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BaldrSkies on 05 May 2015
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Kresnik said:
Augen said:
http://gematsu.com/2015/05/koei-tecmo-teases-ar-nosurge-plus-localization

Koei Tecmo’s next localization announcement will be Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star for PS Vita

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Curious if physical will happen.


Haha.  I was literally talking to someone on GAF about this yesterday, in the Koei-Tecmo financials thread.  Ar no Surge wasn't mentioned at all, so the presumption is that it bombed in the west (and we already know it bombed in Japan), and there was a tweet from Koei Tecmo Europe about us getting the Vita version if the PS3 version sold well enough.  So...

Won't be physical though.  If Atelier, which has a niche but dedicated fanbase in the west, can't get physical on Vita - this definitely won't.  Sales numbers will be even lower.

Anyway, I'm glad they backtracked on that.  I bought it on PS3 (to support Gust, because they're one of my favourite developers) - played about 4 hours and then quit in hopes we'd get the Vita version.  Like with Atelier, this is a game I feel is much better suited to a handheld.

One thing I will say though is that I found the plot confusing without having played Ciel no Surge.  I'm planning on reading one of the plot summaries online before I "dive into" (tehe) Ar no Surge Plus.


Ar nosurge is confusing at the beginning to people who played Ciel nosurge too. But there's a lot of explanation that happens later, especially if your PSN account has no Ciel nosurge data uploaded. Ar and Ciel work together like that.

The game is pretty much a must play for Ar tonelico fans, especially the later parts.