{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fafbef445fe96755dbdab831","clusterId":"c_c3da1674966389f799e75e06","slug":"rideon-japan-announces-mercenaries-grace-8th-mercenaries-saga-entry-for-november","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Rideon Japan Announces Mercenaries Grace, 8th Mercenaries Saga Entry, For November","summary":"Rideon Japan announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm on September 25. The tactical SRPG is the eighth Mercenaries Saga title and is scheduled for release around November on PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. It replaces the series' traditional turn order with a one-move alternating system, adds eight Ladder Classes, and introduces a gauge-fueled move called Soul Exceed.","whyItMatters":"The eighth Mercenaries Saga title drops the all-allies-then-all-enemies turn order that defined the series since 2007, and the shift to one-move alternation changes the basic calculus of every battle.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mercenaries Saga series has kept a traditional turn order since 2007, with all player units acting before all enemy units. Mercenaries Grace breaks that. Each side moves one squad at a time, so the old habit of repositioning the whole party before committing no longer holds, and every move carries the risk of an immediate counterattack.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClasses change too. Units move through eight broad Ladder Classes that cross warrior and thief lines, and can shift sideways rather than only up the direct path. A combat gauge fills during attacks and defenses, feeding the Soul Exceed special move.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rideon Japan announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm, the 8th Mercenaries Saga SRPG, for around November on PS5, Switch, and Steam. Turn order changes to one-move alternation, so allies and enemies act one squad at a time.","twitterPost":"Rideon Japan announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm, the 8th Mercenaries Saga SRPG, due around November on PS5, Switch, and Steam. Combat drops the old all-allies-then-all-enemies turn order for one-move alternation.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Rideon Japan announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm, the eighth entry in the Mercenaries Saga tactical SRPG series, scheduled for around November on PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game replaces the series' traditional turn order, in which all player units act before all enemy units, with a one-move alternating system. It also adds eight Ladder Classes that allow sideways class changes and a gauge-driven special move called Soul Exceed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260925-470014/\",\"title\":\"Tactical SRPG 'Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm' Announced, Launching in November; 8th Entry in the Series Adopts 'One-Move Alternating Turn System' for Heightened Tension of Counterattacks\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4658,"outputTokens":666,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791143964,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T19:55:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T19:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T19:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c3da1674966389f799e75e06","canonicalTitle":"タクティカルSRPG『マーセナリーズグレイス 黒い羽根と黄金の右腕』発表、11月発売へ。シリーズ8作目は「一手交代型ターン制」採用で反撃の緊張感マシマシ","representativeArticleId":"a_92db3ea7a2e31dc36076ad80","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm\",\"Mercenaries Saga\"],\"studios\":[\"Rideon Japan\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T08:57:57.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T08:57:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T19:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260925-470014/","title":"タクティカルSRPG『マーセナリーズグレイス 黒い羽根と黄金の右腕』発表、11月発売へ。シリーズ8作目は「一手交代型ターン制」採用で反撃の緊張感マシマシ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm","Mercenaries Saga"],"studios":["Rideon Japan"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}