Tokyo Game Show 2012: all the highlights
Kingdom Hearts 1.5, Monster Hunter 4, God Eater 2, and more.
September 24, 2012 / 12:22 PM EDT / (@salromano)

This year’s Tokyo Game Show has come and gone. There was a lot to get excited about, and understandably, it’s possible you could have missed out on a good lot of it. But don’t worry, we’ve got it covered! Find below a summary of everything that’s anything from this year’s show. And look forward to tomorrow, when one of our readers who attended the show will share his experience.

Game Announcements

  • Demon Tribe – a new game about (you guessed it!) demons from Sega likely for Wii U, PlayStation Vita, and PSP.
  • Dream Club 5 (tentative) – the fifth Dream Club game, due in 2013.
  • Dream Club Zero Special Edipyon! – a PlayStation 3 port of Xbox 360′s Dream Club Zero featuring a new character.
  • God Eater 2 – a PlayStation Vita version of Namco Bandai’s anticipated RPG sequel was announced to launch day and date with the PSP version in 2013.
  • Gundam Breaker - the first game in a new series of Gundam titles pitting plastic Gundam model against plastic Gundam model, due for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in 2013.
  • Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix – a high-definition update of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories for PlayStation 3. It will include a theater mode where players can watch high-definition cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. A trailer was released a day after the show ended.
  • Macross 30 – a 30th anniversary celebration of the Macross franchise due in 2013.
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus – a PlayStation Vita port of PlayStation 3′s Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 slated for early 2013, details surrounding possible enhancements have not been shared.
  • Oboro Muramasa – a PlayStation Vita port of Wii’s 2009 action RPG Muramasa: The Demon Blade, due March 28, 2013 in Japan.
  • Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus – the first Senran Kagura game, a series which has since only appeared on 3DS, for PlayStation Vita, due February 28, 2013 in Japan.
  • Toukiden – a new IP from Tecmo Koei for PlayStation Vita and PSP due in 2013, featuring cross-platform play.
  • Valhalla Knights 3 – a sequel to K2′s Valhalla Knights 2, which launched worldwide for PSP in 2008/9, due for PlayStation Vita in early 2013 in Japan.
  • Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z – a Keiji Inafune-lead, Spark Unlimited and Team Ninja-developed spin-off to the Ninja Gaiden series for unannounced consoles, it follows a ninja called Yaiba, who is pursuing Ninja Gaiden hero Ryu Hayabusa.

Tokyo Game Show

Monster Hunter 4

Tales of Xillia 2

Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online for Wii U

  • Square Enix details the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X at the Tokyo Game Show, teases release date announcement for Sunday.
  • During a Sunday stage event, Square Enix says it is planning a spring 2013 launch for the Wii U MMORPG.

God Eater 2

  • Following its PlayStation Vita announcement, Namco Bandai went live with a new trailer.
  • Because one new trailer wasn’t good enough, it released another hours later.
  • A gameplay demonstration from a God Eater 2 stage event surfaced on Saturday.

Toki to Towa

  • A second trailer was shared at the start of the show.
  • Imageepoch CEO Ryoei Mikage confirmed an English release in 2013.
  • The second volume of Toki to Towa‘s series of short story trailers went live.
  • A stage event was held on Sunday, and flashed many ecchi photos of Toki and Towa as it closed.

Yakuza 5

  • Yakuza 5 was dated for December 6 in Japan. Pre-order rewards were announced.  Two trailers were shared.
  • Off-screen gameplay footage of the floor demo was recorded.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

  • Before the show, Konami announced it’s canceled the Xbox 360 version of Rising in Japan, making it a PlayStation 3-exclusive in the country.
  • Three new enemies were introduced.
  • A Tokyo Game Show trailer was released, showcasing stealth and new enemies.
  • A 15-minute video of the floor demo was recorded and posted online.

Phantasy Star Online 2

  • The first footage of the PlayStation Vita version was recorded on the Tokyo Game Show floor.
  • Trailers for the PS Vita version, smartphone version, and PC version went live. Also, PS Vita screenshots.
  • A new batch of screenshots for the smartphone version was released.

Level-5

Namco Bandai

  • 2nd Super Robot Wars OG was showcased in-depth during its Tokyo Game Show stage.
  • Dark Souls’ ‘Artorias of the Abyss’ DLC was dated for consoles.
  • Digimon Adventure received its debut trailer, nostalgia included. Screenshots were shared earlier.
  • JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle introduced new characters and voice actors in a new trailer.
  • Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic received its debut trailer.
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 went epic with a new trailer highlighting Naruto’s Nine Tails battle.
  • Tales of Xillia 1 received its first batch of English screenshots.
  • The opening movie for Project X Zone was released, and localization was teased.

Capcom

Sony

Other Bits

  • Arc System Works revealed Xblaze, a 2013-due adventure game.
  • Bayonetta 2 wouldn’t exist without Nintendo, according to Platinum Games.
  • Final Fantasy XIV received a new trailer, featuring footage from the PlayStation 3 version.
  • Gust debuted the first trailer for Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland.
  • Hatsune Miku Project Diva F is planned for early 2013 on PS3.
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us was dated for April 2013.
  • Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes has many open worlds and zero loading screens.
  • NIS America announced European localization for Persona 4 Golden and North American and European localizations for Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory and Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection.
  • Omega Force teased a new project, which looks like it could be a Dynasty Warriors game.
  • Shin Megami Tensei IV‘s second trailer was shown before the start of the show. An extended version of this trailer was shown at Sega’s booth during the event.
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  • http://www.facebook.com/JaeWhy SasuleUchiha

    My favorite RPG developer ever tri-Ace is missing. Hope they have something in store to announce. Valkyrie Profile 3 or Star Ocean 5. Bring it on!!!!

  • Vampiric

    better than e3

    • http://xcite79.1up.com Keegs79

      Better than E3? In my opinion that is a huge no. At E3 we got Beyond: Two Souls and Watch Dogs, and Star Wars 1313 which were never shown until E3. We got a great look at The Last of Us. The first glimpse of Wii U. If I remember right we also got are first glimpse of the next God of War and at least a big glimpse of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed games. E3 blew away TGS.

      • Marco Tinè

        The E3 offered glimpses of the future, while the TGS showed off games that are at hand, or almost: what about Yakuza 5 (easily on track to become one of the best games of this generation), Metal Gear Rising, Phantasy Star Online 2 and Dragon Quest X, the wonderful Puppeteer, and the avalanche of interesting 3DS games? It was a show with its feet on the ground, okay, but far from a poor one.

        • Vampiric

          E3 had a shitty future. 

          All the games were beyond generic

          tgs is where the real magic games are

      • http://soundcloud.com/tet-chan TetsuyaHikari

        Yeeeeah… I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about Beyond: Two Souls, Watch Dogs, or a Star Wars game. I’ll give you The Last of Us. That does actually look interesting, but that was the ONLY thing of interest I found at E3.

        TGS had:

        Ryu ga Gotoku 5, Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen OG, E.X. Troopers, God Eater 2, Phantasy Star Online 2, Monster Hunter 4, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix, Ace Attorney 5… Do I need to go on? I didn’t think so.

        This is why I ALWAYS prefer TGS over E3. They just have so much more that is appealing to me.

      • PrinceHeir

        i think it comes down to preference.

        some people love E3, some love TGS.

        so it’s all preference :P

        i do like TGS though, less advertising, pop bullshit and more onto games :)

      • http://twitter.com/Astearica Astrid Huang

        It’s just a matter of opinion.
        If you like japanese games, you’ll choose TGS.
        If you’re more into western games, then it’ll be E3.

  • http://twitter.com/Skyer7 Skyer Ist

    amazing. wanna visit tgs(((

  • http://twitter.com/StarNox70 Nicole DeCambre

    So, in other words, nothing of great significance occurred this year.

    Sadly, TGS is becoming more & more uneventful each year, moving forward.

  • ShinobiMuramasa

    Great summary! Thanks for posting all of this! 

  • InsaneChronos

    Worst TGS in years. Anyway, thanks for the summary.

    • http://soundcloud.com/tet-chan TetsuyaHikari

      You really fit your name. You would have to be insane to think this was the worst in years. Finally having GAMEPLAY footage of Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen OG made TGS for me even by itself. Don’t even get me started on the new E.X. Troopers footage and Ryu ga Gotoku 5!

      This year was great for me~

      • InsaneChronos

        Thank you for your appreciation of my name! But unfortunately this year’s TGS was a disappointment for me.

        • Genesis

          I did find TGS a bit disappointing also. There were some games that I was happy seeing but I was expecting a lot of things.

          • http://soundcloud.com/tet-chan TetsuyaHikari

             Again, WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING? Ermahgerd.

            I keep hearing this from different people. “I was expecting more.”, “I expected something else.”, “I was expecting a lot of things.”, etc.

            Just exactly what did you have in mind? What would TGS2012 need to include for you to be happy with it? Sometimes I swear you guys have totally unreasonable expectations. It reminds me of the guys that have the gall to diss games such as ‘Metal Gear Solid 4′, ‘Gran Turismo 5′, or ‘Final Fantasy XIII’ and claim their graphics are weak.

            By whose standards?! What the hell could they possibly be comparing it to in order to say something like that? Lol. The same thing can be applied here with TGS. What exactly are you comparing it to which makes you say you were expecting more than this and that you were disappointed?

            • http://twitter.com/StarNox70 Nicole DeCambre

              Compared to previous years where new games such as Bayonetta, the new DmC & The Last Guardian were announced, this year was just plain awful. No surprises, no new tech being demonstrated on the floor (Wii U doesn’t count as it has already been showcased elsewhere), no PS Vita marketing push. Instead, we get a slimmer, more mechanical PS3 that’s more expensive, the only Vita game most people are looking forward to being delayed, & a Wii U exclusive Bayonetta.

              I’m sorry, but besides the KH HD collection (that we’ll probably won’t get to play until PS4 comes out), there wasn’t really anything for the average gamer to look forward to.

              • http://soundcloud.com/tet-chan TetsuyaHikari

                So, let me get this straight. You have to see new announcements for games in order to be impressed? You weren’t impressed by the additional footage we got from games that are coming out soon? I don’t know about you, but I was more than hyped when seeing actual gameplay footage for the new Super Robot Wars game for PS3, even though it wasn’t a newly announced game and I had watched the previous trailers multiple times already.

                Not to mention, we got to see demo gameplay of Ryu ga Gotoku 5, trailers and Vita gameplay footage for God Eater 2, as well as a new trailer for E.X. Troopers. Let’s not forget the gameplay footage for Shin Hokuto Musou and new trailer for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle as well! Just because new games aren’t announced doesn’t mean it is dull. That would be like saying:

                “I’m not going to watch this boxer fight any more because I’ve already seen how he fights. This is boring now.”

                There are plenty of events you can go into where you know what to expect, yet you are still thoroughly happy when seeing your thoughts become a reality. I knew there was going to mainly just be footage for games I am waiting for, but dammit I’d be lying if I said TGS didn’t make me more hyped for the games, heh.

            • Genesis

              This years TGS was lackluster “IN MY OPINION”. That’s the beauty of opinions, we all have our own and not everyone will like what you like. I couldn’t care less if someone didn’t like something that I was interested in…That’s their business and their preference. Im not going to get all worked up and start a debate over someone else’s opinion. Many things weren’t memorable for me like in previous years. The most memorable things for me were TOX2, MGR, E.X. Troopers, Remember Me, JoJo and Muramasa and etc. coming to the Vita. If you liked it, good for you. I didn’t enjoy it and I was expecting better announcements than some that were presented.  Please save the whole comparisons to the video games for someone else because they have nothing to do with my disappointment in this years TGS. ^_^ Ciao.

              • http://soundcloud.com/tet-chan TetsuyaHikari

                And yet you STILL didn’t answer the question as to HOW this could have been better for you. You just keep dodging that question by saying, “I was expecting…”, “I was disappointed”, etc.

                Not ONCE have you said what would have made it better. It’s fine and all if you want to voice your opinion, but the least you could do is tell us WHY you were disappointed. I mean, come on.

                It’s like taking your family for a vacation to a cabin for the weekend, then when you arrive, saying, “This wasn’t as good as I expected it would be.” WHY isn’t is as good as you expected it to be? WHAT were you expecting exactly?

                See what I mean? I’m just trying to understand your opinion, that’s all. Anybody can simply dismiss something as being unsatisfactory, but it makes more sense when they fill in the blanks X3

        • http://soundcloud.com/tet-chan TetsuyaHikari

          Lol. I’m quite curious to know just exactly what your expectations are set at. I mean, what would they have needed to show for you to be pleased with this year’s TGS?

          And don’t say Versus, lol.

          • InsaneChronos

            I was expecting some huge announcement or presentation. Versus aside, there is Ground Zeroes, new Zone of the Enders, Project Ogre, FFXHD, The Last Guardian, Demon Tribe, and many more projects in development. Why they didin’t show this projects? This is the disappointment. Bayonetta 2 and some other anouncements was cool, but I was hoping see more. Anyway, what problem do you have with my disappoitment? О_о

      • HarryHodd

        Best thing for me was KH remix.

  • PrinceHeir

    Gematsu why are you soooo awesome :)

    thanks for this i can see what have i missed out :)

    • http://gematsu.com/ Sal Romano

      I don’t know.

      I just wake up like this.

      ;-)

      You’re welcome!

  • KingKellogg The Waffle Haggler

    Only good thing was kh 1.5

  • KingOptimusOrigins111

    Good thing I liked about TGS was God Eater 2 PS Vita, Soul Sacrifice, Phantasy Star 2 on PS Vita, FF XIV PS3 Footage, Yakuza 5, PS Store redesign, Gravity Rush 2 teased, Ninja Storm 3 trailer, Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus on PS Vita, & most important one that saved TGS 2012 was Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix coming exclusively to PS3.

    Next year hope these two games are their:
    http://i.imgur.com/459h5.jpg 

    http://media.thealistdaily.com/editorial/2012/08/the-last-guardian.jpg 

  • KingOptimusOrigins111

    oops double post.

  • ekka4shiki

    I was expecting some kind of trailer/teaser of LRFFXIII making an appearance on SE open mega theater, but i guess i was expecting too much for a game that only been announced. Looking forward to Jump Fiesta then :/

  • EspadaKiller

    Nothing much this year, but at least there’s quite a few Vita titles announced. And it’s nice to see gameplay footage of upcoming games too.

    Gonna bet next year’s TGS will be so much better, especially with next gen coming next year ;)