All my good fighting sticks are for PS3.. Guess I'll be importing.

cornunderscore2x

Sigh.. I was excited to see that it was coming here, but my heart sank as I read that it was only announced for XB360 :(

xcvmvcx

I was at Anime Expo this year and attended this Aksys Panel which included them showing off this game plus a short Q&A.
I asked specifically about the PS3 version and they said and I quote, "We are looking into it" to which my frustrated response was to go later to the dealer's room and buy the JPN version. I already have friends with the JPN version and want the chance to play it.
I will admit I think I pissed the Aksys guys off at the end of the Q&A session when they asked if any more questions I shouted out "Get to work on the PS3 version!"

They totally ignored me during the prize give away at the end.

Chuco

I love Aksys.

Now someone tell them to bring damn Accent Core Plus to America. I want to play the new story mode and actually understand it.

Jeff Paine

@Grave: Sorry, minus the cutscenes in my post. I meant those stills. >.<

suya123

Too bad this game sucks as a fighting game, not recommended if you're hardcore

djricekcn

@suya123: Untrue. There are conversations with still art, spoken dialogue and text. Think Guilty Gear story mode.

Grave

@Grave:
From what I've read in the last 5 minutes. It appears that there are CG cutscenes that tell the story as well as a huge story to go with it...

Hopefully they will have the PS3 version come stateside as well.

suya123

@push eject: I... I don't think they're listening. :(

But seriously folks, I got it from YesAsia for just under $60 with free shipping. Cheaper than with tax and transportation! So you won't understand the story mode text til someone posts some kind of story guide somewhere, and you maybe miss out on a goofy dub. But if you're actually interested in playing the game, you can do it right now! I highly recommend you do!

Grave

Win! I'm not sure if it'll ever make it to the UK, so instead I'm hoping for an import friendly version (which I guess would be the PS3 game. Dammit), but still great news. It looks like a pretty damn interesting switch on the fighting game formula, like Scarlet Weather Rhapsody was before it.

XanderSan

Oh, switch the publisher letters, not the title game letters. Kids, don't eat ice cream for breakfast.

UbeWoll

[www.play-asia.com]

look, you can buy your copy right now (if you have a ps3)

push eject

@cio:

if you think MS is paying for exclusives like this you have no idea how business works at all. MS is not paying for Battle Fantasia you goon.
ps. this game looks like the rock!

TakuFangirl

@cio:

What makes you think all these exclusives are paid? your delusional if you think ms just throws money around to get exclusives of every game they can, especially with a niche game like this. Reality is the company probably just didnt feel the market was as good on the PS3 in the US, thus it probably wasnt a viable business decision to pay for the licensing to both versions. Who knows, maybe someone else will bring the PS3 version over to you guys in NA, but as of now this is what it seems you get.

That said, I played the demo on the PSN when it came out and kinda enjoyed it, but not enough to go pick up the game.

RuneX21

Switch 2 letters I get... Fattle Bantasia?

UbeWoll

@cio, @Fox: No, we're not getting shafted! No, I can't imagine anyone paid for an exclusive on a 2.5D fighting game no one in the US cares about! If anything, Aksys could be cutting corners on a title that likely won't sell boatloads because the PS3 version that's available now in Japan can be played worldwide. The Xbox 360 version? Not so.

Grave

Oh right.
Will they have American/Japanese voice acting?
I don't want to be shafted without EITHER like in Arcana Heart.

suya123

PS3 gets shafted yet again.

Fox

Was this the one with the massive viking in it?

Because that was cool. I think he had a rocket too.

The_Catalpa

YES!. Particle effects and numbers EVERYWHERE!. I have been dry of the Eastern influence since Lost Odyssey.

PsycheE

Yawn.. Yet another "paid exclusive?" Maybe we can get a lazy port half a year later? I've actually been playing the demo on PS3, seems kinda neat. Guess now I don't have to get excited.

cio

Askys Games?

Feel the Burn of "Heat Up" and the Sting of "GACHI", sounds fun I guess.

insaneo

I have a feeling that the 360 version will not sell very well...

suya123

I played the demo from the Japanese Playstation Store. And that pretty much sums up my impressions on the game.

Barbara

could just import the jp version for ps3. it's no problem

push eject

Word on the internet is 360 only with the usual "we're looking into a ps3 version" pr line which is weird considering the game was released on both platforms in Japan.

hobo-1

Who needs a PS3 version for NA? I imported the Japanese one when it hit, and I need more people to play with, so get on that!

Grave

That game looks awesome, too bad they did not include a screen shot with their press release.

BrainEater

Where's my PS3 version?

Bluejuan85

Can't wait for the Firebird Suite!

Spiffyness

@Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic: I feel the d-pad issue, but I'm finally trying this either later today or tomorrow: [www.ufighterx.com]

Will report back with results!

Grave

ill buy this but i care more about blazblue coming to the 360. all systems.

maraxusofk

Just sent Aksys an e-mail to ask about the PS3 version. I doubt I'm going to hear back from them, but if I do, Kotaku will be the first place to hear about it.

Archaotic

@RuneX21: It has nothing to do with what sells or doesn't sell on the 360. While I believe the assumption that the 360 crowd is predominantly interested in titles with a more Western bent is true, my statement has more to do with the fact that I simply think the 360 is a shitty system. Ergo, Battle Fantasia is wasted on the 360. As others have mentioned, the 360 d-pad sucks as well...but that's neither here nor there.

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

Personally, the demo didn't really grab me, so I don't care.
As long as I get BlazBlue, I'm happy.

TheCleaningGuy

WAIT. BATTLE FANTASIA IN AMERICA?!?!?!?

my feet are getting cold.

This is f'n amazing

Dogysamich

@Tatsujinken:
Ditto. I almost want to shoot Aksys an e-mail to see what's going on with this. There's really no reason for them to not translate the PS3 version.

Archaotic

Huh? I thought this would come to PS3 for sure. I mean, I could be importing the game and all, but there seems to be a lot of story going on in that story mode and I'm kind of interested in what the heck is going on with all the characters :(

If Blazblue doesn't make it either I'm gonna be fucking pissed.

Tatsujinken

@beem:
Except that the PS3 version in Japan is in JAPANESE and some people like being able to read the storyline. If the JPN version was in English, I would've already imported it.

@uzivatel:
Because the PS3 actually has a d-pad that works for fighting games. Have you tried playing this game (or ANY Arc fighter) on a console's analog stick? It's like swimming through mashed potatoes.

Archaotic

@RTW: I feel like majority of people that play RPGs have PC or PS2 (and some may have Xbox 360) ... why would they buy PS3?

uzivatel

@Archaotic:
Quit your whinning fanboy. You can import the PS3 version now to play since it's region-free. Whereas, the US 360 owners will have to wait for the Western release, being that Arc Systems decided to region-lock both the Japan & Asian versions (yet again).

beem

Neither BlazBlue or this game should be exclusive to either console. Though, granted, I feel that the majority of people that play RPG's usually have a PS3 and not an XBox 360, so sometimes I don't understand this RPG exclusivity towards the XBox 360.

RTW

Just do what most of the competitive community does and import it. The 360 owners are the ones getting shafted really, as they have to wait.

arstal

but.....but..............pee ess three............

dislexiq

@Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic:

Why do people think these games are wasted on the 360? Where does this so called myth that no "jrpgs", "anime based games", "2D titles" , appear or sell on the 360 but apparently would sell great on the PS3 come from?

As far as I can tell, the 360 has far more of all of those titles than the PS3, infact the PS3 has yet to recieve an decent jrpg yet people insist that its the console of choice for jrpgs. In this case, we have a fighter which is on the PS3(and the story mode is good for those who dont understand japanese, well, good for afighter so by importing you kinda are missing a lot if you dont understand the language) but also on the 360. It didnt sell that well in japan for either platform, but the odds of it selling in the us based on historical evidence will be marginal at best, but id say that the 360 would provide more sales opportunities in the US(plus they probably got cheaper licensing for it) which is probably why thier isnt an announcemtn yet regarding a ps3 ver in the US.

In anycase, its getting old people making assumptions that the entire market must follow the same purchasing patterns each generation. As of now, sony is not hte place for 2D, anime styled, or jrpgs and thats just the way it is.

RuneX21

They better not fuck over PS3 owners with this, unless they plan to give us BlazBlue as an exclusive. There's no excuse not to put it out on both systems.

Archaotic

@xcvmvcx: Well, of course, they can not region-lock games on PS3 and if they released it without region-lock, us dirty Europeans would be able to import the game from USA .... I mean, that would be the end of civilization as we know it, right?

uzivatel

@myself: *would have been unheard of back in the day.

Of course the day means pre-FF7 I suppose. Okay. Back to the salt-mines.

avaine

"Battle Fantasia's helps bring the fighting genre to the mainstream with its RPG-style appeal," said Frank "Bo" deWindt II, Project Lead, Aksys Games.

Does anyone else find this quote to be telling about the current console game market? Using RPG-style gimmicks to make something more mainstream would have been unheard of. At least for the US market. I dunno, just thought it was interesting to note how times have changed.

avaine

New Xbox fighter? Bonus!

Humpski

guess this game is staying on my list of games to be picked up while in japan this fall

tsukasa1288

Played the demo on the PS3 and it was really, reeeeeally underwhelming. The past 80 Guilty Gear games have been unimpressive and their new Dynasty Warriors clone makes me weep for humanity, so I think I'm gonna start clearing away from Arc Stystem.

Nobuyuki

*sigh* Another game wasted on the 360. Does this mean PlayStation 3 owners are going to get screwed out of a North American localization of BlazeBlue as well?

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

@Foxstar Sixtail:
Well, Aksys isn't the smallest publisher out here. They're small, but they're not minuscule. Considering all they're doing is translating and distributing the game, which is something that could probably easily be done for both titles simultaneously, the burden isn't nearly as huge as it would be for something like a Lost Odyssey.

They could handle both, and that's why it's odd that it seems they aren't.

Archaotic

@Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic:Why is it wasted on 360 owners? Is there something that says. "This will sell enough to make bringing it to both systems worth it?"

Arc System Works is as big as Treasure and we all know how often they bring out games >.>

Foxstar Sixtail

Aksys Games -> Saksy Games?

Battle Fantasia looks like my kind of game. I'd get it even if it's a somewhat lame fighter.

MetaKz

Oh, cool. I was in Chinatown the other day, and the guys at J&L had this game playing on their huge flat-screen HDTV, and it made me seriously consider purchasing it for the PS3. I was surprised how fluid it was for a 2.5D fighter, and now it's coming to the states? Sold. Arc-System Works may like to rehash Guilty Gear X2 till doomsday, but they make solid fighters, and if X2 is any indication, they can make one hell of a story mode as well. This is right up their alley. A new fighter from them always good news to me.

Like Accent Core, I expect them to release the PS3 version later.

KeroseneClimax

@uzivatel:
True, I noticed that you guys were talking about RPGs after I made the comment, which is weird because this is a thread about fighting games. Just forgot to correct myself. Whoops.

Archaotic

@Archaotic: Yes, I have ... but I fail to see the connection with RPGs.

uzivatel

Oh awesome, I'm all for this. Can't wait for this to come out.

KiySeph

this might be bought....I just hope they're not expecting a full $60 for it.

akilshohen

@peacefuloutrage: As I've said above, I think it works out pretty well for a lot of PS3 owners. I got the game right after it hit and I've been playing it since, so I don't exactly feel "screwed over" or anything, but I do understand the complaints of those who want the English voice acting and story mode dialogue and feel a bit betrayed. It is a shitty move to do this with no explanation of the situation at all, and it happens more often than I'm comfortable with.

The truth of the matter is that I would pick it up again, but perhaps they figure they've already lost their few potential PS3 sales? It could be a valid concern. I'd just like to hear exactly why from them, y'know?

Grave

Maybe they are only releasing a 360version because the PS3 version can be imported by those who really want it?

peacefuloutrage

But it looks like the 360 owners will be screwed out of a BlazBlue port...

But BlazBlue looks like a PS3 only game right now...

Unlocked everyone in Brawl!

@Zwei Voltage: I'm Drakee on there. I'm not so good yet, but I'd be glad to play!

Grave

@Grave: What's your PSN? I'll play with you sometime. :D

Zwei Voltage

This comment thread you see here....

*sigh*

...It's an exercise in tolerance. Today's Monday right?

okenny :)

@RuneX21: @TakuFangirl: Jesus Christ I didn't realize that Microsoft was your dead mother. Grow up. I didn't mean to hurt your feewings ok? And don't tell me I don't know anything about business, because I'm a year away from having a business/admin degree.

cio

Saw this at Anime Expo a few days ago, wtih BlazBlue, it looked like any other sprite fighter... was dissapointed in that it wasn't HD redered sprites. Also in Battle Fantasia the fighting system needs more work, needs more areas, and needs more fighters. It better be a $40 if not.

Kaizuden

Thank god. Now give me (and PS3 owners) BlazBlue and my world will be complete.

Does Not Equal

Played the PS3 Japanese version when it first came out...
Got my ass kicked by that Viking.

Beautiful game, looks great on the PS3, but... Why is it hitting 360 first?

TheLAG

Geez, give the Sony fanboys some games already so they can shut the hell up.

zlimness

@cio: degrees mean nothing. experience means everything.

Anyway who cares. Video games!11!! :D <3 <3 <3 <3

Sunjammer

I've got the PS3 version spinning in my PS3 right now. Its good. Great even. All you 360 owners would do well to pick this one up if you have even a shred of love for the fighting games. As for an American PS3 version? Why bother? The menus are in English and if you really want the story just look up a translation, I don't even see why this is coming to America at all. The people who really want it already have it, but hey M$ probably knows something I don't. The sales charts will tell I suppose.

OH! Yeah, Face is amazing by the way, I love his heat attacks.

Flowen

@Sunjammer: Degrees mean nothing? Man... I can't even be bothered to argue that. You're stupid. There. That's my response. It's as useless as yours.

cio

Yea where is the PS3 version...

gr8asianman

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a paid exclusive, although I don't know why MS would. The PS3 version is already made, and the translations, etc are already done for the 360 version. All they'd have to do is copy and paste some stuff and it'd be done.

everybest

*Sigh* Aksys Games does it again.

First off, guys, they're showing BlazBlue off at some cons as part of a tour, so it's simple to assume that they plan on bringing it out. [www.animenewsnetwork.com]

Second, there will likely not be a PS3 version of Battle Fantasia hitting American shores. Why? Because they refused to bring over the Xbox 360 version of Castle of Shikigami III, despite the versions being identical apart from menus which are already in English in the Japanese version anyway (yes, including achievements, too!)

Basically, they're unwilling to commit to full licensing. They claim issues such as funds, which also lead to them not licensing CoS3's Japanese voice-overs; why are they licensing games from Japan in the first place then? It's an expensive business! They're even part of the niche market, which makes their excuses even more bewildering.

Basically, unless they sell boatloads of copies of the 360 version, they aren't going to want to waste more money on a PS3 version license.

Taiyz

@cio: Could it be that people are annoyed by your careless dismissive comments to which your reaction is even dismissive. Before you use terms like "grow up", it's really important to makes sure you're being "adult" about the situation. The internet seems to be full of people these days who can make thoughtless states and yet have the nerves to call people out on others. That's not cool... keep that up and you'll become a hypocrite like me <3

okenny :)

I really hope they manage to release the ps3 version , because as far as I know the Virtua Stick High Grade for ps3 & PC does not work on 360, and I really don't wanna buy another expensive arcade stick(and I like the feel of the virtua stick)...if not, I'll guess i have to buy the japanese version.

L0velime

@okenny :): My careless, dismissive comments? I said "paid exclusive" in quotations, (which nobody seemed to catch on to, might I add) and people jumped on my dick. I'm not here to make friends with everybody, but I'm also not about to take shit from stupid people on the internet who throw out unwarranted insults. I refuse to believe that my original statement was thoughtless. I made an ironic statement regarding a situation that is quite commonplace in the gaming industry, and I expressed disappointment that a game I was interested in playing isn't going to be available on my console of choice. I think that's fair enough. Really I come here because I want to read information on video games. Occasionally I try to make a funny comment, or give an opinion. It's too bad that some people here are so sensitive over issues as trivial as a video game console that I (or anyone else) should have to walk on eggshells to avoid hurting their feelings. It's not like this is a holocaust denial blog.

cio

Looks like if you really want to play it on the PS3 you gotta import it.

GreenCard200

Maaan I hate using the 360 d-pad

Oceanbones