Summon Night 6: Lost Borders |OT| Together at Long Last

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 30, 2017

Platform: PS4, PS Vita
Genre: Strategy RPG
Release Date:

NA: October 31, 2017

JP: March 10, 2016

EU: Hopefully same as NA. Digital-only.

MSRP:

$60 PS4; $45 Vita

Trophies: Here

Characters appearing in the game include the following (Note some names may differ based on how Gaijinworks translated their names vs. how fans/the JP developers have done so):

SN1: Hayato, Natsumi, Aya, Claret, Sol, Cassis, Kanon, Touya, Banossa

SN2: Toris & Nesty, Amer, Resi, Melgitos, Keel, Ioth, Hasaha, Bulrell

SN3: Aty, Rexx, Kyle, Kunon, Ishlar, Le-o-ld, Azlier, Scarrel, Sonolar

SN4: Ray, Fair, Lyurm, Lisher, Luchell, Oyakata, Seilong, Milreaf, Corlal, Gian

SN5: Arca, Folth, Pariet, Kagerou, Dyth, Spinel, Torque, Kaijin Erst, Radylia

Features include the following:

Tons of SRPG battles featuring characters from across the Summon Night series!

Big-ass instruction booklet included with physical copies of the game.

More night conversations with characters than you can shake a stick at: So many you could never get them all on one playthrough. Luckily there's a....

New Game +: After beating the game, you can carry your character's levels to a new playthrough to pursue different character endings.

Fishing Minigame!

Strengthening system for weapons AND summons

Level drain system: Decrease your character's level while maintaining their skills to eventually attain the perfect team. Game's too easy? Make your party weak as all get out!

Auto Battle Option: In case you wanna grind you can just set it and forget it.

Voice acting: Hopefully it's good.

Screenies:

Dualshockers - 7.5/10
Gamespace - 7/10
Gamespew - 80%
Hardcore Gamer - 4/5
Tech-Gaming - 80%

Do I need to play all the other Summon Night games in order to understand this?

No, but it definitely helps. The core of this game is a huge, franchise-wide crossover that works best if you know who the characters are.
Naturally, this is a bit difficult since only one of the mainline games and three spinoffs have been localized.
If you've never touched a Summon Night game before you can still have fun with the SRPG combat but the story is going to follow a pretty simple "New character appears, fight battle with enemies, new character joins you" for the most part.

Does this game have good SRPG combat? Is it difficult?

For the most part it's pretty easy. The SRPG combat is solid but lacks the depth of some of the more popular SRPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics.

Whoah I loved these games on the GBA! Is this a sequel?

Kinda? What you played were the localized Summon Night: Swordcraft Story spinoff games. They had action gameplay sorta like the first couple of Tales Series games. This is the latest in the mainline series which are all SRPGs. We also had Summon Night: Twin Age, a real-time strategy game game on the DS localized. The only previous mainline title that was localized was Summon Night 5.

Is the original Japanese audio included in the release? Or as DLC?

Nope! Only the dub is included here but voices can be turned off.

Any differences between the PS4 and Vita versions?

Just the usual performance/graphical downgrades. Neither bad enough that your choice should be anything but personal preference.

Does this game support cross-save?

Yes! It does.

Is there a special or limited edition for the game?

Yes! Last year preorders were available for the "Wonderful Edition" but have been closed for over a year now. I believe Video Games Plus might have some stock left, though.

My personal thanks goes out to Gaijinworks and Vic Ireland for localizing this.
As a huge fan of the series it means a lot that y'all will work to bring these over when nobody else will!

Iva Demilcol · Oct 30, 2017

Nice!

Waiting for my Wonderful edition to arrive =D

salromano · Oct 30, 2017

Dandy Crocodile said:
NA: October 31, 2017

Zippedpinhead · Oct 30, 2017

I'm waiting with bated breath for my wonderful edition! This is shaping up to be awesome

tauke · Oct 30, 2017

Great OT! I'm still waiting for my Wonderful Edition (and getting a PS4 in the near future--).

I did this fanart and was hoping to post it on GaijinWorks forums but my account was forever waiting to be approved so here it is. Thanks again Vic for localising it!

Echo · Oct 30, 2017

PS4 Amu edition for me.

Still no shipping notice from Amazon though. Release day delivery looking... unlikely. :(

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 30, 2017

Echo said:
PS4 Amu edition for me.

Still no shipping notice from Amazon though. Release day delivery looking... unlikely. :(

Mine just shipped today so I'll be getting it Wednesday. Not launch but close enough that I can't be mad after all this waiting.
I'm so excited!

Malms · Oct 30, 2017

Looking forward to picking this one up on Vita tomorrow! :)

Iori Fuyusaka · Oct 31, 2017

Echo said:
PS4 Amu edition for me.

Still no shipping notice from Amazon though. Release day delivery looking... unlikely. :(

Same :(

werezompire · Oct 31, 2017

Glad to see this is finally coming out. Hope it's a big success for Gaijinworks. I've been a fan of the series ever since I picked up SN3 in Japanese.

Saphirax · Oct 31, 2017

Not sure what's going on, but the ps4 version isn't available on the EU store.

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 31, 2017

Saphirax said:
Not sure what's going on, but the ps4 version isn't available on the EU store.

You didn't think this game would release easily now, did you? :P

Saphirax · Oct 31, 2017

Dandy Crocodile said:
You didn't think this game would release easily now, did you? :P

Now that would've been too good to be true.

Acquiescence · Oct 31, 2017

Nope! Only the dub is included here but voices can be turned off.

Amateur hour up in here.

Saphirax · Oct 31, 2017

Acquiescence said:
Amateur hour up in here.

Featuring the greatest dub of all time! Perfect for Halloween. It will definitely keep you up at night.

Filament Star · Oct 31, 2017

I've never played a Summon Night game but I'm interested in this because it looks good and it's on the Vita.

gilko79 · Oct 31, 2017

Glad to see it's finally coming out! SRPG's are the best. I can't wait to check out the huge manual they somehow stuffed inside the Vita cases.

Saphirax · Oct 31, 2017

I'm blanking out at the moment, but the Japanese version had a free update with additional quests/characters - is that included in the western release?

Echo · Oct 31, 2017

Still not shipped from Amazon, so release day delivery impossible. Hope there isn't supply issues, I pre-ordered all the way back in March when the different PS4 versions went live on Amazon.

Worst comes to worst there is always digital I suppose.

UCBooties · Oct 31, 2017

Finally got the shipping notification from Amazon for the Vita version. I can't believe it's actually almost here...

Of course I'll have to go back and actually finish Summon night 5 now...

LordGorchnik · Oct 31, 2017

Hrmmm haven't seen the shipping order confirmation from Amazon yet but will keep an eye out.

malrock · Oct 31, 2017

Amu edition shipped from Amazon. I fell off the more recent entries in the series but Summon Night Swordcraft Story for the gba is still one of my favorite games.

Undead Bokun · Oct 31, 2017

My copy from Amazon finally shipped. Set to arrive Friday. I will just pretend this is a Friday release...heh.

JustSomeone · Oct 31, 2017

Is there anyone here who preordered the wonderful edition and got a mail saying it had been shipped?
I haven't recieved any mail from gaijingworks about it yet

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 31, 2017

JustSomeone said:
Is there anyone here who preordered the wonderful edition and got a mail saying it had been shipped?
I haven't recieved any mail from gaijingworks about it yet

I haven't received word on it, no. They said in a tweet a few months ago that WEs would ship later than the standard games because they needed the standard games to put IN the WEs which would delay them a bit.

ryuukan · Oct 31, 2017

gonna pick this up at gamestop later today

let me know if boost mode on ps4 pro helps or breaks the game

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 31, 2017

Both versions available now on PSN. The PS4 version is $54.99 for some reason too...?

Joe2187 · Oct 31, 2017

Ummm...shipping notice changed to nov 6.....

Saphirax · Oct 31, 2017

The opening song...uhh, okaaay.

Iori Fuyusaka · Oct 31, 2017

Sigh... Amazon fails to deliver on release day yet again. I have cancelled my order and am picking it up at GameStop. I've already received hold confirmation.

Same with .Hack -- late delivery from Amazon, so preordered at GameStop.

I love the 20% discount you get from Amazon Prime orders, but their release day shipping is sketchy at best.

tauke said:

This is fantastic. I thought it was official art.

ryuukan · Oct 31, 2017

Just picked it up, it is PS4 pro enhanced according to the back cover

iiicon · Oct 31, 2017

I had a moment yesterday where I thought I won the Wonderful Edition... before my hopes were dashed away.

Whoops! Oh well. I think I might pick this up on Vita when the PS TV arrives to try that thing out.

Meowmixez · Oct 31, 2017

54.99 on PSN? Bought!!!

Deleted member 11413 · Oct 31, 2017

Curious to hear impressions, my Vita copy won't arrive until tomorrow. I'll be sure to post my own once I start playing though!

Skulldead · Oct 31, 2017

the lack of challenge seem to hurt the most for me. I can't stand a easy SRPG... but that just me.

Still wait for the ps4 collector edition... hehe

cj_iwakura · Oct 31, 2017

Yeaaaaa I wouldn't hold your breath about the dub. It sounded awful.

Echo · Oct 31, 2017

Amazonnnnnnnnn. They sayin' 1-2 additional days now. What the heck with niche games being delayed from them lately.

I never even got my pre-order bonuses for Blue Reflection from Amazon either. >_<

Fishious · Oct 31, 2017

Got a shipment notification for the Wonderful Edition! Then another saying it was canceled. Then another saying saying it was shipping. So I guess it's on its way?

RPG_Fanatic · Oct 31, 2017

Got my copy from Video Games Plus today. I will look forward to playing it once I finish with Mario Odyssey and Divinity Original Sin 2.

dgco86 · Oct 31, 2017

So I've got the PS4 and PSV Wonderful Editions preordered already. Starting to think I made a mistake by passing on the regular PS4 and PSV editions while the prime discount was still available...

B.K. · Oct 31, 2017

I need to order a copy. I don't know when or if I'll ever get around to it. I have a huge backlog I'll probably never play. I still haven't played Summon Night 5.

ryuukan · Oct 31, 2017

this OP song
jesus
what family member of Vic sang this

Interface23 · Oct 31, 2017

Avalon said:
Sigh... Amazon fails to deliver on release day yet again. I have cancelled my order and am picking it up at GameStop. I've already received hold confirmation.

Same with .Hack -- late delivery from Amazon, so preordered at GameStop.

I love the 20% discount you get from Amazon Prime orders, but their release day shipping is sketchy at best.

This is fantastic. I thought it was official art.

Gamestop didn't get my order in today :(

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 31, 2017

ryuukan said:
this OP song
jesus
what family member of Vic sang this

Akdbfskadjdj I'm so ready for Chaos Wars part 2

Strings · Oct 31, 2017

Played through the PS4 JP release at launch and dug it. Started up the English Vita version now, and really fucking impressed with the visuals... Playing it muted because I saw the pre-release dub video though.

Iori Fuyusaka · Oct 31, 2017

Interface23 said:
Gamestop didn't get my order in today :(

According to their website it was available everywhere around me without a preorder. I picked mine up successfully without a preorder.

Zippedpinhead · Oct 31, 2017

Still waiting patiently for my wonderful edition to ship. Hopefully before I receive it I will see photos of them on here.

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 31, 2017

Zippedpinhead said:
Still waiting patiently for my wonderful edition to ship. Hopefully before I receive it I will see photos of them on here.

According to their forums they started shipping them yesterday so it shouldn't be too long for most people!

cj_iwakura · Oct 31, 2017

Strings said:
Played through the PS4 JP release at launch and dug it. Started up the English Vita version now, and really fucking impressed with the visuals... Playing it muted because I saw the pre-release dub video though.

I wonder why the dub turned out so bad... Usually Working Designs has good dubs. Maybe they had to cut the budget due to how much voice there is?

Dandy Crocodile · Oct 31, 2017

cj_iwakura said:
I wonder why the dub turned out so bad... Usually Working Designs has good dubs. Maybe they had to cut the budget due to how much voice there is?

I'm REALLY curious to hear more of it. Actors like Kyle McCarley and Kira Buckland have been getting lots of acclaim this year and are in this game. If their performances are as bad as what's been shown so far it'll be something drastically wrong with the vocal direction.

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