HoYoVerse has been helping us better understand the personality of Feixiao, the next new Honkai: Star Rail character, via a series of trailers. The latest one shows what happens when she cuts loose and gets drunk, following meeting with Jing Yuan. The official social media account commentary even noted, "From this day forward, all stores on the Luofu will temporarily cease the sale of alcoholic beverages."

The video begins with Feixiao running out of something she’s drinking. However, her ear twitches as she hears someone nearby. This is Jing Yuan, who tosses a glass of liquor her way when she approaches. However, she isn’t satisfied with one glass and steals the rest of the alcohol. When he attempts to take what remains from her when she’s sleeping, she gets so drunk that she doesn’t recognize him or what’s around her and starts to fight.

Here’s the full animated short on YouTube. Only Japanese voice acting is available, but English subtitles are available if you turn on closed captions. 

This is the second Honkai: Star Rail trailer to feature both Feixiao and Jing Yuan. The first appeared earlier in September 2024. That was a MiHoYo Anime production that compared what the start of the day looks like for both generals. It was set during the Wardance arc of the story, so the two were both preparing to meet with each other and Huaiyan.

As a reminder, this is the first of two new 5-star characters to debut in Honkai: Star Rail. She’s a Hunt character who deals Wind elemental damage. The other is Lingsha, a Fire Abundance unit. While both aren’t playable just yet, they did each appear during the first part of the Wardance storyline in 2.4.

Honkai: Star Rail is available on the PS5, PC, and mobile devices, and the Feixiao banner begins on September 10, 2024. That is also the day the 2.5 update for the game appears. 

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Netflix confirmed the streaming release dates of the anime movies Grave of the FIreflies and The Boy and the Heron. The former will show up first, as it is set to debut on the service on September 16, 2024. People need to wait a month for the new Studio Ghibli film, as it appears worldwide in countries that aren’t the US and Japan on October 7, 2024. 

Grave of the Fireflies is a classic anime movie set during and after the events of the Pacific War. In it, we witness how the lives of siblings Seita and Setsuko change after an attack on Kobe. It is known for its stark depiction of people’s lives during tragic moments. As its a classic film from 1988, it often bounces between streaming services.

Meanwhile, The Boy and the Heron debuted in July 2023 in Japan and is the latest Hayao Miyazaki movie. Like Grave of the Fireflies, it takes place during the Pacific War. A young man named Mahito while dealing with the death of his mother and his father’s remarriage to her sister, finds himself caught up in a supernatural adventure involving another world. 

The restrictions for the Studio Ghibli movie in the US are due to a prior agreement. If you are in that country, you can catch The Boy and the Heron streaming via other methods. For example, it is on the Max service as of 1:30pm ET on September 9, 2024. Other Studio Ghibli anime movies, such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service are also there. 

Grave of the FIreflies will be on Netflix on September 16, 2024, and The Boy in the Heron will stream on the service in select regions worldwide on October 7, 2024.

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Square Enix shared a new video of Naoki Yoshida and Hironobu Sakaguchi talking about Fantasian Neo Dimension, Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker game which Square Enix is publishing and Yoshida is producing with Creative Studio 3. However, in addition to discussing Fantasian, the two also bring up FFXIV. 

The brief clip begins by setting the stage with some introductions. Sakaguchi and Yoshida then note how this is the first time Sakaguchi worked with Square Enix in 25 years. He is one of the founders of Final Fantasy and worked on mainline up until FFXI, as well as spin-offs like FFX-2 and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. From there, Sakaguchi said one of the reasons he “entrusted” Fantasian Neo Dimension to Yoshida is because of the work he’s done as director and producer on the MMORPG. They also tease a release date announcement for the console and PC version of the former Apple Arcade exclusive.

Here is the full video, which ends with Sakaguchi stating, “FFXIV is the best.”

This is the second time we’ve seen commentary from Naoki Yoshida and Hironobu Sakaguchi about Fantasian Neo Dimension. Previously, a Famitsu interview with the two appeared. Among other things, they talked about how this version of the game has voice acting due to Yoshida’s influence and suggestions.

Fantasian Neo Dimension will come to the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X, and PC in Winter 2024. Fantasian is on Apple devices via Apple Arcade. Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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Shift Up CEO and Stellar Blade Director Kim Hyung-Tae took to social media to share the very first piece of concept art he drew for Eve. The official social media account for the company also shared it online.

Here’s the first Kim Hyung-Tae Eve design for Stellar Blade. Her name remained the same, even at this point of development, and appeared in a logo drawn there and on the character’s outfit. She also still had the same long hair kept up in a ponytail as her standard design does in the full game.

To compare, here is how Eve looks in the game now.

This comes ahead of more updates for the game. Shift Up promised a Photo Mode for Stellar Blade. A delay kept that from appearing in Summer 2024 as planned. It is expected in a future update, due to not making it into July 2024 one alongside new outfits.

We could soon end up seeing another design for Eve, as there have been hints that the Stellar Blade heroine will show up in another game. Astro Bot debuted in September 2024, and the director confirmed that there will be more VIP Bots making cameo appearances in it in the future. Due to information in the end credits of the title, it is possible she could show up there.

Stellar Blade is available for the PS5. 

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It’s a Monday, which means it is time for a new Bleach fighterreveal. Bandai Namco shares a new trailer for the new game each week lately. This time, we get to see gameplay footage of Rangiku Matsumoto facing Gin Ichimaru in Bleach Rebirth of Souls.

Rangiku is a Gotei 13 lieutenant, like Renji Aburai and Rukia Kuchiki. Her Zanpakuto is Haineko, which has cat motifs, and grants her the ability to summon ash to attack. Her trailer begins with her Hado 31: Shakkaho Signature Move. It’s one that can be chained into a follow-up attack if it hits. From there, her Spiritual Pressure moves show up. One is the You’re Too Slow counter that also includes the Shakkaho. The other is Hado 33: Sokatsui. That is designed to be a short-range attack. For her Awakening, she unleashes her Bankai and ash appears on the battlefield. 

Here is the full Rangiku Matsumoto Bleach Rebirth of Souls trailer.

What’s interesting is that Rangiku appears after one person she’s closely tied to in the series, but before another one. The last person revealed for the game was Gin Ichimaru at the very start of September 2024. He has a history with her. However, the 10th Division captain Toshiro Hitsugaya hasn’t been confirmed or revealed yet.

Here’s the full list of all the revealed Bleach Rebirth of Souls characters who appeared ahead of Rangiku Matsumoto.

• Byakuya Kuchiki
• Gin Ichimaru
• Ichigo Kurosaki
• Kisuke Urahara
• Renji Aburai
• Rukia Kuchiki
• Uryu Ishida
• Yasutora “Chad” Sado
• Yoruichi Shihoin

Bleach Rebirth of Souls is in development for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The Bleach anime, including Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Part 3 of Thousand-Year Blood War begins airing on October 5, 2024. Viz Media handles the manga.

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On September 8, 2024, Hololive English Myth Vtuber Gawr Gura revealed a new 2.0 model. It is based on her original debut design, which included her classic shark hoodie, and includes various updates and changes to better suit her design. 

First, you can catch the reveal of the 2.0 Gawr Gura model at the 34 minute mark of the Hololive Vtuber’s YouTube stream below. Her tail has more embellishment and has an additional shine to it. The pockets on her hoodie also look fuller. Her eyes also look different and more detailed, compared to her past model. The overview also showed that her trident looks more intricate following the update, as does her mascot Bloop. After a general showcase of it, she also included zoomed in on her face to show the expressions possible with the model.

This comes after her 3D model debut back in 2023. It is unknown if that will also get an update based on her new 2.0 look.  

Gawr Gura has been quite active lately, as have all of the Hololive English Vtubers. The branch finished the first chapter of a series of unique Minecraft RP streams known as “ENigmatic Recollection.” In it, all the performers are amnesiacs who are brought to the kingdom of Libestal to act as heroes to fight Stains. As the story and quests go on, their memories can be restored. Gura was a part of the Scarlet Wand guild during the first chapter alongside Cecilia Immergreen, Ceres Fauna, Nerissa Ravencroft, and Shiori Novella. 

Gawr Gura debuted as part of Hololive English Myth alongside Calliope Mori, Kiara Takanashi, Amelia Watson, and Ninomae Ina’nis in September 2020. There’s no upcoming stream on her schedule just yet. Due to her additional activities, such as being part of the Dodgers' Hololive night, her streams aren't always as regular as other performers with the company.

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Astro Bot Director Nicolas Doucet confirmed that more VIP bot characters will appear in the game as part a free update in 2024. This came up at the end of a brief interview with Quest Daily, during which he referenced the addition which would involve “some new VIP bots to rescue so that, you know, some characters that we didn’t include yet… would appear.” [Thanks, Quest Daily and Gematsu!]

The commentary about the planned Astro Bot free updates appear after the 6:25 mark in the video interview below. Doucet first confirmed there will be a free update involving speedruns. He referenced the ones that PS5 players did in the pack-in Astro’s Playroom game. He noted “But the challenging stuff is definitely coming” when referring to those, and confirmed leaderboards will be included. When discussing those, he mentioned the additional VIP Bots would show up in the title.

Astro Bot crossovers also came up in a recent PlayStation Blog interview. Sony talked to Doucet about VIP Bots there as well. When discussing the crossovers, he said, “Initially, I thought we could only feature around 50 characters out of the 150 characters we wanted to feature. But to our greatest surprise, the studios unanimously agreed to the cameo of all 150 characters. Apart from our PlayStation Studios, we were also lucky to collaborate with third-party publishers.”

It was suspected ahead of this announcement that more VIP Bot characters would make cameo appearances in Astro Bot ahead of this interview. When people finish the game, the end credits reference additional crossovers that aren’t currently in the game. Some of the more notable ones Shift Up, Team 17, and Ubisoft one. None of those currently appear in the game, which led those who beat it to wonder if they'd be added later.

Astro Bot is available for the PS5, and the free update that will add more crossover VIP Bot characters will arrive in 2024.

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We’re pleased to announce that Siliconera will be offer its own free email newsletter. Every week, you can get one installment of Siliconera Speaks Up in your inbox to catch up with all the gaming news, reviews, and features you might have missed during the week. 

What can you expect? Good question! Primarily, this will be a way to help you catch up with something important you might have missed. We’ll curate a list of our most popular articles of the week, so you won’t miss out on major announcements and news stories. Did a big game drop? Links to our reviews will be there in case you want more insight into the title before making the plunge. 

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Finally, at the end of every newsletter we’ll name a few games (or game updates) coming up in the next few days. That way, you’ll never miss out on a possible title.

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Pico Park 2 randos are the worst. Do you know how many multiplayer sessions I went into with the general public? About 20. Do you know how many of them were successful? Seven. In some cases, that only happened because everyone except for one other person and myself stayed in the level to finish it. Conversely, playing the game two-player with another trusted individual ended up being quite enjoyable! Truly, Pico Park 2 is a Switch game where who you play with and how matters.

Pico Park 2 looks a lot like the first game, and it plays a lot like it too! Each person in a session, which supports up to eight people, picks an animal-like avatar. Your goal is to either get through the 60 World levels, face off in the eight Battle games, or continually go through the Endless challenges. You’re often working together, aside from Battle, but the thing about the title is that it could be good at ruining friendships or making you hate other players depending on how well everyone cooperates. 

In general, each Pico Park 2 stage involves acquiring a key so you can open a door and progress. How you get that key can vary. Some involve platforming challenges. You may need to dodge, move into certain positions, hit switches, work with your fellowing players without touching them, or complete tasks in a timely fashion. Others can feel more like minigames, with tasks such as getting a certain time together, aiming balls at baskets, or shooting down opponents. Stages are typically rather short, so you can go through a lot together! This is especially beneficial in World or Endless modes, when you’re picking at stages or just continually playing. In the World stages it can make the experimental nature of some situations, during which you find out where the dangers lie, easier to bear. The concepts are fun, you can really feel how it built off the original Pico Park, and it is generally enjoying.

In most cases, the challenge comes from three points. One is figuring out the controls, as stages that involve shooting or other actions won’t tell you which button to press. (It’s X on a Switch!) Another involves gauging distance or momentum, as there will be jumping challenges where factoring in character placement or physics can determine your success. But the real difficulty comes from other people. 

Even if you do play Pico Park 2 in an ideal situation like I did, with someone who you can trust to make good decisions, sometimes it is frustrating! There are certain levels that can be infuriating due to the parameters, execution, or limitations regarding timing or distances. When I played, 50% of the time I worked alongside someone who was as practical, reasonable, and experienced as I was. There were still some stages, especially in the final area in World, that felt unpleasant. Even when we did manage to accomplish the goal, get the key, and reach the next task, it was so annoying that I felt a handful of stages weren't much fun. The 50% of the time I played with random people in a public match, it was infuriating if it wasn’t a Battle stage.

What I will say is that if you aren’t doing well with your chosen group playing, it won’t be due to connection issues. Whether I played alone with randoms in a public game or privately with one other person, the Pico Park 2 connection was fantastic on the Switch. My ping was routinely in the 40s, and even sometimes in the low 50s! Considering you’ll always be playing with others and very likely often online, that’s quite reassuring.

It means that Pico Park 2, much like the original game, is a “your mileage may vary” title depending on who joins you when you play. If you have a group of four people who can all be in the same room together, it might be absolutely incredible. Especially if they are all familiar with the series and experienced with how games like this work. If you’re only playing with one other person, it could still be great! But you won’t get the full experience and might be frustrated sometimes. I 100% suggest not playing this with random individuals. Even though the in-game messaging system is competent and I had a decent ping playing on the Switch against others, randos are a nightmare in Pico Park 2 and ruin the experience.

Pico Park 2 is available on the Nintendo Switch, and it will come to the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC on September 12, 2024. 

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Sometimes, the official description for a manga or anime doesn’t do the series justice. I’d say The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu’s Love is a manga where that especially apt, as the first volume’s summary don’t really capture what’s going on in the lives of its main characters. Because this series is more than it seems like. It isn’t just a love story between a human and a supernatural being. It’s also about the two growing as individuals, finding new freedoms through their relationship with each other, and coming to terms with traumas they might not know they have.

Editor’s Note: There will be minor spoilers for the first volume of The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu’s Love manga below.

Kotarou is an orphan. He’s returned to his grandfather’s home, where he spent time as a child, now that he’s grown up and found a job. However, now that he’s returned, he also gets flashes of memories from when he was lost in the woods. They’re of a woman with wings. It’s only after properly moving in that what was lost comes rushing back and he reunites with Hime, a tengu who found him and cared for him when he was little, alone, and scared.

However, there’s a catch to them reuniting. She tried to warn him back then and now. But because they met again under a certain tree, tradition dictates that the two of them marry. Her family and clan encourage this, given she’s the princess and leader of the group now.

It seems like a set up that is perfect for a romantic comedy! Except, not quite. Tomo Nanao instead goes a bit deeper by taking other elements into consideration. As a result, Kotarou and Hime feel like deeper and more realized characters in The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu’s Love manga. As I read, I found myself hoping that the two would recover from their troubled pasts and grow because of each other, rather than just get together as a couple.

In the case of Kotarou, it’s clear he’s dealing with trauma from being orphaned and alone. During moments both on his own and with Hime, Nanao conveys his loneliness and situation with the art. He’s clearly unaccustomed to the sudden company she provides. He’s recovering memories, happy ones, and shocked when people from the area remember him from his brief time there. I also felt like he was sometimes surprised by Hime’s care and enthusiasm. 

With Hime, we’re seeing a woman who is finally getting a chance at both freedom and doing things she only dreamed about. She always wanted to see what the human world was like. She craved chances to engage in experiences we take for granted. Because of the circumstances in her clan, she’s needed to carry a load and responsibilities for the sake of others and not do things for herself. Meeting Kotarou again isn’t just a chance to fulfill a promise the two shared. It’s an opportunity to make her dreams come, especially in a way that will allow her to be safe and not a spectacle due to being a tengu. 

Going through the first volume of The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu’s Love, it is pretty obvious to know what’s going to happen with the characters in the manga. The fact that there is this “promise” between Kotarou and Hime, as well as obvious attraction, makes it feel like a given. But I feel like the fun of it will come from the growth and recovery the two will get to experience as a result of the developing relationship.

Volume 1 of The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu’s Love is available via Yen Press, and volume 2 of the manga will appear on December 10, 2024. 

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Back in June 2024, Yen Press announced that it would release manga based on the Dark Souls series called Dark Souls: Redemption. I’ll admit I ended up feeling a bit apprehensive when I heard about it, given it’s being written by Julien Blondel, an author who wasn’t involved with the games. However, I was delighted to see how true to the concepts from the game this new story feels. 

Editor’s Note: There will be some minor spoilers for the first volume of the Dark Souls: Redemption manga below.

The first moments of Dark Souls: Redemption are hauntingly familiar. A tomb. A body on a slab. The horrors of waking up alone, with no memories or sense of self, in a crypt. Venturing out to see absolutely nothing but desolation. If you didn’t know this involved an introduction to a manga, it might sound like the start of someone’s retelling of their personal Dark Souls playthrough. But here we are. Ira’s journey begins much like our own, which I think helps the story since we can see ourself in it.

It also helps that it is accompanied by some ominous hints at Dark Souls: Redemption’s lore. Rather than us immediately starting with Ira, we see Lord Gaalor and his knights growing alarmed at the sign of a flame revealing that “the Scourge” awoke and returned to the land. Seeing as how he and his Grey Cinders group immediately head to Ira to face her, it’s clear to the unfamiliar reader she’s tied to or the cause of it. The fact that it is also in the name of the dragons makes it more curious, propelling you forward for a taste of truth.

From there, the pacing is absolutely perfect. Much like the Dark Souls games, the manga gives us no quarter. We’re immediately thrust into danger and mystery. From the ghostly dog that seems friendly to Ira and the old ally Eudo who used to be tied to Gaalor, but pledged to protect her, to the new threats she faces from the Grey Cinders, a dragon, and her knowledge of the unknown, it’s absolutely captivating. Part of this is due to Shonen’s art perfectly capturing the ambiance, both with imposing warriors like Eudo and more unholy menaces like the first golem threatening Ira and Ar’vrark.

I would say that the fact that Dark Souls: Redemption keeps us so in the dark, gradually revealing more, helps the manga as well. My the end, we’re aware that Ira was a person of some importance. She did something which many consider unforgivable. However, one closest to her doesn’t see it that way and was so dedicated that they swore an oath that would physically hurt them to keep the secret. The place at which the first volume end results in Ira being posed as a very formidable warrior, even with her amnesia affecting her, and sets the story up to tell a tale like similar to the ones in FromSoftware’s works.

It feels like Dark Souls: Redemption could have all the elements to help ensure the manga feels right when compared to the FromSoftware games. The opening moments mimic the ones our avatars experience in Dark Souls. We start to see a story filled with concepts of betrayal, corruption, greed, and of course malice. There are daunting opponents, as well as the potential for morally grey decisions and plot beats. I’m excited to see what future volumes could bring and how elements like the Darksign and Hollowing come up throughout, as well as see the rest of Ira’s story.

The first volume of the Dark Souls: Redemption manga is available now via Yen Press, and there’s no word on a release window for the second installment yet.

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To help give an idea of what to expect from the Lollipop Chainsaw RePop Switch port, Dragami shared gameplay footage of the first boss battle. CEO Yoshimi Yasuda also offered insights into that port on social media, discussing its resolution, frame rate, and what people can expect from the a post-launch patch.

In the Yasuda statement, he noted that Lollipop Chainsaw RePop runs at 30fps on the Switch and has a 1080p FHD resolution. He compared this to the original game, which ran at 720p HD and 30fps. He did note that the Switch version has optimized lighting, but no “screen space reflections.” As for the post-launch patch, it will add chainsaw marks after Juliet attacks places, as those marks aren’t in at launch.

Here’s that notice from Yoshimi Yasuda’s X account:

As for the Lollipop Chainsaw RePop Switch gameplay footage, there are some minor spoilers for folks who aren’t familiar with the game. It begins with Juliet confronting Swan, the San Romero student who summoned the zombies to the school. One of his Dark Purveyor zombies named Lewis Legend then rides in on his motorcycle. The rest of the video then spends about 10 minutes focusing on the ensuing boss fight.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will come out on the PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and WIndows PC on September 25, 2024. A PS4 version is being considered.

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HoYoVerse shared a new Honkai: Star Rail MiHoYo Anime short that shows how both Feixiao and Jing Yuan start their day. Most of it involves a split-screen perspective directly comparing their morning, before shifting to focus more on her.

The Honkai: Star Rail anime short is set during the Wardance event on the Xianzhou Luofu. Things begin with both characters’ alarms going off at 7am. From there, we see both have a different approach to getting started. Jing Yuan’s day is more leisurely, with him mainly getting going at 7am, while Feixiao is more active and exercising. Throughout the segment, there are additional clips showing how things align, with both getting a notification about a 10am meeting with Huaiyan and additional glimpses at the clock showing what happens at 8:30am. 

Here is the full “Taking It Easy” Honkai: Star Rail MiHoYo Anime short. Only Japanese voice acting is available, but turning closed captions makes English subtitles available.

Feixiao is the first new 5-star debuting in the 2.5 update. She’s a Hunt character, which means her attacks focus on a single opponent. She’s also a Wind element type unit.

Honkai: Star Rail is available for the PS5, PC, and mobile devices, and the Feixiao banner will launch alongside 2.5 on September 10, 2024.

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Atlus announced that the next round of branded Persona 5 Royal merchandise involves a Village of Rogues collection of gym clothes, shirts, and accessories. There are things like knee sleeves, lever belts, lifting straps, and wrist wraps included in it, and some are available bundled together. Items are either shipping immediately or by the end of September 2024.

The Persona 5 Royal gym collection involves shirts, labeled as “pump covers,” with characters on them and accessories with Shujin Academy logos and plaid prints. Shirts range in sizes from XS to 3XL and are unisex designs. They are $59 each. The designs for those feature Joker, Makoto “Queen” Niijima, Ann “Panther” Tamaki, Yusuke “Fox” Kitagawa, and Ryuji “Skull” Sakamoto. These are selling out fairly quickly, with the Queen pump cover shirt only available in 3XL as of 2:30pm ET on September 6, 2024.

As for the other equipment, here is the list of the other items on sale:

• Arsene Lever Belt (sizes XS-3XL) - $169
• Shujin Knee Sleeves (sizes XS-3XL) - $79
• Shujin Lever Belt (sizes XS-3XL) - $169
• Shujin Lifting Straps - $29
• Shujin Wrist Wraps - $49

Here’s a full gallery of all the items in the Village of Rogues Persona 5 Royal gym shirts, clothes, and accessories collection:

As for the two bundles, they are each $299. These include knee sleeves, a lever belt, lifting straps, and wrist wraps. The difference between the two is one contains the Arsene lever belt, and the other has the Shujin one.

We’ve seen quite a few a few unusual pieces of Persona 5 merchandise over the years. For example, Atlus paired up with Pawsonify for themed collars and tags for pets. More recently, Jade City Foods curry spice blends based on Sojiro’s appeared in 2024.

Persona 5 is on the PS3 and PS4, while Royal is on the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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NPC Studio shared a summary of stats for all Fields of Mistria early access players between August 5, 2024 and September 5, 2024, and it confirmed that the number of downloads passed 250,000 and those who did pick it up played for 4,134,038 hours. The announcement also included a number of details going over what everyone did in spring of their first year in the game. Most notably, the insights suggest March is a popular Fields of Mistria character, based on number of gifts given to him.

Given the age of the game and the time going into it, NPC Studio only offered a brief summary of possible Spring Year 1 stats. Most interesting is the section going over gifts given to possible love interests. While it noted that 3,753,747 gifts total had been given in the first month Fields of Mistria was available, 910,916 of those went to March. March is the romanceable blacksmith who tends to like different types of core. 

Here are the full Fields of Mistria stats going over downloads, playtime, and stats like gifts given, crops harvested, bugs caught, fish caught, and money earned.

NPC Studio often uses the game’s social media account to share updates on the game and insights into it that we might be unaware of. For example, it shared a gif going over how to assign a repeated tool use button in its controls menu. The first roadmap for patches appeared there as well. The next major update will appear at the end of 2024 and include new customization options, dungeon features, and heart events with love interests.

Fields of Mistria is in early access on Steam, and it is Steam Deck compatible. The full game is expected to release in 2025. 

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