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Developer: Spike Chunsoft
Publisher: Atlus (NA/EU)
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS and Playstation Vita
Release date: April 15, 2014

What is Conception II?

There are monsters plaguing this world. You are a Disciple who has been chosen to fight with a team of heroines. At times like these, guns and swords are not enough. Join your heroines in a ritual called "Classmating" to produce "Star Children" to fight in the Pandora Labyrinth.

Battle System

Enemies are visible on the field in Conception II. The visible monsters are shown in three different colors of blue, purple and red, with blue being the weakest and red the toughest. The moment your character touches a monster, it will automatically initiate the battle. If the monster is blue, the monster will be defeated right away without going into battle.

The battle system, called “Turn-based Positioning Battle”, is where you’ll be fighting enemies from a 360 degree angle. Each monster will have a certain side they’re weak to, and you’ll be able to attack from the front, back, left and right. As seen in the image above, there will be arrows during your turn, with a different colored arrow indicating the enemy’s positional weakness. Conception II’s battle is turn-based, but getting things done in a timely manner will have an effect on the turns of your allies and foes.

Attacking an enemy will fill up the Over Chain Gauge. Once it’s filled enough, it will put the monster in a “chained” effect, which will slow it down until its next turn. Additionally, hitting a chained monster will grant you bonus money and experience points. Maxing out the Over Chain Gauge will cause all enemies to be in a chained effect and it’ll also give you a chance for a combo bonus.

The Ether Gauge is the circular part seen on the bottom-right of the screen. There are four stages (from 0 to 3) and can be increased in different ways— such as defeating enemies, attacking an enemy from where they’re about to attack, and other specific conditions. The higher your Ether Gauge level is, the higher your speed becomes. It will also make it easier to fill you Over Chain Gauge and also add to your combos. However, if there’s anything that lowers it once it reaches level 3, it will instantly drop back to level 0.

The Heroines of Conception II

Meet Narika
Meet Ellie
Meet Chloe
Meet Fuuko
Meet Torri
Meet Feene
Meet Serina

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE

Pre-order Conception II and you'll get a soundtrack CD and a collector's box!

Get five weapons FREE for the first month with the Disciple Weapon Pack! After the first month the pack will still be available for a small fee.

Are you a Danganronpa fan? On 5/6/2014 you can fight the principal of Hope's Peak Academy in the Monokuma Strikes DLC! Not satisfied with beating him once? Download the Monokuma's Revenge DLC on 5/13/2014!

On the fence? Download the Conception II demo from PSN/Eshop!

Remember: Use the spoiler tags! Have fun classmating!




Ellie is the best girl

 

[Ryuukan]

GOTY of April

 

[darkside31337]

Whoa didn't know there was Danganronpa based DLC for this. Neat.

Will be the 2nd best game of April after Demon's Gaze. Good month for the Vita!

 

[Rinaldimanc]

GOTY of April

omg wtf

 

[HawthorneKitty]

I pick Torri; Narika has an amazing Hometown though mmmmmmmmhmmmm.

 

[ghostface pizzakid]

GOTY of April

Day one

 

[Flarin]

The demo totally sold me on the game.

It's rather shallow overall, but it has this strangely addicting nature to it in the same vein of Harvest Moon and the Atelier games. There's a certain flow to it that's just fun.

Looking forward to meeting all the waifus in the full game.

 

[Ryuukan]

Here is the sister, Chloe, a teacher in your school, from the above screen:

 

[ricardokenshin]

had fun with the demo. will probably buy but I will wait till I finish some of the other games I have bought these past months.

 

[bigkrev]

If you were unhappy with the 3DS demo, I urge you to try the Vita one.

If you had told me I was going to be buying this day 1 a year ago I would have laughed at you, but now I'm pumped

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Is this the first Spike Chunsoft Neogaf OT

 

[MaximumSpider]

The Monokuma DLC is coming to NA?

 

[GloriousBagel]

I'm ready to classmate

 

[Ryuukan]

The Monokuma DLC is coming to NA?

Yes, its on the website

 

[shiftplusone]

Played the demo, thought it was okay but I just don't...

Here is the sister, Chloe, a teacher in your school, from the above screen:

Buying Day one.

 

[Flarin]

Is this the first Spike Chunsoft Neogaf OT

DanganRonpa.

 

[Ryuukan]

The demo totally sold me on the game.

It's rather shallow overall, but it has this strangely addicting nature to it in the same vein of Harvest Moon and the Atelier games. There's a certain flow to it that's just fun.

Looking forward to meeting all the waifus in the full game.

It's actually a lot like this other Japanese high school game that I'm prohibited from mentioning

 

[Zonic]

Hey alright, release date for the Monokuma DLC!

I'll probably pre-order this at GS, considering I'll have the credit & gift cards to get it, plus hopefully the OST bonus will be good (PLEASE have the battle theme from the Vita demo & that silly "Congratulations on your new arrival" song), though I probably won't be able to get too deep into it until next month when the college semester is over.

& yeah, as mentioned above, the Vita demo >>>> 3DS demo. Vita one is the actual prologue that fills you in more about the story and the mechanics, plus the graphics, framerate, etc. is just better.

 

[atlusprime]

Lemme know if you have any questions about the game and I'll try to get 'em answered. Thanks for starting the OT!

 

[CrazyDude]

1. How long is the game?

2. How much does this game pull from the first one, storywise?

 

[Darksol]

It's out next week? Yay! I can finally pick up that preorder I made months ago ^-^

 

[DATABASE DATABASE]

Here is the sister, Chloe, a teacher in your school, from the above screen:

That is one smokin' hot tomater

 

[ricardokenshin]

nvm already pre-ordered!

had too much fun with the demo, can't wait to finish the game.

 

[Einbroch]

I'm already in because star babies, but is this game good?

 

[mankoto]

GOTY of April

He gives the okay and cockblocks anyway. Some friend he is...

 

[bigkrev]

I'm already in because star babies, but is this game good?

Download the Vita demo and judge for yourself- it's a big (multiple hour) sample of the game

 

[Ryuukan]

Lemme know if you have any questions about the game and I'll try to get 'em answered. Thanks for starting the OT!

Can you share pics of the costume DLC?

 

[Einbroch]

Download the Vita demo and judge for yourself- it's a big (multiple hour) sample of the game

I would, but unfortunately my Vita is with my brother for a few weeks while he travels.

 

[atlusprime]

1. How long is the game?

2. How much does this game pull from the first one, storywise?

It's 26-40 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (or 40-60 hours if you want to use traditional time units)

It takes 0% of the first game's story. I think there *might* be some inside references to the first one, but from what I've heard from our production team, it's completely stand-alone storywise.

 

[SenatorBot]

I loved the demo, it isn't the greatest RPG i've played but it's light hearted and fun and I love the writing and character interactions.

It's just something that I really want in a game right now and I'm gonna get it digitally day 1.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Lemme know if you have any questions about the game and I'll try to get 'em answered. Thanks for starting the OT!

Who is your favorite girl, personally?

Spoiler

Not all of them, equally

 

[tiny raptor]

It's 26-40 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (or 40-60 hours if you want to use traditional time units)

 

[CrazyDude]

It's 26-40 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (or 40-60 hours if you want to use traditional time units)

Wow, that many ground zeros for the price of one!

 

[dragonlife]

I forgot there was a demo. Will try it out on 3DS. Seems like a dumb-in-a-good-way kind of game.

 

[atlusprime]

Who is your favorite girl, personally?

Spoiler

Not all of them, equally

None other than: http://i.imgur.com/BLnckvs.gif

Played through with her wayyy before I was even aware of Danganronpa. So when I saw monokuma for the first time, strangestboner.jpg.

 

[Marcel]

GOTY of April

 

[BuckRobotron]

3DS demo still served as a nice little sampler. Found myself protective of the munchkins in battle. One time in demo I was actually wincing that the kids were about to get walloped but was relieved to see the attack hit me and Torri instead lol.

Getting this but delayed pre-order on slight chance I might get the Vita revision. Whim fading on that, though.

Update: nm, I'll be content with the 3DS version, pre-ordered at Amazon

 

[Einbroch]

None other than: http://i.imgur.com/BLnckvs.gif

Played through with her wayyy before I was even aware of Danganronpa. So when I saw monokuma for the first time, strangestboner.jpg.

How unprofessional.

Will no

Spoiler

w

buy.

 

[Delusibeta]

Is this the first Spike Chunsoft Neogaf OT

Nah, Danganronpa and VLR got OTs. Might be the first non-visual novel from Spike Chunsoft to get an OT, though.

 

[Vylash]

CHLOE BEST GIRL

 

[dakkumauji]

Oh cool, Monokuma DLC~

Wonder if it is voiced and if it is, did Atlus used Monokuma's VA.

Either way, looking forward to playing this!

 

[Gbraga]

Still need to meet the other girls that weren't present in the Vita demo, but so far Fuuko is best girl <3

I need this game in my life, so excited now!

 

[Canis lupus]

Just ordered it from vgp, why no EU retail release tho, I need everything in physical form.

 

[SenorArdilla]

He gives the okay and cockblocks anyway. Some friend he is...

Don't recall him ever giving you permission to date.

 

[tiny raptor]

Unboxing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7-DRWgdfxM

 

[Animekatt]

I have this preordered at GameStop. I am ready.

 

[amishpriest99]

It's 26-40 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (or 40-60 hours if you want to use traditional time units)

It takes 0% of the first game's story. I think there *might* be some inside references to the first one, but from what I've heard from our production team, it's completely stand-alone storywise.

Nice . Pre-ordering just based on the OP .

 

[mankoto]

Don't recall him ever giving you permission to date.

Well I'm not going to have children with someone I don't know.

 

[FireSol]

And digital only in EU, well at least we will have it

 

[CrazyDude]

Playing the demo and it seems like the voice acting so far is better than in the trailers.