https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBJLRXQlVxE
http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/481/1481426/
Yes, this is a collaborative game tied with A Certain Magical Index. I'm as confused as you are.
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Sega announces A Certain Magical Cyber Trooper (Virtual-On) for PSVITA/PS4 (2018)
- Thread starter Takao
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBJLRXQlVxE
http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/481/1481426/
Yes, this is a collaborative game tied with A Certain Magical Index. I'm as confused as you are.
katsubento
Member
I...Don't know what to think.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
Cool, Sega remembers Virtual On. Nice to see that design again.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Season 3 confirmed???
Douche McBaggins The 3rd
Junior Member
Fuck you saga. I got hyped for a new virtua on and you give us this? Gahhh bring back cyber troopers or voot style virtua on
-Mutsukki-
Member
Wait I thought OP was being snarky with the title
Uh... wow
Uh... wow
The Index fans are fucking pissed because this isn't an announcement of a new season of Index like they though it was going to be, and Virtual On fans don't give a fuck about Index. At least, the people who still care about VO don't usually care about it.
Both audiences are confused.
Both audiences are confused.
PdotMichael
Banned
Vita still getting games in 2018. It just refuses to die.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I am really fucking unsure of the world right now.
polyh3dron
Banned
Entered the thread expecting just a troll thread title. But no, it is Sega who trolls.
Teknopathetic
Member
What the fuck. Why the fuck.
The Index fans are probably more angry about this than people into Virtual-On because VO is long since dead (very very dead) and the Indexverse is at least still getting new novels/spinoffs like Railgun and stuff so it has active fans and they really want their new season of anime adaptation re: the main storyline.
Tye The Czar
Member
No, you've got it wrong.
It's going to be a Phantasy Star sequel that's actually just a new game based on Asterisk War.
What is it about low-budget Japanese game projects and their ability to disappoint literally everyone who should be excited for them?
Like, there's the recent Valkyria game being lame and that Growlancer game from last year being a total shit-show. I'm pretty sure there's even more that I'm just not remembering off the top of my head.
Like, there's the recent Valkyria game being lame and that Growlancer game from last year being a total shit-show. I'm pretty sure there's even more that I'm just not remembering off the top of my head.
"high speed battle action"
I mean, that seems like it'd be a pretty natural fit for the concept. You're already driving with your arm around a generic blond, giving more focus to individual characters and including light dating sim mechanics wouldn't be the largest stretch in terms of expanding the game.
Yeah, I think it is based on the crossover light novel they made last year. They're just making it a video game then:
http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Virtual-On
From what I know the plot is pretty much "the characters play Virtual-On and weird shit happens and the game becomes real" so it's very possible this will be an actual Virtual-On game.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
What is this certain magical thing?
pretty certain I'm not feeling magical right now..
pretty certain I'm not feeling magical right now..
Attack on Alex Kidd
The Alex Kidd x Attack on Titan crossover the world has been waiting for.
Bayonetta 3 will be a Keijo!!!!!!!! crossover.
I'll accept this game if you can play as the people and blow up robots. It does make the robots look kinda pointless when the superhumans are stronger, but they probably should have thought about that beforehand... There's not really much point to making a game with this license unless you get to use the superpowers, right?
Jim_Cacher
Member
Well, I am ok with this.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
I like Index, am indifferent to Virtual On. Any info on what kind if game it's going to be?
Index characters are pretty insufferable though. That's background you could do without.
SporeCrawler
Member
im actually pumped. i think this could work thematically
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I have a sneaking suspicion this might actually turn out well.
I think combining two things that are really out of left field to each other allows both companies to be creative and make something very interesting. I'm sure this happened because the people behind both properties got some weird idea they wanted to make happen.
I can understand why fans of both might initially be outraged since it's so random after both things have been on hiatus for a period of time, but I don't know. I don't really know what to expect, but I think it could work in an interestingly odd way.
I think combining two things that are really out of left field to each other allows both companies to be creative and make something very interesting. I'm sure this happened because the people behind both properties got some weird idea they wanted to make happen.
I can understand why fans of both might initially be outraged since it's so random after both things have been on hiatus for a period of time, but I don't know. I don't really know what to expect, but I think it could work in an interestingly odd way.
On the other hand, if this is literally just a game adaptation of the light novel that was written last year (which it most likely was) then it'll probably just use that as a framework for the videogame.
Read a translated prologue and Chapter 1 for yourself:
https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index:Virtual_On_Prologue
https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index:Virtual_On_Chapter1
Mr. Pointy
Member
It'll be a RPG with light VN elements and light Virtual On gameplay.
Vita isn't dying any time soon in Japan. Several more years of software to come.