NAMCO BANDAI have announced that Eternal Sonata has shipped to retail stores across North America...
TotalVideoGames.com and RPGamer.com report that this week's issue of Famitsu confirms that Eternal Sonata, or Trusty Bell as it's known in Japan, is set for release for PlayStation 3 in Spring 2008.
Thanks to JohnnyRam over at NeoGAF, onAXIS have some details about Yakuza 3 from the latest Famitsu. Although it's short, it's better than nothing.
According to an interview at the French website Jeux Video, (see the first alternative source below,) the producer of Ace Combat 6 has revealed the possibility of a PS3 version of the air simulation game.
Namco Bandai Games has dimmed the house lights and drawn back the curtains on Endless Nocturne, a new interactive community site for their upcoming RPG title, Eternal Sonata.
During an Eternal Sonata conference call last night, Xbox360fanboy managed to clarify some details on the game and even uncover some new details. First of all, they learned that the game should take about 30 hours to complete for players that wish to simply charge through. If, however, you wish to complete all the side-quests (and you won't get the full story if you don't), it will take much longer. In fact, some of the side-quests aren't even accessible on the first play-through, so players will have at least some incentive to go through the game more than once.
There is not much at the moment, but visitors can scroll through and listen to twenty exceptional, enjoyable orchestral soundtracks. The soundtracks include some Chopin classics, some original scores, and some that are combinations of both.
More information and double-speak on whether or not Eternal Sonata is multi-platform.
If you took a quick poll of IGNs most anticipated 360 titles right now in the IGN AU office, we're pretty sure Eternal Sonata and Ace Combat 6 might crack the list somewhere. The two games couldn't be more different, but both have their charms. For instance, Eternal Sonata is going to add some RPG credibility to the Xbox 360, while Ace Combat is compatible with a downright sick-looking flight stick and throttle combo. Nice.
Namco Bandai's pair of 360 titles, Ace Combat 6: Fire of Liberation and gorgeous RPG Eternal Sonata, are officially heading to Europe, under the distribution arm of Atari.