Tokyo Xanadu

[rladls2121]

SPIKA - Seize the Day

Magical Girl Alisa, and in that screen: is that Rean?

[Nerroth]

A couple of gameplay clips:

[Iron Maw]

Not bad, but those videos make this game look even more like a Persona knock-off than ever before.

The dungeon in the 2nd video looked alright, but I hope the game isn't as overly reliant on weakness/resistances as those brief combat snippets seemed.

EDIT:
Forgot to mention, but as usual the music is ace.

[Nerroth]

[Chaos2Frozen]

Gameplay footage of the first boss battle in Tokyo Xanadu has surfaced via a YouTube user who obtained an early copy of the game, which will launch for PS Vita in Japan this Thursday, September 30.

http://gematsu.com/2015/09/tokyo-xan...hVuPszLbxEy.99

[marvelB]

Okay, so I got the game a couple days ago, and I've been enjoying it quite a bit! Here's my impressions:

Spoiler for impressions:

Well, many of us pretty much guessed as such already, but finally having played through it, I'll say it straight-out: This game is essentially an action-oriented version of the Sen titles, lol. The school setting, the menu interface, the optional quests, and even an orbment-type customization system.... it's all there. The only real difference I spotted is its take on the AP system: Kou has his own special stats that get filled whenever he fulfills certain conditions (clearing dungeons/quests, reading books, etc.). In a way, it's a bit more like those special stats the Persona 3/4 protagonists build up through misc. tasks. I haven't gotten far enough in the game to see what Kou obtains through maxing out those stats (I'm only in the third chapter so far.... yeah, I've been taking it slow), but at least leveling up said stats gets him special items from his grandfather.



Now, as far as dungeons go, they're definitely a fast, action-packed affair. Each dungeon grades you on your party's performance (specifically, stuff like how quickly you clear the dungeon, how much damage you deal to enemies, how many of them you destroy with their elemental weaknesses, clearing the dungeon without taking damage, etc.). It's definitely pretty neat, but it's also in the dungeons where the game shows its most glaring flaw..... the camera. Unfortunately, the camera fails to keep track of enemies in the midst of battle, which can be a HUGE disadvantage (especially against bosses). I find it especially odd that Falcom made such an oversight when they even give you a lock-on option during battle. I mean, I know most of their past titles kept the camera at fixed angles throughout the game and all, but still.


As far as plot goes.... eh, I'll wait until I actually beat the game before discussing that in more detail. It still pretty much reminds me of Persona, though (high school kids venturing through mysterious labyrinths to battle monsters that seem to spawn from people's negative emotions.... sound familiar? ). Though considering how much this is like an AU version of Sen and all, I'm just wondering when the giant robot battles will show up, heh. Can't comment on my favorite characters just yet, though I do like Kou well enough. The rest of the cast hasn't had enough time to grow on me just yet.


So yeah, camera issues aside, I find it to be quite an enjoyable game! And despite not having completed it yet, I can easily see this getting a sequel already. I just hope Falcom irons out the camera problems by then....

[Nerroth]

TX topped the Media Create game charts this week, with almost 89,000 physical copies sold in Japan.

[rladls2121]

Wish Wing!

I'll be also looking forward to the Drama CD.

[marvelB]

Uh, just wanted to further address that one complaint I had earlier:

Spoiler:

So.... it turns out that the lock-on DOES keep track of the enemy after all! It's because I made the silly mistake of keeping the lock-on button held down when I was supposed to merely tap it! So yeah, I can follow enemy movements just fine after all. The camera may still be a little jerky sometimes mid-battle, but it's hardly an issue for me at all. So yeah, that's pretty much my biggest issue eliminated right there! Keep up the good work, Falcom!

[Von Himmel]

Originally Posted by rladls2121

Wish Wing!

I'll be also looking forward to the Drama CD.

When is it coming out? Or more like, has it came out already? What's the story about? I-is it about my long-awaited Shio and Mitsuki story?

Just finished the game. Game was fun but a bit too easy..still having fun spamming square button though Also I was expecting the fps would drop considerably throughout the game but in the end I don't actually mind it that much. Bosses attacks are way too telegraphed might helped me enjoyed the game because I'll be in safe position when the fps starts dropping, though it kinda kills the game difficulty a little.

Also I actually managed to predict all the twists except for

Spoiler:

Gorou-sensei I expected him to be part of church(?) order but I was way off. Managed to guess Jun's identity though, but that's mostly because I'm highly suspicious with someone with green hair Not to mention when they start mentioning church it starts ringing bell

Story is pretty good. It's simple but personally I feel like it's well-written. I also like how the development between characters from kizuna episode and main story makes Kou actually trying to make them grow instead of trying to make the others falling for him Some of my friends complain in Sen/ao/zero about the 'dating sim' aspect of the game so I'm glad they make it this way

Also holy shit I came for idol hips but end up crying bitch tears because of my angel osananajimi instead ;_;

[Zoel]

I also wrote a walkthrough that tries to be Import friendly. In case if anyone in this board decides to pick this game up.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/vita/130085-...adu/faqs/72530

I think my only gripes with the Tokyo Xanadu was that its too easy. Especially when compare with playing older action games from Falcom.

[marvelB]

^Hey, thanks for the walkthrough! I already beat the game myself, but it's nice to have in handy in case I missed anything.


And yeah, I do agree that the game is rather on the easy side.... case in point: I didn't get a single game over during my first run through the game (even if it was on normal mode). I guess the lower difficulty is to help make it more accessible to newcomers, but still..... a little extra challenge wouldn't hurt. Well, I still enjoyed it, at least.


Also, as far as twists go:

Spoiler for twist:

Like Von Himmel, the twist with Gorou also caught me off-guard. I'm so used to seeing friendly dudes with glasses turning out to be villains in Falcom games that Gorou actually being an ally (a PLAYABLE one, at that) was a pretty pleasant surprise (like seriously, anyone who's familiar enough with the Trails/Kiseki games will definitely know Falcom's track record with a majority of their bespectacled characters). On the other hand, I'm actually pretty surprised that Jun wasn't playable, or even a boss, for that matter.... but I guess that could always change in the sequel.


Oh, and to add to my earlier comments about this game being like an alternate version of Sen/Cold Steel..... even most of the enemy monsters are literally recycled from those games, lol. Even giant robots appear at one point (at least for a late-game cutscene.... but one of them was technically a boss, I guess). I was even fully expecting Kou to get his own "Valimar" to pilot, but.... he doesn't. Too bad. But again, I suppose there's hope for something like that in the sequel.....

BTW.... I think this is the first Falcom title I played that gives the girls visible panty shots, lol.

[Se7enSword]

--Falcom has also confirmed in the answer that they are looking into overseas publishing regarding Tokyo Xanadu---

From Endless History's twitter.

Good news!

[Von Himmel]

Pls no I can see people going to bash it as persona ripoff, too weeb, cringeshit and stuffs (((

j/k that's a good news. The text doesn't seem to be that much either so Xseed might be able to localize it quickly

[Chaos2Frozen]

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ announced for PS4

Falcom is bringing its PS Vita action RPG Tokyo Xanadu to PlayStation 4 in the form of Tokyo Xanadu eX+, the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation reveals.

The PlayStation 4 version of the game will run in full HD at 60 frames per second. It will include an after-story set several months after the events of the main game and side stories for each character (with the exception of Kou). The additional story volume is said to be equal to about two chapters of the main story.

Other additions include a “Calamity” difficulty mode (for a total of five difficulties: Beginner, Normal, Advanced, Elite, and Calamity), and Boss Time Attack and Boss Rush modes. Cross-save with the PS Vita version is not supported.

[shmaster]

Falcom needs to make Jun playable or else.

[Von Himmel]

Originally Posted by shmaster

Falcom needs to make Jun playable or else.

They kinda do Also I'm glad that they make Asuka 'full power' mode playable. I was a bit miffed that in the vanilla game they showed it once but never really get back to it Will my Asuka finally be something other than projectile spam characters!?

..Anyway I'm also glad with additional story chapters. Also the additional character story arc makes me hope that they'll finally put the senpai past story to the game and more of my OTP

[shmaster]

Originally Posted by Von Himmel

They kinda do

Really!?
There are scans showing that? WHERE!!!!???

[Von Himmel]

Originally Posted by shmaster

Really!?
There are scans showing that? WHERE!!!!???

http://gematsu.com/2016/06/first-look-tokyo-xanadu-ex

Spoiler:

that's assuming the guy inside is still him though

[shmaster]

Yesss! YESSSS! YEEEESSSSSSS!!
MY SHOTA!

To think of the agony I went through when the game hand me Saeki instead of Jun as the last PC.
But now my life is finally complete!