Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden: Kagami no Fujo

[Lemina]

This new Fushigi Yuugi-based video game had been recently released in the market by Idea Factory, has anyone played it?!? It was released for the Playstation 2 sometime last year in Japan, and I must say that it's such a gorgeous RPG with anime style drawings never before seen in Genbu Kaiden; I absolutely love it!! I haven't played it yet, but I look forward to importing it soon if it doesn't get released domestically.

In this game, you play as Mariko and find yourself transported into a strange new world via a magic mirror. In order to return home, you'll have to work with a number of male characters and make your way to the Genbu Holy Land. At first I thought Mariko was a younger Suzuno, but it turns out that she's the main character of the story in this alternate story. If you look into the links, they have some totally amazing images of the game and the art used for Takiko, Rumido, and even other characters I haven't seen before. Its certainly very interesting.

Here are a few links to the game...
Official Site (http://www.ideaf.co.jp/fusigi/top.html)
English Fan site (http://www.themoony.net/fygk/kagami/)

This game looks very exciting, but you'd have to import it to play it. It would be like a dream come true of this was actually released domestically in English. Its certainly very interesting considering the unique art, and perhaps this game might give way for Studio Pierrot to animate the Genbu Kaiden manga one day. ^_^

[UndinexSprite]

IWANTITIWANTITIWANTIT!


.... Too bad I'm so broke.

[Lemina]

Considering this is a PS2 game, I heard that the Playstation 3 is universal, meaning you can play any game from anywhere around the world, and its backwords compatable with PS2 games (correct me if I'm wrong?). Perhaps you'll have an easier time getting to play this game if you can manage to import it, but I'm sure it will have heavy Japanese dialogue so you might have to be literate with Japanese to understand this game alot more. I know I'd have to do that myself or I'd be lost. -_-;

[Lemina]

I just found out that game Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden: Kagami no Fujo was released for the Sony PSP on September 28, 2006 in Japan. Some may find this as old news, but to me, this really made my night sweet!! I may just consider getting a PSP just for this game alone, but I don't know of the PSP has a region-lockout. I hope it doesn't. I hope someone can help me with that here!!

What a really cool picture of Rimudo (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-01-49-en-70-1gy8.html)!! Now if only we had an anime of FY:GK, that would be so awesome. :D

[HSaabedra]

No lockout on PSP or PS3 games.

[Lemina]

Thanks for the help Axl X. I'd really like to get this game badly, but I don't know if it would really be worth purchasing this handheld system if it didn't have other great games for it. I'm really enjoying my DS because I could play many great Nintendo themed DS and GBA games, but the Sony PSP isn't the same; especially for the price. I'm a fan of RPG's, Fighters, and Adventure games just to let you know.

[Lemina]

I may be the only one, but I'm really excited about the latest developments. This is coming straight off of Perfect World vol. 12, a Japanese magazine solely dedicated to everything Yuu Watase. Apparently, there will be a new Fushigi Yuugi video game released for Playstation 2 titled Fushigi Yuugi ~ Suzaku Ibun (http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k79/genbu_kaiden/genbu/game_ad01.jpg). It will be a story solely based on Suzaku. I'm so excited because FY has always been my favorite anime series, and a new PS2 game will be made for it. The art looks spectacular. Looks like importing it will be the only way to go...

[FushigiYugiFan]

OMG!!!!!!!!!! I know the first game, about the Genbu story.

But I'm so excited about the second game cause for the first time we all can see the characters from the original Fushigi Yugi looking great.

Thanks Lemina for the picture Tamahome, Nuriko, Hotohori and Tasuki are looking great and not to mention they look like characters from recent anime!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Fushigi and I wish they would remake a "Fushigi Yugi 200o something". Just like they remake kanon.

[ryucross]

PS1/PS2 games are still region locked on the PS3.