FAIRY TAIL 2 – I’m all fired up!

FAIRY TAIL 2 brings fans back to the epic action of the original series’ climax, the Alvarez Empire Arc. In this new title, players will not only be able to control Natsu and Lucy as main characters but also other members of the FAIRY TAIL guild in order to defeat their greatest enemy, Zeref, the Emperor Spriggan of the Alvarez Empire, who is protected by the Spriggan 12 and the Black Dragon, Acnologia.

FAIRY TAIL 2 features 3D graphics and improved gameplay with more intense and spectacular battles, in which players will use more powerful magic and a variety of other strategic elements in order to take down enemies in stunning action sequences. Players will also be able to explore the vast map seamlessly, enhancing the experience of the original work while furthering the thrilling story of the final chapter.

In addition, the game features “Character Stories”, that are original to this game. Which will give players the unprecedented opportunity to discover new aspects of their favourite characters. Fans will also enjoy an original story, the “Key to Hidden Secrets”, that will allow them to experience events taking place after the final battle of the original work.

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The new story chapter, entitled “Battle of Zhongyuan”, follows Cao Cao’s army after the collapse of the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition, and includes new stages “Mt. Nishan” and “Yuan City”. The DLC pack also features new generals like Dian Wei, new demons including “Bingcan” and “Huodou”, the new Divine Beast “Feilian”, the new weapon type “cestus”, as well as an increased difficulty level to help make battles even more challenging.

A new chapter isn’t all fans get in latest update for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

In addition to the paid DLC, a free update is available beginning now that includes collaborative armour with the popular action game NARAKA: BLADEPOINT.

To help celebrate all of the new content, a sale is being held at each digital platform store where you can purchase the digital version of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty at 25% off the regular price.

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My friends, I am on cloud nine. When I first picked up Project Zero Mask of the Lunar Eclipse last year, I accepted that I was never going to get to play it. After all, it was a Japanese Wii exclusive. I got my copy in May of last year. A couple of months later, the remaster was announced, and I cried with happiness.

When I started getting into retro gaming (yes, the term makes me feel old too), I instantly drifted to horror. No surprises there. Project Zero caught my eye instantly. Something clicked for me, and I fell in love. And Project Zero Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was no different. But enough gushing about my obsession with the series. Let’s get to talking about this epic remaster! I’m going to do my best to keep this as spoiler free as possible!

So, what is Project Zero Mask of the Lunar Eclipse?

Project Zero Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is the fourth entry of the Project Zero/Fatal Frame series. It was a collaboration between  Tecmo, Grasshopper Manufacture and Nintendo Software Planning & Development. Series co-creators Keisuke Kikuchi and Makoto Shibata returned as respective producer and director. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Goichi Suda (known commonly as Suda51) came on board as co-director, co-writer and designer. One of the goals of the remaster, discussed in the digital art book, was the desire to remain true to Suda’s visions in particular.

The story is set on the fictional island of Rogetsu Isle, in southern Japan. It takes place a decade after five girls mysteriously disappeared at a festival. While the girls recovered, their memories vanished. Two of the girls have now died, found with covered faces in a tragic, crying pose. The remaining survivors Ruka Minazuki, Misaki Asou and Madoka Tsukimori are left confused. Misaki and Madoka travel to the island to try uncover the truth, soon followed by Ruka when they don’t return. Detective Choshiro Kirishima is also on the island, sent by Ruka’s mother to find her and continue his pursuit of suspect serial killer Yo Haibara.

Something catastrophic happened on the island, something that resulted in the death of all its inhabitants. However, none of these people seem to truly be at rest. Players must fend off wraiths using either the infamous Camera Obscura or Choshiro’s Spirit Stone Flashlight, all while exploring the hospital-turned-hotel to find the truth behind what happened.

The Rituals

Project Zero has always had a way of exploring different emotions, and Project Zero Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is no different. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse revolves around memory – the fear of both losing it and regaining it. While characters change with each chapter, Ruka is the clear main protagonist. While Madoka and Misaka are also survivors, their time is far shorter than Ruka’s. Especially in Madoka’s case, as we only play as her for the Prelude. Misaka has a couple of chapters, but we primarily swap between Ruka and Choshiro. That said, Choshiro is almost directly linked to Ruka’s story. After all, he was sent to the island by her mother to find her.

Choshiro also saved the 5 girls originally, after they had been kidnapped from the hospital. It was believed they were the necessary organs for a ritual, known as the Rogetsu Kagura. The ceremony was based on a much older ritual known as the Rite of Descent. However, after the Day of Tranquility, the rite became taboo.

That didn’t stop people from continuing to try though. Rogetsu Isle is plagued by a mysterious disease, known as Moonlight Syndrome. There are four stages: budding, breaking, resonance, and finally, blossoming. The Kagura ritual was performed in an almost final attempt to cure the disease. Doctors in the hospital had been searching for a cure, experimenting, trying to find anything to fix things.

Unfortunately, the chosen Vessel was almost too receptive to the ritual and reached the ultimate stage of Blossoming. This Blossoming brought on all the deaths and is what brings us back to Ruka and her story.

The Masks

Ruka, in my opinion, also has the most interesting story out of all the survivors. While the other two were in the hospital for treatment, Ruka’s ties run far deeper. For spoiler reasons, I won’t go into detail on that point. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is her story, and it is a dark, beautiful one.

The actual Mask itself is incredible. While being a real, physical thing, the story behind it creates an insanely symbolic entity. It is more than just a wooden, carved mask. It holds an almost infinite amount of significance, tying back into families, the Rogetsu Kagura, Rite of Descent, and Day of Tranquility. The meaning isn’t totally clear from the beginning, but the further into the story you get, the more you’ll learn and understand.

That said, the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse isn’t the only mask featured in the game. There are masks everywhere in the game, on the walls, and in shrines, all beautifully designed. Each Organ also had its own specific mask, designed to represent its purpose.

The true beauty of the masks, designs and even the story itself all come to a head with the arrival of the eclipse. I wish I could go into more detail, but I truly don’t want to spoil this game for anyone. We’re only a couple of months into the year, and I think I may have already found my game of the year.

Project Zero Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a beautiful game, with expertly crafted horror and a dark atmosphere sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. After this, I would genuinely love to see remasters of the original trilogy too. I fell head over heels for this series, and Mask of the Lunar Eclipse does not disappoint. It’s going to be very hard to top this game.

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And now, Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is available to pre-order digitally! These include a standard edition and a deluxe edition, with a digital deluxe upgrade pack also available. There will also be a physical release, but currently this seems to be Asia only, much like Maiden of Black Water remaster. Yes, I do have that remaster on my shelf, as well as the original Wii U collector’s edition. I don’t have a problem, I am the problem.

Just in case you’re not caught up on what Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is, here’s a quick rundown. Originally released in Asia only for the Nintendo Wii, this is the fourth entry of the Project Zero franchise. Players follow Ruka Minazuki, Misaki Aso and Madoka Tsukimori in their quest to uncover the truth about what happened a decade previously, and recover their lost memories.

There’s also a brand new story trailer to go with the pre-order release, showcasing game mechanics, bonuses, and even a Photo Mode. Roll on March 9th.

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The original game, released exclusively in Japan in 2008 for the Nintendo Wii, has been one of KOEI TECMO’s most requested remasters for over a decade, and this will mark the first time PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse will be available to play. That’s not all though, it will be playable not only across Europe but across multiple consoles and PC.

PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse – A terrifying tale

PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse takes place a decade after five girls mysteriously disappeared at a festival on Rōgetsu Isle, an island in southern Japan. While all of the girls were eventually rescued, their memories were lost, with only the faint remembrance of a single melody and a seemingly possessed masked woman dancing in the moonlight.

Now, ten years later, with still no memory of the events surrounding their disappearance, two of the five girls have died — discovered with covered faces and found in a tragic, crying pose. The remaining three girls now head off to the eerie island to solve the mystery of their friend’s death, while also unlocking the mystery of the memories left behind.

The remastered game features an all-new Photo Mode, along with new and altered costumes, and enhanced graphics including the improved rendering of shadows and light, delivering a more immersive and frightening experience. In addition, in-game movies and character models have been brushed-up to deliver a story that shines, both narratively and aesthetically as the three remaining girls attempt to rediscover their past before becoming victims once again.

This announcement is sure to excite horror fans. I know one particular horror gamer who will be desperate to get her hands on this.

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Touken Ranbu Warriors bombards you with a must-play 1 vs. 1,000 combat. Featuring 15 characters from Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-. A place where famous swords take the form of warriors.  These elite fighters are sworn to protect history. These warriors are suddenly attacked by the History Retrograde Army. Now the Government of Time calls upon these warriors to so save history. Additionally being sent on a mission into the war-torn Sengoku Era of Japanese history. 

Can you restore history to the appropriate order in the original timeline? The fierce battles are waiting for you. The game is set to feature the electrifying Musou action fans expect. Additionally, including battling alongside partner characters and head-to-head duels against enemies. Now is the time to prove your warrior lineage. 

Touken Ranbu Warriors will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch on May 24th 2022 digitally across all of Europe. For more updates stay tuned to GamEir and check out our Facebook page for everything gaming!

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A special announcement video was also released featuring a message from Fujita-san. Check it out at the bottom of the article.

Welcome back to the ranch

In celebration of the magical series’ 25th anniversary, Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX brings the wildly popular simulation games to modern hardware. Here players raise their own monsters and train them to compete against other eccentric creatures in combat and tournaments. With hundreds of different monster types, each with their own skills and abilities, every Rancher will be able to raise and train monsters that are a perfect fit for their personality and play style.

The special collection also includes content that was never originally featured in the original Western release. These include additional save slots, Freeze slots, and Monster Hall of Fame slots. New features have also been added to Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX. A memo feature can be used while raising monsters. There are also rankings for random battles, and a high-speed mode to play through the game faster.

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The latest in the Samurai Warriors franchise, Samurai Warriors 5 is the latest 1 versus 1,000. Much like the previous titles, it sees you the player face off against armies as you play as historical figures in Japanese history.

This time around there have been a few changes, most notably there is an aesthetic change. The graphics of Samurai Warriors 5 are far more stylised. There is a cel-shaded motif that surrounds the world and the characters that live in it. This new choice is greatly appreciated as the games had fallen into something of a rut visually. Also with these revamped visuals comes new interesting designs.

Of the returning roster, everyone gets a new design that is for the most part an improvement on the original. A particular weird one for me was Nobunaga Oda. This character has been a part of the Samurai Warriors games since its inception and he’s always been depicted as a somewhat imposing man with demonic eyes. In this latest iteration, he’s far more appealing (affectionately dubbed by the fans as a f**k boi).

The reasoning is twofold I believe, the game starts at an early phase in this historical era and so I think they were going for a young Nobunaga Oda. I also think they wanted to cash in on that f**k boi energy because almost every male figure in this game is drop-dead gorgeous.

Samurai Warriors 5, cutting through the monotony

The gameplay has remained fairly similar. You fight against hordes of enemies to reach each target/boss, beat them and then move onto the next target. It’s a rinse and repeat style of mechanic that has continued to serve the franchise for a long time. Unfortunately for me, the lustre of this battlefield has lost its sheen.

I played the game unlocking new characters and modes and I found it quite hollow. Some of you might find this a strange critique of the game but here goes. The Samurai Warriors franchise as well as its sister franchise the Dynasty Warriors franchise have many characters with even more weapons. When I was a younger gamer I would spend days playing as the same character until I unlocked their top tier weapon. It usually had its own kickass design. It was the artist in me loving the TLC put into the individuality of each character. After all the writing for these games s piss poor so the weapons and their abilities were the personalities of the characters.

Sadly this is absent in Samurai Warriors and it leaves a noticeable impression. As well as that the roster has been cut down to 37 playable characters. In the previous title, it was 55 and there are several notable missing characters, fan favourite Yukimura Sanada being one of them.

The game does try to give you new additions to the game to try and make it more engaging. These come in the shape of your Castle. Within this menu, you can do various things to enhance your favourite characters, upgrade weapons, buy skills as well as mounts. It all sounds interesting but within 5 minutes of unlocking all these modes (which take some time to unlock), you’ll find them quite boring. Not only that all your characters share the points you earn to level up as well as spend points on unlocking skills. This means it takes an excruciatingly long time to level up more than one character at a time.

There are some positive additions. One includes the ability to switch between two characters on the fly at a certain point in the game. It’s great to be able to do this. This allows you to double the damage you can dish out on the battlefield.

Ultimately Samurai Warriors 5 is a decent if flawed entry in this running franchise. It brings some new interesting elements to the table but is hindered by elements and characters it has left behind. Hopefully, Koei Tecmo will learn from this going forward into their inevitable sequel.

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Samurai Warriors 5 is currently under development for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (playable on PlayStation 5 via Backward Compatibility), the Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility), and Windows PC via Steam, and is set to launch across Europe on July 27th.

The Samurai Warriors 5 characters that have been announced include ten former NPCs who are now ready to fight for the spotlight. These characters feature unique graphics. However, since they are more of the game’s supporting cast and not part of the main storyline they are technically weaker.

They may not have the unique “Power Attacks” and other features that the previously announced 27 characters. Regardless, these characters are fierce additions, and should not be overlooked when it comes to combat. Each of them are legendary warriors from the annals of history.

Welcome to the Samurai Warriors 5 family

Members of the new supporting cast include everyone from Nobunaga’s younger brother, Nobuyuki Oda, to Motonari Mōri’s grandson, Terumoto Mōri. Additional historic figures will also be featured, including Motonobu Okabe, Katsuyori Takeda, Motoharu Kikkawa, Dōsan Saitō, Yoshitatsu Saitō, Yoshiaki Ashikaga, Yoshikage Asakura, and Fujihide Mitsubuchi.

The roster of historical warriors to choose from has significantly grown since the announcement of Samurai Warriors 5. I’m looking forward to this latest iteration. Perhaps the best element will be the souped-up graphics and shakeup in design. I for one am looking forward to playing as Nobunaga Oda. I’m a big fan of his work, especially in games like Onimusha.

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The tactical action game takes place during the legendary Sengoku period. It is currently under development for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (playable on PlayStation 5 via Backward Compatibility), the Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility), and Windows PC via Steam. It is also set to launch across Europe on July 27th.

Samurai Warriors 5: Figures of history

The Samurai Warriors 5 characters announced include four new historical fighters as well as a couple of surprise variations on the two main characters driving the game’s overall storyline. The four new characters include kusarigama expert and head of the Iga Ninjas, Sandayū Momochi; Ninja Swordmaster Hattori Hanzō; Magoichi Saika, a professional mercenary with no interest in the concept of good and evil; and the great samurai Yasuke, who serves as Nobunaga’s retainer.

In addition to the four new characters for Samurai Warriors 5, Omega Force revealed for the first time that adult versions of both “The Demon King” Nobunaga Oda and the Oda family’s retainer, Mitsuhide Akechi will also be playable. These versions will include Nobunaga’s proficient sword techniques and Mitsuhide’s fearsome combination attacks utilising his matchlock firearm and blade!

The franchise has always been something of a stylish adventure so seeing this new style iteration is particularly fascinating.

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