Genius Sonority's eShop AR RPG Looks Mad
Posted by James Newton
Cute, though
Japanese developer Genius Sonority — best known for its work on various Pokémon spin-offs over the years — has revealed its next title, due out in the Japanese eShop next week.
Called Denpa Ningen RPG — or Electric Wave Person RPG, believe it or not — is an augmented reality RPG where you use the 3DS's cameras to reveal hidden flying folk, capturing them to assemble a team to tackle a giant demon king, of course.
Different denpa ningen have their unique statistics and elemental properties, so catching a varied group is the secret to success.
Here's one trailer but there are plenty more videos over at the official site.
[via denpaningen.jp]
#1
Shadowflash said:
That's interesting. Looks like a Pikman RPG.
#2
RudyBelmont said:
Ummm... WTF?
#3
6ch6ris6 said:
that actually looks kinda cool
#4
Usagi-san said:
Looks dragon quest-esque. I like this.
Except for the Tingle outfits...
#5
Kagamine said:
i like it
#6
jibberldd5 said:
Looks veery Japanese.
#7
bennyt said:
Any chance of it coming to US/Europe?
#8
Late said:
I like the RPG part
Would probably get it if it got released here.
#9
CreaterCurator said:
...
#10
Hejiru said:
I would get this if it were the other way around and we caught the monsters they’re fighting. Those look neat; the teletubby people just look creepy.
#11
warioswoods said:
At first I read the article title as "Genius Sorority..." and was quite perplexed. Yup.
#12
Portista said:
Dude, this is AWESOME!!! I cant wait for it to come... presuming that it will.
Although the tickle suits are a little... out of place.
#13
geozeldadude said:
looks fun.
#14
Shworange said:
Since I can't read Japanese, I don't really understand the AR tie in. For now I'll just say, "Crack don't smoke itself!"
#15
joevox316 said:
@warioswoods Me too! lol This seems...interesting. Perhaps a bit too odd for me.
#16
CorporalPegasus said:
Uhm.
#17
Klapaucius said:
That looks awesome! Shame I don't have enough money on the eShop at the moment. Definately keeping an eye on this.
I don't suppose Nintendo Life will review it unless it's released in Europe/NA
#18
pixelman said:
@warioswoods Haha same here.
This looks kinda cool. The RPG part has some serious DQ vibes. o_O
#19
Whirlpool said:
This makes nnooo's Spirit Hunters Inc. look like trash. I wonder what happened to that game? Did they cancel it?
#20
bezerker99 said:
LordJumpMad must have had a part in this game if it's truly this mad, as the article title states.... D:
#21
rjejr said:
Wow, a lot going on in there. A cross between Invizimals, Pokemon, and Evolution (an old Dreamcast RPG). I like the binoculars look of the screen. I wonder if a Pokemon game could be made like this? Probably not a proper one, but an extension of Ranch or the Pokedex.
#22
Bazly said:
This looks friggin' ridiculous, but friggin' awesome. My only concern would be that without any sort of main character this will lag a bit plot-wise. I'm hoping the action isn't too repetetive and they can build a good story around it!
#23
FonistofCruxis said:
It would be a maybe if it you didn't play as teletubby lookalikes but as those are what you play as, I definitely won't be getting this if it gets a western release.
#24
komicturtle said:
Not only DQ, but Earthbound too
#25
Erica_Hartmann said:
....It scares me. lol
#26
Conde-pt said:
wanti it!
#27
turtlelink said:
Hey, it's oolong!
#28
Gilzane said:
The main character looks like Charlie Brown!
#29
gyyrro said:
Looks wierd.. BUT AWESOME!
#30
jpfan1989 said:
i think its safe to assume this wont be released outside japan
#31
Azikira said:
It would be a lot cooler if they looked simmilar to the monsters in the game, instead of deformed Mii's... But it still looks decently fun.
#32
koops330 said:
does anyone else think the main guy looked like charlie brown
#33
SomeBitTripFan said:
This is indeed....interesting. It looks fun but, the characters are very.....interesting. The characters should look less Tellytubby-Tingley.
#34
Aqueous said:
The capture part was strange but that rpg part looks great
#35
Ulala said:
at first i thought the title was about the fan made "swapnote rpg"
but then i saw the vid and i was like "whaaaaat....?"
it looks ok to me
#36
horobita said:
Looks just like dragon quest 9 gameplay
#37
TimboBaggins said:
U.S. release please? Like a mix between Miis, pokemon, and skylanders
#38
Tate24 said:
these characters remind me tingle from zelda!!!
#39
undead_terror said:
if those things came in my house i go and i kill it
#40
Lord_Ghirahim said:
ALL OF MY JIGGIES! TAKE THEM!
#41
Radixxs said:
If someone saw you in public just waving your 3DS around, they'd think you were crazy. This opinion would be strengthened if they saw that you were playing this game.
#42
Octorok385 said:
This is an awesome idea. I'd be surprised if the next Pokemon game didn't have a similar "hunt in the real world" AR feature...
#43
BenAV said:
I really hope this gets released here eventually.
It sure has my interest.
#44
SyFyTy said:
why does Japan get all the cool stuff and the US gets all the cookie cutter old hat crap re runs?
#45
beatalLiToaD said:
Hmmm ... I wish the capture part was more like Face Raiders. Doing something with the real world surroundings instead of just having them as a background.
The RPG part looks good though and may justify getting it if it ever comes to Eustralica.
#46
Klapaucius said:
Testing ideas for Pokemon 3DS?
#47
Sakura_Moonlight2421 said:
I want it!!!
#48
SunnySnivy said:
Looks nice!
#49
Gameday said:
This actually looks kinda fun !
#50
Henmii said:
Looks interesting. Could be fun!
#51
shadowkaby said:
Any news on a US or international release...it would be fun if a system update allowed us to purchase foreign games unavailable to us...like Sakura Samurai for Europe...or to that effect
#52
mieu-fire said:
this looks stupid -.-
#53
Kitsune_Rei said:
I really want this game to be released in NA! Has there been any news on that? I know its quirky, but I'm hoping the strong sales figures are enough, especially with Pokemon Conquest being more of an unusual game for NA but still seeing release.