myzone2001 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Today, IGN can confirm that Monster Monpiece – the card-battling JRPG that came out in Japan last year -- is coming west. Monster Monpiece is a PlayStation Vita-exclusive, and will launch in North America and Europe in the Spring of 2014. Monster Monpiece is developed by Compile Heart – the Japanese studio responsible for the Hyperdimension Neptunia series and the Record of Agarest War games – and initially came to Japan in January of 2013. Idea Factory International is the publisher responsible for porting and localizing the game for western consumption. At the core of Monster Monpiece is a card-battling system. These battles take place on a grid that’s seven slots wide and three slots high, with both you and your opponent being carved out a 3x3 part of the grid to place cards. Your cards are the embodiment of “Monster Girls” that you meet throughout your journey, and come in four core types: Melee, Ranged, Healers, and Buffers. Utilizing these types in tandem with each other is, naturally, a major key to victory. Thankfully, Monster Monpiece isn’t only a straight-forward card-battling game. There’s a story – with plenty of cutscenes – and a world map to explore. Card battles themselves play out with 3D chibi-style characters, adding a different dynamic to the game once you’ve settled on your deck and enter a fight. And you can go to the in-game academy to shop for more cards (and other goods), play over the PlayStation Network with or against your friends, and more. It is worth noting that Monster Monpiece does have some sexualized content, mostly in the form of the “rubbing” system seen in the trailer. This requires players to rub the girls on the Vita’s screen to help level-up cards. While Idea Factory International did opt to keep this system intact for its western release, it did remove certain Monster Girl cards. Idea Factory wrote that it “would like to inform fans and prospective users of Monster Monpiece that [they] have made the decision to cut several Monster Girl images from the North American and European versions of Monster Monpiece. This decision was made solely due to the intense sexual nature of Monster Girl card images. We’d like to emphasize that the gameplay, game system, and storyline are still fully intact.” We’ll have a preview and – ultimately – a full review for Monster Monpiece as we get closer to the game’s nebulous Spring, 2014 release date. In the meantime, check outMonster Monpiece’s image gallery for a smorgasbord of art, screenshots, and more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucknerd Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Just looked up some of the cards they cut. I hate it when they censor games but yikes. I can understand why they stripped away the loli looking cards for lack of a better term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryumoau Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Compile Heart developed rpgs are VERY hit or miss for me. You could get an entertaining niche jrpg like Neptunia Victory or a buggy bland trainwreck like Mugen Souls. I'll keep an eye on this game but i'm not going to get too excited just yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisthemp Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hope their gonna be some Pre-order exclusive card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitsuneChaos Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yet another title that's evisorated for the sake of Western release. =_= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzone2001 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hope their gonna be some Pre-order exclusive card. It still hasn't been confirmed if the game will come retail yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisthemp Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 It still hasn't been confirmed if the game will come retail yet. http://gematsu.com/2014/01/monster-monpiece-will-digital-west <-- Digital Only pretty must means no retail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitsuneChaos Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 http://gematsu.com/2014/01/monster-monpiece-will-digital-west <-- Digital Only pretty must means no retail Which more than solidifies my inability to purchase it. I've been finding it relatively difficult to pay full price for digital releases as of late. Even more so when I already have a ton of games downloaded that I'm not already playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm pretty disappointed that there will be censorship but... lolis were sureway to censor... but it still pissed me off a bit... I plan to buy this game eventually so guess I'll have to live with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucknerd Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 http://kotaku.com/theres-a-great-game-behind-monster-monpieces-awkward-1508631030 Here is a Kotaku article with a little hands-on info about the gameplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphadark5005 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Aww man I have already imported monster monpiece and conception2 and they are both going to be localized. By the way anyone know if you can play monster monpiece west vs the jap release through wifi or ad hoc? because i have just 1 trophy left and i need a boosting partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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