Daily Briefs (April 23): Jack Jeanne / Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
Today’s Daily Briefs: Jack Jeanne announced for the Nintendo Switch, but also…
- Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
- Capcom x LINE
- Mega Man X
Jack Jeanne
Today, Broccoli have announced their very first game for the Nintendo Switch: Jack Jeanne, the latest project from Sui Ishida (who is none other than the creator of the Tokyo Ghoul manga). It has been in the works for 3 years now, and it’s getting quite the PR campaign, which is a sign of the “absolute confidence Broccoli has in this project, according to its CEO.
But they didn’t go with Sui Ishida just to have a pretty name to sell their game. He’s responsible not just of character design, he’s also producing almost every single aspect of the game: game world, stage setting, backgrounds, stills, song lyrics, gameplay systems, creators staffing, and more. As for the scenario, it’s co-produced by Shin Towada (who worked on the Tokyo Ghoul light novels).
Here’s two teaser trailers for the game:
And here’s some pictures:
Jack Jeanne (Switch) comes out in 2020 in Japan. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: Dengeki
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
Heads up for players in Europe: the price of Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star has dropped in Europe. It’s gone from 59.99€ / £49.99 to 39.99€ / £35.99, which is quite the drop! Unfortunately, the price remains unchanged in North America: $59.99…
Source: Marvelous
Capcom x LINE
Today, Capcom released various themes for the LINE app:
- OKAMI Theme
- Ace Attorney Trilogy Dot Character Theme
- Ace Attorney Series Lucky Charms Theme (Dai Gyakuten Saiban)
You can get those themes from the Theme Shop on the More or Wallet tab in the LINE app.
Source: Gamer
Mega Man X
Here’s a picture of the latest Mega Man X figure from Kotobukiya, releasing this August in Japan (price: 6 000 Yen):
Source: Famitsu
