Corpse Party: Book of Shadows finally being localized!

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Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, the 2011 sequel to Corpse Party for the PSP, is finally being localized for English speaking countries!  Tom Lipschultz, Localization Specialist at XSEED, has brought us this amazing news today via the Playstation Blog.

Book of Shadows will be a retelling of the original game’s events but dramatically altered to reveal new scenes that occurred between events in the first game, as well as delve further into the characters’ back stories. Part of the game will also be a straight sequel to the original game.

The sequel couldn’t have been announced at a more perfect time. I recently finished Corpse Party on my Vita, and it was amazing. The story, acting, pacing, and tension was top notch for such a simple looking little game. I urge everyone to try it out. And what luck, the original will be on sale on PSN starting tomorrow!

Seriously, at just $10, Corpse Party is beyond worth the investment. Get it!

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  • ariessiren

    i cant get past the graphics. 16 bit is kinda pushing it for nostalgia

    • http://relyonhorror.com/ CJ Melendez

      You’re missing out on a good story and great acting.

      • Koulamatata

        The beauty of the game is what you don’t see. So really, 16 bit graphics don’t hinder the experience too much.

        It’s the shocking and disgusting writing that drives the game.
        And the story, as you said, was quite good.

        • http://relyonhorror.com/ CJ Melendez

          My imagination filled those missing details. I loved that about the game.

          • Mikey Ward

            Out of curiosity, have you played Theresia for DS? It’s definitely up there as far as disgustingly detailed writing goes.

          • http://twitter.com/matty_125 matty

            Indeed, they are! I haven’t finished it, but even though there is a lot of text to go through all I remember is blood, the smell of blood, and bugs that look like blood. Yum!

    • http://twitter.com/matty_125 matty

      The original game was released in ’96 on the PC-9801, I wouldn’t say they’re exactly pushing for the nostalgia factor.
      Even if they were, it works as a horror game. Ever heard of Nanashi No Game on the DS? That’s another game where they use 8-bit for a horror game, and I thought it was brilliant.

  • http://twitter.com/matty_125 matty

    Glad to hear you finally finished the first game.
    Definitely keep an eye for these types of games.

    • http://relyonhorror.com/ CJ Melendez

      I hear the sequel to 999 comes out for the Vita tomorrow. Know nothing about it though.

      • http://twitter.com/matty_125 matty

        They’re a small company, so yeah, they didn’t have much to show that this game was arriving soon, but give Ben and Bo at Aksys Games a ring-a-ding-ding for PR material and access X3

        • http://relyonhorror.com/ CJ Melendez

          Is it horror based? I’ve never followed either.

          • Shane Ardley

            It is called Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward a visual novel

          • http://relyonhorror.com/ CJ Melendez

            I know the name, just wasn’t sure of the content of it. If it’s horror based, then I wish I had known.

          • http://twitter.com/matty_125 matty

            It’s more of a thriller with a mystery surrounding the plot. At least, that’s the gist of the first game, and this one should be more-or-less the same with new characters.
            I think there’s a demo out for it on PSN. Maybe give it a go. I don’t have a Vita, but I pre-ordered just for the watch :3