Tuesday, July 24, 2012

My body's ready for the North American release of Denpa Ningen RPG

If the name Denpa Ningen RPG doesn't ring a bell, how about "that previously Japan-only eShop RPG that features characters who look part Teletubby, part Tingle, part Pikmin, part Mr. Driller and part Mii"?

Note how I described it as a "previously Japan-only" eShop RPG. That's because this wacky, Genius Sonority-developed title is on its way to the North American eShop, according to at least one source.



No word on when it'll arrive, but the same source suggests a Denpa Ningen RPG demo will hit the eShop in advance of the full game's release, so we're sure to get at least a bit of warning before we're forced to hand over our hard-earned dough.

Still not convinced that the announcement above constitutes good news? Check out this trailer for the Japanese version of the game.

10 comments:

warp said...

Your what is ready????

Bryan Ochalla said...

Ha! Thanks for pointing that out, warp. Just fixed the header. Doh!

warp said...

Wow, that's almost as dirty as what I thought you meant! :>

Bryan Ochalla said...

Maybe I should have left it as it was :)

SpeLinnea said...

This game might just get me into RPG:s :D Seriously, I am so hoping it will reach Europe as well.

Have a nice day!

Bryan Ochalla said...

That would be great, Linnea! And, yes, let's hope it's released in all territories, not just in the US.

Robert said...

I have no idea what this is but its too cute to ignore!

Bryan Ochalla said...

This previous post gives a bit more info on the game, Robert -- http://www.thegaygamer.com/2012/02/i-really-hope-genius-sonoritys-new-3ds.html

As far as I understand it, at the start of Denpa Ningen (and possible throughout?) you collect the creatures/characters shown in the screenshot in this post via some sort of AR mini-game. After that, you take them into dungeons and battle foes in order to ... well, I'm not sure. I think you're supposed to rescue someone, though, a la your typical RPG.

Oh, and based on what I've read elsewhere, each character's antenna gives a hint as to what its main 'power' is -- as in, one signifies that the character uses fire, another signifies ice, another cure, etc.

Viewtiful_Justin said...

Hm. My comment never showed up. Weird.

Umm...I said something to the effect of "Now I'm curious what the original title said!"

And BTW, I checked out that first post on this game, and I'm way excited to see it! I'm glad we're getting such a creative game over here!

Bryan Ochalla said...

Me, too, Justin! My only fear is that the site that originally posted the news -- Siliconera -- seems to have pulled down the article. Hopefully that means they just jumped the gun and not that the news was wrong?