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Ephidiel · **on:** March 30, 2011, 07:47:55 PM

George Kamitani is at it again *__*

Muramasa: The Demon Blade was the first game from Vanillaware and Marvelous. The two companies are working together again on Grand Knights History.

Yoshifumi Hashimoto, producer on Muramasa, is also the producer on Grand Knights History. This upcoming title is an original RPG and its in development for PSP. Since Princess Crown was a port, Grand Knights History will be the first time Vanillaware created a game for Sony’s handheld.

Grand Knights History is slated for release this summer in Japan.

Update: The stage is set in Grand Knights History for three kingdoms to fight over for control of Ristya. Famitsu’s scan shows King Fausel is the ruler of Logres. Queen Muse is the leader of Avalon. King Leon and another character control the other land cut off by the scan. You are a knight in the army. Before the story begins you get to design your own character. Players can choose a gender, what their knight looks like, and voice acting.

Grand Knights History uses a turn based battle system with royal rules in the mix. A sliver of the scan shows this PSP game has some kind of network support, but the details are also cut off.

Update 2: The third kingdom is Union and is governed by King Leon and Princess Sefia. Gender may play a role in what types of equipment characters can exist. Pictures show male characters armed with two handed swords and a gun-like weapon. Female characters are magician types or priest-like characters with a hammer.

As mentioned before, the battle system is turn based. Similar to many 16-bit RPGs, heroes are on the right side of the screen and enemies are on the left. In the top left you can see meters for HP and AP. Characters can move around on the battlefield too. Grand Knights History will be Vanillaware’s first turn based game. Tomohiko Deguchi, Director, says Grand Knights History is an "everyone is tied to war RPG." Players are connected to each other offline and online through a network mode. This isn’t the kind of game where you team with friends when playing solo. You fight other players in battle. It seems that all players are locked into the war for Ristya and are fighting for one of the three sides.

source Siliconera

CephiYumi · **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2011, 07:48:51 PM

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/31/grand_knights_history_screens/

VixyNyan · **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2011, 07:50:09 PM

I'm getting this~!

Bueno Excelente · **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2011, 08:02:08 PM

Well, at least it's not endlessly repetitive 2D backgrounds played with characters with very limited combos. =P

I kid, I kid. I loved their stuff.

Acid · **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2011, 08:28:16 PM

I'll be getting this.

And someone tell Subtank:

Blackhook · **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2011, 08:31:15 PM

This game looks sooo pretty...too bad

Align · **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:13:03 PM

Muramasa was awesome, but I'm not sure I'm as interested in a RPG from them.
And, I don't have a PSP...

Acid · **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:28:08 PM

One thing I didn't get yet.

Is it more like a regular JRPG, or more like a SRPG?

Bueno Excelente · **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2011, 10:01:31 PM

Quote from: Acid on March 30, 2011, 09:28:08 PM

One thing I didn't get yet.

Is it more like a regular JRPG, or more like a SRPG?

JRPG.

Acid · **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2011, 10:11:55 PM

Ah, I see. Thanks.

Kit · **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2011, 10:58:54 PM

Quote from: Acid on March 30, 2011, 08:28:16 PM

I'll be getting this.

And someone tell Subtank:

My next cosplay.

Jericho · **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2011, 11:42:15 PM

Just a slight clarification, Kamitani is not on this one. He's busy with some other Vanillaware project that has yet to be mentioned but could turn out to be something for 3DS due to another Vanillaware dev's comments on a new 2D game coming with a heavy emphasis on stereoscopy (3D effects).

Also, that witch design is awesome.

Acid · **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2011, 11:46:03 PM

Quote from: Jericho on March 30, 2011, 11:42:15 PM

Just a slight clarification, Kamitani is not on this one. He's busy with some other Vanillaware project that has yet to be mentioned but could turn out to be something for 3DS due to another Vanillaware dev's comments on a new 2D game coming with a heavy emphasis on stereoscopy (3D effects).

Probably that old title 3(D) Graces:

The Drunken Dishwasher · **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2011, 02:09:43 AM

Day one purchase for me upon this game<3

as for that 3 Graces pic, i'd tap those triple 3Ds

VixyNyan · **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2011, 02:12:55 AM

Quote from: Acid on March 30, 2011, 08:28:16 PM

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6050/2132443521view.jpg

I want to wear that nya~

Align · **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2011, 11:04:42 PM

"Wear what? Nothing but butterflies?"
*click*
"Oh right, there was another pic..."

Ephidiel · **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2011, 10:52:14 PM

the aliens one that was on the site during christmas last year
saved it to pc somewhere xD

~edit~
found the picture again
it was on the Site during New Years Eve iirc

~edit~

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQeogy8Avh4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Acid · **Reply #17 on:** May 15, 2011, 01:42:41 AM

Is that how you recruit new units?

Ephidiel · **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2011, 02:23:12 AM

Quote from: Acid on May 15, 2011, 01:42:41 AM

Is that how you recruit new units?

Thats how you create your Unit

Acid · **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2011, 03:07:53 AM

I need clarification again.

Is this an SRPG?

Ephidiel · **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:46:18 AM

Quote from: Acid on May 15, 2011, 03:07:53 AM

I need clarification again.

Is this an SRPG?

Its an SRPG that lets you create your own maincharacter
voice and character type and design

~ Edit ~

with the Sony Conference and its PSVita video it was unveiled that another VanillaWare game is in the making

Dragon Crown for PS3 and PSVita

CephiYumi · **Reply #21 on:** May 02, 2012, 05:35:26 AM

<a href="http://www.rpgsite.net/news/1635-xseed-quietly-cancels-grand-knights-history-localization?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RPGSite+%28RPG+Site+News+Feed%29">XSEED quietly cancels Grand Knights History localization</a>

VirusChris · **Reply #22 on:** May 02, 2012, 08:59:53 PM

Quote from: CephiYumi on May 02, 2012, 05:35:26 AM

<a href="http://www.rpgsite.net/news/1635-xseed-quietly-cancels-grand-knights-history-localization?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RPGSite+%28RPG+Site+News+Feed%29">XSEED quietly cancels Grand Knights History localization</a>

What... why?! I pre-order it because it looked awesome!

Posted on: May 02, 2012, 05:07:27 AM

I know this doesn't really help, but...

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/grand-knights-history-wont-be-published-by-xseed-development/

It seems Rising Star will still publish the game for Europe, but wasn't it stated they were going to use Xseed's script for the localization? Well I've heard that Xseed was done with the script and such and were waiting for Vanillaware for the coding, so it's possible Xseed could give Rising Star the script so the game could be published to Europe in full English.

What do you think?

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