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[mattp]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

this...isn't the sequel to el shaddai i was hoping for

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Hmmm... will need to really stand out to catch my attention as a DRPG... I love starting them, but always get bored or stuck rather quickly. I had to stop myself from buying the latest ones.

I just can't get into them. I don't want to just watch portraits.

 

[Kagari]

Switch?

Let me stop you right there.

 

[Shizuka]

It's a DRPG! Hahahaha, I hope people didn't get too hyped. I love me some DRPG.

 

[takoyaki]

It's a DRPG! Hahahaha, I hope people didn't get too hyped. I love me some DRPG.

Yeah, it’s definitely not what I imagined a “spiritual successor to El Shaddai” would look like.

But I also never thought there was a chance of a sequel, so this is better than nothing (or another crappy mobile El Shaddai game).
And it might even be good in its own right.

 

[.JayZii]

Okay, the introduction "My name is Lucifer..." BULGE part really made me laugh.

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

Uhhhh I'm gonna reserve judgement till we see something that feels like a substantial trailer, but that picture ain't what I had in mind. El Shaddai is an absolute stylistic spectacle. Irrelevant of horsepower.

That pic...is underwhelming. Coupled with the nothingburger trailer it's a bit worrisome, but maybe they just need more time to show us actual material.

I'll avidly wait with an open mind.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Yeah we need a real trailer, but it looks like we shouldnt get our hopes up for El Shaddai visuals.

 

[Shizuka]

I'm just happy the Vita is getting more DRPGs, the train is never stopping!

 

[True Fire]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

My interest level dropped so quickly I have whiplash

 

[flatearthpandas]

Hmmm. Love the setting. Love DRPG. Screen looks basic af though. Will probably sit tight on this one since it's difficult to even trust gaf on whether a DRPG is any good or not.

 

[Kayo Police]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

I don't think my interest level has ever died this quickly before.

 

[thesaucetastic]

That pic...is underwhelming. Coupled with the nothingburger trailer it's a bit worrisome, but maybe they just need more time to show us actual material.

If they're planning to release in summer of 2017, I doubt it'd change that much.

 

[Zaventem]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

=/

 

[Lumpy Onion]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

Hmmm. Looks kinda like Elminage. Not very impressive tbh.

 

[the_sun_king]

I'm always up for more urban fantasy RPGs, and Japan seems to be the only place willing to make them.

 

[10k]

Never mind. This looks awful. Whew.

 

[WesFX]

Not what I want, but do what you gotta do, I guess.

 

[Shizuka]

Is this Project Code: Daten?

 

[Z3M0G]

I just can't get into them. I don't want to just watch portraits.

They can really stand out though... my GOTY last year was Severed.

<==== (^-- mobile)

 

[UnemployedVillain]

I really wish DRPGs would actually try their hand at full 3D battle screens

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

Switch?

Yes, everything is coming to Switch.

 

[takoyaki]

Is this Project Code: Daten?

Interesting, you could be right. Both are 2017 Kadokawa DRPGs, there's angelic wings in the Project Code Daten logo, Daten (&#22549;&#22825 means "fallen angel" and Lucifer/Lucifel shows up in The Lost Child.

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

Oooh!

*sees first screenshot*

...oh.

Just can't get into DRPGs.

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

There are so many DRPG games now.

 

[TwoDurans]

Vita? Come on, now. Switch or bust.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

lol at the reactions xD

 

[PSqueak]

Our first glimpse of the character in that trailer is a prominent bulge in his crotch.


...

Sold!

 

[MrDoctor]

so this is a smt clone

neat

 

[Strings]

Pretty disappointed it's a DRPG. I'm a fan of the genre, but like, it's just not where I wanted this project to go - never mind that the vita is already drowning in good-great ones.

 

[duckroll]

This is very likely Project Daten, and it is absolutely an internal Kadokawa Games project. Sawaki is only the producer and character designer. The general director is Yoshida Yasuda and the development director is Zin Hasegawa. The other character designer credited is animator Naruyuki Takahashi, who is probably responsible for the animu garbage designs in the actual screens.

 

[ASaiyan]

El Shaddai had beautifully unique art and characters and I'm excited to see more of it.

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu

This is...not what I was expecting, lol. Art looks like your typical fantasy mobile game

Spoiler

co-starring Blue-Haired Animu™

, and the screen itself looks like a DRPG, which is a genre I'm personally not a fan of. It might still be a solid generic-looking DRPG, but I'm officially out.

 

[meltingparappa]

Regardless of the freaky deaky monsters, the art direction here looks like it could very well be a straight up BL game.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Regardless of the freaky deaky monsters, the art direction here looks like it could very well be a straight up BL game.

It looks like a typical Bamco knockoff. Like if the God Eater team wanted to try their hand at knocking off SMT instead of Monster Hunter

 

[taco543]

yo sounds awesome! love that are too.

 

[wmlk]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

RIP

 

[LastOne2100]

Not sure what is going on in that screenshot, but it is not confidence inspiring.

 

[New002]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

...fuck.

Welp, time to erase this thread/news from my memory.

 

[DreamDere]

Well another ps vita game I gotta buy.

 

[jj984jj]

The character artist for Okami and director or El Shaddai is making a DRPG? Well, I can't say I expected that one.

 

[FlowersisBritish]

Honestly it looks like they are trying to go for more of a Persona/shin megemi type deal and it just looks... Generic. It seems like the safe decision, but id have mich rather have a weird looking rpg, not a boring one.

 

[koutoru]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

This is why I wanted to wait for actual gameplay footage or screenshots to surface before I commented on this.
While being a DRPG isn't indicative to whether it's a good or bad game, it's just not my type of RPG.

 

[K.E. Keith]

El Shaddai meets SMT? Fuckin' sign me up, son.

 

[Kresnik258]

Is this Project Code: Daten?

This is very likely Project Daten, and it is absolutely an internal Kadokawa Games project.

Yay, other people agree with me at last!

They've taken their sweet time to reveal this one considering God Wars was revealed so long ago, although amusingly they're both gonna release in mostly the same timeframe.

 

[King Gilga]

Interesting, even though the combat got kind of stale I really enjoyed El Shaddai and managed to finish it with the help of swapping every level with my cousin, would've been one of the most gorgeous games of last gen if it didn't have so much aliasing ruining it.

I'm really looking forward to whatever they do next.

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

Uh... Nevermind.

 

[The Dude]

Turn based I'm in

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

this...isn't the sequel to el shaddai i was hoping for

Same

 

[Ahasverus]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

... The fuck is this.

 

[brinstar]

lol it being a dungeon crawler makes me want it more

 

[butman]

First in-game screenshot and a bit more info from Famitsu, already translated on Gematsu

...

So that's why it's for Vita too!