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[Enter the Dragon Punch]

You are Roy Becket, a young pilot with dreams of becoming as skilled as his adoptive father. When a galactic war with an ancient mechanical alien race reaches its boiling point, Roy is forced to spring into action and take control of an otherworldly bipedal war machine in hopes of saving what's left of humanity.

Joining Roy is a young girl who claims to have escaped the clutches of the nefarious aliens. Forever altered through horrible experimentation, she now possesses the very abilities humanity will need to push back the doomsday clock.

Together, they must battle an unrelenting army alone and reunite their shattered family.

The End of All Things is in sight. At the edge of eradication stands Astebreed.

Published by Playism Games, developed by Edelweiss

The game was released for PlayStation 4 on March 19th, 2015 in Japan. The official US and Canada releases are being released June 25th, 2015. The PC version was released on May 30th, 2014.

The English game is being released on June 25th!

JAPANESE PRICES

2,000 JPY / 16.72 USD / 21.00 CAD / 11.35 GBP / 15.81 EUR

(All prices are rough estimates of what 2,000 GPY costs in the respective dollar at the time of this post)

NA/EU PRICES

19.99 USD / 21.99 CAD / GBP + EURO TBA

Note: All reviews listed are for the PC release. There are currently no English PS4 reviews.
METACRITIC - 8.6 CRITIC, 7.2 USER
USGAMER - 5/5
[URL="http://www.eurogamer.it/articles/2014-10-24-astebreed-la-riscossa-degli-shootem-up-review-recensione"]EUROGAMER.it - 9/10
[/URL]DESTRUCTOID - 9.5

LINKS

• Japanese PSN store page
• How to make a Japanese PSN
• Publisher's website
• PC demo at developer website
• Steam page
• Over an hour of FULL ENGLISH PS4 footage
• TotalBiscuit's WTF is... - Astebreed ?
• Comparison of changes from PS4 version

Sorry for the sloppy OT.

 

[robo_qwop]

This game is rad beyond belief. Basically a 2D Zone of the Enders.

 

[Hugstable]

Dat Astebreed

Fun game, but very very short. Loved it on Steam though, that final boss is so fucking tough

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Huh, so PS4 version is better?

Will definitely pick it up again if so.

 

[Muskieratboi]

Wait, that indie comiket Shmup is getting the High end PS4 Indie treatment?

Couldn't deserve it more. A fantastic game, best shmup since Resogun.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Huh, so PS4 version is better?

Will definitely pick it up again if so.

Gameplay's been fine tweaked, and there's a few graphical improvements.

Wait, that indie comiket Shmup is getting the High end PS4 Indie treatment?

Couldn't deserve it more. A fantastic game, best shmup since Resogun.

First of 3 from Playism. Revolver 360 and TorqueL (though that's not a shmup) are next!

 

[Hugstable]

Some Pics, (PC version at 1080p, which should be what PS4 version is?)

This game is fucking insane

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Some Pics, (PC version at 1080p, which should be what PS4 version is?)



This game is fucking insane

Great screens man. Yeah, the game is 1080p/60fps on PS4

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

woah i have this game in my steam backlog, when it releases on the US PSN will buy it and play it.

 

[Hugstable]

Great screens man. Yeah, the game is 1080p/60fps on PS4

I hope they release this on NA PSN soon! Will definitely pick it up again, Astebreed is just great and the perfect short and sweet arcade experience. The backgrounds of the final level are the most insane, almost posted a pic of it, but I can't go spoiling that damn place, it's just too good.

 

[John Bender]

Looks damn good :O

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Looks damn good :O

Plays even better IMO, but this shit is pure eye candy too

I hope they release this on NA PSN soon! Will definitely pick it up again, Astebreed is just great and the perfect short and sweet arcade experience. The backgrounds of the final level are the most insane, almost posted a pic of it, but I can't go spoiling that damn place, it's just too good.

I paid ~10 CAD for it on PC, I would have paid $30. Absolutely great.

 

[manfestival]

My interest has been piqued. Will totally download the demo if I can remember to dl it when I get home.

 

[The Last Wizard]

This game looks sick, if I wasn't strapped for cash I'd defintely grab it.

 

[Piccoro]

Bookmarked for when I purchase my PS4 soon...
Thanks.

 

[A.J.]

I played it on PC last year. I will happily purchase it again on PS4 if it gets localized.

 

[darkwing]

wow this looks awesome

 

[Hugstable]

This trailer I saw in the Destructoid review is pretty good for showing off the gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=64&v=-lOlRh__Uk0

 

[Producer]

this game is really solid. Hope alot of people pick up the PS4 version especially since they are putting work onto it and not just a straight port.

 

[razgriz417]

This game is rad beyond belief. Basically a 2D Zone of the Enders.

Welp sold.

 

[Shmuppers]

ZoE lives on in this. Really worth the investment.

 

[studyguy]

I've always enjoyed Edelweiss titles. They're not particularly deep, but are at least fun for short bursts.

 

[Conduit]

Sold, sold, sold! I'm starving for another ZOE game.

 

[Lé Blade Runner]

Wow, a must buy for PS4 then.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Sold, sold, sold! I'm starving for another ZOE game.

Gameplay aside it's about as close as you'll get thematically

 

[Rymuth]

How have I not heard of this?

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

How have I not heard of this?

Probably because it's not "technically" out in NA/EU yet

 

[InfiniteNine]

Probably because it's not "technically" out in NA/EU yet

Well it is just not the PS4 version. ;P

 

[ExitPlanetDust]

This and other Playism titles are on sale right now. I'm trying to decide if I want to just buy them there or wait for a Western release.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Just a quick bump - been updated with the release dates for the western release, June 25th, 2015.

 

[Kudo]

Just a quick bump - been updated with the release dates for the western release, June 25th, 2015.

EU release is 25th? PS Blog US only mentions US release, where was the EU release date announced?

 

[itchyass86]

I haven't been too keen on this genre of games except for Einhander, Under Defeat, and Resogun. Astebreed looks rad though - especially with the melee attacks. For the low price of 20 bucks - I'll definitely be playin this. Seeya when it releases in 2 weeks.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

EU release is 25th? PS Blog US only mentions US release, where was the EU release date announced?

Bleh, I meant to put US and CA, my bad. Brainfart

 

[Kudo]

Bleh, I meant to put US and CA, my bad. Brainfart

Hopefully it's 25th for EU too though, looking forward to this game. Wonder if Playism is handling the release to all regions so it could be possible.. Guess we'll see soon enough.

 

[professor denim]

Got today it from the jp psn... The text is all in English to my surprise. Really enjoying it so far.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

One of my top 10 from 2014. Definitely looking forward to a version with PSN trophies.

Spoiler

I'm a bad person.

 

[Americanmushroom]

Huh, this reviewed really well. First time i hear of this. Will probably buy

 

[Mawlok]

God this game is fun

 

[Korigama]

I'll have to keep this in mind for when I get a PS4 down the line.

 

[professor denim]

Played for 3 hours straight. Great fun. I want to get good. Unlocked Hard mode so far

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Out today for PS4 cannot wait, looks and sounds incredible. Hopefully this gens Omega Five

 

[FF Seraphim]

This is a great game and everyone should play it

 

[SmokedMeat]

Well this came out of nowhere! Will buy!!

 

[gunstarhero]

Been looking forward to this - sucks (and strange) it's not out today with the rest of the releases.

 

[RMI]

first time i've seen this. it looks awesome. guess I know what I'm spending some extra PSN credit on.

 

[Skilletor]

The link for OVER AN HOUR of footage links me to 15 minutes of Bioshock infinite footage.

 

[YianGaruga]

The game should now be out almost everywhere!
I hope the thread will become a bit more active now

EU PSN - 14,49€
US PSN - $19.99

 

[Shizuka]

The game should now be out almost everywhere!
I hope the thread will become a bit more active now

EU PSN - 14,49€
US PSN - $19.99

I wish I had a PS4.

 

[Hugstable]

I wish I had a PS4.

It's also on Steam if you have a PC, though I heard this version has tons of extras

 

[Atolm]

Very nice of them not enforcing $/€ parity.