Gust’s upcoming PS Vita moeblob-dating sim “Ciel nosurge” has been attracting a great deal of favourable attention online, and looks set to become the most hotly anticipated title on the Vita – at least amongst the creepy otaku demographic.
Ciel nosurge – Ushinawareta Hoshi-e Sasagu Uta (シェルノサージュ ～失われた星へ捧ぐ詩～ – “Ciel Nosurge – A Song Dedicated to a Lost Star”), is being developed by Gust (which was recently reduced to a fully-owned subsidiary of Koei) as their first entry onto the PSV.
The game reportedly revolves around fairy courting, possibly the only theme which can compete with the schoolgirl dating so common to the sub-genre. The setting is a standard science-fantasy setting, with a musically-themed magical system.
The busty animal-eared fairy main heroine (who, of course, suffers from amnesia and needs help finding something precious) revealed so far is Ion. Needless to say, she has already started to develop a following. She is accompanied by the obligatory harem of fairies, lest she not prove enough.
The actual game is said to incorporate “7-dimensional communication” as a major element, which appears to be a reference to heavy use of Love Plus-style virtual interaction features, coupled with Persona and Ar Tonelico style RPG-dating game features – although it appears to be closer to an adventure game or visual novel than an RPG with dating elements.
All this combined with the relatively high quality graphics of the Vita and the extremely high quality of Gust’s moeblobbery has served to rapidly drive anime otaku gamers into heights of excitement not seen since the advent of little Totori.
The game’s Japanese release is due on the 26th of April, 2012.
Whether and when the title will see the light of day in the barbarian lands is as yet undetermined – although with Gust’s other English-language Atelier releases having provided model localisations for some time, the chances of a happy ending seem reasonable.
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And why does awesome game like this always have to be associated with creepy otaku? I think there are plently of gamers who could appreciate the beauty of this game without having to be creepy
It's because they are some gays who can't appreciate the beauty of the game's art
Because the creeps are really big fans and if they object to something in a dating sim they like, they get veeeery vocal about it. So much so that I think it hurts the genre but what do I know, I don't play them.
Ikr i like how he stated we all are creepy
Not in America
It has less to do with the artwork than it does with gameplay.
I mean... it's a game first, right? A VN at that? Where the player character gets to date a likely underage girl?
Shoot not the messenger.
And dating an underaged girl is legal anyway, have we forgotten? Just don't bed her if you like your freedom.
underage girl aren't that well developped , first point .
pixel does not age , second point .
you don't date the girl in this game , third point .
Who says the player character isn't underaged too? At that point it's just a normal scenario of two underaged persons falling in love and dating. The fact that a much older person is -controlling- the player character is irrelevant story-wise.
She closely resembles Marta from Tales of Symphonia 2.
Mixed with a bit of Chobits, yeah.
Which is, of course, a good thing :)
PS Vita > 3DS
bye
NINTENDO IS DOOMED
This game might made me get a PSVita
Same here. To be honest, Persona 4 The Golden and this game are currently the reason why I'm considering buying a PSVita. Anyway nice artworks, they makes me want to play Ar tonelico 1 to 3 all over again ^^.
Same here, pal. Those two games you mentioned are my reason for getting a Vita.
Atlus and Gust = RPG Heaven.
i might just buy a psvita for this
Why can't they just make equally awesome games for 3DS....
Probably because it's the 3DS.
yay Vita is free region
HOLY FUCK THIS GAME IS GORGEOUS!
it looks pretty cool not going to lie :)
yay gust
According to my observations, I will conclude that this is an Ar Tonelico prequel game.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
The games looks good and must play good since I'm a sucker for visual novels. But, after the Vita is released in my region, I'm just going to wait until it gets a good price drop along with some games that can get my interest. Also, as for the 3G Version, I'm might get that one BUT a major price drop must be made on it. Might take a year for that to happen but I can wait.
If this game doesnt go to USA im going to become a serial killer! D=!!! Do WANT!
I like the steampunk-ish setting... Those artworks/backgrounds are beatiful.
Not that I'm likely to get this game, even if it shores to the west, which I doubt. I'd have to get Vita first too...
The Capturing God is crying in anticipation
GUST!!! One of the few gaming companies who i will gladly give all money to. I have never had a bad experience with ANY of their games. Knowing Gust, this definitely won't be your average Dating Sim.
If there is an English language version and it has good story + gameplay, I would buy it right now.
就没个中国人么……
Pic 12 - LOL - giant vacuum tubes to the left and below the train station.
Any chance of poking, flipping, touching involve? What about "shaking" or AR underskirts?
It looks like a cooking show.
Cute lead character, though her ears look like flowers, or some bird-like creatures have bored partway into her brain.
I'm imagining hokey ero-dialogue: "C'mon baby, lick my stamens! LICK MY STAMENS!"
Nice-looking environment.
I won't buy a Sony device, nor the game, but will happily buy the anime if it looks like this and has a decent plot.
Ar Tonelico for PS Vita ? Interesting.
The game world seems very interesting. The characters...not so much.
I dunno about you, but that concept artwork took my breath away
must be an ar tonelico spin off.. I hope the main series isn't done though. But GUST tends to do trilogies right? but it doesn't mean another series related can't start up for another 3 games nearly the same.
Here's a channel link to some comparable pictures.
http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/index?tags=erect_sawaru
Gust never disappoints I hope NISA is looking into this....
Pic 007. ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
pic #5
"Ranking". I don't get it. If it's a dating-sim, then what is the ranking for?
on how good you are as a "boyfriend" or "driver" assuming im going to use AT based lingo considering the game is still heavily musically themed
awesome
Indeed.
Smells like Ar Tonelico. 'nuff said XD
Yeah, the town/world art is completely Ar Tonelico stuff! Maybe this happens in the world after AT3.
Damn, was thinking of skipping the Vita but now I guess I gotta get one. GUST and FALCOM are about all i play nowadays, and if both are going Vita then I shall be there too.
It must! "Ar Ciela" is AT-related, and "musically-themed magic"...
Damn, yes!
Wow, this actually makes me wanna get a vita. Much more so than the UC franchise :D Why we no get more games like this?! Revamp VanguardBandits or sumthin naow!!!!
So, who else thought it was in 2D before looking zooming in the pics? Talk about detail. I'd probably get this game just for the art!