And since it’s best not to expect Sony to (randomly) fund Japanese RPGs, Akifumi Kaneko and Matsuzo Machida founded Wild Bunch Productions and Yukikaze Studios, without any publisher help, with the ambition to produce a worthy RPG Wild Arms (whose licensing The license is still dormant at Sony) and the successor to Shadow Hearts (whose rights are being held hostage by a company that doesn’t even make video games anymore).
So two rooms, two vibes, on the one hand the glorious Armed Fantasia: To the Wild’s End, whose title is a constant reference to Wild Arms, and on the other, Penny Blood, with its sinister prestige and shadowy The tone echoes Hearts, a trilogy whose highlight remains the excellent second episode, Shadow Hearts: Covenant.
To get people talking about these projects, Kaneko and Machida teamed up to release this joint statement and, more rarely, a joint campaign on Kickstarter. As a result, nostalgic fans of these two legends will be able to team up to raise the pot and give these items more chances to see the light of day. Kaneko and Machida admit that this Kickstarter call was strongly inspired by the successful passages of Bloodstained, specifically the Eiyuden Chronicle, the heir to Suikoden that will see the light of day next year, not without enticing publisher 505 Games by the way.
The two teams expect to need at least $750,000 to start working on the PC version of each game, but it will be necessary to monitor additional levels to warrant porting to the PlayStation 5, Xbox series, and the next Nintendo console. In general, the extra levels will benefit both games at the same time, gaining additional content as the combo meter increases.Backers will also have the opportunity to get both games at attractive prices Early Bird Combo.
The Kickstarter campaign will go live soon, but the Gematsu website has a chance to prepare interviews with those in charge of these projects, which are still in the prototype stage, should you wish to have any launch windows or even small gameplay clips beyond that.
Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wild
With its sauce atmosphere western fantasy, Armed Fantasia Don’t deceive anyone its intent is to pique the interest of those who miss Wild Arms, a saga whose first episode recently appeared in the PlayStation Plus Premium catalog but hasn’t had any offspring since 2007’s Wild Arms XF on the PSP. The images allude to the three protagonists, Pathfinders, who rely on their arsenal of weapons called ARM (Aether Reaction Maximizer) to clean up the anomalies that have ravaged the lands of Londenium. Expect a huge world map filled with things to do, turn-based but fast-paced combat, puzzles, and a variety of vehicles to explore on land, sea, and sky. Exploring dungeons will utilize gadgets unique to each character on the team to progress.
“Back when I was developing Wild Arms 4, various circumstances forced us to remove the world map entirely. The frustration at that time is still alive in my heart today.That’s why I want to include the best high quality world map in this new titleAkifumi Kaneko commented that he is not the only former Wild Arms executive on the Wild Bunch Productions team.
penny blood
Even in the genre-rich era, a true UFO in the JRPG realm, Shadow Hearts is a branded series that won’t be easy to update in a new license, but it’s Matsuzo Machida’s bet, with three releases on PS2. The director of the episode. Inscribed in a gothic horror style against the backdrop of a nightmarish picture, penny blood The story of Matthew Farrell, a 28-year-old New York City private detective, becomes embroiled in a dark international investigation during the turbulent 1920s. Unlike the others, Matthew possesses cursed powers inherited from his father and uses it to hunt various monsters. There are no fictional worlds here, and above all a distinct taste for travel inherited from Heart of Shadows, as it’s a matter of traveling across the continents of America, Europe, and Asia.
“Along the way, he will meet those who fight for revenge, those who try to use the extraordinary horror for their personal gain, and those who just want to destroy. Penny Blood tells the story of a man who has to be who he wants to beat“Can we read it? Combat will combine a traditional turn-based system with a system that requires players to react quickly”Maximize attack potential and keep players alert in every encounterwhich recalls Shadowheart’s Wheel of Judgment as a happy coincidence. To avoid spoiling anything, composer Hirota Yoshitaka has confirmed that the oppressive work has been promised, but his colleague Akari Kaida (The Fire 3) will be softened with plenty of jazz. Finally, illustrator Miyako Kato will also ensure artistic kinship with Shadow Hearts.