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XSEED Games to Publish Ragnarok Odyssey on the Vita system in North America
Torrance, Calif., (May 4, in the year of our Lord 2012)
– XSEED Games, an independent-minded publisher, today announced
that it will release the popular action RPG title Ragnarok
Odyssey later this year on PlayStation®Vita handheld
entertainment system in North America. Developed by Grandia and
Lunar series veteran studio Game Arts and published by GungHo
Online Entertainment in Japan, Ragnarok Odyssey is a new title
set in the familiar Ragnarok Online universe. The game was
released in Japan in early February to both retail and critical
success as it garnered strong sales while earning a Famitsu Gold
Award. The publishing agreement with GungHo Online Entertainment
gives XSEED Games exclusive publishing rights for Ragnarok
Odyssey in North America.
“Ragnarok Odyssey is an amazing game that players have
recognized through its position as one of the best-selling
PS®Vita titles in Japan,” said Ken Berry, Executive Vice
President of XSEED Games. “To be able to offer this game, which
has been the most requested title by our fans for some time now,
is very rewarding and speaks to the level of quality we are
committed to delivering to the players.”
An action-heavy RPG set in the lush landscape of the familiar
Ragnarok Online universe, Ragnarok Odyssey is a fast-paced game
with a heavy emphasis on melee combat. The game is set in a
world where humans and giants are pitted against each other in
battle following the death of the world’s ancient gods. Based on
Norse Mythology, the world of Ragnarok Odyssey will begin to
take form as players advance through the story, with new areas
opening up as their journey goes on.
In Ragnarok Odyssey, players will embark on a campaign to take
down monsters and giants of massive scale, and characters can
chain together massive combo attacks both on the ground and in
the air thanks to the game’s extremely versatile combat system.
Massive enemies can literally be smacked across the screen, and
players can even up their speed and agility at the expense of HP
for particularly challenging battles. On top of this, the game
promotes cooperative gameplay, supporting up to four players for
ad-hoc and online cooperative gameplay.
Characters in Ragnarok Odyssey are fully customizable, and
players are given the ability to choose from up to six job
classes that can be changed throughout the game for specific
quests. As quests are completed, characters can be upgraded to
increase their combat effectiveness.
Ragnarok Odyssey was developed by Game Arts and GungHo Online
Entertainment, exclusively for PS Vita system. The game will be
published by XSEED Games in North America in 2012.