix
blackadvent
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
I loved Summon Night: Swordcraft Story.
Summon Beast: MARRY ME!
You: WTF?!?
blackadvent
futurebiblehero
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
It looks a little like Children of Mana, minus the horrible. I could definitely go for that.
futurebiblehero
excel_excel
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
@Menolly: except for 360 only owners, who are like "whats an atlus??"
excel_excel
Vau
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
Excellent! I've been looking for a new RPG to munch on my DS! Gotta find something to tide me over 'til may then....
Vau
Menolly
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
I have a feeling you aren't the only one who feels that way about Atlus, atm. ;-)
Menolly
excel_excel
Posted 11:11 PM 19/3/08
I love Atlus so much!
excel_excel
pigz0011
Posted 7:53 PM 26/3/08
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but . . . .
This game borders on unplayable. Graphics? Nice. Music? Classic RPG fare, yet enjoyable. Compelling? Actually, yeah, it kind of is. Gameplay? WRETCHED!! The stylus control is truly horrible. I never return my games and this one didn't stay on my shelf more than a week. I really wanted to like it but in the end . . . ok I guess it was unplayable after all. And I liked the GBA games. And I'm a strong Atlus supporter as well, however everyone slips up sometimes. This one is a pass.
pigz0011
Neonlare
Posted 7:53 PM 26/3/08
Aldo is an anogram of Adol, the main character in the Ys series. Deliberate? Hum, hum...
Neonlare