Serenity NOW!
The retro JRPG aesthetic is infinitely appealing to me, andNatsumeandKemcohope you’ll feel the same way with the upcomingEnd of Serenity. It’s a love letter to the 16-bit era with traditional undertones set for a North American release this summer. Summer is when I embark on epic journeys to clear out my back-avalanche, too, so this doesn’t bode well for me.
End of Serenity,from what I can gather from these blurry and nondescript screenshots, follows the typical JRPG archetype down to the letter, with a tale that follows “mysterious objects” known asmateriaAtomigems that people in the game world have utilized for many years. But creepy stuff happens innowherethe world when a gang known as the Underworld (pretty weird gang name, for real) begins snapping up all of the Atomigems for a nefarious plot. It’s up toCourageyou to saveyour new homethe world!
Actually,End of Serenity, as awesome omniscient Japanator EIC and all-around cool guyTim Sheehypoints out, looks to be a sequel of some sort or at least a related game toEnd of Aspiration,a mobile RPG that shares the same storyline with that ofSerenity. Some of the characters appear to be carrying over as well, a detail Natsume is curiously leaving out. With an exclusive release via PlayStation Network forEnd of Serenity, perhaps this is a re-release or update of the mobile game or simply the next in the saga — whatever the saga is.
End of Serenitywill be on display at this year’s E3 and will be released this summer exclusively via PlayStation Network for the PSP. Wait, PSP? Yeah, I don’t know either.
