Nostalgia (DS)

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Nostalgia Coming to Nintendo DS in September

Posted Wed, 20 May 2009 by Corbie Dillard

JRPG fun on DS!

JRPG fun on DS!

Tecmo and Ignition Entertainment bring some new JRPG goodness to Nintendo's DS.

Tecmo and Ignition Entertainment will be bringing a brand new Japanese RPG experience to Nintendo's DS system in September called Nostalgia and they were kind enough to send us over some brand new screenshots of the game in action.

As you can see, the game has quite a few obvious Final Fantasy influences in its presentation and looks to be a solid addition to the DS RPG library when it's released this September.

Below is a snippet taken from the press release that accompanied the screenshots that gives a bit more information about the upcoming game.

From the developers who brought Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV to the Nintendo DS, this new epic handheld role-playing game will capture the imaginations of gamers by immersing them into a world filled with treacherous airship battles, elusive treasure hunts, and action-packed dungeon combat.

Set in the 19th century, Nostalgia will take players on a quest through a variety of real-world locations including Tokyo, London, New York, Cairo, South Africa and Russia as players explore and discover a world yet unknown…

Nostalgia also includes a robust mapping system and handy notebook feature that will help players keep track of all the people, monsters, customizable airships, quests, and other items encountered while adventuring.

With high quality 3D graphics that push the envelope of the Nintendo DS’ visual capabilities, briskly-paced gameplay and a multitude of trap-filled dungeons to explore, Nostalgia is set to become the new handheld RPG experience that DS owners won’t want to miss!

We'll have more information on Nostalgia as it becomes available, as well as a full review when the game is released. Until then you can take a look at the round of new screenshots we got our hands on this morning below.

Tags: DS, Tecmo, Screenshots.

Game Screenshots

User Comments

greyelephant

1. greyelephant United States 20 May 2009, 01:34 BST

That looks nice. Looking forward to playing this. 2nd!

Corbie

2. Corbie United States 20 May 2009, 01:35 BST

I'm excited about this one myself. :)

Sabrewing

3. Sabrewing United States 20 May 2009, 01:41 BST

Mrrrf. When is Tecmo going to make a new Deception game? Preferably one with Splinter Cell-esque online play?

Sharecrow

4. Sharecrow United States 20 May 2009, 02:17 BST

Sounds promising...

Swerd_Murd

5. Swerd_Murd United States 20 May 2009, 02:40 BST

second the "looks like Skies of Arcadia; not a bad thing" comment

where did this come from?

Adam

6. Adam United States 20 May 2009, 03:07 BST

Seventh!

motang

7. motang United States 20 May 2009, 03:15 BST

Currently buys with Chrono Trigger for the DS...but I shall sure keep an eye out for this one!

beastman93

8. beastman93 United States 20 May 2009, 03:25 BST

Looks awesome! Hopefully it's not too nostalgic... :(

Curt

9. Curt Canada 20 May 2009, 04:23 BST

Looks awesome.

MarkyVigoroth

10. MarkyVigoroth Puerto Rico 20 May 2009, 04:24 BST

Nostalgia does not look nostalgic to me...

SmaMan

11. SmaMan United States 20 May 2009, 07:16 BST

Oooh! We need more RPGs like this and less cooking simulators! (I'm looking at you Cooking/Gardening Mama!)

WolfRamHeart

12. WolfRamHeart United States 20 May 2009, 07:19 BST

This game looks fantastic! How nice of the DS to satisfy all of my RPG needs this year!:)

Damo

13. Damo United Kingdom 20 May 2009, 09:14 BST

The DS is becoming a goldmine of JRPGs!

Neomega

14. Neomega United States 20 May 2009, 11:41 BST

Skies of Arcadia?

Popyman

15. Popyman United States 20 May 2009, 15:42 BST

"Set in the 19th century, Nostalgia will take players on a quest through a variety of real-world locations including Tokyo, London, New York, Cairo, South Africa and Russia as players explore and discover a world yet unknown…"

This is AWESOME. And the name is epic win. I'm so buying this.

Outrunner

16. Outrunner United Kingdom 20 May 2009, 20:12 BST

I loved Skies of Arcadia! Ramirez kicked my butt though. I need to go back and finish that...

Egg miester

17. Egg miester United States 21 May 2009, 02:43 BST

wow i can't wait i hope it comes to the states

Crazed

18. Crazed United States 21 May 2009, 22:28 BST

I'll keep this one on radar, since Ignition picked up Muramasa and I love Mercury Meltdown: Revolution, but I'm more interested in Sands of Destruction. Hopefully SoD doesn't have to compete with Nostalgia.

iSonic

19. iSonic United States 27 May 2009, 16:07 BST

Looks promising, but not on my "top priority list".

PhoenixSage

20. PhoenixSage United States 04 Jun 2009, 01:48 BST

I know I'm a bit late, but this game looks pretty sweet. Any attempt to regain some of that old-school magic is fine in my book. Plus, the title is awesome.

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