A Glimpse of Square Enix's New Action RPG

[The Wooster]

A Glimpse of Square Enix's New Action RPG

Let's take a gander this first tidbit of concept art from Square Enix's upcoming Unreal Engine 3-based Action RPG.

That last sentence pretty much summarizes all we know about the new IP right now. The concept art on the right, which is awfully lacking in belts and zippers come to think of it, was taken from a recruitment website [http://www.square-enix.com/jp/recruit/career/job/game/new_action_rpg_index.html] currently seeking applicants with experience working on PS3 and Xbox 360 games.

The folks over at Joystiq reckon the image bears a striking resemblance to Chakan: The Forever Man [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakan:_The_Forever_Man], a hard-as-nails platformer released on the genesis back in '92, based on the comic of the same name. I think it's either a game about sword-stealing owls, or a really dark take on the Harry Potter franchise.

We'll keep you updated as we learn more.

Source: Joystiq [http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/01/concept-art-released-for-square-enixs-ue3-action-rpg/]



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[AbstractStream]

Kind of looks like another gritty game. I can't say much since the picture is not a lot to go on, but let's see. I'll keep an eye on this development.

 

[cynicalsaint1]

What I'm seeing is Squenix does Dark Souls

 

[Zero=Interrupt]

Square-Enix presents:

HEDWIG
And the Angry Inch

 

[Grayjack]

I'm reminded of Vampire Hunter D.

 

[DEAD34345]

I avoided this thread for a while, but then I remembered Square Enix made (or published or something) Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Now I'm just disappointed.

 

[Grayjack]

Hate to bump an old thread, but has any new information surfaced about this game? I haven't heard anything since this announcement.

 

[Eric the Orange]

Kind of looks like another gritty game. I can't say much since the picture is not a lot to go on, but let's see. I'll keep an eye on this development.

The unfortunate reality of the Unreal engine is it comes with a base set of shades, and most companies don't want to invest the time and money making new ones specifically for there game. Which is "part" of the reason for all the "grey and brown" in many games.