Pairing Up Characters Will Be a Big Part Of Battles In The Next Legend Of Heroes

We got a glimpse of the battle system from The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash a couple months ago, that showed bit of its command based battle. Falcom introduces a new feature that will involve pairing up partners for tag attacks and support, and by the looks of it, the combat interface seems to have changed, too.

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Similar to previous Legend of Heroes games,' The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash will utilize the AT (Action Time) battle system, that indicates ally and enemy character turns on the AT bar displayed on the left part of the screen. The AT bar also shows bonus stats, such as HP and Critical Up, that can be gained through various actions.

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The AT battle system will be the foundation of the fights, but it will also have some new features such as the “Tactic Link Function” or T-Link. In the T-Link menu, you’ll be able to link your party members together, which will allow them to cooperate and help each other out with resonant combo attacks. It will also have other added bonus effects such as speed and regenerative effects.

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Here’s a look at how the Link Attacks will work. The moment you select one of your party members to go for an attack, you’ll have a chance to perform cooperative attacks with their linked partners.

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Once you get it, you’ll then be prompted to enter “Burst”, “Rush” and “Pursuit” Link Attacks. Furthermore, linked partners will have the ability to reinforce and cover each other. Their abilities also become stronger with the bond shared between the two characters. You’ll be free to choose which characters to link, but the relationship between them will be up to you.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash comes out in Japan on September 26 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

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Skullgirls PC Beta Now Available To Backers

Fans that contributed to Skullgirls’ crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo can now access a beta build of the game’s PC version, Lab Zero Games have announced.

If you backed Skullgirls, check your Humble Bundle page to claim your Steam key for the game, and you can begin downloading it thereafter. Included in the beta is the first of Skullgirls’ new characters, Squigly.

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New Injustice Gods Among Us Skins for Three Lovely Ladies

NetherRealm Studios has released a trailer for the new Ame Comi skins that are available for Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman.

The skin pack is now available for both the PSN and Xbox Live marketplace. Check out the cat fight trailer below:

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monster hunter 4 's third village is a peaceful island full of felynes

Hunters are going to have it pretty rough in Monster Hunter 4, as Capcom recently introduced fearsome enemies such as the giant amphibious shark-like Zaboazagill found at the new Frozen Sea map. Capcom’s next update, however, gives us a look at a new resort-like island as the game’s third village, which looks like the perfect place for beat-up Hunters to take it easy.

 

Monster Hunter 4 will be bringing back the Felyne equipment feature which was available in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for PSP in Japan. By visiting the blacksmith,  you’ll get to make various equipment such as weapons, head gear and body armor for your Felynes. The headgear will give your Felyne characteristic traits on what type of monsters they’ll attack, such as small or large monsters.

We’ve already seen two of Monster Hunter 4’s towns—the trading commerce, Barubare, where many travelers and hunters around the world gather, and Naguri Village, a place that is surrounded by molting lava, ideal for any blacksmith. The third area is called Chico Village, and unlike the previous two, it’s a small and calm area surrounded by the sea.

The village elder is an old lady of the Wyvernian race. She spends her time happily living on the island with Felynes, who call her the “Cat Granny”. Chico Village rarely sees any visitors, and it is said that the only ones living there are the Felynes and the elder.

PocaPoca Island is a small island next to Chico Village. This island has many features that are similar to what was available on farms in previous Monster Hunter games.

The manager Felyne will be taking care of you on PocaPoca Island. The Felynes on the island seem troubled by a recent sighting of nearby large monsters, so they’ve been making efforts to find heroic Felynes. Their plan is to make the island a paradise that is flowing with Felynes of all kinds.

For example, you can send out the “Mon Nyan” Felyne crew off on quests and they’ll return with items that are needed to make Felyne equipment. There are three different routes of near, normal and far quest routes, with the further quests being tougher but more rewarding. You’ll need to equip food for them, which has a maximum of three slots and depletes as they go on quests.

The max amount of Felynes you can send on quests is five, and you’ll also have to take their skill types into consideration. For the first time, you’ll actually be participating in the Felyne quests by pressing the touch screen to activate their skills, however, you’ll also have to keep in mind which skills to use, as they can also back fire on you if not used properly.

Finally, here’s a look at the new fishing machine that is available on PocaPoca Island. It requires Felynes and stock to use. It may seem easy to use, but it can be quite tricky, as the goal is to aim for an area that has more fish. If the fish move during the last second before you shoot, you’ll end up with a rather poor catch. There are also Felynes who specialize in fishing, making them a great boost for this feature.

Monster Hunter 4 will be slated for release on September 14th, for 5,990 yen on Nintendo 3DS.

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capcom essentials bundle packs five games into one $60 collection

Capcom are releasing a 5-in-1 game bundle this October, titled Capcom Essentials, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Priced at $60, the bundle contains: Resident Evil 6, Devil May Cry 4, Dead Rising 2, Super Street Fighter IV and Mega Man 10.

In addition to the five games—which will be stored on five separate discs—you’ll also get a travel bag.

The Capcom Essential bundles will be available in North America on October 8th and can already be pre-ordered from 'certain online retailers'.

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Is This Image From A New Pokémon Game

At the ongoing Pokémon Game Show in Japan, The Pokémon Company announced a new animated featured titled Pocket Monsters: The Origin, which you can read about here. In addition to discussing the new animated feature and the Pokémon games, Japanese press outlets like Famitsu and 4Gamer report that they also displayed a video reel of the Pokémon franchise, which ended with the scene you see below:

That’s a scene of Lucario facing off against Blaziken in some kind of city setting, and the graphics look decidedly sharper than any Pokémon game we’ve seen to date—provided, of course, that this is from an upcoming game.

The Pokémon Company hasn’t made any official announcements about new games yet, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for news.

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Namco Bandai Makes Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation App For Vita

Namco Bandai's free to play Gundam game has been quite successful in Japan. Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation uses up energy cubes each time you sortie for a mission. The game was developed for PlayStation 3 and a companion app lets you customize your Gundam while you're on the go.

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The Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Support Application is available now as a free download on the PlayStation Store.

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