A few games that are scheduled to come out this year that I've had a chance to get some information on this month.
蒼き革命のヴァルキリア
The newest game in the 戦場のヴァルキリア series. I really enjoyed the first and third games (the second was too grindy for my tastes). There's a video available which shows an hour of gameplay, and... wtf. Seriously? This is what's happened to a game that was about tactical gameplay? Something more like, but not quite like, the 無双 games (known in the US as the Dynasty Warrior games)? It just looks... really weird for somebody who was expecting a tactical game. Although I do have to admit that it's pretty, for what it's worth. And to think that I was going to purchase a PlayStation 4 for this game.
逆転裁判6
I actually didn't find out about this game this month, but... whatever! I'm rather excited about this game. And surprised, to be honest, since for the first time, a 逆転裁判 game (大逆転裁判) ended on a cliffhanger, so I was expecting another entry in the spinoff before the main series. But it looks like they're continuing to play around with some of the mechanics. There's no indication that 成歩堂龍一 has access to his mystic abilities from previous games, but 希月心音 has her ココロスコープ, and 王泥喜法介 is still wearing his bracelet for みぬく. Admittedly, one of the real questions is: will 綾里真宵 finally show up, seeing as her cousin 綾里春美 showed up in 5? Still, a day 1 purchase for me!
Baldr Heart [WARNING: 18+ content]
The next 戯画 Team Baldrhead game! True, they're still keeping a lot of the patterns that they've developed (down to the main character having a very human-looking simulacrum [WARNING: 18+ content], but it could still be promising. They're opting for the school setting this time (which they only did part-time in Baldr Sky), although they're still sticking with the (ex-)mercenary past, so we'll see how that plays out. I'm hoping that they can reclaim the arcadiness they lost in Baldr Sky Zero (which reminds me that I should finish that game and BSZ2), just to see how the stories interplay with each other. Still manages to be a day 1 purchase for me, though, if only because of what they managed to pull off with their previous games!
