Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero Releasing January 30, 2025
Santa Ana, CA (September 26, 2024) - NIS America, Inc. is proud to announce that Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero will be launching on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on January 30, 2025 (Steam version to follow in Spring 2025)!
Preorders for the Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero Limited Edition, exclusive to the NIS Online Store, are now available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The contents of the Limited Edition include a Deluxe Edition copy of the game, an Art Book, a soundtrack, an acrylic diorama stand, and a coaster.
Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered Coming to PlayStation 5
In addition to today's release date announcement, Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered is coming to PlayStation 5! Embark on the heartfelt first adventure of Marona and her Phantom friend Ash in Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered on November 7, 2024. Watch the announcement trailer.
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About Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is an unconventional Strategy RPG that features free movement on a gridless map. Summon your Phantom squad members during battle by Confining their souls to objects on the map.
Phantoms can also Confire with special Gadget items for slow-moving but hard-hitting attacks. In addition, Marona can Confriend with Phantoms to transform her appearance and access show-stopping special attacks. How the battle unfolds is completely up to you!
Create characters from 51 different types of units and make the ultimate powerhouse through a combination of leveling up, finding rare items, and challenging randomized dungeons. There are endless possibilities for customization!
Read on for an overview of the game's story, along with the game and battle flow.
Title: Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
Release: 2025
Platforms: Nintendo Switch™, PS4®, PS5®, and Steam® (Steam® version to follow later in 2025)
Genre: Strategy RPG
Players: 1
Text Languages: English, French
Audio Languages: English, Japanese
Rating: ESRB: Rating Pending
Developer: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Story
One day, Marona, a young girl with the mysterious power to communicate with Phantoms, is separated from her partner Ash after being attacked by evil ghost ships–The Shipwreck Fleet.
Marona arrives on an isolated island, where she meets the Phantom of a young girl, Apricot, who wishes to revive her father's pirate fleet. In order to reunite with the people they hold dear, the pair decide to band together on a quest to revive the Argento Pirate Crew.
Set on the high seas, where ghost ships and pirates run rampant, this story about the bond between Phantoms and the girl who connects with them...is about to unfold.
Game Flow
Progression in Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero consists of three distinct gameplay elements: Event scenes where you watch Marona's adventures, home base time, where you can prepare for combat by leveling and outfitting your characters, and combat sequences where you summon your allies to aid you in battle.
Battle Flow
STEP 1 – Check the Map!
At the start of combat, Marona will be the only ally unit on the map. Before you begin, there are a few things you should check. 1: "What kinds of enemies are there?" 2. "What items are there?" and 3. "What objects can I Confine my allies in?"
It is also useful to check the specifics of the map, such as whether the floor is made of slippery ice, etc.
When examining the map, you can also check Protections. Be sure to use these to your advantage in battle, as well.
By checking to see where the Protection is emanating to and from, you can put it to your strategic advantage!
STEP 2 – Confine Your Allies!
All of Marona's allies are Phantoms. By using the Confine command, Marona can summon them to participate in battle!
Once the battle has begun, select Marona's Confine ability to Confine your allies into the trees, flowers, rocks, etc. present on the map.
There is no limit to how many times Confine can be used, and Marona can use it anytime it is her turn.
Depending on what kind of item your ally is Confined in, their stats will change. Because of this, it's helpful to check the icon that's displayed on the item when Confining your allies. That way, you'll be able to see at a glance what stats are affected.
Allied Phantoms have a set number of turns. Be sure to think about when and where to Confine them while considering the number of turns they have on the map.
If needed, you use can Marona's skill Confight to increase the number of turns an ally can remain on the map before they are Removed!
Use Marona's ability to increase your allies' number of turns on the battlefield.
STEP 3 – Attack!
Skills
You can attack either barehanded or with an equipped item. By selecting Skills, a list of skills will be displayed. In addition to attack skills, healing skills are also accessible from this menu.
Both enemies and allies will be affected if they are inside the area, so be careful!
In addition to weapons, the grass and trees on the maps can also be equipped by characters! Their skills will differ depending on what is equipped.
Before you execute an attack on an enemy, the predicted damage will be displayed. Check out the predicted number and keep an open mind about the best way to attack. The attack with the most damage may not always be what you think!
You can inflict massive damage by attacking using an element the enemy is weak against or other techniques!
STEP 4 – Use Special Actions!
Lift and Throw
Lift an item on the map to equip it. You can also steal items enemies are carrying as well as Lift and equip the enemies themselves!
You can also Throw items you have Lifted. You can even throw your weapon to unequipped allies, and then they can equip it!
You can also Throw enemies outside of the map, which is called O.B., and they will sustain damage!
Confire – A Different Kind of Confine
Apricot can summon things like Barrelbots, Peashooters, and Ded Zeppelin. These are called Gadgets. If you Confine an allied Phantom to a Gadget, you will be able to use that Gadget's unique skills to attack.
Confriend – A Special Type of Confine with Your Allies! Execute Consecutive Attacks and Powerful Techniques!
Marona can Confine Phantoms she has formed deep bonds with within herself. This is called Confriend!
In addition to having increased stats when using Confriend, Marona will also be able to use special techniques! Not only that but as you further increase Marona's Friendship, she will be able to attack AGAIN! Execute consecutive repeat attacks to give Marona increasingly more powerful buffs!
Friendship can be raised by talking to allies at your home base or deploying them in battle. You can also give them gifts!
When using Confriend, you will have access to extra powerful techniques, allowing you to turn a tough situation into a victory!
Use all kinds of attacks to defeat your foes!
STEP 5 – Incapacitate Enemies or Make Them Fallen to Clear the Map!
To clear a map, you will have to defeat all enemies by decreasing their HP to 0. Once an enemy's HP gets to 0, they will become incapacitated. You can also remove them from the map entirely by making them Fallen. In addition, there are some maps with special victory conditions that will be displayed at the start of a map.
Characters who take damage and reach 0 HP will become incapacitated and fall where they stand. If they are revived, they can participate in battle again.
If incapacitated characters are not revived and they take additional damage, they will become Fallen and completely disappear.
Fallen allies can be revived via Revive at the home base.
Strength? Cuteness? What Will You Choose?
You determine who you want to fight by your side with the character maker!
There are more than 50 character classes to create in Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, ranging from fighters to witches, merchants, engineers, chef, and more. Choose your favorites to enhance from these classes, each with their own unique traits!
Use the characters you've created to fight with your own party, your way!
Fighter - A straightforward class perfect for beginners
・Good at using swords and physical attacks and are perfect on the front lines.
・Possess the unique ability where the more surrounded by enemies they are, the higher their attack power gets. This means they're the strongest when they're in a tough spot!
・Can learn many abilities. For example, if they have a melee weapon equipped when their physical and defense power rises, their turn will come around more quickly.
Witch - A powerful class that excels in elemental magic and can attack from a distance
・Character type specializing in magic attacks
・While they excel in attacking enemies from afar, they are physically very weak. Be sure to have a class like the Fighter protect them!
・Remove and Move are lower than the Fighter, so be sure to not deploy them too early and have them Removed before they can attack
Archer - A class that can strike from afar
・A character that specializes in using bows. Can attack from the back ranks.
・Deals more damage by attacking enemies from a greater height. Perfect for stages with high vantage points.
・Weak to attacks and won't last long when in an enemy's range. Use height advantages and distance to keep the enemy from getting too close.
About Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in 1991. It is famous for its unique lineup of strategy RPGs, with titles such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave. Its mascot is the penguin-like Prinny, which first debuted in the Disgaea series.
About NIS America, Inc.
In 2003, NIS America, Inc. was established in Southern California as a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America.
NIS America, Inc.'s team members devote themselves to the fans. Their respect for their fans is at the heart of everything they do. As an established entertainment publisher in the U.S., NIS America, Inc. is committed to continuous growth and improvement.
In keeping with its mission, NIS America, Inc. also publishes other popular Japanese games, like the critically acclaimed The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak.
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