According to a recent report, Vanillaware is now in the works to release some of their titles on PC, possibly via Steam. VanillaWare president George Kamitani’s recently responded to a fan’s inquiry on his personal Facebook page on bringing their properties to the Steam platform, saying that they are “currently exploring a solution for a pc version.”
Vanillaware is responsible for the action RPGs Dragon’s Crown, which saw a release on PlayStation 3 and Vita in 2013, Muramasa: The Demon Blade which saw a 2009 Wii release and was ported to the Vita as Muramasa Rebirth in 2013, and Odin Sphere, which came out on the PlayStation 2 in 2007. Their games are notable for having lush two-dimensional worlds with gorgeous details and very stylized, unique character designs (see above). Though they’ve stuck mostly to 2D action RPGs, they company has also dabbled in the RTS (GrimGrimoire) and turn-based RPG (Grand Knights History) genres. A high-definition remake of Odin Sphere, subtitled Leifthrasir, is bound for PS4, PS3, and Vita in Japan in 2016, and if they can find a way to port it, the PC seems to be a very worthy place for that version.
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