We literally know nothing about this. Without knowing the devs or publisher, it's impossible to make a call.
We literally know nothing about this. Without knowing the devs or publisher, it's impossible to make a call.
Considering former members, doubt it. probably more like p2 or old megatenI'm speculating Persona-like but with an even bigger emphasis on the school/dating sim aspects.
RPG set in School obviously
Honestly I think it might be a sorta perpetual thing like comics where no console centric dev makes games about demographics other than 15-30 something straight white American or Japanese guys outside like Nintendo (also targets kids and in some cases more feminine folks) and like one team at Square (Kingdom Hearts apparently has a rather high female attach rate according to the Extra Credits folks) So the execs go "we need to appeal to the only demo that plays games here...15-30 somthing white/Japanese guys".I think the issue is that so many contemporary setting JRPGs are just...stock anime high school archetypes arranged in slightly different patterns. Over and over and over again.
Like what about a turn-based RPG set in the suburbs that isn't about high school students or high school life? Or an RPG about young adults in the awkward zone between college and the 9-to-5 working world? Why does it always have to be high school students cribbing from the same list of character cliches as every other game?
Eiji Ishida: Yes, if it's possible, I'd like to create a continuation of this game, but lately I've been wanting to try creating a story with a setting that is more like a slice of life. Perhaps something like a secret academy where demon tamer students gather would be interesting.
I cannot answer concerning what we have lined up for the future, but as I answered earlier, I do daydream about different possibilities. Some of those include having one take place in space, or making one take place in Hell and the protagonist is a low-class demon who strives to become the commander of Hell's army. Either way, these may be fun ideas to pursue.
It could also be that college life isn't as interesting as high school life in Japan as it is in the West. You don't live in dorms, you live alone, and it doesn't seem like they have that much free time compared to the high school days. I know that working in Japan is rigorous if not downright exhausting with they it is looked down upon for you to take time off. It's possible that they don't want video games to reflect that but then again Atlus did make Catherine. More games JRPGs about audits would be great.Honestly I think it might be a sorta perpetual thing like comics where no console centric dev makes games about demographics other than 15-30 something straight white American or Japanese guys outside like Nintendo (also targets kids and in some cases more feminine folks) and like one team at Square (Kingdom Hearts apparently has a rather high female attach rate according to the Extra Credits folks) So the execs go "we need to appeal to the only demo that plays games here...15-30 somthing white/Japanese guys".
what is a super big topic among both sides of this age bracket? High school. Eitheir as a form of self insertion or nostalgia.
Shin Gakuen RPGWait, is this "new school" RPG as in trying something new, or "new" school RPG, literally being set in a school.
I sincerely hope the former.
For me it's less about a 'contemporary setting' and more that the 'fantasy high school' stuff with all the attendant tropes and cliches around combining exams and teen drama and social links and the class dynamic of a whole cast the same age with RPG combat etc isn't exactly anything fresh either. Not after Persona, Trails of Cold Steel (x4), Valkyria 2, Fire Emblem TH, Caligula, Tokyo Xanadu etc etc, and regardless of whether those schools are in a contemporary setting or not.Funny you say that, as a co-worker keeps harping at me with the whole "Why aren't there any JRPG's where you travel the world in a medieval fantasy setting? What is up with this real world high school bullshit?!"
It's like you aren't allowed to diversify if you don't want to do the Dungeons and Dragons fluff (which has been old hat long in the days of the Ultima series), so I'm always confused why some people are against with RPG's that want to try a contemporary setting.
I don't think it's the contemporary setting that is the issue but high school dating crap that too often dips deep into pedo stuff. Bring all the contemporary RPGs with adult casts (who aren't hyper-sexualized & objectified, especially women). I don't think anyone has issues with those.Funny you say that, as a co-worker keeps harping at me with the whole "Why aren't there any JRPG's where you travel the world in a medieval fantasy setting? What is up with this real world high school bullshit?!"
It's like you aren't allowed to diversify if you don't want to do the Dungeons and Dragons fluff (which has been old hat long in the days of the Ultima series), so I'm always confused why some people are against with RPG's that want to try a contemporary setting.
better than most japanese high school settings tbhHalf the alternatives to Japanese high school settings ya'll have suggested are CBS sitcoms.
For me it's less about a 'contemporary setting' and more that the 'fantasy high school' stuff with all the attendant tropes and cliches around combining exams and teen drama and social links and the class dynamic of a whole cast the same age with RPG combat etc isn't exactly anything fresh either. Not after Persona, Trails of Cold Steel (x4), Valkyria 2, Fire Emblem TH, Caligula, Tokyo Xanadu etc etc, and regardless of whether those schools are in a contemporary setting or not.
I'm all for RPGs in fresh, 'real world' settings, I'm looking forward to Labyrinth of Yomi, a dungeon crawl set in the 1970s, and SMTV itself. Just not school settings which are almost as tired as riffing on Tolkien at this moment in time, given how much of the last decade has been spent rehashing it over and over again.
True, it's not like 'school in computer games' is anything new, I was playing 'School Daze' on an Amstrad in the 80s :D
True, it's not like 'school in computer games' is anything new, I was playing 'School Daze' on an Amstrad in the 80s :D
It's more that this particular setting with all the attendant tropes has been very popular in the genre over the last decade or so. So a claim that it's somehow interchangable with both 'contemporary' and 'fresh' doesn't work for me when it's a pretty tired concept, even if it isn't as tired as 'quasi-medieval castles and swords' etc. I'm down to see pretty much any contemporary setting that isn't fantasy high school though.
/Fire Emblem TH tugs at it's collar nervously :DI think fantasy high school is almost more common than quasi-medieval stuff now tbh
/Fire Emblem TH tugs at it's collar nervously :D
(Don't get me wrong, that's one of my favourite JRPGs of recent years and one of my favourite games on the Switch).
I keep meaning to play that one, it's been on my pile for years now.Ironic that the only place you see a school in Tokyo Mirage Sessions is in the intro
Ok so I wasn't the only one primarily looking for the K
Yeah, would love more games that deviated from this, specially if they are going with a modern setting. Zanki Zero or Root Letter explored adult life after higschool and Yakuza games don't need to rely on that either.School setting is an instant no thanks for me. We have so many high school student JRPGs nowadays. :/
Does this count as a collage JRPG?
For me it's less about a 'contemporary setting' and more that the 'fantasy high school' stuff with all the attendant tropes and cliches around combining exams and teen drama and social links and the class dynamic of a whole cast the same age with RPG combat etc isn't exactly anything fresh either. Not after Persona, Trails of Cold Steel (x4), Valkyria 2, Fire Emblem TH, Caligula, Tokyo Xanadu etc etc, and regardless of whether those schools are in a contemporary setting or not.