Atlus announces Rondo of Swords
by Candace Savino 
{ Jan 17th 2008 at 7:00PM }
Yesterday we found out from Nintendo that Rondo of Swords would be released for the DS in April, leaving us intrigued. Some of us at DS Fanboy (correctly) guessed that it was a localization of Success Corp's Ituwari no Rondo, but that's about it.
Atlus cured our curiosity today, though, by providing a press release about the game. Besides copying and pasting the Wikipedia definition of "rondo" for us (gee, thanks, Atlus!), the publisher announced that the SRPG would be coming to the DS on April 15th. The press release also mentioned quite a few times that the game is "epic," making us wonder if we should have read it out loud with epic voices. Other than that, most of the information about the game can be found at the game's official website here.
For all our snark, we're really looking forward to this game. The combat mechanic makes use of the touch screen, and the idea of a long, challenging game is especially compelling. Unfortunately, we won't find out until April if the game can deliver on its epic promises.
[Via press release]
Atlus cured our curiosity today, though, by providing a press release about the game. Besides copying and pasting the Wikipedia definition of "rondo" for us (gee, thanks, Atlus!), the publisher announced that the SRPG would be coming to the DS on April 15th. The press release also mentioned quite a few times that the game is "epic," making us wonder if we should have read it out loud with epic voices. Other than that, most of the information about the game can be found at the game's official website here.
For all our snark, we're really looking forward to this game. The combat mechanic makes use of the touch screen, and the idea of a long, challenging game is especially compelling. Unfortunately, we won't find out until April if the game can deliver on its epic promises.
Gallery: Rondo of Swords (Atlus)
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ken @ Jan 17th 2008 11:38PM
Jan: Advance Wars DoR
Feb: Layton and Apollo
March: Ninja Gaiden DS
April: This
Cheers to DS owners!
tec2030 @ Jan 17th 2008 8:02PM
This looks promising!
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blueblur @ Jan 17th 2008 8:58PM
might hold me off until fire emblem
SephFinale @ Jan 18th 2008 12:50AM
I'm just hoping it won't be as BORING as Hoshigami Remix was...
Saphion @ Jan 18th 2008 5:19AM
Wow, Atlus is really impressing me lately. The DS is a perfect fit for them, methinks!
._______. @ Jan 18th 2008 5:57AM
I'm getting this game. The battle animation reminds me of the old dos slg games like the fs series.
William @ Jan 18th 2008 2:34PM
This really reminds me of Fate/stay night. The characters looked very familiar...
MidnightScott @ Jan 18th 2008 2:48PM
I created the Wiki page for it, I didn't know that copying from a press release was a Copyright Violation as they are releasing it to the public.