pedrocasilva Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Phantom Brave Wii is a tactical role-playing game made by Nippon Ichi for the Wii, no more details are known at this time (no translation to the Fatmisu article just yet) but it seems that it could be a port of a 2004 PlayStation 2 game of the same name (minus the Wii) instead of a full fledged sequel. This is the first Nippon Ichi Wii project. It's planned release date is March 2009 in Japan. Scan: [click to enlarge]
pedrocasilva Posted December 14, 2008 Author Posted December 14, 2008 Confirmed: Nippon Ichi Porting Phantom Brave To Wii, Adds Plenair? Ever since Nippon Ichi officially announced they were working with the Wii I wondered what game they would port first. Would they do Disgaea? Nah, it’s been done way too many times. I thought an upgraded version of Disgaea 2 was in the cards since Disgaea DS just came out, but Nippon Ichi’s first Wii game will be a port of Phantom Brave. The official site is bare, but we already know a decent amount about Phantom Brave. When I played Phantom Brave about four years ago I liked how it bucked strategy RPG trends. Phantom Brave introduced a free run system which limits movement with dm points and Marona, the main character, tethers phantoms to background objects like rocks. A scan shows Nippon Ichi is adding a mysterious cameo character for the Wii version. And it sort of looks like.. Plenair? We haven’t heard of NIS America is picking this up, but seriously I would be surprised if they didn’t. Phantom Brave was NIS America’s first published game in North America so it holds a special place in their heart. That and a Phantom Brave localization is complete except for the new content. Check out some screenshots from the Wii version below. Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2008/12/12/nippon-ichi-porting-phantom-brave-to-wii-adds-plenair/ Website: (Japanese) -> http://nippon1.jp/consumer/phantom_brave_wii/index.html
Konfucius Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Something about these graphics looks very stunning. I can't point the finger on it but they seem "right".
Hellfire Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Thanks a lot man, posted on the site ^^ I was about to pick up the game for PS2 several times, maybe it's a good thing I didn't :P EDIT: I'm getting old... I actually have the game, picked it up cheap a few months ago lol
Domstercool Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Cool, got the game for my PS2 and it's brill!
Zechs Merquise Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 It's nice to see developers giving the Wii decent games. I think 2009 is going to be a great year for Wii!
Ganepark32 Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Couple new screenshots and artwork over at Famitsu. http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1220427_1407.html
pedrocasilva Posted January 30, 2009 Author Posted January 30, 2009 New Characters and new Chapter unveiled: Plenair won’t cross series and enter Phantom Brave. (like previously thought) Krone is joining the story as one of the key characters in the Wii version of Phantom Brave. She comes from another dimension and looks strikingly like Marona with darker green hair. Behind Krone is Goderin, a mushroom-like creature that claims it is a god. Is Goderin really a god? What happened to the world of Ivoire after Phantom Brave ended? The additional chapter of Phantom Brave will answer these questions. As of now, only Japan will find out when Phantom Brave comes out on March 12. Even though NIS America hasn’t said anything I wouldn’t bother importing the Japanese release. Count on this coming here sometime in the future. Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2009/01/27/phantom-braves-new-character-revealed/ Images: Graphics comparison: The game's resolution took a bump as the original one does run at 320x240 which reflects itself on very visible jaggies who have been attenuated on the Wii version who runs at 640x480p, they didn't solve the low polygon nature of the terrain neither did they add more detailed sprites, but then again, not even Disgaea 3 had that treatment; the HUD was completly reworked though. Wii: PS2: Notice the "LevelUp", and stuff like "check!", they're smaller here and less lixelated, and the turn order is much better looking now. As for Dialog's... Wii: PS2: The avatar resolution was bumped and the font resolution was greatly improved. new trailer: -> http://www.gamekyo.com/videofr14288_phantom-brave-premier-trailer.html
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