Agarest 2 to be released this month

Great news! With the beta progressing smoothly we’re thrilled to announce that Agarest: Generations of War 2 will be released on 19^th February 2015 priced at $19.99.

As an extra incentive for early birds, anyone who pre-orders the game before 19^th February will get two AWESOME benefits: a 20% pre-order discount, and DLC bundle 6*absolutely free, allowing you to use Leonhardt, Valeria and Myu from the previous games and unlocking Extra Costumes for many of the cast, saving you a further $7.99!

While the game isn’t ready for pre-order yet, you can check out the Agarest 2 Steam page here

After launch we’ll be releasing the remaining Agarest 2 DLC bundles once a week.  As with the previous titles in the series, you can expect the bundled DLC to be considerably cheaper than it was when sold as individual items on PSN.

Moving on to Way of the Samurai, we’re still squashing bugs, and the game is now rather more stable than it has been up to now. With that in mind, hopefully you can expect news of an expanded beta very soon, with a release date announced the near future.

Finally, I know quite a few of you are anxious for news of the PSN release of Lucifer’s Call.  We’re still chasing SCEE for news on the submission of this game and will let you know when we hear more.

More on Agarest: Generations of War 2

Agarest: Generations of War 2 is set in a parallel world to the previous two Agarest titles and has a completely new multi generational story and universe to explore.  So while existing fans of the series will of course see some familiar features and faces popping up, newer players will not need to have played the previous games to understand and enjoy this instalment of the story.

…One day, the world was enveloped by a mysterious blinding light causing terrible destruction.  The central continent, from where the light is believed to have originated, fell silent and slowly, demons began to emerge and spread throughout the world like a plague.

Sometime afterwards, a young man by the name of Weiss, suffering from amnesia, encounters the enigmatic Eva who tells him that he has committed the sin of deicide.  In order to atone for his crime he learns that he must become the "Vessel" in which the power of the divinity he slaughtered is to be stored.  This power will be used to resurrect the one whose life Weiss stole, for those who betray the divine will pay for their sins in the space which separates salvation and damnation, as will their progeny...

• New Agarest Universe: Roam freely and watch the story unfold in this newly designed Universe and battle colossal enemies in over 80hrs of compelling gameplay!

• Revamped Battle System:  Engage your ultimate warriors in a new faster paced combat system with real tactical depth and a wealth of character customisation

• HD Graphics: Enjoy the all-new environments, CGs and your favourite animated character portraits in stunning high-definition

• Mini-games: Engage in Bathtub, Shiatsu, and Massage mini-games!

• Soul Breeding Returns: See your favourite heroines evolve over several decades through each passing generation

• Choose Your Path:  It’s not just the heroines you unite with but also the choices you make that will significantly change the outcome of the story.

This new version of Agarest 2 has full mouse/keyboard and gamepad support, Steam achievements, higher resolutions and a number of other user interface changes providing PC gamers with the best version of Agarest 2 to date.  Cloud Saves are also supported as are Steam trading cards, backgrounds and icons while a wealth of DLC is included in the game completely free of charge with other packs available to purchase separately following release.  Plus the new DLC system gives you control over how your downloaded content is managed, enabling you to pick and choose how it is added to your existing saves.

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*For those of you familiar with the PlayStation DLC this bundle contains 1^st Extra Character, 2^nd Extra Character, 4^th Extra Character, 1^st Extra Costumes & 2^nd Extra Costumes.