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Hi everyone,  

I’ve got some incredibly exciting news for you all today, as I’m now able to tell you that our first ever Nintendo Switch release will be Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force!  Ghostlight will publish in Europe and Australia this autumn while the North American release will be handled by Idea Factory International.  Not only is it fantastic to be working on Nintendo Switch with our very good friends at Idea Factory, but it’s also great to make our return to console with such an amazing JRPG!  The game will be available for £29.99 (€34.99) and will also include all 25 DLC available in the original PlayStation®4 release!  

Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force is a new and improved version of the beloved Fairy Fencer F and is one of the strongest JRPGS on PS4 and PC. As well as all that, it’s a game that Al & I have personally really enjoyed, so we’re incredibly happy to get the chance to share it with all you Switch owners!

What is Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force, and why should I be so excited about it? 

Long ago, a dreadful war was fought between the Goddess and the Vile God. Both created a vast number of special weapons imbued with their godly energy, each containing the life force of a fairy. Armed with these weapons, the deities continued their conflict until they finally sealed each other away into the great unknown. A long time has passed since this ancient conflict, and the weapons created by the Goddess and the Vile God have since been scattered across the world. These weapons—now known as “Furies”—are highly sought after by warriors who call themselves “Fencers”. It is said that whoever collects a Fury will be granted one wish. When a young man named Fang decides to rashly pull a Fury from a stone, he inadvertently becomes a Fencer himself, forever altering the course of his destiny. 

Continue your adventure through three new story paths: The Goddess story, the Vile God story, and the Evil Goddess story. Play as Fang and his gang as you face off against a new, evil organization, meet new fairies and fencers, and collect the furies scattered across the world. Each path leads to a different outcome, so choose wisely. 

The Switch version of Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force contains all the changes made for Advent Dark Force on PS4 & PC and will include all the DLC from those versions of the game as standard.  Alongside new content, you can now have up to 6 characters on the battlefield at a time! That’s double the fairies and the fencing! With so many characters, players will be allowed to balance gameplay with three new difficulty settings: Easy, Normal, and Hard. 

• In the three stories to play, friends become foes, foes become friends, and, based on your choices, multiple endings can be unlocked! 

• Customize weapons by fusing them with fairies and change dungeons stats through World-Shaping. Even transform with the “Fairize” skill and become stronger in battle! 

• With up to six party members on the battlefield at a time, you can play as all your favorite Fencers! 

• From Amateur to Hell, choose the difficulty level that suits your style! 

When released on PS4 & PC, Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force received some fantastic reviews: 

Gamespew gave it 8/10, calling it: “probably the best JRPG currently available on the PS4.” 

Digitally Downloaded gave it 4.5/5, saying: "Tsunako’s designs, especially, are just incredible. Her use of clean, defined lines and rich colour makes each character distinct, and absolutely gorgeous both in motion and the stills." 

GameCritics said: “It’s absolutely worth playing for anyone who missed it the first time, and the new features and content make a strong argument for existing fans to take a second look.” 

We Got This Covered awarded it 4 stars and said: “Fast-paced, chaotic combat, an excellent soundtrack and solid improvements over the original game make Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force an infectiously fun time.” 

I hope you’re all looking forward to this incredible JRPG making its way to Nintendo Switch later this year. I know I am! 

©2018 IDEA FACTORY/COMPILE HEART.  All rights reserved.  Fairy Fencer F is a Trademark from IDEA FACTORY.  Licensed to and published by Ghostlight. 

Hi everyone. I hope you all saw last week’s news that we’re bringing a JRPG to Nintendo Switch!  

After that exciting bombshell, we’re feeling pretty hot, (on fire, you might say!) so what better way to cool down than to dash into a burning building? Now, while I don’t recommend doing this in real life, (fire is dangerous!) happily we have the perfect game to fulfil this burning ambition! 

Our awesome ‘squirt-em-up' firefighting roguelite, Flame Over, is discounted by 70% until the 27th August, so be sure to suit up on the Steam Store before venturing forth to rescue all the cats, and the office workers too I guess! 

Now you’re playing with fire! 

Blending top down ‘squirt ‘em-up’ action with roguelite RPG mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels and 4 deadly game zones. 

Guide fire-fighting hero, Blaze Carruthers, in a race against time and near-certain death! Squirt, splash and spray your way through all 16 floors of the deadly Infernal Industries building, combating ferocious fires in a red-hot adventure that changes every time. 

This game is ON FIRE! 

• It Burns! - Fight against a deadly dynamic fire system that spreads realistically. 

• Shop ‘til you Drop! - Find hidden items, equip powerups and upgrade Blaze to survive. 

• Be a Hero! - Rescue panicking people and cutesy cats to stay alive. 

• Never-Ending Emergency! - Thousands of room variations and secrets will keep you fired up… forever! 

“It can sit proudly with some of the best Roguelike games” 
9/10 – Game Style 
 
“Featuring tight controls, whimsical audio-visuals that belie a ruthless-but-fair set of game systems and a minute cost of entry, there remains little to say but get it while it’s hot.” 
9/10 – Coffee Break Gaming 
 
“As challenging as Spelunky… worth your time and cash” 
8/10 – Destructoid  

Hi everyone! 

Following on from the recent Steam & GOG release of Mary Skelter: Nightmares we have some more exciting news for you all. All the paperwork has gone through and I can tell you that we are now official Switch developers, and so are able to bring fantastic Japanese games to Nintendo Switch, as well as to PC! In fact, we’ve already started work on our first port, a JRPG, that I’m not able to reveal just yet. 

While we love bringing games to PC, working on the Switch has been an awful lot of fun. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on anything for console, the most recent game was Flame Over, and the most recent one for Ghostlight was Elminage Gothic, back in 2013, so it’s great to be back on console! 

I hope you’re all looking forward to our Nintendo Switch releases as much as we are, and please stay tuned for more information on which JRPG we’re going to be bringing to Switch in the near future. 

That’s all for now, I’ll be back soon but until then why not follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages, our Youtube Channel and our   Instagram account, where we’ll be posting all the latest news from Ghostlight You can also follow me on Twitter for a more personal take on all things Ghostlight.