In Ravenmark: Mercenaries you play as a mercenary brigade commander caught between three nations. Since you’re for hire you can choose which nation to assist when their land comes under attack or settle petty conflicts for quick payments.

Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion is a turn based strategy game where formations are everything. You can pair Polearm units into “Deuces” or group three Cavalry into a “Trine.” Linking units together increases offensive ability at the cost of maneuverability.

“As the game deals a lot with words, we decided to go with a storybook approach. In stories, words are everything – words give life to the world and give meaning to actions. So what if all worlds are essentially made up of words?”

We’ve seen plenty of JRPG heroes struggle to be themselves, but A Closed World makes that the core of the game. The main character leaves his village debilitated by self doubt and enters a forest filled with demons.

Red Hare have also shared a summary of the game’s story and setting, which put you in the role of Topez, a librarian at the Library of Dreams.

Page Chronica’s tagline is “words have power” and in this upcoming PlayStation 3 platformer players have to capture words to create spells.

Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion feels like Fire Emblem since it has a rock-paper-scissors style weapon system (infantry with swords > polearms), but it’s more of a straight strategy game than a full fledged strategy RPG.

“Just like how one’s father may look different in photos taken 25 years ago and today, Mega Man’s outward appearance has changed.”

In addition to the rear touchpad, you can also map any button press or combination you like to the left and right flicks of the second analog stick.

If you’re looking to actually go hands-on with the game before it comes out, well, here’s one way: the Uphoria – Party in Singapore this Saturday will feature a demo build of Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Speaking of Saiki, he’s playable once you beat him as a mid-boss in Arcade Mode. On my second run through Arcade Mode I also unlocked Billy Kane after running into him as another mid-boss.

EX moves are a real game changer. Some EX special moves are merely stronger versions of the same move, but a great deal of them actually gives the characters you’ve mastered over the years completely new ways to open up your opponent’s defenses.

No matter which console you have, you can try Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition before buying it. Capcom will release a playable demo of the game on PlayStation Network.

Another new trailer for Shmusicup shows off a nice range of songs and bullet effects.