{"rewrite":{"id":"r_21dad443bb89273a4c648725","clusterId":"c_254edb0bdae4adb9da626b0f","slug":"eternal-anima-sets-march-4-2027-release-with-future-prediction-battle","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Eternal Anima Sets March 4, 2027 Release With Future Prediction Battle","summary":"Marvelous will release ETERNAL ANIMA, a new turn-based JRPG, on March 4, 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, the Steam version arriving March 5 at 3:00. The title was first shown in 2023 as PROJECT LIFE is RPG and was formally revealed on September 9, 2026. Players control Wade, who uses the ability Dokushijutsu to read memories left in objects and travel between a submerged world's past and present. Combat runs on Future Prediction Battle, which displays enemy actions, damage, and turn order before a command is locked in, with no random damage or evasion. Striking a weakness pushes an enemy back on the timeline; repeated hits cancel its turn in a Break. Jobs and skills come through Wisdom Inheritance from relics. Director Katsuhisa Higuchi and producer Makoto Shiota spoke about the system in interviews published alongside hands-on previews.","whyItMatters":"The battle system removes the randomness usually used to create tension in turn-based RPGs, betting that visible outcomes and player deliberation can supply the drama instead.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCreative staff assembled for the project include Keisuke Makino on story concept, Kazushige Nojima on scenario, Max Berthelot on character design, and Basiscape\u0026#39;s Hitoshi Sakimoto on music. Higuchi said he approached Nojima and Sakimoto through connections from his time at Square, and brought in Makino and Berthelot based on their past work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral team members carried over from Frederica, Higuchi\u0026#39;s 2023 release. Yuichi Nakamura voices protagonist Wade, the same actor who played Larc in Marvelous\u0026#39; 2009 Wii RPG Arc Rise Fantasia. Producer Makoto Shiota called the repeat casting \u0026#34;a sense of fate.\u0026#34; Sumire Morohoshi voices Marti, the naturalist Wade meets on Ambris, and also plays Marti\u0026#39;s descendant Mayaka later in the game.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShiota framed the target audience around players who grew up with late-1980s and 1990s JRPGs. \u0026#34;Even if it is not flashy,\u0026#34; he told Automaton, \u0026#34;I would be happy if people who want to sit down and carefully enjoy battles and character development... would say, \u0026#39;This kind of thing is good too.\u0026#39;\u0026#34; The standard edition is priced at 7,678 yen and the Digital Deluxe Edition at 8,778 yen, both tax included, for packaged and download versions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiguchi said the original plan had multiple jobs for characters besides Wade, but that made the Future Prediction Battle \u0026#34;more monotonous,\u0026#34; so job switching was limited to Wade. The game includes multiple difficulty settings, one Higuchi compared to a shogi endgame puzzle and another for players who want to focus on story. Boss designs include one that summons minions to redirect damage and others built around debuffs and status ailments.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Eternal Anima removes random damage and evasion entirely, so Future Prediction Battle makes every loss legible before the command lock. The design wager is that visible outcomes replace luck with planning.","twitterPost":"Eternal Anima shows enemy damage and turn order before you commit, with no random damage or evasion. Every loss becomes legible.","threadsPost":"Eternal Anima strips random damage and evasion out of combat. Future Prediction Battle reveals enemy actions, damage, and turn order before a command locks, and a weakness hit pushes the enemy back on the timeline. Marvelous is betting that legible outcomes feel better than lucky ones.","newsletterBlurb":"Marvelous has dated ETERNAL ANIMA for March 4, 2027, a turn-based RPG where every enemy action and damage number is visible before you choose a command. Striking weaknesses delays enemies and can cancel their turns entirely. Director Katsuhisa Higuchi and producer Makoto Shiota explained the design in interviews today.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/041/G104173/20260928009/\",\"title\":\"Command Results Are All Visible -- That's Where the \\\"Feeling of Thinking\\\" Is Born. 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Higuchi, who has spent 40 years making JRPGs and says \\\"the fun of a JRPG is decided by its battles,\\\" discusses his aims for this game\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/16/189361.html\",\"title\":\"Eternal Anima Is a Strategic RPG That Transforms \\\"the Future One Turn Ahead\\\"! Cancel Even Boss Actions to Claim Victory [Hands-On Report]\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/16/189360.html\",\"title\":\"Eternal Anima, a battle to return to the past and change the future, launches as \\\"a JRPG that we adults want to play\\\"! Keywords are \\\"inheritance\\\" and \\\"future prediction\\\" [Interview]\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173683.html\",\"title\":\"'Eternal Anima' Is a Strategic RPG That Revolutionizes 'the Future One Turn Ahead'! 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