Fate/Extra Western Release! Also: Sequel Planned!

Fate/Extra for the PSP has finally seen a Stateside release with English translation and everything...aside from English VA work. The original Japanese VAs are stay in.
It's been translated and published by Aksys Games.

Synpsis from TvTropes:
"Fate/EXTRA is a Spinoff of the Visual Novel Fate/Stay Night, released for the PSP in 2010 by Type-Moon and Image Epoch. Described as some as Fate/Stay Night meets Shin Megami Tensei or .hack. Similar to the later entries in the Persona series, it is a combination of Visual Novel and RPG elements based around a Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors system."
_The combat system isn't literally Rock-Paper-Scissors, obviously, but works off that old style of play: i.e. like in the Fire Emblem series (Sword beats axe, axe beats spear, spear beats sword).

Links
Interview: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/13/extra-extra-read-our-fateextra-interview/
Screens: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/08/aksys-summon-english-screens-of-fateextra/

PLUS, for those of you who think buying this game when you can get the romhack of it off the net or something is a waste, consider this:

Fate/Extra will be getting a direct sequel called Fate/Extra CCC. That's right! The ending of Fate/Extra isn't a lone ending, and the protagonist of that game will be the protagonist of the sequel as well. Saber will be returning too, along with "two mysterious girls".

Link: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/05/fateextra-ccc-destined-for-psp-this-spring/

Apparent story details: "Details about the story trickled out. This game is a continuation of the Fate/Extra line, but it goes in 180 degrees in the opposite direction. The game is set after a failed Holy Grail War. A girl’s passions and eros are listed at themes."

...I have no idea what those themes are and if they aren't total bullshit, BUT I have a feeling that, should Fate/Extra sell well enough, Aksys Games would be inclined to bring this over in time, too.

Personally, I bought it. Limited Edition, baby.

EDIT: Link to the fact that LIMITED EDITION is $40
The LE includes an artbook with comments from the two artists and the game's choice soundtrack.
[size=10] Credit to Megablue9 for LE and Fact Booklet info[/h]


EDIT 2: Seems like the Limited Edition will be getting even more stuff, but through Gamestop.
The Fate/the Fact pre-order booklet is no longer available due to it already being released.

EDIT 3: Two Part Text Interview with Aksys Games translator and lead translator for Fate/EXTRA Mike Engler:
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/07/aksys-answer-your-fateextra-questions-part-1/
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/08/aksys-answer-your-fateextra-questions-part-2/

EDIT 4: EUROPEAN RELEASE via the magnificent Ghost Light!
Link: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/01/19/ghostlight-to-bring-fateextras-holy-grail-war-to-europe/

Wow really? Looking forward to this.

i'll give it i try

ASKYS I LOVE YOU



If the sequel is going to come out then maybe it's finally time to finish this properly... I got stuck versus "Black Armor" Lancer when using Caster. He's just way too strong for my Caster. and My Saber Playtrough got stuck at Caster due to motivation loss.

ANYWAY
The 2 unnamed characters

She's definitely Sakura. There's no way that's not Sakura, since she already appeared in Fate/Extra as the school medic.


a New Servant, probably a Caster class.

Maybe the second one is an assassin?

Looking at her claws, there's a a possibility that she's an Assasin too I guess or maybe a Berserker.... lol

Heck, Even F/SN's Lancer said that if it weren't for Illya's Berserker he can easily be placed as a Berserker Class too.

WTB Herakles as a Saber class extra boss in the sequel.

2ND COULD BE AVENGER GUYS!! ;D lol who the hell am I kidding? All honesty, totally Assassin-like.

And a school nurse with a smacking whip......says quite a lot about her personality already. (Somebody's gonna be busy~)

Hey guys, is this going to involve any erotic materials? I see it's rated "RP" but I don't know what that means, can you guys explain it to me, too,by the way?

So we've got a hugely busty school teacher (nice), a demoness into frills (also nice), and Saber.
Anyone know what Saber will look like in the sequel? I wouldn't mind it, but I don't think they'll have her looking exactly the same as in Extra.

Saber Bride.

Don't know if it's the same Saber from the First Extra, specifically the "Near Side of the Moon" Saber Extra.

Synopsis

...That's a hell of an outfit. Haha~ Thanks, mate.
I can dig that look.


My guess is that they'll have an optional thing where the protagonist and this Saber "vaguely remember" something between them or they'll "feel nostalgic"/"have a sense of Deja Vu" around each other.

And what is with the "obscene, voluptuous story"? Haha! I'm all for it, but it really sounds like they're gonna go full throttle for this one.
Hope it makes it West sooner than later, and with nothing cut out of it.

That's just an alternative costume, she's still Nero. According to Nasu's blog there are going to be alternative costumes for other Servants as well, right now he only mentioned Caster. The story would be like a "Sakura Route" for Extra. The girl with tail and claws is a villain.

edit:

There seems to be a story behind bride. Mmm Virgin Nero? Meh, don't really care.

Am I fucking blind, took me hours to notice this thread (found it by typing fate extra in the search bar).

Fate/Extra coming to the west is HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH. And mfw with that new Saber design.

Good stuff, mate! The demoness certainly looks the part. Nice update.
Wonder what the story behind bride is. Then again, I also wonder what the story behind the demoness is, too.

Need to see new CASTAH PICS~~~~ XD

Saber has TITS.

Will Saber Alter make an appearance since it's Sakura story side now?

Or will it be RIDAAAH?!

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This pic tells it all...


YIN AND YANG

Well this is interesthing. One path we will get Saber Bride while the other we will get Sakura Yandere?........ Give me back my moe moe Yandere Caster from before!!! I like her more than Nero hiks.