A Mobile Demo from Digige Expo
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Check out the game on the dev's Unity Room page.
Today I'd like to introduce an alpha showcased at Digige Expo 2017. It's an action RPG with a musou feel called Black Blood Breaker by the indie developer Hamazaki Factory. The company focuses on mobile game development, which is still kind of rare to see at events, but we're lucky that there's a playable demo of 5 stages available on the dev's Unity Room site. These include an intro to the game, 2 fully playable areas, and 2 boss-rush stages.
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11/24/2017 0 Comments Takt-Rhythm: Gameplay from Digige 2017
Dropping Beats in Two Dimensions
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Takt-Rhythm is a rhythm game that elevates genre by expanding the game space beyond button mashing. By using the Leap motion controller, Takt-Rhythm lets the player manipulate a pair of wireframe hands that are used to interact with elements in game. While its still in demo and lacks the visual polish and interface of a completed game, it does provide a substantial list of titles to keep things fresh.
11/10/2017 0 Comments Blue Gunner: C92 Demo Gameplay
Another Game Where Anime Girls with Guns Meet Mecha
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Just a Short Jaunt through a Necropolis
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In Memories of the Ruins the player assumes the role of Rai, an archeologist with the ability to read the thoughts of the dead, as he explores the fallen city Samon. During the course of the demo, Rai uncovers fragments into the city's final days, how it came to ruin, and what horrors may still lurk there.
This version of the demo (which is the second I've played) gives a good taste of both the atmosphere of the game and how the overall story will develop. In typical adventure game format, the player initially has limited access to the world but gains access to other areas by gathering special equipment, defeating enemies, and solving environmental puzzles. 10/14/2017 0 Comments Light Seeker Gameplay and Review
A Highly Detailed Open World Alpha
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9/22/2017 0 Comments ITOYUI Game Review (C91 ver)
A Horror-Themed SPRG In Initial Development
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ITOYUI is a short one-stage SRPG that first appeared at C91. This version is basically a proof-of-concept that demonstrates the atmosphere of the game, its style, and future features. An updated version that includes expanded features was released at C92.
In the C91 version of ITOYUI, players battle a few monsters by summoning allies of their own. There are three types of allies to summon, and they are the only way the player can attack enemies -- the main character cannot directly attack.
The enemies are made of yarn and summoned allies reminiscent of marionettes, hinting, possibly, at the overall aesthetic of the game. As there's nothing outside of this one stage, however, this is pure speculation, although my interview with the developer suggests something like this through the other, yet to be implemented, abilities of the main character.
The C91 demo is short, but I certainly plan on playing the C92 demo to see where the game is going.
A Dystopian Platformer whose BGM is Anything But
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Link: The Unleashed Nexus is a 3D action adventure game whose emphasis in the demo lies primarily on the adventure over action elements.
Its design will be familiar to players of DMC: Devil May Cry or Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 in that progression through each area requires special abilities that are gained, practiced, and (hopefully) mastered before being able to move on. This design feature has a long history, and can be seen in series such as the original Zelda, Metriod Prime, or The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver games.
This week's interview is with Japanese indie developer exeCUTE. This small development team has been around since 2011 and showcased their games at events such as Comiket and Digital Games Expo. They have produced one full game called Fantasy of Alice, a turn-based strategy, and is in the process of developing a second called Rasetsu, an ARPG.
Part 1 of the interview discusses the influences on the demo of Rasetsu, touches upon the JRPG and WRPG divide, and offers some teasers as to what will be included in future versions.
An ARPG with a Musou Feel
Rasetsu: Legend of the Demon Seal is an ARPG that plays like Ys and spawns monsters like a musou game. The demo released at C91 has quite a few developed stages, making it much longer than most other demos commonly found there. Based on this, my video review this week is a mixture of real-time gameplay and selected scenes with commentary.
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Old School Platformer Meets Yuri
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My Name is a side-scrolling platformer with mechanics reminiscent of old school classics like the original Rygar or Wizards and Warriors. As of this demo, the story is almost non existent; as much as I can gather the female protagonist is trying to get her memories back.
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