CyberConnect2, a Japanese developer perhaps best known for its .hack and Naruto titles, has announced a completely new vision for the company going forward, including the news that it will be bringing its 'Trilogy of Vengeance' games to the Switch.
This new business strategy is a celebration of the company's recent 20th anniversary. The biggest development to arise from this is the fact that CC2 will now be developing its own completely original properties, publishing their own titles across the world. Alongside this, it has been revealed that the company is currently working on three major projects.
Two of these concern anime; the first is a completely original project, while the second revolves around assisting animation studio TriF to create an anime called MECHA-UDE. The third, however, is a trilogy of games that are set for a worldwide release on Nintendo Switch. You can see more information about all three below.
Fuga on the Battlefield (War x Vengeance x Kemono)
A 20-year anniversary title of Little Tail Bronx! An action strategy RPG depicting hope and despair.
Tokyo Ogre Gate (Schoolgirl x Vengeance x Steampunk)
Cut down evil in the ogre capital. High speed parkour style slashing action!
Cecile (Gothic Lolitas x Vengeance x Witches)
An exciting new tale depicting a crazy world, the scramble for the witches’ hearts! 2.5D side scrolling ultra fun witch action!
One night, when the moon is full, four sisters enjoying a carefree life are summoned to an old castle by their mother. Waiting for them is a “ceremony” which will turn them into witches. Due to the ulterior motives of their mother, the four sisters are stripped of what they cherish most.
So three new games in one, and plenty more besides! Will you be checking out this trilogy when it arrives on Switch?
[source cyberconnect2.ca, via gematsu.com]
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HARDCORE PARKOUR
I was hoping Asuras Wrath was getting a Switch release. But I'll probably grab that parkour game.
Gothic Lolitas X Witches X Lolitas in Wheelchairs
/foams at the mouth
"Gothic Lolitas x Vengeance x Witches"
Lol, wow.
"An action strategy RPG depicting hope and despair."
Upupupupupu~
Solatorobo 2 one day?
"An action strategy RPG depicting hope and despair."
I like strategy and I like RPGs and I like darker stories which I'm going to assume "decipting hope and despair" means. Though if it's real time then it might be a bit iffy. Also this might be just a tiny bit too anime even for my tastes if the picks are anything to go by.
Still, we'll see what happens once this becomes an actual thing.
So what even are these games? Are they older games? Or are they still in development?
Why can't I hold all these switch games?
@RyanCraddock You made a small mistake. The Little Tail Bronx title is actually Fuga on the Battlefield, not "Fugue" as the initial Japanese magazine scans indicated.
This was even confirmed by a French employee at CyberConnect2 on their Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/Yoann_CC2/status/959025283088097286
@syrupdash They might include character cameos from Solatorobo: Red the Hunter in their upcoming game Fuga on the Battlefield.
Need to see some gameplay first before I would decide whether I should bother with any of them.
@HopeNForever Thanks, there seems to be a lot of confusion over that one!
Saw this before, but platforms hadn't been confirmed yet.
...So this is what they meant by "trilogy of vengeance"...
I can't tell if these are actual games or a subtle parody of anime and gaming trends. But I am moderately interested in Advance Wars: Furries of Doom.
I think I've entered the Twilight Zone. This is the weird side of gaming!
All the things you want from your video games: War, Vengeance, and Kemono!
Ok, they got us intrigued with these promo images… now we have to see some screenshots or gameplay video…
Nice, i'm interested in all 3 of those, and i generally like the idea of a thematic trilogy (or series).
@Ralizah Monokuma is that you?
Tokyo ogre gate looks nifty.
CyberConnect2? As in Asura's Wrath CyberConnect2? Oh boy!
I have to say, CyberConnect2 was not the company I expected exclusive 3rd party games announcements from. Happy to be proven wrong, but it's rather out of nowhere? [s]waits for people to say Nintendo paid for this[/s]
@link3710 Um... they're not exclusive actually. This is Nintendo Life. They're job is to report games that are coming to Nintendo consoles, but CyberConnect2 is releasing these games for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and even Windows PCs.
Pre-emptively, this is where I'll remind folks that Gothic Lolita is a fashion style, and does not refer to Lolicon content. While no one has commented on the subject yet, it's a fair guess someone will, so yeah.
i'm really interested in Cecile. looking forward for more info!
@HopeNForever Usually they do mention when things are coming to other systems... welp, so much for that.
not x too x interested
I see some good potential here. All three sound entertaining to me to be honest.
Yeah, .Hack is the only reason I know these guys
They're no longer held at gunpoint to make Naruto games? Thank the lord!
Ok this looks promising.....very interested in this.
OH MY GOD, THAT GLORY!
Not really 100% sure what these games are, but they do seem interesting. Especially the first two. The art style looks pretty attractive, and the narrative following a diverse group cat people looks cute and fun. Will keep an eye on this.
What's this game?
Yeah but I was hoping to see some gameplay videos
Love; first the ART, 2nd the Gameplay and 3rd the Graphics!
Screw realism graphics!
Definitely be checking it out, more games on switch always a good thing as far as I'm concerned!
Fuga on the Battlefield has my attention. These guys tend to come up with interesting stuff, I'll tell you that.
The only cyberconnect2 game I have played is Solatorobo: Red the hunter so I am interested in Fuga on the Battlefield.
@MongolRaider: Yeah, it kind of is the weird side.
@Benjamin: That (commentor, for this article specifically) would be me. I think this is part of what gives gaming a bad image, since most non-Japanese, or people-not-interested-in-Japanese pop culture confuse the 2 subjects.
The latter two have me hooked already. The first I need to see more.
Excited to see them all nonetheless.
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