Monster Rancher reboot receives a free update in Japan!

Posted by Shaun Player on May 4, 2020
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Amidst all this downtime, KOEI Tecmo over in Japan have released a new update to their Monster Rancher (or Monster Farm) reboot for iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch.

You can read the full details of the free update below:

Save Slot Added

One free manual save slot has been added. In addition to the two free save slots, you can purchase up to 12 additional save slots for 120 yen each, or the full 12-pack for 980 yen.

Battle Mode: 1P Entry Method Changed

While you were previously only able to select your own monster, now you can select from monsters uploaded by other players, making battles and tournaments between players easier.

Player Participatory Tournament Mode Added

Player participatory tournaments will be held in the future. Players will be able to participate by simply registering a monster that meet the tournament’s conditions, and battles will play out automatically without instruction from breeders.

Music Data Added

Added music data for CD titles released between September 29, 2019 and February 1, 2020, and for Switch physical edition titles released between September 2019 and January 2020. (The latter data is exclusively for the Switch version.)

New Monsters Added

New monsters derived from existing monster species have been added.

Other

Added Ability Total display.
Other subtle changes and bug fixes.

There is still no news on a Western localisation of the title, however you can pick up the game through the Nintendo Switch eShop due to it’s region free architecture.

What are your thoughts on the Monster Rancher reboot? Would you like to see it come to the West? Let us know in those comments!

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A free new scenario arrives for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV!

Posted by Shaun Player on May 2, 2020
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This isn’t the first time that KOEI Tecmo has released free content for it’s phenomenal grand-strategy game, with previous additions being CG art sets (characters pretty much) and a Scenario revolved around the Cao clan splitting. Now though you can enjoy another free scenario, a fictional one based on the events of Dong Cheng trying to organise Liu Bei and Ma Teng to free the Emperor from Cao Cao.

You can read the full description below:

Nov. 199 The Han’s Loyal Retainers
In attempts to rescue Emperor Xian from Cao Cao, Dong Cheng, along with Ma Teng and Liu Bei, try to escape Xuchang with Emperor Xian. However, during the rescue mission, Ma Teng and Liu Bei are killed. Ma Chao takes lead of Ma Teng’s army, but is betrayed by Han Sui. And although Liu Bei’s army accompanies Emperor Xian, Zhang Fei’s location is yet unknown.

The scenario arrives alongside a new patch that fixes an assortment of bugs and balancing. The new scenario offers a few unique fictional twists, such as Zhang Fei having his own faction, and a what-if when Liu Bei has been completely removed from the picture.

This is just one more reason to dig your teeth back into Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV, especially during this time of lockdown.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV is out now worldwide on PS4 and PC via Steam.

Are you happy to see free post-release content for the game? What scenarios would you like to see added? Let us know in those comments!

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KT games to binge while in lockdown! PS Plus & XBOX Game Pass!

Posted by Shaun Player on Apr 2, 2020
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As majority of the world is currently under lockdown due to the virus COVID-19, there has been no better time than to catch up on some good old KOEI Tecmo games! With most having tons of content to binge on regardless of the title you pick, it will get you through the lockdown in no time!

With this, here are the numerous available titles easily accessible with Playstation Now and XBOX Game Pass, both of which you can use for a cheap monthly fee or access with a free week trial. There isn’t much to offer from KT on XBOX Game Pass, so really Playstation Now is where it’s at, and can be played on numerous Sony owned devices and PC.

To add to this as well, KOEI Tecmo have recently announced new titles have been added to the PS Now service, with them finally adding PS4 titles to the service.

Here is what PS Now has to offer worldwide:

PS3 Games

Ar nosurge ~Ode to an Unborn Star~
Atelier Ayesha ~The Alchemist of Dusk~
Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~
Atelier Rorona Plus ~The Alchemist of Arland~
Atelier Shallie ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sea~
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War
Bladestorm: Nightmare
Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey and Gallop Racer
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
Deception IV: Blood Ties
Deception IV: Nightmare Princess
Dynasty Warriors 6
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
Dynasty Warriors 7
Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires
Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends
Dynasty Warriors 8
Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce HD
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors Edge
Nobunaga’s Ambition Sphere of Influence
Quantum Theory
Samurai Warriors 4
Trinity: Souls of Zill’Oll
Warriors: Legends of Troy
Warriors Orochi 3
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

PS4 Games

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
Nights of Azure
Nights of Azure 2
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
Toukiden Kiwami
Toukiden 2
Warriors All-Stars

You can both stream and download the PS4 titles on offer, and only Stream the PS3 titles. It requires a somewhat stable internet connection but runs pretty smoothly across the board. We highly recommend getting your teeth into Toukiden 2 if you haven’t already.

As for XBOX Game Pass, while it is far less compared to PS Now, it does have a quality title to pick. With XBOX Game Pass you can play Ninja Gaiden II for free with the service, which also includes the 4K ‘remaster’ for XBOX One X players. Unfortunately Ninja Gaiden Black isn’t part of the service anymore, but can often be found cheap to pick up, and also boasts the 4K enhancements.

So if you are stuck indoors by Government order or by you just thinking it is the smart choice right now, there are plenty of KOEI Tecmo titles to easily access and enjoy.

What games on the list do you recommend users to play? What have been your favourites? Let us know in those comments!

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A quick message from the KOEI Tecmo Warriors Team

Posted by Shaun Player on Mar 30, 2020
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This is a little different kind of post, due to what has been happening these past few months (illness and now the lockdown in UK [our home base]), we wanted to pass on a message from our team. We do hope things will become more regular again soon, but for now please read the below message:

Hey everyone!

It’s been a while since we have made any progress, updates or announcements on the site or even social medias. We just want to profusely appologise for how this all has been handled. Our team was rather sick during the early parts of this year, and then when we got on the mend the COVID-19 virus started causing havoc in our home country of United Kingdom. This has inevitably caused more problems for us to get back into regular updates, news and content.

It also isn’t helped that during this worldwide issue, game news has halted in a lot of cases, with generally little for us to report on or announce ourselves. We have managed to get certain things in order our end so this should be the beginning of getting content back out!

Though a few things we will need to lay out quickly, as with games news, events and the like all being closed down and quieted, we will be focusing more on other areas. This includes updating new content on numerous of our game pages, finally getting game reviews out and other creative endeavours.

We hope you understand and very thankful for your continued support! We really appreciate it and it is what keeps us going! Stay safe, and keep strong Warriors!

~KOEI Tecmo Warriors Team

So yeah things should be getting more active again on the site, forum and social medias. We hope you enjoy what is to come!

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Ni-Oh 2 ‘Last Chance’ trial launching later this month!

Posted by Shaun Player on Feb 19, 2020
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We are getting ever so close to the release of Ni-Oh 2 now, and with it recently going gold we are extremely excited to see the final build. Though there is still just under a month left to wait, if you missed out before you will have one last chance to try out the game.

Ni-Oh 2’s aptly named ‘Last Chance Trial’ will be launching Feb 28th 12AM PT until March 1st 11:59PM PT for the PS4. You’ll have access to more functions, gameplay mechanics and different levels from what was shown in the last Beta test.

So get ready for one last hurrah into the Yokai Realm before it’s official launch on March 13th!

Ni-Oh 2 will be launching exclusively for Playstation 4 on March 13th in North America and Europe / UK. Japan will receive the game a day earlier on March 12th.

Are you going to dip into the last chance trial? Are you excited for the games release next month? Let us know in those comments!

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