Fate/Extra and Fate/Extra CCC (PSP RPGs)
 

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Fate/Extra is an RPG set for release in Japan on the 22nd of July for the PlayStation Portable - its official website is at this link.

It looks like you play as either a Male or Female Protagonist (new characters.. or rather, new placeholders for the person playing the game to operate) and run through what seems to be a Grail War set up in some underwater Tron-like environment. (whether it actually is such, or something else entirely, I'm not quite sure about.)

It also seems to have other new, or re-worked characters - such as a rival Master called Leo (who looks a bit like a blond Waver Velvet) and new versions of Rider and Caster.

Indeed, Lancer (who seems to be partnered with Rin this time around) looks very Tron-ish, while Saber has been re-worked design-wise - and will get a limited-run Figma model sold as part of a special edition of the game.


So far, there's no word on if/when it will be licenced in the West, or if such a Western release (if ever) would be downloadable only (like Fate/Unlimited Codes) or also released as a UMD.


Oh, and there's a trailer, too.

And a 'fun site kit'.

Well this confirms that I hate the new character designs.

Seconded.

Saber...Saber...what have they done to you?
Poor lass, victim of brutal fanservice...

It looks terrible :P

How does it look terrible? It looks like a lot of fun. Nasu himself is overseeing it. It's an alternate universe, so there is no need to get uptight about how some characters are different. In fact, that Saber isn't even the Saber from F/SN. It's not Arturia.

Seriously, give one good reason why the game can be judged as bad before you even play it. The gameplay looks fantastic (what game following in Persona 3's footsteps wouldn't), the story is completely different and intrigues me greatly. It's like F/SN meets Digital Devil Saga.

I love that you can wind up with more than just Saber. I can't wait to have Archer as my Servant.

Over on BL, it's said that this Saber has a new seiyuu, it seems - Tange Sakura.

Also, apparently the new Caster is voiced by Chiwa Saitou, Leo by Romi Paku and the new Kuzuki guy (seemingly not Souichirou) is Hatano Wataru.


EDIT: More pics of the limited edition Figma model.

Hmm. Might have to get the LE to go with my Lily and other Saber Figmas.

Hmm, heard about Fate/Extra a while ago and was a bit surpised at it all. So far I can't quite say that I'm terribly impressed though. The character designs... This Saber looks quite different from the original Saber - far less regal, somehow, but if this Saber isn't Arturia, I suppose that can be forgiven.

Wonder which heroes these are though. That pirate-girl might be Anne Bonny - or at least that's my guess. As for the others... We'll see, I guess.

Oh, and according to the Type-Moon wiki page on Fate/Extra, the Player Character'll be able to choose which servant will be his/her sevrant out of these three: Saber, Lancer and Caster. Is this correct?

No, it's not. Lancer is Rin's servant in EXTRA. The three you can get are Saber, Caster, and Archer.

Well, if it's following Persona 4's style and is an alternate universe, maybe it won't be that bad... I wonder what the story could possibly be though. You still have Rin and Archer and Shinji and Sakura and Lancer but not other familiar faces...

Am I the only one who think the female protagonist looks like Aoko (The design of her in Mahou Tsukai no Yoru)?

Thanks for that :)

Oh, and here's a page that those interested in Fate/extra may be somewhat interested in: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iCnzf-y60c...fate-extra.jpg

The official site has been updated - not least with this:



There's a page about the game up here, too.

Oh yeah... I really hope there is a english patch for this one.

From the looks of it, they did some character make over. All we need now is a translator to understand what the hell the page says.

It looks like Persona, to be honest... Believe me, that is enough to make it appealing to me. It being Fate is just icing on the cake.

I like what appears to be a leveling and customization feature. If this ends up in english (patch or licensed), I'd actually strongly consider buying a PSP for it.

Uh is it just me, or are those Aoko and Touko in that second gameplay trailer around the one minute mark?

No, that's them. The two Aozoki sisters in one room and they're not trying to kill each other. Just try not to think to hard about it.

Prediction: The new Saber is Joan of Arc.


On another note, I think the gameplay will be fun. Though since it's Fate, I can see a good deal of text happening. Then again, I might be wrong on both guesses. :heh:

Would make sense, since her sword is definitely NOT Excalibur.

Yeah, but it also doesn't look like anything Joan of Arc would have, and she's wearing a dress (and one that suggests that the owner is pretty wealthy, at that...).

There is no evidence whatsoever for it being her, other than some vague assertion by a guy who was certifiably insane that she looked a bit like Saber. Until we get something more conclusive than that, I'm gonna assume it's not her, because what she's wearing and the sword she's using simply doesn't fit with Joan of Arc.

Personally, I just think it's an AU Saber (the way the game is set up, that isn't hard to achieve). After all, Lancer and Archer are there, and I don't see the writers missing out the most popular character of the whole franchise.

I thought there was a rumour going around that the new Saber is actually

I'm going to point out that technically

Yeah, I'm not entirely fond of going on Caster's words either, since the guy was obviously a nut. Though Joan of Arc is famous for wearing armor, that doesn't mean she wouldn't - or rather, couldn't wear a dress.

I always imagined Joan of Arc with a halberd or a shield to compliment the sword. Though it seems all we are getting is the sword -- regardless of it being her or not.

I think that that one has been Jossed now, judging by what people on Beast's Lair are saying about the newest information on the website.

I believe Nasu came out and confirmed that he is canonically male, and that it's not him.

Yeah, perhaps (although she's famous for dressing like a man almost exclusively) but if she was summoned as a servant, you'd expect her to be summoned in her battle clothing, not her standard wear. Besides, she was a peasant. She wouldn't be able to afford a dress like that, even if she wanted one.

One interesting thing though: Saber got shorter. In F/SN, she's 154cm. In Fate/Extra, she's 150cm. The fact that her bio page says this has to mean she's a new Saber, since none of the other Servants listed have a height in their bio.

If they replaced an awesome character like Rider and still kept in someone like Shinji, then I say they're doing it wrong. If you're going to replace half the cast, you might as well replace all of them.

Let's not be hating on Extra Shinji just yet. After all, he's only 8 years old in this.

8 years old? Excellent, that means he won't be as corrupt. There is still time to save him from the outdated chauvinistic views he clings to in series/in VN.

You never know, you might actually be able to change him into a pretty decent kid.

Though I wish Lancer was one of the possible servants you could get. But alas, Rin has him. Good thing? Archer is up for grabs.

"So as I pray: Unlimited Blade Works." will be so awesome, always is and always will be. Though I have to wonder, are they adding a level-up system? I can't read the text.

That's what it looked like.

Well, if nothing else But I think that Shinji's problem is more fundamental than just "outdated chauvinistic views". If Sakura were male, I'd imagine he wouldn't think of her any more highly, and he would certainly have made Rider use her bloodfort on the school.

Woah guys: before we get too far ahead of ourselves:

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Is it going to be translated or brought to an English audience? (doubts it)

Probably not officially, given that even the original VNs don't have an official translation. But I wouldn't be remotely surprised to see fansubs (eventually).

For some reason, this post doesn't surprise me at all. Or should I say as expected?

Anyway, back onto a different topic, there's also some evidence that it's not Arturia Saber.

I think we can theorize that relatively well already. Her height was apparently changed, thus the clear possibility of this Saber not being Arturia.

We can only really know who Saber is until we get concrete evidence or more hints at her actual identity. I'm not even going to take my prediction seriously if there is no strong enough probability/evidence to back it up.

So alas... We wait for more information. Or we wait for the game to be released. I would like to be optimistic and think it really is Arturia, just modified differently from the rest. Like I said: Optimistic.

Surely you can't disagree with what I'm saying, though. Misogyny has very little to do with Shinji's attitude....

Yeah, exactly. There are a lot of hints that it's not Arturia (she has a different voice actor, she looks different, she has a different height and so on), but absolutely nothing that would really hint at who she actually is. All the people who claim she's Joan of Arc based on nothing more than the fact that a guy in the fourth war who was certifiably insane thought they looked kind of similar make me laugh. She could be Joan of Arc, perhaps, if Nasu has decided to entirely ignore the details of her legend, but there is no evidence for that idea whatsoever.

Oddly enough, there are a hell of a lot of Saber fans who are saying that they hope it's not Arturia, because they don't like the redesign (in particular, the way she's grown breasts and been turned into a slut...).

New servants are posted. A pair of twins (who I think are a set of Masters, despite being in the Servant section) and their summoned techno-demon thing, along with what appears to be an Aztec warrior who wields a bow and lance. However, all of their identities are being kept a mystery (even says it's a mystery in their description).

Oh, Kotomine is shown in a few of the videos. And they really go out of their way to make sure you don't hear Saber's voice.

Okay, that video was weird. Fujimura is in the game, still as a teacher. Sakura is in the game too... as the school nurse?

I think that they're intentionally making the status of the twins ambiguous, so they could be either.

Well, apparently she's got a different voice actress to the FSN Saber, so I guess that that is an indication that she's not Arturia (and that they're trying to make this a big reveal when the game comes out).

I think she's the 'helper NPC', who gives you items and such like (and probably heals you...).

Ugh, I don't think this bodes well. I would have to agree with Saber being Jeanne d'Arc, though. And the Shiro/Archer team could backfire... seeing how one want to kill the other, but they might've changed that out or something. I hope Cuchullainn will get more of a role this time.