In the middle of the night, an email landed into our inbox from Hong Kong. It was eastasiasoft telling us exactly when their upcoming PS3 Exclusive RPG was due to be released.
Rainbow Moon will be on the EU PSN on July 4th, with North American and South East Asian release dates still to be finalised but listed for July too. It will be priced at an extremely tempting €12.99/£9.99 in Europe and $14.99 or equivalent in the other regions. That’s for a good sized RPG with six playable characters and over forty hours of play time. Sounds like a bargain to me.
To accompany the release date announcement, and the notification that the game will receive over 20 free and paid DLC packs in its first month after release, there are a bajillion new screenshots to gawp at.
Update: I saw some debate in the comments so here’s the full initial DLC listing:
- Rainbow Moon Beginner’s Kit FREE
- Rainbow Moon 5,000 Rainbow Coins US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 35,000 Rainbow Coins US$ 0.99 / € 0.99
- Rainbow Moon 90,000 Rainbow Coins US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon 270,000 Rainbow Coins US$ 3.99 / € 3.99
- Rainbow Moon 500 Rainbow Pearls (Baldren) US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 50,000 Rainbow Pearls (Baldren) + Black Ring US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon 500 Rainbow Pearls (Trisha) US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 50,000 Rainbow Pearls (Trisha) + Fire Ring US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon 500 Rainbow Pearls (Dozeru) US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 50,000 Rainbow Pearls (Dozeru) + Pearl Ring US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon 500 Rainbow Pearls (Gorodo) US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 50,000 Rainbow Pearls (Gorodo) + Fire Ring US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon 500 Rainbow Pearls (Zelorus) US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 50,000 Rainbow Pearls (Zelorus) + Black Ring US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon 500 Rainbow Pearls (Serena) US$ 0.49 / € 0.49
- Rainbow Moon 50,000 Rainbow Pearls (Serena) + Pearl Ring US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon Starter Pack (Small) US$ 0.99 / € 0.99
- Rainbow Moon Starter Pack (Medium) US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon Starter Pack (Large) US$ 2.99 / € 2.99
- Rainbow Moon Amulet Set (Single) US$ 0.99 / € 0.99
- Rainbow Moon Amulet Set (Double) US$ 1.49 / € 1.49
- Rainbow Moon Amulet Set (Triple) US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon Rainbow Pearls Bundle (Small) US$ 1.99 / € 1.99
- Rainbow Moon Rainbow Pearls Bundle (Large) US$ 6.99 / € 6.99
hazelam
i just got to pic 7, and the battle seems a little one sided to me.
those monster things with the horns seem to have a teeny bit of a numerical advantage.
at least it looks that way to me, but then maths was never my strong point.
anyway.
the game does look cool.
just my kind of game.
Youles
I have been excited about this for a while, and the presentation looks fantastic! However, since acquiring my Vita I just don’t think I’ll have a spare 40 hours, and it’s price will probably exceed £20 if I were to buy all of the DLC (only a guess, obviously). It’s a shame this isn’t on the Vita.
Taylor Made
You get 20 free paid for DLC first month that’s saves you that £20
Youles
I read it as there will be 20 DLC packs in the first month, some free “and” some paid. So if the game costs £10, I suspect the paid for DLC will exceed a further £10 – just guessing. Not that it’s bad value, but with my PS3 backlog and Vita, I may have to give this a miss, sadly.
Youles
Thanks for the update Peter. So is this kind of a pay-as-you-play, not too keen if you have to buy in-game currency? But as long as you can earn it too, most of this DLC looks avoidable anyway which is good news (if I want to make the game more attractive to myself by keeping it cheap).
LycanGav
Youles, the DLC isn’t required at all, it’s simply to allow you to get a head start on the game. As with any RPG, put in the hours and you’ll be fine.
Youles
Thanks – I’ll see how my backlog of games is coming along when this is released :)
bunimomike
Lovely looking isometric style. Hopefully it turns out to be a beauty in the score department too. :)
damoxuk
Sounds like fun and for those interested it’s got a platinum :)
Turn based RPG count me in.
More like this please.
XisTG
I didn’t get it: is it in a total of 20 dlc, some will be free and some paid?
It looks great, but I can’t see myself buying it right now, specially after the PS+ über offer. Unless there’s a Plus discount, I’m a sucker for those :p
Sitorimon
Day 1 :)
gazzagb
Looking forward to getting this, it looks awesome.
YOURMUMANDME
Looks brilliant.
Like a mash-up of HOMM, D3 & Phantom Brave (Disgaea type game).
yd
Looks fun, should I ever get around to finishing with Disgaea 4 (or if it ever finishes with me)
I think this screenshot sold it for me though…
http://www.rainbowmoongame.com/media/screenshots/02/large/RainbowMoon_WIPb2_05.jpg
It’s obviously some weird practice I’ve not heard of, but which I’m now going to have to Google to see if I fancy giving it a go. I bet it involves lemons or something.
Youles
Lol – you try it first! ;)
Izorpo
looking forward to this but not sure if it will be a day 1 purchase – wait for a sale or plus discount or maybe its the free July plus game o_O (I wish)