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SQUARE ENIX Presents DKS3713 Private Party 2008 Highlights

August 01, 2008 in News comments 36

Gemaga has been liveblogging Square Enix's DKΣ3713 Private Party that is currently underway right now, with a bunch of megatons and other news to report (via GAF and other blogs):

  • Parasite Eve The 3rd Birthday to be on PSP, 2009, Nomura's team working on it
  • Dissidia: Final Fantasy PSP Bundle confirmed, December 2008
  • Final Fantasy Agito XIII to be on PSP
  • Final Fantasy Versus XIII to be worldwide PS3 exclusive
  • Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete PS3 bundle confirmed, March 2009
  • FF7ACC will include Final Fantasy XIII demo, Versus and Agito trailers
  • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 this winter
  • KH: Birth By Sleep PSP in 2009
  • Final Fantasy XIII to release in 2009
  • Kefka, Sephiroth in Dissidia Trailer
  • Realtime XIII and Versus XIII footage shown

Akira_EX via gemaga.sbcr.jp »
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  • 0
    Bale Fire* Aug 2, 08
    Holy shit, some very good stuff there. Advent Children Complete is a definite must for me now, nice to know Versus is a confirmed PS3 exclusive as well. And Agito on PSP only heightens my reasons to get a PSP
    • 0
      Final Blade Aug 3, 08
      lol did you forget the last game SE stated as exclusive?
  • 0
    BANDITO ATTACK Aug 2, 08
    square is helping the psp out so damn much it isn't even funny.
    • 0
      iLLmatic Aug 2, 08
      That's the damn truth. I wasn't even expecting a Parasite Eve game.
  • 1
    Miss Razz Aug 2, 08
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    Parasite Eve The 3rd Birthday to be on PSP
    Oh. My. God! It's on PSP now?! Hells *bleep*ing yes!!
    • 0
      Koloth Aug 2, 08
      Great, now lets hope it is more like PE1 and nothing at all like PE2.
      • 1
        Miss Razz Aug 2, 08
        I liked PE2 more than PE1, tbh. XD
        • 0
          Koloth Aug 2, 08
          You have no taste.

          The combat system in PE2 was horrible. It was the only Squaresoft game that I ever took back to the store in less than a week. In fact the only game ever that I have taken back so fast. Even FF12 which I never could get into got to stay.
        • 0
          Miss Razz Aug 2, 08
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          You have no taste.
          GameRankings begs to differ

          I don't know why so many people don't like PE2's combat system. Sure, it was different than the first PE game, but the only thing that was really "wrong" with it was that it was almost a direct rip-off of the Resident Evil games. (which was an improvement, imo).
        • 0
          Koloth Aug 2, 08
          Aiming sucked for one. The camera was god awful. You could never see what you actually needed to shoot. I mean the damn lizards running around in the first level killed me more times than needed just because I couldn't even see them.

          They should have stuck with the original combat system rather than trying to make it more of an action game. Can't say anything about the story because I never got more than about an hour into it and decided I just couldn't deal with all the crap any more. I lost all interest in the story because of it.
        • 0
          Miss Razz Aug 2, 08
          I can't say I ever had much of a problem with the camera. It was a fixed-camera, iirc? I didn't think it was so bad ... (I'm not sure why it would have caused issues with beating the enemies. Just go to the next screen ) ... It was just another thing that was a little too similar to Resident Evil.
  • 0
    Akira_EX Aug 2, 08
    Looks like Square Enix is trying to revive the PSP.

    Still would like some more DS+Wii stuff. Oh well; it is Nomura after all.
  • 1
    Storm Aug 2, 08
    Parasite Eve? Holy crap...I need a PSP.
  • 0
    Cruxis Mana Aug 2, 08
    Wait a minute. Did SquareEnix just host an event that actually lived up to it's hype ?!
    • 0
      iLLmatic Aug 2, 08
      No? What was the Final Fantasy announcement that will shock fans?
      • 0
        MusiKon Aug 2, 08
        I'm gonna guess it was the XIII demo with ACC. Or Agito on PSP.
        • 0
          Cruxis Mana Aug 2, 08
          It was the XIII demo with ACC.

          It would have shocked if it weren't leaked to the Internet a week or so before hand, but you get the idea.

          I kept my expectations low and I enjoyed this much more E3.
        • 1
          MusiKon Aug 2, 08
          With my low expectations, I was still disappointed. Seeing they were showing off a new IP, Sigma Harmonics, I wanted to get some more info on it. But all everyone keeps talking about was ACC, XIII, and PE. I'm starting to wonder if Sigma Harmonics was even there.
        • 0
          iLLmatic Aug 2, 08
          That's not a shock at all, and from what I've been reading, the real big announcement hasn't been announced yet.
        • 0
          Cruxis Mana Aug 4, 08
          It may not have been a shock to you, but it wasn't expected either way.
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          ... the real big announcement hasn't been announced yet.
          That was just people second guessing themselves.

          As for Sigma Harmonics - It's being released on Japan in just a few days time, so I don't think anyone was all too bothered, unfortunately.
        • 0
          MusiKon Aug 4, 08
          Wow, didn't realize the release date was so close. Although it's still weird that I'm finding little to no info on it. It's TWEWY all over again.

          And for the record (and I know this is gonna be a pretty stupid question), any word on an American and/or European release date yet?
        • 0
          Cruxis Mana Aug 6, 08
          No word on overseas release dates yet.

          Weekly Famitsu gave it 31/40 as well. ( 8/8/7/8 ). In comparison though they gave TWEWY 35/40.
  • 0
    MusiKon Aug 2, 08
    Hmm, I notice in that main picture, they're using symbols from The World Ends With You. Think that means something? Or am I just kidding myself?

    EDIT: And where's the coverage on Sigma Harmonics?
    • 0
      kik36 Aug 2, 08
      Nope, that's definitely TWEWY....here's hoping they announce a sequel by the end of the weekend!
      • 0
        Cruxis Mana Aug 2, 08
        The event is over. The second day will just a repeat of the first.

        As for the logo, apparently Neku introduced the event at the beginning of the previews.
        • 0
          iLLmatic Aug 2, 08
          The second day will repeat the first? What kind of logic is that?
        • 0
          Cruxis Mana Aug 2, 08
          The event itself is only 3 hours long and it is repeated 3 times a day for two days, 400 people at a time.

          This was so that they're weren't thousands of people attending the event at any one time.

          It's been planned like this from the start.
  • 0
    Newcloud Aug 2, 08
    this is all good news, nothing disappointing, more then i expected, i have a psp, so yay
  • 0
    neto_360 Aug 2, 08
    I'm really interested in the realtime footage for FFXIII and Versus.

    As well as seeing Kefka in the Dissidia trailer. He should look pretty insane XD
  • 0
    kik36 Aug 2, 08
    I think SE actually made me happy this morning! I will be able to pick up every single one of those games!! I sure hope they do a second The World Ends With You though.
  • 0
    Cruxis Mana Aug 2, 08
    Square Enix are still the masters of Engrish.
    • 0
      iLLmatic Aug 2, 08
      Are you saying something is wrong with "Goods?"
      • 0
        Shadow of Death Aug 3, 08
        Yeah, nothing is wrong with 'Goods'. If one could say something is a bit off, it is just that the smaller text saying "Character's Official Goods" would sound a bit betteer as "Character's Official Merchandise". And that could be re-written to sound better, but would require more text, which would just produce needless clutter....

        'Goods Shop' is fine as it is.
        • 0
          Cruxis Mana Aug 4, 08
          Or the fact that the T-Shirt says;

          " I participate in this game ".

          - Should be participated.
  • 0
    sora_kairi_riku_FAN Aug 2, 08
    OMG im having a heart attack!!! this REALLY made my day! better said... MAY MONTH!!!
    man... i was really waiting for some good news, but MAN this is the best i could ask for!
  • 0
    Ground Aug 3, 08
    Wow... Only 3 games shown already i like.

    1: Dissidia
    2: KHDS
    3: Birth by sleep

    And OMG Is that the TWEWY symbol? *hopes for sequel*

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