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Freedom Wars for PS Vita
After teasing this as “Panopticon” for the past two weeks, Sony has revealed this original property as Freedom Wars, a 2014 game that looks pretty interesting despite its boring title.
Dubbed a “recovery multiplayer action” game, Freedom Wars looks like more than just another urban/dystopian Monster Hunter clone based on this NeoGAF-translated press release:
“The player is a criminal in a post-apocalyptic near future, sentenced to a million years of hard labor, fighting for his freedom. By completing missions where you rescue civilians and allies who have been captured by huge enemies known as Abductors, you can reduce your sentence. The game supports a maximum of 8 players at a time in both co-op and competitive modes, and supports Adhoc and Wi-Fi Online functions so players all over the country can play together. The game will also support the GPS and Near capabilities of the PS Vita to enhance the gameplay experience.”
You can watch the trailer below:
Tenmyouji droppin’ knowledge
What else could it stand for?
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First look at Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
I’m glad it didn’t take long to get some screenshots for this 3DS/PS Vita project from Armature Studio. It looks just like how I’d expect a Metroidvania-style Batman game developed by Metroid Prime veterans to look — it’s also a bit Shadow Complex-y, which I’m fine with because I always wanted that title on a handheld.
Game Informer’s current issue (subscription required) has more images and all the details, but here are the basics:
- set in the eponymous Blackgate Penitentiary during a prison riot
- mostly a 2D sidescroller, though you’ll interact with foreground/background elements
- freeflow combat system similar to console games (possibly Shinobi 3D/Spyro: The Eternal Night-esque?)
- scanner-style “detective mode” that pops up an overlay outlining enemies who see or can’t see you, uncovering clues/secrets, and analyzing dangerous situations (remember the first few pages of the “Hush” arc?)
- potential for Metroid-style sequence breaking and fighting bosses in any order
Haven’t heard a single bad thing about this game yet, but we’re a long way from October.
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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate 2.5D Metroidvania hitting 3DS, PS Vita
Warner Bros. has two new Batman games on the way, the first being a prequel, Batman: Arkham Origins, starring Deathstroke as the primary antagonist and coming to Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. No one cares about that, though, because it’s developed by WB Montreal instead of Rocksteady (original Batman: Arkham series studio), and it’s not the second title…
Which is a 3DS/PS Vita spin-off titled Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, a 2.5D Metroidvania-style game coming from Armature Studio, the development house formed by Retro/Metroid Prime veterans several years ago. Normally a portable spin-off Batman game wouldn’t excite me too much, but doesn’t the combination of all those words in the previous sentence just sound baller?
All we know about the latter game is it’s a “completely separate experience that takes place after the events of Arkham Origins,” according to Game Informer. The console and portable editions release on October 25.
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Dragon’s Crown still looking ridic
Yes, the figures here are grotesque, seemingly designed by the Japanese Robert Crumb, we’ve already talked about that ad nauseam.
What we haven’t discussed is the dancing wizard mouse, the giant Diablo, and this PS Vita game being totally my shit right here. Okay, we might have mentioned that last bit maybe, but I think we’ve reached the point where that topic is more interesting than the usual Boobiewitch comments.
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Dragon’s Crown screens are blowing my mind
The last few minutes have just been a stream of semi-angry IMs to Eric about how crazy great these screens look.
- “this art my god”
- “how is this a screenshot”
- “THIS GAME”
This game looks better every time I see it.
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Dragon’s Crown trailer
Creepy Renaissance-esque dudes! Incredibly intricate shading! Also some butts! Dragon’s Crown looks like the absolute business. I’m so glad to see Vanillaware drift all the way into arcade-style stuff.
This comes out July 25 in Japan, and I’m seriously considering importing. Don’t need much language skill to hit stuff with a sword.
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Persona 4 Golden for $29.99!
Because I’m sure you don’t already have enough handheld games to play…
Want a limited edition yellow Virtue’s Last Reward watch? Pick up VLR from Aksys’s store right now on 3DS or PS Vita, and you’ll get one.
Now here’s the tricky part: if you don’t have the game, you might not know you want this tie-in item. So now you might have to gamble on buying the game under the assumption you’ll want one of these after playing it. It’s a nonary game-style mindbender!
…again, which you won’t get until you play it.
Why you shouldn’t dump your PS Vita
As worrisome as PS Vita’s future looks at the moment, now’s not the time to throw your system in the bin (in fact, never is the time when you should leave your handheld in the trash). There’s still Dragon’s Crown to think about, after all! Don’t these screenshots look amazing, like a modern day version of the old Dungeons & Dragons arcade games?
And here’s the new Dragon’s Crown trailer from the Vita Heaven event again in case you missed it this morning. There’s no released date for the PS Vita and PlayStation 3 game yet, though. :o/
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PS Vita finally gets a price cut in Japan
Sony will drop its price for the struggling PS Vita in Japan, discounting both the WiFi-only and 3G models to ¥19,980, or around $215 ($54 drop for WiFi-only, $108 drop for 3G). Those markdowns were announced during the Japan-only Vita Heaven presentation this morning and don’t apply to the West, but Sony will have other opportunities to mention them for North America later this week.
During the Vita Heaven livestream, the company also showed more of its Ice Silver model (pictured above) coming to Japan on February 28, Final Fantasy X HD, a new Dragon’s Crown trailer, Falcom’s Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki, and a bunch of Monster Hunter-style games (Toukiden, Valhalla Knights 3, Soul Sacrifice, Phantasy Star Online 2, and God Eater 2) to make up for its lacking of the real deal.
Some PS Vita owners seem to be freaking out over the lack of any major software announcements.
BUY PS Vita, upcoming games
Muramasa Reborn on Vita
Muramasa: The Demon Blade, a game you’re no doubt familiar with if you’ve endured our website for any amount of time, will be released on PS Vita in North America by Aksys Games, under the title Muramasa: Rebirth.
The Vita port adds new DLC with four new characters to the original Wii edition, and a new localization by Aksys’s esteemed writers. It’s gonna look so good on that screeeeeeeen.
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