Atlus USA picks up Stella Deus

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Atlus U.S.A., Inc. begins U.S. production on Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity for release exclusively on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system in the summer of 2005.

A stunning fantasy RPG that will thoroughly test your tactical prowess!

Irvine, CA (December 17, 2004) - The sensational strategy role-playing game from Japan, Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity, is coming to North America for the PlayStation 2, courtesy of Atlus U.S.A., Inc., the publisher of 2003’s runaway hit Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.

“Stella Deus combines a compelling narrative with stunning hi-res graphics,” said Akibo Shieh, Project Leader at Atlus. “The sub-genre of strategy RPGs has really come into its own in the past year and we are pleased to bring fans another high quality title that fans of the genre won’t want to miss.”

To celebrate the announcement of Stella Deus, Atlus is giving users the chance to vote for the box art that will be used for Stella Deus' final packaging when the game ships in May. For details on how to vote, visit the official Atlus website at www.atlus.com.

About Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity

A deadly mist called the “Miasma” spreads across the land, killing all in its path. Having forsaken hope, the inhabitants simply await their deaths. Lord Dignus, self-appointed Overlord of Fortuna, sends forth the Imperial Legion to put a quick end to their apathy and eliminate this “weakness” from his kingdom. Spero, a member of the Legion, has been given the task of hunting spirits to further the alchemic studies of his friend Viser. The young soldier hopes this will bring an end to the Miasma. Meanwhile, a shaman warrior named Linea believes that she can save the world by opening the fabled Gate of Eternity.

* Stella Deus Key Features:
* Gorgeous hand-drawn artwork and voiced dialogue bring the world of Stella Deus to life!
* Over 50 hours of tactical gameplay including side quests such as the Catacombs of Trial!
* Effectively manage your characters to launch devastating Team Attacks!
* Customize your inventory by fusing and creating items!

Stella Deus has a suggested retail price of US $49.99 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information, visit Atlus’s website at www.atlus.com.

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About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Located in Irvine, CA, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. is a publisher of challenging and engaging video games for a variety of platforms including Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation®2. Atlus is best known for releasing unique RPGs and Strategy RPGs such as Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Wizardry, Persona, and Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. For more information visit: www.atlus.com
© 2005 Atlus
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Maybe if I didnt spend those extra seconds trying to find an alternate source :|

joshschw said:
http://atlus.com/

we even get to vote for the cover.
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That's hot

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Atlus U.S.A., Inc. begins U.S. production on Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity for release exclusively on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system in the summer of 2005.

A stunning fantasy RPG that will thoroughly test your tactical prowess!

Irvine, CA (December 17, 2004) - The sensational strategy role-playing game from Japan, Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity, is coming to North America for the PlayStation 2, courtesy of Atlus U.S.A., Inc., the publisher of 2003’s runaway hit Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.

“Stella Deus combines a compelling narrative with stunning hi-res graphics,” said Akibo Shieh, Project Leader at Atlus. “The sub-genre of strategy RPGs has really come into its own in the past year and we are pleased to bring fans another high quality title that fans of the genre won’t want to miss.”

To celebrate the announcement of Stella Deus, Atlus is giving users the chance to vote for the box art that will be used for Stella Deus' final packaging when the game ships in May. For details on how to vote, visit the official Atlus website at www.atlus.com.

About Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity

A deadly mist called the “Miasma” spreads across the land, killing all in its path. Having forsaken hope, the inhabitants simply await their deaths. Lord Dignus, self-appointed Overlord of Fortuna, sends forth the Imperial Legion to put a quick end to their apathy and eliminate this “weakness” from his kingdom. Spero, a member of the Legion, has been given the task of hunting spirits to further the alchemic studies of his friend Viser. The young soldier hopes this will bring an end to the Miasma. Meanwhile, a shaman warrior named Linea believes that she can save the world by opening the fabled Gate of Eternity.

* Stella Deus Key Features:
* Gorgeous hand-drawn artwork and voiced dialogue bring the world of Stella Deus to life!
* Over 50 hours of tactical gameplay including side quests such as the Catacombs of Trial!
* Effectively manage your characters to launch devastating Team Attacks!
* Customize your inventory by fusing and creating items!

Stella Deus has a suggested retail price of US $49.99 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information, visit Atlus’s website at www.atlus.com.

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About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Located in Irvine, CA, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. is a publisher of challenging and engaging video games for a variety of platforms including Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation®2. Atlus is best known for releasing unique RPGs and Strategy RPGs such as Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Wizardry, Persona, and Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. For more information visit: www.atlus.com
© 2005 Atlus
 
Excellent. Hopefully it makes a nice counter to the character building borefests the NIS Factory keeps pumping out.
 
I still prefer the original SD boxart...

There's just something I like about the color scheme and design used. The US boxart designs are still pretty nice, though.

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I haven't even started SMT: Nocturne yet. Between that, Stella Deus, and the two DDS games, I doubt I'll be playing anything but Atlus games next year, unless I quit work.
 
Nocturne is soooo good. It's pretty long though. I'm 67 hours in, and I'm not even at the "leveling before the last boss" stage yet.
 
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If I ever see one of you playing a game with this sitting on your controller, I will turn and run away, screaming in an attempt to avoid the video-game cooties.

edited to clarify what kind of cooties I will be trying to avoid when I flee.
 
Atlus is on a roll, releasing tons of niche titles over here. Stellas Deus looks pretty damn awesome. Me want
 
Baron said:
If I ever see one of you playing a game with this sitting on your controller, I will turn and run away, screaming in an attempt to avoid the cooties.
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you know what would really compliment that?

some arc the lad dual shock stick snugglies!

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The End said:
from that hideous sticker i can divine that the controls in DDS are identical to those in Nocturne.
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when i played the japanese version briefly i thought that the R stick had actually become honest to goodness camera movement, but since that says "change point of view" i dunno...
 
The part of my brain that wants a PSP and the part that wants to geek out to a 100+ hour RPG or three are at war right now.
 
Art Box + official soundtrack for DDS? Rock.

The Stella Deus box american box art is terrible, though. I mean, we expect that of the big publishers, but why does Atlus even bother?

I'd even take the original logo on a blank white background over the four american choices.
 
DDS did pretty well. Better than Nocturne, i remember. When it was slotted for a November release, the usual sites (gamespot, IGN, etc) were referring to it as the better of the two games.

edit: I stand corrected, although i'd be curious as to what "SMT3: Maniax" got, as that's what we have as SMT:Nocturne.
 
Unison said:
How good are SD & DDS supposed to be? Anyone know that Famitsu scores, for example?
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what do famitsu scores have to do with quality? all RPGs get 31-32 unless they're big.

search still isn't working for me, but when it is, bebpo posted very positive reviews of both games which are well worth checking out.

DDS is destined to be quality IMO, given the team.
 
The mechanics of DDS are a bit different.

From what i gather, you have a team of "humans" that have alternate demon forms (think DMC). By consuming the flesh of your fallen opponents, your demon forms gain abilities.
 
ferricide said:
they exist. really detailed ones. if the search is working for you go find them. =P
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Touche. You win this round!

Edit: The search isn't working for me :(
 
I'm getting interested in Atlus's stuff...it's been quite a while since I've played a quality RPG. Gotta give Atlus mad props for bringing all these obscure RPGs to the states. Hopefully the US branch runs a profitable business.
 
Crazymoogle said:
The Stella Deus box american box art is terrible, though. I mean, we expect that of the big publishers, but why does Atlus even bother?

I'd even take the original logo on a blank white background over the four american choices.
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For fuck's sake, those boxes look fine. I can bet that if the US and Japanese covers were reverse people would STILL pick the foreign boxes over the domestic for whatever little reason
 
Crazymoogle said:
The Stella Deus box american box art is terrible, though. I mean, we expect that of the big publishers, but why does Atlus even bother?

I'd even take the original logo on a blank white background over the four american choices.
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You're kidding, right? With the exception of the first choice, those all look exceptional. Hell, I'd say the 3rd box is better than the JP one. :\
 
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