Saint Seiya Online – Cosmos burning all the way to Taiwanese shores

The first overseas server after China, Saint Seiya Online Taiwan was confirmed earlier today. The publisher, Iwan Interactive, is 1 messy company after some digging, but it has been publishing Perfect World’s online games in Taiwan. If you missed my…

Saint Seiya Online – Game enters final test phase later this month

[More info] Saint Seiya Online, currently only available in China, will be entering the Gold Test phase on 22nd April. With official license granted by IP owner, SEGA Japan, the game is 1 of the most unique ones I have…

Saint Seiya Online – Personal thoughts on the game

After going through Part 1 and Part 2 of my brief but enjoyable journey in Saint Seiya Online China, I thought I would give some personal comments. Of course, not everything is rosy, but perhaps just some personal irks I…

Saint Seiya Online – Exploring the game, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 (Part 1 here)of exploring the world of Saint Seiya Online, which is currently in its 2nd Closed Beta (or Silver Test Phase) in China. Developed by Perfect World and officially licensed with SEGA Japan, the game…

Saint Seiya Online – Exploring the game, Part 1

Before I begin, Saint Seiya Online is currently licensed only for the China market, with no news of any overseas launch. With that aside, Saint Seiya Online is the 1 and only official MMORPG based on the franchise, and developed…

Saint Seiya Online – Silver Test Phase to begin later this month

After going through the debut phase, known as the Bronze Test Phase, earlier in January, Perfect World has announced the 2nd phase to begin later this month. Of course, going by the tradition of the level of armor in Saint…

Saint Seiya Online – First look at debut test phase

Well, I did not manage to get into the first test phase, but the Chinese media did. Perfect World’s Saint Seiya Online is finally available for the lucky public with keys to test play, and seen in this post are…

Saint Seiya Online – Leaked gameplay footage spotted in the wild

Following the leaked character creation footage just 3 days back, an actual leaked gameplay footage was apparently found online. It shows fights with several Gold Saints, and I am curious what the open world will be like since all materials…

Saint Seiya Online – Character creation footage leaked

Special thanks to Sabin for emailing me this, a leaked footage for Perfect World’s Saint Seiya Online was uploaded online a couple of days back. It was presumably taken at an offline private event, much like a Focus Group Test…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Full game trailer caught on camera

While the game’s official CG trailer was posted previously, everyone on the internet was left scratching their heads on where how the in-game graphics actually looks. Although a couple of screenshots were shown and game details revealed, they weren’t enough…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Brief game details

First off, Perfect World got the license to develop this game from SEGA, unlike the various Saint Seiya online game clones found in China. Revealed sometime early last year, brief game details were revealed at ChinaJoy 2012, along with some…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Game merchandise galore

I am personally hyped to see how Saint Seiya Online looks in-game, although there were a couple of teaser screenshots posted a few weeks back. Apparently one outside developer Perfect World Beijing knows what features the game will have other…

Saint Sieya Online – First screenshots teased

I am not sure if these few images can be called screenshots, as they were taken by a media outlet which visited the development team over at Perfect World. If you missed out on the news, Perfect World is developing…