Fate/EXTRA Record TIMES Vol. 1, an information program for Fate/EXTRA Record, recently aired with special guests Yui Ishikawa and Atsushi Abe. The two are the Japanese voice actors for the female and male Protagonist respectively. The program started off with an introduction of the main characters: the Protagonist, Saber, Archer, and Caster. From there it moved on to gameplay segment with each guest taking a turn playing.
Ishikawa’s turn focused on gameplay at Tsukumihara Academy with the female Protagonist and Archer as the Servant. Here, you got to see My Room which is the Protagonist’s base of operations and some of the furniture you can decorate with, a look at the academy itself, the Reflection of the Soul mechanic which involves upgrading your Command Cards with Lewis Kuonji, and more. Ishikawa also interacted with Ciel the shopkeeper and Sakura during her gameplay segment.
Abe’s turn focused on gameplay in the Arena with the male Protagonist and Saber as the Servant. In his segment, you get to see the Protagonist and Saber deal with a pixel Shinji, a QTE segment which can lead to a Dead End if failed, and combat against normal enemies and a rival Servant.
You can check out Fate/EXTRA Record TIMES Vol. 1 in its entirety below. While the text in the program and gameplay is in Japanese, official English subtitles are available for Ishikawa and Abe’s spoken lines. The gameplay segment is a little over 20 minutes in length and runs from 07:48 to 28:15.
In addition to the gameplay segment and a look at the store purchase bonuses in Japan, a new trailer introducing your rivals in the game was unveiled. You can check out the new trailer below.
Fate/EXTRA Record launches January 28, 2027 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. XSEED Games is publishing the game on consoles in the Americas while Marvelous Europe is publishing the game on consoles in Europe. Aniplex is publishing the game worldwide on PC via Steam and on consoles in Japan. If you’re interested in the game, you can follow XSEED Games, Marvelous Europe, Aniplex Gaming Hub, and the game’s official Japanese X (formerly Twitter) accounts, and check out its official website.
