Today Koei Tecmo reached out with a press release to announced that the upcoming Fairy Tail JRPG has been delayed.
The game was supposed to come on March 19 and March 20 depending on region, but the new release date is June 25 in Europe and June 26 in North America.
The press release included a message from Producer Keisuke Kikuchi, who apologized for the delay, explaining that the team would like to take more time to polish the game and improve its quality.
He also mentioned some areas that will be enhanced like magic effects, event scenes, game balance, and more.
“I am truly sorry for FAIRY TAIL’s delay, and the inconvenience caused to our fans, partners, and stakeholders who are looking forward to this title. Please allow us to take further time to polish the game to ensure it is as high quality as possible, so we can offer you a truly immersive experience.
We will be working hard to enhance the magic effects, event scene effects, improving the game balance, and more! We will talk about the improvements in more detail in the coming months. This delay will allow us to ensure we provide you a much more satisfying game. Thank you for your understanding.”
If you want to learn more you should read our interview with producer Keisuke Kikuchi and watch the extensive gameplay video we recorded at a preview event in London.
You can also see more gameplay from a Japanese livestream, the latest promotion video, the previous trailer, another recent railer, screenshots showing plenty of playable characters, and a TV commercial.
You can then enjoy the original announcement trailer, gameplay footage from Tokyo Game Show, another gallery of screenshots, the previous batch introducing Juvia and Gajeel, and the latest focusing on Mirajane, Laxus, and Jellal.
The game will come for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.