Natsume publishing Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals in North America

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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-05-27 04:03

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Square Enix's DS remake of Lufia II is headed Stateside from an unexpected publisher -- by which we mean it's not Square Enix. Natsume, who surprised us by picking up Sony's Afrika, announced plans to release the game now called Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals in North America this fall.

That's good news for gamers in more than one way -- had Square published the game itself, it would have had the customary $39.99 price tag put on Square DS games, while Natsume is only charging $30.

Curse of the Sinistrals takes the original turn-based SNES game, about monster hunter Maxim and his quest to defeat four "Sinistrals" before they destroy the world, and recasts it as an action RPG, with a combo system and the ability to switch characters mid-combo.

Natsume publishing Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals in North America -- Joystiq

Yes, Natsume. Publishers of Harvest moon is touching Lufia

Never touched this RPG before
the original was back in the days of SNES
where it is overshadowed by final fantasy and chrono trigger
support your RPG devs if you're a RPG fan

this is a very traditional RPG
Arus wrote on 2010-05-27 04:51

I've been waiting for news of a localization to surface, so yay.
Tokiko wrote on 2010-05-28 05:34

I love Lufia! I've played both 1 & 2!
But isn't the original called Lufia: Rise of the sinistrals?
Oh well I can't wait to ge-....Oh wait it's a Square-Enix Remake.
Well I'll read the reviews to see if I should get it, if not I'll just play it on my Snes. :3
Taycat wrote on 2010-05-28 08:05

Woot!

I was waiting for this to come out!

I used to love to play it on ROMS last year, then I lost that computer...

Now I can buy it :3
Second wrote on 2010-05-28 16:36

Did they rename Dekar to Hydekar?
It'll be cool if he's playable this time.
Arus wrote on 2010-05-29 20:32

Quote from Mozendo;46362:
I love Lufia! I've played both 1 & 2!
But isn't the original called Lufia: Rise of the sinistrals?

It's a re-imagining of the original. Same characters but different story and gameplay, hence the different name.

Quote from Second;46632:
Did they rename Dekar to Hydekar?
It'll be cool if he's playable this time.

Hydekar is his Japanese name, if I'm not mistaken. It was localized to Dekar in the original. And yeah, he's playable.