Ninokuni (Ghibli + Level 5 RPG) going PS3

[Kos-mos]

Looks like the potentially awesome upcoming DS "Ghibli RPG," Ninokuni: The Another World will also be coming to PS3 with obviously upgraded HD graphics.

Sweet, my money is yours Level 5!
Day one!

Famitsu scan link from one of several articles covering the story.

Looks like the PS3 continues to pick up steam with RPGs.

[Lard]

Sold! Day one!

[Ramza]

so what's the point of it being on the DS again?

This is awesome.

[Eusis]

I hear they're entirely different games actually, so that'd explain it!

[Cait Sith]

That is deadly news! SO excited to see the PS3 getting someting like this. Pumped.

[Hoshino_Kid]

Versus XIII details and more info in TGS according to famitsu:

Game Jouhou has updated with a few additional Versus XIII details from either Famitsu or Dengeki.

Apparently, the included screens show a massive wilderness scene. Also included is a battle scene that's set in a city modeled after Shinjuku, and a scene showing a gasoline stand.

Says Nomura about the game's world, "If you try to go all the way to the end, it's truly far."

Also from the Nomura interview:

The game's cloud effects use real physics calculations
The world is an open field, and you can go everywhere except for the mountains
The battles are seamless
The game's encounter system is both random and symbol-based (meaning you can see enemies in advance). Hmm... what could this mean?
The game's world is mostly seamless, although there are some load points when you switch between the massive areas.
You can destroy objects that you find on the road.
The quality of the combat scenes is so high that people will not be able to believe it when they first see it.
The staff is excited about making the game.
Nomura also confirms that the screens in the magazine are all realtime, captured off the PlayStation 3. Of course, this won't mean much until we can actually see the screens.

[Eusis]

So it IS going for an FFXII style world, though the mountains bit makes me think of Dragon Quest. Huh, I'm actually getting interested now that actual gameplay details are surfacing.

[Kos-mos]

Awesome! Versus news too, plus scans of 3rd Birthday (gorgeous) and a quick mention of Agito, best day in ages!

Sounds excellent.

[Sagacious-T]

Holy fuck I need a PS3 now

[Yggdrasil]

The staff is excited about making the game.

What the fu...? T_T

Holy fuck I need a PS3 now

You don't have one? Go kill yourself. :D

[Sagacious-T]

I'm not going to kill myself over not owning a game console.

[Uru]

Lets hope them being excited about Versus translates into the game having a "soul" of its own.

Ninokuni was beautiful before, but imagining it in 1080 makes my mouth water.

[Yggdrasil]

I'm not going to kill myself over not owning a game console.

That's good.

But seriously, I don't know what to expect from Versus XIII. I'm pretty sure that Square Enix is going to show a trailer soon (I hope).

[Kos-mos]

Ninokuni was beautiful before, but imagining it in 1080 makes my mouth water.

Yeah, I was hoping for this ever since the idea of the game was first announced!

[Yggdrasil]

This is awesome.