Fantasy Life TGS Hands-on Preview

By Janelle | September 20, 2012 at 8:40 am

Fantasy Life, on paper, seems like a perfect fit for plenty of JRPG fans. It’s co-developed by rising star Level 5 and old standby Brownie Brown, featuring music by Nobuo Uematsu, character designs by Yoshitaka Amano, and features a lighthearted tone that washes away the gritty, angsty funk of Serious Business JRPGs. But TGS tradition seems to require that I rail on a promising game for having a disappointing demo. This year, Fantasy Life is that game.
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Portable (3DS, PSP, Vita) RPG scans Oct 17

By Heath | October 17, 2011 at 8:17 am

Including Bravely Default, Tales of Innocnce-R, Kingdom Hearts, Fantasy Life, and a whole heck of a lot more, here are some PSP, DS, 3DS, and Vita RPG scans:
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Uematsu, Amano Travel Time with Level-5 (new trailer)

By Heath | October 19, 2010 at 7:18 am

Though he’s over 50, popular game music composer Nobuo Uematsu says his work on Level-5’s upcoming 3DS project Fantasy Life has been like a personal revolution for him.  He’s found more joy working on this project than most in recent momory.  Also from Level-5’s “Vision 2010” conference is a trailer of Time Travelres, below.
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Level-5 VISION handout scans

By Heath | August 27, 2009 at 6:23 pm

From the guide booklet of the Level-5 VISION conference come some scans. First up, Ni No Kuni: Another World:
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Level-5 announces Fantasy Life for DS

By Janelle | August 25, 2009 at 10:49 pm

At the LEVEL 5 VISION conference, Level-5 unveiled its newest RPG, Fantasy Life.  The game will be designed by Level-5, but developed by Brownie Brown, the company responsible for titles such as Blue Dragon Plus, Magical Starsign, and Mother 3.
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