Trinity Zill O'll Zero is a HD game made by Tecmo Koei. It was announced roughly at the same time as Quantum Theory, and was also delayed at the same time following the merger. It also appears to be coming out reasonably close to QT. Why is it then that we know a hell of a lot more about this game than Quantum Theory, thanks to weekly media blowouts like this? Swords-n-sorcery VS guns, PS3 exclusivity VS multiplatform. Koei's internal project VS Tecmo's internal project. I smell a rat.
I was gritting my teeth at the sight of the high res models of the Love Plus girls last time, since I thought they had been created solely for that marketing event, and would be abandoned once Love Plus+ went on sale. Glad to see that wasn't the case. Love Plus Arcade seems like a damn odd idea, but I don't care as long as the art assets are actually pleasant to look at. Also, this franchise needs an art book for fuck's sake.
OK, I should have totally made this a separate post, but I only saw it today. There is a PSP love adventure game coming out at some point called Love Once. That's not important. The important bit is that the developer is called "Maid Meets Cat." I'm not making that up, it's even their URL and shit. That's so much more interesting than whatever the game they're developing will turn out to be, no doubt. Damn shame.
In a shocking display of logical and rational thinking, Examu has partnered up with HD fighting game aficionados, Arc System Works, to port Arcana Heart 3 to the PS3 and 360. I've been burned by Arcana Heart 2 pretty badly, so I'm not holding my breath. Also, I'm not thrilled with this anime girly fighting game boom we seem to be in the midst of. Touki Denshou Angel Eyes on my PSP fulfills the quota for that genre, methinks.
Speaking of shitty fighting games, the last time we talked about FK Digital's Chaos Code was in April '09. For some damn reason the game is only going on location test just this weekend. It's got nice backgrounds, that's about all I can say. I didn't have the patience to let any of the demo movies load on that official website.
Marvel VS Capcom 3 got some new characters and shit. *yawn*
In a bit of a nice surprise, Square Enix elected to re-assemble the original creators of Tactics Ogre, and remake the game for the its 15th anniversary. It's doubly interesting since the game's director, Yasumi Matsuno, went a little bit crazy during Final Fantasy XII's development, and quit the company on likely not-so-amicable terms. I guess it's water under the bridge, but probably involved the condition that he be given freedom to work the game his way, free of interference from top managers. I'd like to think that, at least. In addition, the game itself looks very interesting on its own. It's more of an updated port, that a full on remake, or reboot, that the kids are into these days. It actively tries to imitate the look of the Super Famicom original, using the same character sprites and art, but updates the technology to full 3D with dynamic lighting. I really like the sound of that one. It's only unfortunate that this had to be a remake, and not a wholly original entry into the series.
See, it was all scum at the bottom of the barrel. Except that last one, which is actually too mainstream, every one knows Matsuno these days. It's all the hardcore game nerd's burden.
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