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(Trailer up at jp store)

Genre - Multiplayer Action

Trailer up at jp store what new section

Here's the new trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho5OR6Xl1xY

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Official Site: http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/freedomwars/

PR translation:

Freedom Wars is a brand new game which aims to offer a new gaming experience in the popular multiplayer action genre by taking advantage of the PS Vita's unique functions. The player is a criminal in a post-apocalyptic near future, sentenced to a million years of hard labor, fighting for his freedom. By completing missions where you rescue civilians and allies who have been captured by huge enemies known as Abductors, you can reduce your sentence. The game supports a maximum of 8 players at a time in both co-op and competitive modes, and supports Adhoc and Wi-Fi Online functions so players all over the country can play together. The game will also support the GPS and Near capabilities of the PS Vita to enhance the gameplay experience.

Product Description

The Prison Cities known as Panopticon - Where all living things are sentenced to "a million years of hard labor"

In the near future, the world lies in ruins, and the outside world can no longer support life.
Humanity created cities known as "Panopticon" around the world, and continued to survive.
However, the various cities compete with each other for depleting resources and the research which can sustain life in harsh environments.
To control their own population, each Panopticon imposes penal labor on their people - The crime of living carries a sentence of a million years.
Those living under these conditions are known as "Criminals" and they are forced into aiding the war effort as "Volunteers".
For a chance at freedom, these "Criminals" fight to rescue captureed civilians.

This is a 8 player "Recovery" Multiplayer Action game made possible by the many features of the PS Vita!

 

[AmanoBuff]

Glad to see this.

For those who missed the first trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10dIaX5Q7Yc

 

[Skyzard]

Looks like a Monster Hunter killer.

It mentions yahoo at the bottom right too.

MH for reference.

Come on Japan.

 

[Vitanimus]

Looks good! I hope more vita titles are announced soon.

 

[Canis lupus]

It reminds me of Crisis Core and FF Type-0 for some reason. Please be rpg.

 

[SmokyDave]

Really pleased that this turned out to be a Vita title. Now the wait for some in-game footage begins.

 

[duckroll]

To be precise the genre is - "Recovery" Multiplayer Action, suggesting that the missions will involved rescuing people and/or recovering objectives like the first trailer showed.

 

[kittens]

Looks really really cool.

 

[Kafel]

Is it a new trailer on the JP store ?

 

[nailbombxx]

Does the new trailer have in-game footage?

 

[mao2]

Is it a new trailer on the JP store ?

Does the new trailer have in-game footage?

It's pretty much the same trailer, but with added voice-over, sound effects and text.

 

[Aostia]

So, after Soul Sacrifice, they are trying to push this "genre" on Vita, right? I think it's the right thing to do for the platform.

 

[noobie]

Any release date / time frame?

 

[ULTROS!]

So is this game classified as "Monhan Genre"?

 

[Snapshot King]

No gameplay, and still no inkling of even a hope of a western release. Whoo.

Whoo.

 

[Canis lupus]

Any release date / time frame?

2014 so says the image in op

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

It looks still good, but man from unique to generic name

 

[Jinfash]

To be precise the genre is - "Recovery" Multiplayer Action, suggesting that the missions will involved rescuing people and/or recovering objectives like the first trailer showed.

Inneresting.

 

[thuway]

I really wanted this to be the JRPG we all wanted .

 

[Leona Lewis]

No gameplay, and still no inkling of even a hope of a western release. Whoo.

Whoo.

The "Freedom Wars" trademark was registered by SCEE. That should give you some hope.

Game's barely even been officially announced. Patience, ya'll.

 

[AniHawk]

music for the trailer was nice. i guess it's another monster hunter sort of thing, eh?

 

[nailbombxx]

So, after Soul Sacrifice, they are trying to push this "genre" on Vita, right? I think it's the right thing to do for the platform.

Agreed. But only if it has online play as well as ad hoc.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Looks darn good!

 

[Pooya]

Panopticon was a better name. This setting could've been pretty interesting for a jrpg too, too bad I guess.

 

[Snapshot King]

The "Freedom Wars" trademark was registered by SCEE. That should give you some hope.

Game's barely even been officially announced. Patience, ya'll.

Fair enough, but I've been of the opinion for a long time that CG trailers or teasers are fucking dogshit. Ooooh, you made a nice CG trailer, who gives a fuck. Show the game or don't show anything at all.

 

[shinra-bansho]

This presumes that Vita will still be around in 2014.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Fair enough, but I've been of the opinion for a long time that CG trailers or teasers are fucking dogshit. Ooooh, you made a nice CG trailer, who gives a fuck. Show the game or don't show anything at all.

Ok, but that's not the part of your post that I was addressing.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Damnit I though freedom wars was going to be some srpg by SCEJ

 

[BasilZero]

Not so sure about the name but I hope it isnt as generic and boring as MonHun. I hope its a standard jRPG - action or not.

 

[Skyzard]

Panopticon was a better name. This setting could've been a pretty interesting for a jrpg too, too bad I guess.

It still seems like an RPG to me. Like a multiplayer final fantasy with monster-hunter combat.

 

[Snapshot King]

Ok, but that's not the part of your post that I was addressing.

Oh, absolutely. I was merely responding to your plea for patience. I got no patience for CG bullshit! Sick of it, it's the worst. I didn't know about the SCEE trademark, hopefully SCEA doesn't decide to pass for some dumb reason.

 

[Thoraxes]

This presumes that Vita will still be around in 2014.

Well, it is a launch PS4 accessory.

 

[Skyzard]

This confirms that Vita will still be around in 2014.

Fixed.

That's probably because of the anime character designs and what looks like a story focus.

Yep, mostly - but also that weird bit in the trailer where it clearly looks in-game but story related (pic above). Seems weird to have cutscenes like that for no reason.

 

[Soriku]

It still seems like an RPG to me. Like a multiplayer final fantasy with monster-hunter combat.

That's probably because of the anime character designs and what looks like a story focus.

 

[mao2]

So is this game classified as "Monhan Genre"?

Like what duckroll said, it's a "Recovery" Multiplayer Action game, so yeah.

BTW Freedom Wars (フリーダムウォー&#12474 fits the 9 circles nicely.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

So friggin glad its PSV and not PS3.

 

[SmokyDave]

This confirms that Vita will still be around in 2014.

Fixed.

Edit: Holy shit Skyzard. I even changed 'ensures' to 'confirms' at the last minute.

 

[borius]

good thing is a vita game, vita needs it!

 

[Skyzard]

Fixed.

Beat

 

[RiverBed]

I hope it is a good RPG. I miss those from Sony.

 

[Soriku]

I hope it is a good RPG. I miss those from Sony.

It's not an RPG. I don't know why Sony doesn't try making one though...

 

[michaelius]

This presumes that Vita will still be around in 2014.

Seems they didn't get the memo that world famous NeoGaf analysts decided Vita will be discontinued after Christma 2013.

 

[encephalon]

It still seems like an RPG to me. Like a multiplayer final fantasy with monster-hunter combat.

It does seem to have story cutscenes, but I don't know how MH games really work anyways. I guess God Eater was supposed to have a SP too? Anyways, it feels a bit like a missed opportunity for JRPG fans for sure but maybe this will revitalize the handheld, giving it the necessary boost to prompt Final Fantasy Type 1!

Spoiler

Nope.

It's not an RPG. I don't know why Sony doesn't try making one though...

Desperation made this.

 

[Skyzard]

It's not an RPG. I don't know why Sony doesn't try making one though...

Is FFXIII an RPG? What if it were multiplayer...

Fixed.

Edit: Holy shit Skyzard. I even changed 'ensures' to 'confirms' at the last minute.

Got to nail em with the wording

 

[SolidSnakex]

It's not an RPG. I don't know why Sony doesn't try making one though...

They're making a Vita RPG

http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/oreshika/next/index.html

Over My Dead Body 2

 

[jj984jj]

Count me in the group that finds Panopticon a better name.

It sounds like they're trying to make is sound a bit different from Monster Hunter or God Eater, but still with an emphasis on multiplayer.

 

[crinale]

Like what duckroll said, it's a "Recovery" Multiplayer Action game, so yeah.



BTW Freedom Wars (フリーダムウォー&#12474 fits the 9 circles nicely.

The commercial explicitly said lists are this year's games.

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

Looks awesome!

 

[Canis lupus]

So many people want this to be rpg.

I just dont like MH type of games, I dont like MH itself.

 

[Leona Lewis]

It's hilarious that I thought this was for PS4 based on the crazy sharpness of the trailer's in-game sections. And now it's not so funny anymore because I know we'll end up with another Gravity Rush situation (incredible art ruined by terrible IQ).

Hopefully SCEJ will prove me wrong, but the vomit-inducing blurriness of HSG, GR, and SS leave me doubtful. I'll never stop believing that Vita should've had a 640x360 or 720x480 native resolution, one-to-one PSP pixel matching be damned.