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Level 5 developing three RPGs for smartphones
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Hours Left
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It's the only one that actually sounds interesting to me.
Wonderflick seems super generic, and the Girlfriend game sounds like one of those all girl fetish RPGs that are so popular lately.
I clicked the link for moe but there was no moe. What gives, man.
Yeah this definitely isn't a follow up to the Guild series. Sounds like internal Level5 stuff. They're all RPGs, and the only actual game creator mentioned is Ishii. The concepts definitely sound like they match what Hino was saying previously about how the challenge of creating worthwhile smartphone games is that they have to keep in mind that many people would want to play them in short bursts while they're on a train. So basically simple gameplay which can support short sessions over a long period of time.
Some additional credits and details for the games:
Wonder Flick
Planning/Producer/Director: Akihiro Hino
Character Design: Nao Ikeda
Boss Monster Design: Takuzo Nagano
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
- There'll be avatar customization.
- Nao Ikeda is one of the Square Enix designers who went freelance after FFXIII-2 iirc.
- The base game is free (f2p!).
Majin Station
Producer: Akihiro Hino
Director/World Setting Design: Jiro Ishii
Character Design: Yusuke Kozaki
Majin & Concept Design: Takeshi Oga
Planning/Development: Level-5
Developer: Think Tank
- Also f2p!
- You can pick between a male or female character to play as.
- Takeshi Oga is the artist for Gravity Daze, he has a site here: http://www.takeshioga.com/524159
Chikyu Kaimetsu teki B-kyu Kanojo
(No staff details)
Developer: Kayac
- Also f2p!
- This blog I'm reading says the iOS version is out in June, and the Android version is out in July. Not sure if Polygon or the blog is correct.
Wonder Flick
Planning/Producer/Director: Akihiro Hino
Character Design: Nao Ikeda
Boss Monster Design: Takuzo Nagano
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
- There'll be avatar customization.
- Nao Ikeda is one of the Square Enix designers who went freelance after FFXIII-2 iirc.
- The base game is free (f2p!).
Majin Station
Producer: Akihiro Hino
Director/World Setting Design: Jiro Ishii
Character Design: Yusuke Kozaki
Majin & Concept Design: Takeshi Oga
Planning/Development: Level-5
Developer: Think Tank
- Also f2p!
- You can pick between a male or female character to play as.
- Takeshi Oga is the artist for Gravity Daze, he has a site here: http://www.takeshioga.com/524159
Chikyu Kaimetsu teki B-kyu Kanojo
(No staff details)
Developer: Kayac
- Also f2p!
- This blog I'm reading says the iOS version is out in June, and the Android version is out in July. Not sure if Polygon or the blog is correct.
The way Polygon/Kevin is describing this sounds about as promising as a F2P smartphone game could possibly be for me but scans don't seem to be showing up on twitter so I gotta withhold judgment until I can confirm the aesthetics. Fire Emblem artist is a big minus but Gravity Daze artist is a big plus, so we'll see how it turns out.
http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201305300032/
http://www.wonderflick.jp/
http://www.b-kano.jp/
http://www.majinstation.jp/
Here we gooooooo. The Smartphone initiative is under a new Level5 brand known as Uniplay.
http://www.wonderflick.jp/
http://www.b-kano.jp/
http://www.majinstation.jp/
Here we gooooooo. The Smartphone initiative is under a new Level5 brand known as Uniplay.
Glass Rebel
Member
Level-5 loves their internal brands it seems.
I like the art of Wonder Flick. Is it the same guy that did Inazuma Eleven?
Kinda meh on Majinstation and B-Kanojo's concept looks pretty stupid :lol
The monsters are designed by the Layton and Inazuma guy. The character designs are by the FFXIII-2 and Children of Mana artist who went freelance.
Apparently they have 6 Uniplay games in development now. They're just announcing 3 first.
Hours Left
Member
The art for Wonderflick makes it a bit more appealing. Majin Station is still the only one I'm really interested in though.
B-Grade is out for sure.
Glass Rebel
Member
Hmm, looking at the original Inazuma art I was pretty off-base. Thanks though!
RyougaSaotome
Member
Wonderflick and Majin Station both look pretty cool.
B-Type Girlfriend leaves me feeling cold. I'll still give it a try when it hits though.
B-Type Girlfriend leaves me feeling cold. I'll still give it a try when it hits though.
Doesn't it worry you that the only games which look pretty cool are the ones with no gameplay shown whatsoever? Just good concept art. Lol. Seems like a Level5 trend to me!!!
dakkumauji
Member
Wonderflick is definitely the one that has my highest interest.
I really don't have a clue about Majin Station.
Lol at B-Type Girlfriend.
I really don't have a clue about Majin Station.
Lol at B-Type Girlfriend.
RyougaSaotome
Member
Haha, it helps that the art styles aren't complete garbage like B-Type. I also happen to really like Jiro Ishii, especially after Time Travelers.
Actually, is B-Type the only game that doesn't have its main staff advertised on the main page? That's a GREAT sign.
Lovely backgrounds, crappo characters, so basically all my prejudices confirmed.
Wonderflick looking super sharp though, kinda looks like the Fantasy Life dragon snuck in there.
RyougaSaotome
Member
Also worth noting that all three games are 基本無量＋アイテム課.
Free to play + in-app purchases for items.
Free to play + in-app purchases for items.
Comandr
Member
LOVE the art behind Wonder Flick. I'd play the crap out of this.
Ben Morales
Member
I downloaded the B-Rank Girlfriend game this morning. Im still playing it. So addicting! Game play is similar to Puzzle And Dragons but with a slot machine. You can skill stop it to help you get a 3 of a kinds and 5 of a kinds. So many wonderful waifus...