This Week In Imports: Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris and Deadly Premonition 2

The latest Sword Art Online action-RPG, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, launches this week. But that’s not the only significant release coming to Japan. Deadly Premonition 2, a sequel to the cult classic survival horror game, is releasing ten years later as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Finally, the Bloodstained series gets a third entry with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2.

SAO: Alicization Lycoris takes place in a world where the events of the anime diverge after a certain point. The game follows an original plotline that delves more into the different factions in Underworld and introduces a new heroine called Medina Orthinanos. You’ll get to see Kirito fighting alongside the Integrity Knights, as well asother heroines like Sinon, Lisbeth, and Silica.

Deadly Premotion 2, meanwhile, is both a prequel and sequel to the original game. It, in part, follows a new FBI Special Agent named Aaliya Davis in Boston. Aaliya reopens an investigation into events that took place fourteen years earlier in the city of Le Carré, and her story will intertwine with that of Deadly Premonition protagonist York, who was the one in charge of investigating the previous case.

Finally, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is a sequel to the 8-bit style spin-off developed by Inti Creates as a Kickstarter stretch goal reward for Ritual of the Night. The game takes place after the events of the first, and it features three new playable characters and co-op.

Here are this week’s Japanese imports:

Nintendo Switch

eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (+ eShop version)

• eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 Powerful Edition (digital only)

eShop Only (Switch)

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Jake Hunter Detective Story: Prism of Eyes ~Kadan no Itte~

Trouble Days

QuietMansion2

Miden Tower

Geinoukai wa Abunai Kankei Ari desuka?

PlayStation 4

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (+ PS Store version)

• Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Limited Edition
• Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Deluxe Edition (digital only)

eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (+ PS Store version)

• eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 Powerful Edition (digital only)

PS Store Only (PS4)

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Pool Slide Story

Microsoft Store Only (Xbox One)

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris

• SAO: Alicization Lycoris Deluxe Edition

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Sisters Royale