Friday, February 08, 2013

In a Class (of Heroes) by itself

I'm sure some of you PSP fans are well aware of this already, but for those of you who aren't: Gaijinworks, the publishing company founded by Victor Ireland of Working Designs fame, is considering releasing a physical (you know, with a case, manual and UMD) version of its latest title--the PSP dungeon-crawler, Class of Heroes 2--if it's able to pre-sell at least 2,500 copies within the next few days.

Should this pre-sale prove successful, by the way, boxed copies of Class of Heroes 2--which will include a digital download code for the game as well a UMD--will cost interested parties just $34.99.



Although I've heard mostly bad things regarding the first Class of Heroes, which the folks at Atlus brought to North America in 2009, I'm throwing my hat into the proverbial ring for this sequel mainly because of Ireland's involvement. (Plus, I'm a sucker for dungeon-crawlers and I'm not yet through with my trusty PSP.)

Should you also want to a copy of the physical edition of Class of Heroes 2, head over to gaijinworks.com ASAP and fill out the form that can be found at the bottom of the page.

6 comments:

Justin Difazzio said...

Good luck to them making it to 2500! I feel so left out of tons of great games because I have no PSP, but I need another system like I need another hole in my wallet...

thegaygamer.com said...

I think they're almost there, actually. Last night they made it past the 1,700 mark, I think. As for feeling a bit left out: I understand. That said, you can't have ever system or game, right?

Tom Badguy said...

Dungeon crawler, huh? Is it like Diablo?

thegaygamer.com said...

No, more like Etrian Odyssey or Wizardry. Think first-person dungeon-crawler. Are you a PSP fan/owner, BTW?

Steve Pixel said...

I need another Wizardry clone like I need a hole in the head. Really have been having a hard time getting into Elminage. But I will admit the casual mode (as well as the gorgeous graphics) in the Etrian Odyssey IV demo are helping it go down. Maybe you can convince me Class of Heroes 2 is worthy after you play it.

thegaygamer.com said...

Well, I don't think anyone can be faulted for not being able to get into Elminage, Steve. It's a rather plodding, difficult, awkward game, don't you think?


I'm much more interested in EO IV at this point. I really can't imagine that one won't grab me by the balls and toss me around a bit.


As for Class of Heroes 2: should this, er, project work out, I'll definitely be getting a physical copy and of course I'll let you and everyone else know what I think of it.


That said, I probably won't pick it up if it winds up being a digital-only release. So, fingers crossed!