The solo questing experience of the JRPG-inspired Rainbow Moon managed to steal our hearts when it launched on the PlayStation Vita a few years back. And to this day it's still able to enthral those late to the party, following its addition to this month's PlayStation Plus lineup. Of course, if you've already seen everything that the original had to offer, then you may be looking for something new – and that's where Rainbow Skies comes in.
Now settled on a 2015 release date for the PlayStation 3 and Vita, the title isn't actually a direct sequel to the first game at all. While not set in the same world, it builds upon the existing release with a few extras sprinkled on top. For example, rather than simply slaying the enemies that traverse the land, you'll now be able to tame them, while buildings will be fully explorable, and there'll even be minigames that resemble whack-a-mole.
If you want a sneaky peek, make sure to check out the trailer below. Are you ready for some new conquests, or are you joining this writer's rush to finish the first adventure? Let us know in the comments section below.
Update: Whoops, this article originally said that Rainbow Skies is due out later this year. Actually, publisher Eastasiasoft has committed to a 2015 release date, so you have a little extra time to finish off its predecessor first.
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
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Delayed to 2015, like everything else recently.
Wasn't the link supposed to take me here?
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/22/rainbow-skies-first-gameplay-trailer-revealed/
@Punished_Boss_84 Sorry yeah, we've completely cocked that up. Apologies for the error.
@Punished_Boss_84 The release is getting terribly confusing as yesterday's blog entry states 2015 while the developer's own e-mail stated 2014, hence the mistake.
so many games were pushed into 2015, looks like i'll add another one to the buy list.
@NicolaHayden I don't think the developer knows!
I need to try the first one if I haven't already...
"when it launched on the PlayStation Vita a few years back"
Didn't this game "launch" on PS3 and was ported to Vita a year or so later? ('cause. like, ya know, you don't have enough issues w/ the developer not knowing when their own game is coming out)
This game was most definitely slated for 2014 when it was announced way back in spring or summer of 2013. Might have even been "fall 2014". I've been waiting and following it since. Though I still haven't finished the first game either, it's really long. I'm pretty sure I'm over 60 hours in maybe just started the final boss dungeon.
Didn't much like rainbow moon and this does look like a decent improvement on that but still not for me really. Happy to see it plonking down on vita regardless of my lack of interest.
2015 and no PS4 version? How long are we going to keep releasing games exclusively for last generation? This would be a day one buy on PS4, i loved the first game. Not touching it on the PS3.
I'm really looking forward to this. I am still working on completing the first one but i definitely am enjoying it. Probably one of my favorite Vita games.
For the price the first game gave a heck of alot of bang for your buck. I'm looking forward to this one.
@NicolaHayden Yes, sorry about that error. 2015 is correct...
@get2sammyb lol the developer not knowing. That could be part of the problem 😝
Has anyone heard if there is a set release date for this. rainbow moon is one of my favorite vita games, i'm really looking forward to this!
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