XSEED Games will be bringing Fate/Extella Link to western territories in Q1 2019, according to a press release today. This game is a refined and tweaked version of 2017's Fate/Extella, adding more characters, changing up the gameplay, and adding an online battle mode. A "Fleeting Glory" limited edition was also announced for North America, which includes a CD, collectible cards, a poster, and an acrylic figure set. This special version of the game will retail for $79.99, and will be for the PlayStation 4. The standard version will cost $49.99, while a PlayStation Vita version will also hit the west, for a price of $39.99. GBAtemp had the chance to try out this version of the game at E3, which you can see our opinions on here.

Picking up right where the 2017 smash hit Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star left off, Fate/Extella Link adds 10 Servants to the original roster of 16. The high-speed action gameplay has been refined, and players will battle their way through massive invading armies to protect the virtual world of SE.RA.PH from an invading force.

Players on PlayStation 4 can now engage in massive four-on-four online battles with up to seven other players. Foes will quiver at the True Name of players’ Noble Phantasms as they assume the role of their favorite Servant.

• Combatants from Across the Fate Universes Join the Fray – In addition to the 16 original Servants from Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, 10 characters from other Fate series will enter battle as playable Servants, including Astolfo, Scathach, and Francis Drake.
• Hunker Down in Base Camp – Players can move freely around their army’s base camp—a medieval cathedral raised into the sky—and interact with their Servants to build meaningful bonds.
• Polished Graphics and Battle Mechanics – Players can experience refined combat mechanics and graphics through the game.

 

[Issac]

Same stuff for both regions?

 

[ShonenJump]

wait no switch version!? Bummer

 

[Chary]

wait no switch version!? Bummer

If the first is anything to go by, it'll probably get a Switch and PC version a few months after the fact.

Same stuff for both regions?

They don't outright say the LE is even coming to EU, but if it is, it'll be the same content.

 

[Ericthegreat]

Other then the first VN I haven't followed the fate/stay series, do they not mention how they get they're strength/magic back in the VN lol?

 

[CallmeBerto]

Yay! Tamamo no Mae and Nero are back!

 

[MaxiBash]

weeeee~
another game for dweebs -_-
feat. possibly furry-anime characters, everyone's favorite -_________-

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Now I wish I didn't buy the original version.

 

[ThoD]

It's another Fate guys... And I thought Lord of the Rings was milked until it's udders dropped and then some... Seriously, why won't they make something new? It's not like they don't have the budget or resources:/

 

[Deleted User]

Was wondering if the vita version was still getting a release. Glad it still is!

 

[osaka35]

Never played the series before. This be a good one to pick up?

 

[jumpman17]

I tried playing through Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star. I really did. I spent a lot of time and got most of the way through it, but I can confidently say I hated Fate/Extella. The story seemed like bad fan fiction and the gameplay was repetitive after about 5 minutes. This is a big pass for me.

 

[jahrs]

Guys its just fate stay night themed dynasty warriors. its just mindless repeating not bad but not good its a nice time killer though and on harder difficulty it could be like a game of chess but usually its colorful explosions and yelling so dumb fun.

 

[Hells Malice]

It's another Fate guys... And I thought Lord of the Rings was milked until it's udders dropped and then some... Seriously, why won't they make something new? It's not like they don't have the budget or resources:/

Wowwww a popular series gets multiple games?! Dudes why don't they take risks instead of ensuring profits from a stable series!!

Also Marvelous has a pretty solid roster of games under their belt (and their company is big enough to make multiple at a time), including a broad variety. Maybe do a 3 second google search before making an ass of yourself.

 

[Flirkyn]

More Tamamo-chan is always good <3 Tho I'm pretty meh about no release on switch or steam (I hope they do it later like the first game, but I'm a little surprised tbh...)

Need to finish first game tho. A lot repetitive and not really great, but I still pretty much like it since I really like the Fate Extra universe. I hope that the second one correct some flaw of first one tho..

 

[Pokem]

Vita version sounds nice.
Though I hope we will be getting a collector's edition for the Switch too.

 

[DarthDub]

Can we get another Fate/Extra rpg instead, please? I got really turned off by how different the characters acted between this and Extra.

 

[Kotomine Kirei]

It's another Fate guys... And I thought Lord of the Rings was milked until it's udders dropped and then some... Seriously, why won't they make something new? It's not like they don't have the budget or resources:/

There are only about 11 Fate/ games.
That is not much compared to Star Wars (about 90 games), Dragon Ball (about 80 games), Naruto (about 50 games), One Piece (about 40 games), and The Lord of the Rings (about 30 games).
Anyway, I think that the Fate/ series is interesting enough to get more games, but the games that are there do not seem to be using its concepts that well.

 

[ThoD]

There are only about 11 Fate/ games.
That is not much compared to Star Wars (about 90 games), Dragon Ball (about 80 games), Naruto (about 50 games), One Piece (about 40 games), and The Lord of the Rings (about 30 games).
Anyway, I think that the Fate/ series is interesting enough to get more games, but the games that are there do not seem to be using its concepts that well.

Start Wars hardly has half that many games actually that are officially licensed and not fan-made and sure DB has tons too, but you are forgetting something important, those are 20+ years older, more time to release stuff and they actually STAYED popular, while the current fanbase for Fate has falled drastically. The most important thing is not games though, it's the entire franscises... Star Wars has been milked a ton sure, but it still basically only has a dozen or so movies total along with the games, while Dragon Ball has only 5 series and some tie-in movies to them, while on the other hand Fate has been shitting out anime after anime almost every season or even multiple ones at the exact same time, not only making the timelines so stupidly complicated it lost all it's fun in the confusion, but it's the same thing over and over, with the only time they change the whole "heroic spirits fight for holy grail" to make stupid cooking anime about the characters eating:/

 

[Kotomine Kirei]

Start Wars hardly has half that many games actually that are officially licensed and not fan-made and sure DB has tons too, but you are forgetting something important, those are 20+ years older, more time to release stuff and they actually STAYED popular, while the current fanbase for Fate has falled drastically. The most important thing is not games though, it's the entire franscises... Star Wars has been milked a ton sure, but it still basically only has a dozen or so movies total along with the games, while Dragon Ball has only 5 series and some tie-in movies to them, while on the other hand Fate has been shitting out anime after anime almost every season or even multiple ones at the exact same time, not only making the timelines so stupidly complicated it lost all it's fun in the confusion, but it's the same thing over and over, with the only time they change the whole "heroic spirits fight for holy grail" to make stupid cooking anime about the characters eating:/

The timelines are not really confusing if this chart is correct.
As for it having drastically lost popularity, Grand Order seems like it is doing well, and I still see it being talked about on forums.

Anyway, I agree that they are milking the series, but I am kind of happy about it, since I was actually hoping that they would adapt Apocrypha and Extra, and I am hoping that they will adapt Hollow Ataraxia, Strange Fake, and Grand Order.
Also, at least Extella Link is not another mobile game, Kaleid game, or game that will not be translated (Extra CCC...).