New Mistwalker RPG: Cry On

[scooby_dooby]

New action rpg from mistwalker:

http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2417_en.html

 

[Edge]

Is Mistwalker owned by Microsoft? The reason why I am asking, is it possible for any of their titles to come over to the PS3?

 

[scooby_dooby]

Well, I think MS basicaly bankrolled the entire operation. Not sure who owns the IP's though.

 

[Confidence-Man]

This one isn't being published by Microsoft, so maybe there's a chance.

 

[scooby_dooby]

It's being published by AQ Interactive.

They announced 3 titles today, 2 are x360 excluisve and 1 is cross-platform.

They are:
Vamipre Rain - By Artoon for PS3 and 360
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2419_en.html

Bullet Time - By Cavia 360 only
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2418_en.html

Cry On - By Cavia 360 only
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2417_en.html

 

[DigitalSoul]

Hmm...so Cavia is is developing this game. Lets hope its actually good

 

[Xenus]

Hey I liked Drakengard even if the final boss wasn't about fighting and was totally unfair.

 

[Confidence-Man]

Some details from 1up:

Currently at work on various Mistwalker games, developers Cavia (known for the Drakengard series), Artoon (remember Blinx?), and Feelplus (churning away on Lost Odyssey), are joining together under a new publishing label called AQ Interactive. AQ stands for artistic quality, something the developers hope to excel in with their three new titles for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The first game announced is an action-adventure game by Cavia called Bullet Witch that's currently 40% finished and will be released in the summer for Xbox 360. In the game, players control a witch dishing out guns, magic, and giant grotesque demons to fight those in her way. Every stage will reportedly have a graphical element to give it an epic, film-like appearance. For instance, one stage will have meteorites crashing down, causing the stage to take place in a sea of fire.

The second game revealed was Vampire's Rain from Artoon. Players control Los Angeles vampire hunter John Lloyd part of a special military force sent to eliminate the night creatures on the city's outskirts. The team is supposedly doing their best to create frightening vampires. "Recently, vampires have become less and less scary. We want to bring back the fear of vampires from when we were children," they said.

Vampire's Rain will also include an online mode where players won't know who is a vampire, adding tension to the battles. The game is planned for a winter release next year on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The final announcement concerned another collaboration with Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker company for a game called Cry On for Xbox 360, an action RPG with a scenario devised by Sakaguchi and music by Nobuo Uematsu, also composing the music to Mistwalker's other console games. Cry On is an action RPG where players take on the role of a young female warrior receiving help from a giant being made of sand. The two will solve puzzles and battle as they move through the story.

Though the game's scenario is only 50 complete at this point, it carries a hefty 10 million dollar budget, so there's no reason to expect anything other than the big budget looks that have accompanied the other next-generation Mistwalker projects.

It all sounds good to me!

 

[Qroach]

Wow, these sound impressive. We'll see if it helps MS in japan.

 

[Johnny Awesome]

Yeah. I guess if you can't get Square/Enix support you may as well create your own Square/Enix.

 

[3roxor]

Sounds like MS is a more serious about Japanese dev support. I kinda wonder what they see in Cavia though cause they aren't exactly top of the bill.

 

[seismologist]

sort of reminds me of this movie

 

[Bobbler]

sort of reminds me of this movie

Iron Giant rocks.

 

[SentinelQW]

More Japanese games! Wonderful!

 

[Dr. Nick]

Sounds like MS is a more serious about Japanese dev support. I kinda wonder what they see in Cavia though cause they aren't exactly top of the bill.

I don't think that is fair. It could be that Cavia has lacked to proper funding and direction to create something that people will actually like. Mistwalker and Microsoft offer both. I do think that Microsoft played a big role in the creation of AQ interactive and will continue reap most of the benefits from the company.

 

[<nu>faust]

hmm action-rpg from mistwalker, so from the look of it blue-dragon will be mistwalker's dragon quest-esque game for shonen-jump reader crowd(since manga and anime is supposed to follow the game's release), lost odessey will be more of an serious dark final fantasy 8-ish game targeted towards adults and cry on will be their zelda-type action adventure game. It look like mistwalker covered all bases, now all microsoft hope is that mistwalker also creates next pokemon so they can finally make it big in japan.

 

[Carl B]

This range of games has potential; let's see if they deliver. But if so, it could be good times at MS. Japan aside, a strong block of original JRPG IPs might be just what I need to nudge me towards a 360 purchase, and I'm sure other Westerners who went to Sony in the first place over the Final Fantasy defection. Assuming of course they'd ever come to the US anyway that is.

But back to Japan, not only do they have to be good, competetion from teh PS3/PS2 has to be light enough that they make an appropriate splash. Speaking of, are there any RPG's announced to-date for PS3?

 

[Nesh]

Awesome art!I wonder how the game looks

 

[DigitalSoul]

Speaking of, are there any RPG's announced to-date for PS3?

None has been announced yet, but I wouldn't doubt that there is something in the works from the usual suspects(probably)

 

[deathkiller]

Speaking of, are there any RPG's announced to-date for PS3?

From TGS list:

Idea Factory Shinten Makai VI Simulation RPG
Atlus Shin Megamitensei Series RPG
Gust New Role Playing Game RPG
Cavia New Action RPG Action RPG
Konami New Role Playing Game RPG
Success RPG RPG
Sunrise Interactive Sunrise Eiyuu Series 3D Simulation RPG
Sony Computer Entertainment Angel Rings RPG
Sony Computer Entertainment Monster Carnival Action RPG
Takuyo Master Project Action RPG
Namco New RPG RPG
Nippon Ichi Software Makai Wars RPG
Hudson Orignial RPG RPG
From Software Dark RPG RPG
Michael Soft Project D RPG

No confirmed to be an RPG wink:

Square Enix Final Fantasy Series TBA