Class of Heroes Delayed

Atlus dropped word on Tueday that their upcoming PSP dungeon crawler, Class of Heroes, would be receiving a significant delay.

Originally scheduled for release this month, Atlus has reported that they encountered a sizable bug in the game during the final testing, and decided to hold the game back in order to ensure the best possible product.

While the delay is disappointing, I have enormous amounts of respect for a company that is not only honest with its fan-base, but also has a commitment to quality, even at the expense of lengthy delays. I honestly wish more companies could take a few pages out of Atlus' book.

Class of Heroes will now be available for PSP on June 9, 2009 in North America. It is already available in Japan as Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono.

Atlus Announces Class of Heroes

You just can't keep Atlus from localizing RPGs here in North America. Less than a week since their announcement of Steal Princess for the DS, the good folks over at Atlus have just dropped word that they will be releasing Class of Heroes for the PSP in April.

Class of Heroes is a combination of 1st person dungeon crawling with high school simulation (Japan loves them some high school, after all). The game was originally developed by Zerodiv, and released in Japan last June by Acquire as Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono.

One of the game's most attractive features is the sheer amount of volume in it. There are over 500 character possibilities as the player can choose between 10 different races (Human, Elf, Dwarf, Erdgeist, Halfling, Sprite, Felpier, Drake, Diablon, and Celestian), either gender for each race, which of the 15 available classes they prefer, and what their alignment is. There are also 75 dungeons to explore and hundreds of items to create. So if you're looking to kill time, I'd say this game ought to do the trick.

For fans of games like Etrian Odyssey, Class of Heroes is likely a title to look into, though I admit I'm not sure if the story will be anything to write home about.

UPDATE: Here's the debut trailer for it. Doesn't show much but the concept art, unfortunately...



Class of Heroes will be available for PSP on April 7, 2009 in North America. It is already available in Japan.