Fist of the North Star Ken's Rage 2 Feb 8 EU. Feb 5 NA

[Darcnova]

I have a facebook to keep in contact with friends and family who I can't see for various reasons...but I'd never like this on FB, as much as I like it

[affinity7799]

whaaaaaaat but if more people think like that, then there isn't enough likes for sooner updates!

[Darcnova]

We'll probably get em either way to be honest...nobody will be interested based on a trailer with scenes from the first game (in English I might add...confirming a high chance of an English release) with one picture of Kaioh heh

[affinity7799]

it's called a teaser trailer for a reason!!

there have been some major franchises that used flashbacks as teasers, without any footage of the sequel.

It really is a nice teaser really.

[Darcnova]

it's called a teaser trailer for a reason!!

there have been some major franchises that used flashbacks as teasers, without any footage of the sequel.

It really is a nice teaser really.

I'll forgive em this time though for the only voiced stuff being Raioh...seriously good VA right there

[Darcnova]

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2 ... s-december

Hopefully we'll see an English release in 2013...

Also...made in more of a manga style eh? Interesting

[Prinapocalypse]

Manga style as long as it's the actual manga's style is very good thing.

I still haven' played the first game yet. Oh backlog, why must you torment me? xD

[Darcnova]

Manga style as long as it's the actual manga's style is very good thing.

I still haven' played the first game yet. Oh backlog, why must you torment me? xD

The first one is good, but pretty short, in the sense that it took me 42 hours total to 100% it

So double the content SHOULD cause it to be 84 hours, which seems like the size of the common Warriors game

[affinity7799]

I don't know how they would change the graphics to more manga looking without making them look less detailed, flat and basically Wind Waker looking. Well okay that is an exaggeration but there was nothing wrong with Ken's Rage 1 graphics. If anything, the characters never looked better in 3-D.

maybe that article was a misinterpretation, because elsewhere I read the story cutscenes will use Manga like scenes similiear to One Piece pirate warriors. That doesn't mean the gameplay graphics would change.

Japanese title is Shin Hokuto Musou
(Cue number discrepancy just like Shin Sangoku Musou to Dynasty Warriors if they still use Ken's Rage 2 for overseas title)
Consoles: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release Date: December 2012 (JP)

Known Appearing Characters
Those marked with * have a high chance of being confirmed playable
Juza*
Bat (Adult*) - is made to be not too strong
Rin (Adult*) - have throwing projectiles like Mamiya
Ein*
Falco*
Shachi*
Hyoh*
Kaioh*

Colonel
Devil Rebirth

Known Informations
Emperor & Shura arcs are added
The Raoh arc from first game is also getting more volume, with confirmed visual of Colonel & Devil Rebirth
The reason why they use Shin (Real) instead of 2 (for JP title) is because they're also including parts that were omitted from the first game
Overall story could be ending at vs. Kaioh fight
Systems are being changed to better represent the original setting, including gameplay & growth
Illusion/Dream mode is confirmed back
There will be more online features
Story is said to have events that use game models in manga-like cutscenes (similar to One Piece)
The game will be more Warriors-like; movements are to be made more light
There will be more character moveset types

Pictures will probably appear tommorrow.

[Darcnova]

I'm assuming that by manga like, they meant sorta like cel-shaded, but not exactly...maybe like the JoJo game coming out soon? Who knows

So I get to play through the Raoh arc again...yay!

[affinity7799]

they wouldn't dare alter the graphics. anything cel shaded would make it look like a downgrade. it may work for stuff like Gundam mechs, but not FOTNS characters. And I really hate the "ink" gimmick some have like SSFIV and Lollipop Chainsaw. it started as a manga but it's very tricky to translate that into 3D and look as immersive as it already does.

[Darcnova]

They could have also meant that they would use the manga designs, instead of the Koei ones...but I kinda liked Koei Raoh

[affinity7799]

the Koei designs are directly BASED on the manga ones!! xD anyways great news, the graphics are faithful to the first one. http://www.famitsu.com/news/201207/26018587.html

[Darcnova]

Hmm...it looks exactly the same to me, and they are using the Koei designs (which ARE slightly different from their manga versions) so I seriously don't see what the heck they meant

[affinity7799]

characters revealed!!

Bat, Rin, Ein, Falco, Shachi, Hyo, Kaioh, Kaioh Unmasked!!
http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp19 ... 240598.jpg


Also people translated that Shu will be playable. And Shuren might be added. And maybe Ryuga too (they see someone with a cape and white horse, but hard to check.)

official website

http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/shokuto/

http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/shokuto/products/