Atlus USA announces SRPG Rondo of Swords for Nintendo DS

ATLUS ANNOUNCES EPIC FANTASY STRATEGY RPG RONDO OF SWORDS FOR NINTENDO DS
EXPERIENCE CHALLENGING AND INNOVATIVE SRPG GAMEPLAY ON YOUR JOURNEY TO SAVE THE KINGDOM OF BRETWALDE

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — JANUARY 17th, 2008 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced Rondo of Swords, a fantasy strategy RPG for the Nintendo DS. Cleanse the sacred blade, protect the princess, and vanquish the oppressing armies of your enemy on your quest to deliver the Kingdom of Bretwalde from tyranny! Rondo of Swords is currently scheduled to release on April 15th, 2008.

For more on Rondo of Swords, please visit the official website: http://www.atlus.com/rondoofswords

About Rondo of Swords
The King of Bretwalde is dead. His passing, both unexpected and unusual, leaves the kingdom in distress. As one realm mourns, another readies for war; the Grand Meir Empire, intent on conquering the world, prepares to strike the empty throne. Taken by surprise, the army of Bretwalde collapses under the vicious assault, and the capital city of Egvard is quick to fall. Only Spanta, the sacred blade, can spare the kingdom of its fate. Free it of its curse and restore honor and peace to the land!

Key Features
• Unique combat system – Use route maneuvers to hit all enemies in your path and enhance your attack or defense. Manage your Momentum Counter to gain stat bonuses and control who your enemies target!
• Deep party management system – With the Errand System, you have the option to send idle party members off to run errands or go on quests to level up on their own, which will become crucial to your party’s survival in later stages.
• Customizable skill options – Skills are not just skills, but dynamic strategic devices that you choose to build or not. Use skill points to either buy more skills or strengthen what you have!
• Multiple storylines and endings – Your decisions will affect the course of the game, determining the character you become and the ending you’ll receive.

Rondo of Swords has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

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About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.Located in Irvine, California and founded in 1991, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. is a publisher of compelling video games for a variety of platforms, including the Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Wii™, Xbox 360®, and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. The Atlus library of critically acclaimed video games includes Odin Sphere, Trauma Center series, and the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei series. For more information, visit http://www.atlus.com.

©2008 SUCCESS. Licensed to and published by ATLUS U.S.A., Inc. Nintendo DS and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo.[/b]

[Sayckeone]

This is going to be the best SRPG ever. :D I'm going to play Luminous Arc again so I can keep my SRPG skills sharp. 8)

[RayFoxSith]

I'll consider getting this.

[Inzaghi]

You should. This is the next Yggdra Union in terms of what it brings to the genre.

[Sayckeone]

That's a pretty lofty claim, you know...

[Futomimi]

This is going to be the best SRPG ever. :D I'm going to play Luminous Arc again so I can keep my SRPG skills sharp. 8)

You forgot to log out.

[Sagadego]

oh yes~ i glad this is coming out!

[Hello Hello]

This looks pretty cool. I think I'm definitely going to pre-order this one.

[Ex!a-R3v1se[)]

looks interesting.

[sdragon21]

Thank you so much, Atlus!!! :D Thank you for finally bringing this over!!!

This is one game i'm definitely gonna pre-order. :)

Now only if Gamestop can update their DS preorder page,i'll be set.

[Arjuna]

Another DS game? Lame.

[Kakizaki]

I'm all for DS games, but other ones. Oh well.

[Hello Hello]

Another DS game? Lame.

As far as new games go, the PSP seems to have really slowed down, so there's not a lot of options (correct me if I'm wrong). We can always hope for the Yggdra Union port. :)

[banballow]

*Rubs eyes*

... hey, it's that other game that Izuna and Shino-sis appear in! Huzzah! It's as good as preordered.

*Dances*

[Sayckeone]

*Rubs eyes*

*Dances*

Am I the only one who can't stand it when people do this?

[Sanctine]

Am I the only one who can't stand it when people do this?

Yeah, people who rub their eyes and dance make me sick. When they do it at the same time, I just want to punch them.

[Sayckeone]

Heh. :P

[charwiimario]

"Am I the only one who can't stand it when people do this?"

Well, turn away and don't look.

**Joins the dance**

This is going to be an awesome game. I'll pre-order once it's available. [/quote]

[Sayckeone]

You're totally clever.

[Master Zombots]

^Ha, funny Saycke. This does look like an amazing game though. I took a look at the site; it is a great site, very in-depth. I would like to learn more about the seemingly returning characters.

[ZoraGenin]

Im actually looking into this. Most DS SPRGs I dismiss due to most have been poor (see Lumnous Arc) but the story look intreguing. (thats not spelled right)

[System_Error]

Luminous Arc was poor? lol

[Sayckeone]

Luminous Arc wasn't poor, but it really wasn't all that great.

[System_Error]

I'm sure MZ will say different

[Sayckeone]

MZ is a joke account.

[Master Zombots]

I'm sure MZ will say different Of course I will. Just as you laughed, I agree that it most certainly was not poor.

MZ is a joke account. I am not a joke account. I'd appreciate it if you'd stop saying things like that, Saycke.

[Sayckeone]

Oh shut up and stop being such a tight ass.

[GreyFox]

Looks interesting, but I have a soft spot for SRPGs.

[ZoraGenin]

You're just proving my point.

[Futomimi]

What?

[Sayckeone]

You're just proving my point.
I'm sorry. Did you attempt to make a point somewhere in this thread? Cause I missed it...

[ZoraGenin]

Mostly just how displeased i was with Luminous Arc. And how much im looking forward to Rondo of Swords.

[Sayckeone]

And how exactly does that correlate to GreyFox having a soft spot for SRPGs?

[DarkShear]

I love men and I think because I love men I will love this game.

[RayFoxSith]

Whoa...whut?

[GreyFox]

Whoa...whut?

Seconded.

[EvilHero]

I love men and I think because I love men I will love this game.

Thats DS for you :P

[Disciple]

Hmm I cant preorder this from any of my useral shops, will this be availiable to get in Rainy old England ?

[RayFoxSith]

Wrong place to ask. This is Atlus USA.

[Glernschmegh]

I'll buy it if the OS features a piece in sonata rondo form played on actual tuned swords.

Come to think of it, I'll probably buy it anyway. A lot of thought seems to have been put into maximizing the combat system and stripping the "preparation" of tedium. Plus the stylus appears to play an interesting part in the battles, but not in annoyingly gimmicky ways. Besides which, it's for the DS -- it can't use richly textured graphics to compensate for structural shortcomings.

[iammako3]

I'm really late commenting on this, but I only just checked out this game now when I mistakenly clicked on this topic instead of the Summon Night one. I regret waiting so long to check it out!

Looking over the system explanation. . . so theoretically one could just keep restarting a battle to gain experience? *And* I get my items back??? As of now we don't know if levels matter that much, but it seems almost like cheating.

I love the characters (though I was rather upset at the GIANT spoiler when clicking through the first two characters on the site. . . even if said spoiler happens at the beginning of the game).

I was skeptical at first, but this looks like it'll be a buy from me. Good job!

[jujufe]

yes... first 2 characters seems like a big spoiler.
As well, it says "sends you to the beginning of the battle, with the same party."
nothing about XP & items :3

Anyhow, it's hard to lv up too much more (like 15+?) than the Lv of the enemies in each stage.

Please tell me if you ever reach lv 60. :P

[iammako3]

yes... first 2 characters seems like a big spoiler.
As well, it says "sends you to the beginning of the battle, with the same party."
nothing about XP & items :3

Anyhow, it's hard to lv up too much more (like 15+?) than the Lv of the enemies in each stage.

Please tell me if you ever reach lv 60. :P

After giving the two choices for restarting a battle, they say "Both choices allow you to keep the experience you have obtained thus far, and any items used will be returned to you." That's why I was wondering.

lol, if I get to lv 60 I shall let you know. . . but this game doesn't come out for another month. ^_^

[Sedric]

Rondo of Swords is a good game!:D
Sedric's Rating:5/5!
:D
This is like the best SRPG i've ever played beats Fire emblem!

[aldenter0329]

A great srpg game, Inteligent systems will have a very hard time looking to surpass Rondo of Swords