Vanillaware's Dragon's Crown Coming to PS3 and PS Vita

Were you wondering what that "Dragon's Crown" game that appeared in Sony's PlayStation Vita trailer yesterday was all about? The game's newly opened official site has some answers!



Dragon's Crown is a new 2D Action RPG from Vanillaware, the developer that's also working on PSP's Grand Knights History for Marvelous Entertainment. Ignition is handling the worldwide publishing on this one. The official site says that it's the second Japan-produced title from Ignition (the first was El Shaddai).

Although the game appeared in Sony's PS Vita trailer reel, the official site reveals it to be in development for both PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. The game will see release in Spring 2012 and features support for 1 to 4 players.

George Kamitani is directing the game. Ignition's Kashow Oda is serving as producer.





As detailed at the official site, Dragon's Crown offers "red-hot multiplayer 2D action." Up to four players can team up via online play to work through dungeons, clearing quests and progressing through the game's story.

The lets players build up their character as they collect items, treasure and weapons from the dungeons. You'll need to build up your character to face off agains the screen-filling dragons.

The official site isn't totally clear about this, but it seems that the game's PS3 and Vita version will have cross console play. The official site says "Up to four players work together via PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita."

Visit the official site for additional story and character details. You can see the game's first trailer here:



SOURCE

Link to player list on Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key...03MzRfMVE#gid=0
1. Nwk68
2. Saoh86
3. SoujiSeta

VITA player list
1. hanjonathan80
2. CheRReXX
3. Lobonot2happy
4. N30N-US

This post has been edited by nwk: Oct 9 2013, 08:09 PM

look like the old arcade style of Dungeon and dragon o ..
look good

This game reminds me of Odin's Sphere on PS2 except Dragon's Crown got 4 player online coop!

The same thing came in mind !
The Character design in this game is so similar to Odin Sphere, I wonder if it is. lol

i see the drawing style look like the Wii game muramasa ... very renasson like...
odin sphere i never play be4.. also 2d RPG?

hmm.. can play together with PS3 n PSVita.. look promising...

have to wait till next year spring

Just finished Princess Crown and now they announce this

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Added on June 8, 2011, 11:08 amNo surprise, Vanillaware history:

Princess Crown > Grim Grimoire > Odin Sphere > Muramasa > Grand Knights History > Dragon's Crown

This post has been edited by gundamalpha: Jun 8 2011, 11:08 AM

It's similar because Vanillaware also made Odin Sphere.

Ah... no wonder. XD

Must get game !

Odin Sphere is 2D RPG.

ooo.. thank for the info.. will go google out those old game s

Dragon's Crown Originally Planned for Dreamcast

Vanillaware's new PS3 and PS Vita title Dragon's Crown is featured in this week's Famitsu through a four page interview with director George Kamitani. Here's a bit of what's leaked out from the interview via the usual flying get suspects.

•The game's genre is "multi play belt floor 2D action RPG." I'm not sure what the "floor" is supposed to be, but I believe the "belt" means it's a beat-em-up.

•The project got its start 13 years back after Sega Saturn classic Princess Crown. It was originally planned for Dreamcast.

•Actual development did not begin until after Oboro Muramassa on Wii.

•The game will have attacks that make use of stage geography.

•There will be cooperative play elements. The game will support at most four players.

•Vanillaware is currently seeking programmers to finish work on the project.

•Kamitani says that he took the project to a number of publishers, but Ignition gave them the okay.

•Kamitani is a big fan of Golden Axe and King of Dragon, and wanted to try seeing what would happen if those games were evolved while staying 2D.

SOURCE

Finally Vanillaware comes into making games for the Sony hardware

Grim Grimoire and Odin Sphere plus PSP version of Princess Crown?

If you mean this is Vanillaware's first game for PS3 & PS Vita, then yes. It's their first game.

But they also made games for PS2 & PSP in the past like Odin's Sphere.

look like odin sphere

Ooopss..sorry let me rephrase that:

Finally, vanillaware making games for the Sony's Current Gen hardware

This post has been edited by 3ternal: Jun 8 2011, 12:42 PM

Moar Screenshots

Dat bewbs and dat legs are epic.

you mean these epic boobies and legs?

holy cow! *nosebleed* engrish engrish please!

Those bewbs and legs are scary. lol

According to Kotaku, Dragon's Crown will be released globally in spring 2012.

That means got English version.

This post has been edited by nwk: Jun 8 2011, 03:01 PM

awesome! sure need to buy this, for the boobies!

the amazon look abit "BIG" in size

If all like be neptunia or tonelico cute cute leg n boob hard to defeat monster

Then how did the characters in those games kill the monsters ?

Boob burst

ether boob

must have...must see 2 girls boing boing in this game...

if this is successful worldwide i hope sega smell the money, wake up and make a STREETS OF RAGE game like this but with HD graphics.

that is one of my wish for a sequel. been waiting since SOR3.

oversized bewb in gaming again and again

Here's another booby pic for you guys.



While you are checking out that pic, check out Dragon's Crown facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/DragonsCrown

Mai eyes.

thunder thighs....

Obviously obesity is main problem during tat time. Oops is muscular

This post has been edited by heavyarm: Jun 9 2011, 11:15 AM

amazonese!!

interesting interview.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/07/0...rown_interview/

is this the game that will fulfill my urge for d&d shadows over mystara on current gen console?

I prefers the Amazon more than the Sorcerers

This post has been edited by SilverSpoon: Aug 3 2011, 06:52 PM

nice was looking forward on their game..... super like their Muramasa on Wii which i finish all the endings of the male n female ninja (total 6 ending) so definitely gonna buy their newest game. Day 1 purchase for me.

Day 1 purchase for me too!

Vanillaware’s next game, Dragon’s Crown, was slated for release on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita sometime this year. The game was going to be published by Ignition Entertainment, who also published Vanillaware’s last console title, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, in North America.

Today, Atlus USA announced that they will be taking over publishing duties for Dragon’s Crown. Additionally, members of Atlus’ own internal development team will be involved with the project as producers. A PlayStation blog post by Atlus USA’s Aram Jabbari specifically mentions Atlus staff who have worked on the Persona games.

The downside to all this is that Dragon’s Crown has been delayed to 2013. Rumours that the game will be priced at $30 are entirely false, Atlus clarify, adding that this would destroy any chance of profitability. They also confirm that the game is still in development for both the PlayStation 3 and Vita.

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/19/drago...ished-by-atlus/

Check out the newest image trailer for Dragon’s Crown.

More information coming in late March!

http://dragons-crown.com/

This post has been edited by nwk: Feb 20 2013, 02:55 PM

thought this game was gonna be vaporware. good to see its still alive.

Dragon’s Crown will launch for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in Japan on July 25 for 8,190 yen, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu confirms.

http://gematsu.com/2013/03/dragons-crown-j...elease-date-set

Day 1 Purchase w

Also feel like replaying Odin Sphere just for the fun of it

still waiting for the big 'announcement' or update they promise after 21st march.

This post has been edited by deyamato: Mar 20 2013, 08:32 AM

Drool, this looks so fricking gooooooood!
Love these old school coop beat em ups!

whaaaa? the dude in big armor is a chick? or is he just a feminine face guy?

I'm hoping this game has cross-buy as well though.

Would be a great plus

The game's official website promises some kind of update on March 21. It would probably be news of the release dates for the English version of the game.

The new trailer is out, so pre-ordering this

looks awesome! i see artbooooooooooooooooooooook!

The Sorceress will be mine!!!

Are you ready for D&D: The Quest for Big Boobs?!

Atlus has revealed that first-run purchases in Japan will include a full-color, 64-page Dragon’s Crown Art Works book.

http://gematsu.com/2013/03/dragons-crown-new-trailer

I'm wondering if the English is actually the same date or already made along with it.

Back with Odin Sphere the English release was just a few days away from the JP release.

Atlus only confirms the Japanese release date of July 25.

No release date has been confirmed for the English version yet.

hope the english version got artbook!

Dragon's Crown art book.

Nice! Keep it going! Can't wait to see how it'll turn out!

Dragon’s Crown will launch for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in North America this summer, publisher Atlus has announced. A Japanese release was previously confirmed for July 25.

The VanillaWare-developed hack and slash, beat ‘em up action RPG will cost $49.99 on PlayStation 3 and $39.99 on PS Vita. It will be available at retail and on PlayStation Network.

In Dragon’s Crown, players will ‘bludgeon, cleave, shoot, and loot’ their way through side-scrolling dungeons; encounter non-player characters like Samuel the Adventurer’s Guild leader, Lucain the wizard, and Rannie the thief, who will join players to help them pick locks, open treasure chests, and reveal hidden passageways; take on various quests and tasks; and unravel the story behind the “ultimate treasure,” the Dragon’s Crown.

The game will feature six playable character classes, each with their own set of unique abilities, and support up to four-person cooperative play (drop-in multiplayer on PlayStation 3 or adhoc network play on PS Vita; cross-play is not supported).

Characters can be upgraded through a “massive skill tree,” whether it’s “beefing up health or magical abilities, or tweaking the abilities of individual characters.”

Playable classes include:

The Fighter: Uses his armor and quick-hitting attacks to tank and destroy enemies.

The Dwarf: Specializes in getting up close and personal with grapple attacks.

The Amazon: Moves quickly and wields a giant axe to unleash massive damage.

The Wizard: Blasts fire at single targets or in pillars to incinerate foes.

The Elf: Uses her bow and agility to launch devastating volleys and escape danger.

The Sorceress: Uses ice magic and summoned skeletons to control the battlefield.

http://gematsu.com/2013/03/dragons-crown-d...medium=facebook

This post has been edited by nwk: Mar 26 2013, 09:39 AM

Will grab this when all my backlogs is finished.
Looks good and promising so far.

Please have a limited/special edition with art book for English version!

Eh, Vita is only ad-hoc ? No online ?

PS3 version only for me then

hmm...no cross play between ps3 and vita...that kindda sucks

But sure no online function for vita ke? Sounds a little silly to me not having any online mp function for the vita

Ad-hoc network play only for Vita.

If you want online buy PS3 version.

Edit - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=529338

hmmm apparently according to this forum discussion source with the official jap website...there is online mp for the vita..pretty much alright i guess.

This post has been edited by 3ternal: Mar 26 2013, 12:13 PM

English trailer released by Atlus USA.

damn. was hoping for version with artbook annouce at the end.

English releases should have the same as the Japanese counterpart

Guess I can play the Oboro Murasama and by the time done with the 4 new episodes released, this should be out for grab then ... hopefully...

Fighter video trailer.

Hi, just wanna drop by and ask if you guys are interested on R2 version with Artbook do buzz me up. Can help to import it about RM330 atm. For pre-order only Thanks.

Sorceress Video Trailer

her voice so sexy! i hope english version got jap voice now.

this is so LOTR

The Powerful Dwarf Character

One thing bothers me is that is this game gonna justify it's price tag?

It's currently about 180 on play Asia. Usually games like this released digitally and sold for slightly cheaper.

If it's like any arcade brawler then 1 campaign should not take long to finish. Of course we all played streets of rage or final fight a million times. XD

It’s time to awaken the Dragon. The Dragon’s Crown English website is up and ready for some action.

http://www.atlus.com/dragonscrown/

This post has been edited by nwk: Apr 20 2013, 12:39 PM

nice nice. grabbed the avatar from there hehe.

the site also has very awesome music. hope the game has music quality like dat.

This post has been edited by retsmot: Apr 20 2013, 01:26 PM

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/23/drago...-north-america/

Dragon’s Crown will launch for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in North America on August 6, Atlus has confirmed.

The VanillaWare-developed action RPG will cost $49 on PlayStation 3 and $39 on PS Vita.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/04/23/...-on-august-6th/

This post has been edited by nwk: Apr 24 2013, 10:10 AM

Elf reveal

ohhh ddaayyuummmm

Wizard trailer

Sorceress English trailer.

Fighter English trailer.

PS3 box art, Japan version.

This post has been edited by s_leonhart: May 9 2013, 06:25 PM

english version will have artbook or not? T_T

Pre-Order Dragon’s Crown For A 64-Page Art Book In North America

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/09/pre-o...-north-america/

So gonna get it when it comes out!
The elven archer looks great in terms of gameplay...

Wooooot art book! Time to kacau local shops about it.

Great to know NA's release has the artbook too

Amazon trailer.

Still not sure if i'm getting the game or not..
Just hope it's not like Code Princess.. that one isn't really that good.

system trailer.

These japs know how to sell a game!

I'm not sure if the local shops have the NA version with the artbook (looking at current sellers, they didn't mention it)

I am pre-ordering from Play-Asia they have it and the price is decent.

Most of you guys here are getting the PS3 or PSV version ?