Over My Dead Body, The Family Curse Fighting RPG, Gets PSP Remake
By Spencer . March 29, 2011 . 8:36pm
Sony Computer Entertainment and Phantasy Star Portable developer Alfa System made a novel RPG for PsOne. Over My Dead Body (Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke in Japanese) begins with a curse. After fighting a powerful demon, you, the only child of a legendary hero, are cursed to age fifty times faster. While you only have two years to live, the gods take pity on you and allow you to raise children (that also bear the same curse) in hopes of finally defeating the Oni.
While Over My Dead Body wasn’t a smash hit, it gained a cult following. Late last year, a rumor spread that the PsOne game was getting a remake. It’s true. Famitsu announced Over My Dead Body for PSP in this week’s issue.
The story is the same, but Over My Dead Body got a visual overhaul. One dungeon has an area that changes between the four seasons. Here’s a quick comparison between the PsOne version (left) and the upcoming PSP version (right).
You can see character portraits were added during battles. Sony and developer Alfa System fine-tuned the battle system too. Families can create weapons in this game, a feature that ties into the memento system where you can pass items to a new generation. Over My Dead Body for PSP also has additional scenarios and characters new for this release. Famitsu also mentions you can import save data, presumably from the PsOne game, and an unannounced ad-hoc feature.
Over My Dead Body is 50% complete.
Grand Knights History Is The Next Title From Vanillaware And Marvelous [Update]
By Spencer . March 29, 2011 . 7:31pm
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 Gran 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.
Gran 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.
Gloria Union Is The Next PSP Game From Sting And Atlus
By Spencer . March 29, 2011 . 9:10pm
Atlus and Sting aren’t even done with Gungnir, but already have another project for PSP. Gloria Union was revealed in this week’s issue of Famitsu.
Fresh off Radiant Historia, Horishi Konichi is the director of Gloria Union. Fellow ex-tri-Ace employee Hiroshi Konishi is the game’s character designer. Sunaho Tobe, who did card designs for Yggdra Union also created cards for Gloria Union. Word from Japanese forums is Gloria Union will be in stores on June 23.
We’re searching for a scan for more details and to see if Gloria Union is directly tied to Yggdra Union.
