The Asian branch of publisher ARC SYSTEM WORKS has announced that the latest game in the “Nightfall” series “Nightfall II” will be launched on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Steam platforms on January 25, 2024 (Thursday). Sys:Celes》Chinese physical boxed version and digital download version pre-sale related information. And disclose the details of the public test starting tomorrow (17th).
The “Nightfall” series is developed by “FRENCH-BREAD”, which is famous for developing the fighting game “Melty Blood” series, and “Ark System”, which is well-received in developing series such as “Guilty Gear” and “Blue Wings”. A completely original work developed together. This series of works was selected as the main competition event in EVO 2019 and 2020. A total of 1,157 people participated in the 2019 competition. It is a game that has attracted considerable attention in e-sports competitions.
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The “Birth by Night” series has gone on for ten years, and “Birth by Night II Sys: Celes” is the seventh work in the series and the first sequel. For the first time in the series, new visual effects are presented, playable characters are added and a new story unfolds. In addition, in addition to adding new special moves and evolving the combat system, this series also improves the network environment and supports “Rollback Netcode” for the first time, so players can enjoy innovative game battles.
Chinese physical boxed version pre-sale related information
The Chinese physical boxed version of “Nightfall II Sys: Celes” is currently on pre-sale at the physical and online stores of various game stores. The pre-sale date is until January 24, 2024 (Tuesday), and pre-order bonuses will be given out in limited quantities. “Birth at Night II Sys: Celes Visual Art Collection”. In addition, the early purchase bonus will include three new character DLCs that will be added after the game is launched, as well as a “UNI2 Season Pass” that can immediately play the character “Kyuon”.
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Early purchase bonus – “UNI2 Season Pass” product content introduction
1. The character “Jiuyuan” can be played immediately
2. New character DLC (first character) to be launched in August 2024
3. New character DLC (second character) to be launched in February 2025
4. New character DLC (third character) to be launched in August 2025
※ The early purchase bonus “UNI2 Season Pass” is in limited quantity and is available while supplies last.
“Nightfall II Sys:Celes” digital download version pre-sale information
The pre-sale of the digital download version of “Nightfall II Sys:Celes” includes, in addition to the regular version, the main game, “Broadcast Character 25 Character Set” and early purchase bonus “UNI2 – Season Pass” Deluxe version of both products.
Pre-sales will start from today (16th) on Nintendo Store and Nintendo eShop, and pre-sales will start on PS Store and Steam tomorrow.
All platforms will receive an early purchase bonus “UNI2 – Season Pass”. During the free release period, the Nintendo Store and Nintendo eShop will end on March 27, 2024 (Wednesday), and the PSStore and Steam will end on March 31, 2024 (Sunday). . This early purchase bonus will be available for paid sale after the free launch period on each platform.
In addition, pre-ordering the PS5 & PS4 Deluxe Edition on the PS Store will provide early access to the game up to 72 hours in advance.
“Nightfall II Sys:Celes Deluxe Edition” product content (exclusive for digital download version)
・ “Nightfall II Sys:Celes” game main chapter
・Broadcast character 25 character set
・Early Purchase Bonus: UNI2 Season Pass
Price: TWD 1,940／HKD 469
※ Early purchase bonuses will be converted to paid sales after the free release period of each platform ends, so the price of “Nightfall II Sys: Celes Deluxe Edition” will be changed to TWD 2,260/HKD 549.
“Nightfall II Sys:Celes” public beta related information
The public test of the PS4 and PS5 versions of “Nightfall II Sys: Celes” will be held from 9:00 on the 17th (Friday) to 15:00 on November 20 (Monday) (GMT+8). All players using this related platform can participate in the public test for free. In this public test, not only can you experience online battles, but you can also experience training modes such as CPU battles and 2P battles that you can practice alone.
“Nightfall II Sys: Celes” public beta information
Implementation schedule
November 17, 2023 (Friday) 9:00 ~ November 20 (Monday) 15:00 (GMT+8)
Playable characters
Haidu, Rinne, Valenstein, Carmen, Orie, Gorudo, Merkava, Batista, Seth, Jeanne, Hilda, Kaias, Nanase, Byakuya, Funo , Mixiang, Wagner, Enkidu, Londrezia, Tsuraku, Kaguya
※ It is not possible to play “Ku Yuan”.
Playable game modes
· Any matchmaking (online): Play against online players. Victory in the match does not affect ranking.
· Character selection (online): Select the character to use in online battles.
· vs other players: You can play against other players.
· vs CPU: You can play against the CPU.
· Spectate: Watch the CPUs battle against each other.
· Free training: A mode to thoroughly practice character operations.
· Options: Adjust game settings mode.
Notes
*Support Rollback Netcode.
※ You will not be able to play when the designated time expires.
※ The content of the public test may be different from the official version.
※ Playing in offline mode also requires an Internet connection.
※ During the public beta period, it is test data, so the saved data cannot be inherited to the official version.
※ People who have not joined PlayStation®Plus can also play online multiplayer mode.
