From the New World is set for a Japanese release in September of this year, though as of now, nobody has made any announcements on a US release. Hopefully Midway, whos done a fine job of translating the first two games, will hop on the bandwagon one more time for this hot-looking sequel.
Shadow Hearts 3 takes place in 1929, and for the first time, the series heads west for America. Also for the first time, it seems a Shadow Hearts game will not star Yuri Hyuga as the main character (for obvious reasons regardless of which ending you got in Covenant, when you think about it). Instead, you play as Johnny Garland, a 16 year old kid who doubles as a detective. Johnny isnt your normal detective though, as due to the death of his parents in some accident, his memory is completely blank. Hes sent on a case to arrest a suspect, only for him to see this particular suspect is a strange monster who summons an entity known as The Window, which brings similar monsters into the world. In RPG tradition, Johnny isnt alone, with a female counterpart; this time a 21 year old Native American known as Shania, whos a huntress, looking for these same creatures that Johnny experienced. Theres not a whole lot to the story so far, though Nautilus and Aruze claim there will be plenty more characters and some appearances from past SH personalities. And of course, theres the possibility of some kind of Yuri factor, since Shadow Hearts is his story. For certain though, the equal amount of drama and trademark quirky humor will return. Regardless, Shadow Hearts: FtNW will take you across America, from Brooklyn to Chicago (where the game starts).
As this ships in Japan this September... prolly not coming to USA this fall.
