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This game looks something like a cross between Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Final Fantasy. Still, I think it looks good. There's no announcement of it coming west so far, and that concerns me...and I'm not sure of how it's selling in Japan, as I bet that would have a big part of deciding whether or not to release it in North America/Europe. So far, this RPG is exclusive to Japan. I really hope it comes west.
Combat gameplay: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44400.html
Boss cinematic: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44468.html
Boss battle: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44473.html
The only thing I can find about the story sounds pretty 'meh':
During the princess of Balandor’s coming of age ceremony, a group known as the “Wizard” raids the kingdom looking for the power of “Knight.”
A young man named Leonard escapes into a cellar and finds a mysterious set of armor, which transforms him into the White Knight, and he defeats the Wizard’s enormous monster. However, the princess was kidnapped during the battle. Leonard sets off with his new-found power to find the kidnapped princess.
This, however, makes the game sound more like an MMO:
Online vs offline mode: When offline, Leonard is the main character and plays through the story. When online, up to 4 players cooperate to battle as their created character. A video demonstrates a number of characters traveling together through the countryside, the customization options. Male and female characters are shown, with vastly different looks. The type of character (warrior, magic user, etc) is customizable as well. Players can invite others from within the game, and another joins.
I don't know what to think, but with the lack of good JRPG's lately, I thought this was worth a topic.
The battle system looks pretty cool. If there's a shred of a good story in this game, I'm definitely interested. I'm craving a good RPG in a bad way. I intend to pick up Valkyria Chronicles and Fallout 3 some day when I have money, but this is the type of RPG I'm looking for...at least until Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII release sometime in the next 83 years.
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