[PSP] Grand Knights History (2D, Turn based RPG, Vanillaware, Marvelous)

First Look: Grand Knights History
Vanillaware and Marvelous unveil their new fantasy RPG for PSP.
Coinciding with a reveal in Weekly Famitsu, Famitsu.com has provided its own first look at Grand Knights History.


As detailed earlier today, Grand Knights History is a new PSP fantasy RPG from Odin Sphere and Oboro Muramasa developer Vanillaware. The game is in development for summer release through Marvelous Entertainment.

The images at Famitsu.com provide us with a look at the game's world setting and characters. Grand Knights History is set in the world of Ristia, which is divided into three kingdoms, Union, Logress and Avalon. The once peaceful land is faced with war following an upheaval in Logress. Players select from one of the three kingdoms.

Details on the three kingdoms include:

•Logress, the ancient kingdom surrounded by mountains, this country was under the rule of a tyrant. Fauzel (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) lead a revolution and became king.
•Union, the kingdom of knights the people of this region follow the church and believe in the legend of a female warrior who brought peace to Ristia long ago. This kingdom is lead by King Leon (voiced by Daisuke Kishio) and Empress Sephia (voiced by Aoi Yuki).
•Avalon, the kingdom of magic set deep in the forest, the people of this kingdom hail from the great sorceress Terezia. They have great magical abilities and are also at one with nature. This kingdom is lead by Queen Muse (voiced by Kikoku Inoue).


■The rulers.
Details on the gameplay side of Grand Knights History are scarce at present. You'll form the head of your very own band of knights and create support troops, selecting physical appearance, gender, voice type and more. Throughout this process, you'll be guided by Risha (voiced by Eri Kitamura), a support character.


■Your guide.
After preparing your forces in town, you head out on your journey. Along the way, you'll get into turn-based battles, sometimes against giant creatures.

The game also promises network play. No details have been shared on this system. You're going to have to speculate on how the online play system works based off the screenshots Marvelous has shared.


Fonte: Andriasang

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Grand Knights History details

- Supports 1 to infinity players
- Network support as well
- Director Tomohiko Deguchi said the game is a war RPG
- Connect with other players
- New play style that combines offline and online play
- Won’t play on your own or with your friends
- Will be connected with other players when you battle
- Development started after Muramasa: The Demon Blade
- Development has continued for two years
- Pushing the PSP’s visuals and networking to the limit
- Sony said the project would be difficult to realize
- Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president Hiroshi Kawano said that players should look forward to hearing about the game’s new network play style
- First turn-based RPG battle system from Vanillaware
- Side perspective for battles
- Allies on the right
- Enemies on the left
- HP and AP gauges
- Characters will move around like in an action game during battle
- 70% complete
- Releasing in Japan this summer

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•Dragon
Massive dragons that live in the heart of the Alveus Mountains. They have great intellect and can speak human language. It's said that they once fought a battle with humans.

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•Fairy
A demon that is encountered frequently near forests. They look cute, but they'll attack travelers with their sharp poison needle.

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•Mimik
This disguises itself as a treasure box only to open up and eat anyone who tries to come in for a closer look.

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Hashimoto also provided some vague hints about the game's online play. The game can be enjoyed offline, he assured. However, he expects online to be quite enjoyable, calling it a new experiment. Time will flow on the server, and you will fight within that time, allowing for a shared experience between players. What does this mean? We'll have to wait for further details!

The game's official site was also updated with a section describing the game's battle system. The battle system has a name. This seems like it could be written a few different ways in English, but I'm going to guess "Sphere Reel Battle" ("Spheral Battle" might also be okay, as might "Sphere Real Battle").

Regardless of what the actual English is, the point is, the game's battle fields are curved. According to the the official site, this allows the game to better show of Vanillaware's 2D visual technology and give a feeling of excitement and energy to the battle.

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Ons disse:

Este jogo não é para Vita? :x

Esta agora acabar de ver a conferência e vim um jogo desses senhores aparecer no line-up da Vita.

Cumprs,

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sotil disse:

O que apareceu no line-up é o Dragon´s Crown, que parece ser uma sequela do Princess Crown da Vanillaware.

Este pode ser que saia na PSN, mas é primeiro preciso ser confirmado por cá

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DragonspiritPT disse:

Parece o Dragon's Crown.

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