CIRCLE Entertainment remains one of the most active publishers on the 3DS eShop, often localising some promising games from Japan for Western audiences; it appears to be doing that once again with the conceptually enticing Karous -The Beast of Re:Eden-.
Originally developed by Sakura Flamingo Laboratory, this is a "3D vertical shoot 'em up", promising over 100 missions and the ability to customise your ship in areas such as shields, shots, and even swords. Abilities level up with progress and there'll be branching paths and multiple endings.
On paper that sounds rather fabulous, and it's not long until we'll know whether it delivers on its promise - it'll arrive on the North America eShop this week (30th April) for $6.99, though a European release is TBA.
You can see the intro cinematic and some screens below. Are you tempted by this one?
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This reminds me I still need to pick up "Karous" for GameCube...
Meh, Karous is pretty mediocre as are almost all Milestone shooters. Makes me wonder why their shooters still pop up so often in the West.
...no gameplay in the video? Oh well, will keep an eye on it.
Will be picking up an eshop card today for this!
Just, hooray for shmups! That is all. I'll be looking out for this one. The 3DS and Wii U are painfully low on shmup action. Actually, this generation as a whole is so far.
My type of game. I miss good top down shooters. One of my favorites was Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth on N64. On the DSware Shop, Metal Torrent was my go to shooter. Nice to know I have another seemingly good option for 3DS.
Despair tastes like chocolate...
Great news. Hope for a european release very soon
That had to be the worst video to show off a game ever. Where was the gameplay?
@CaviarMeths lol, I commented before I seen your comment.
I hope this'll be good. I love the genre.
I'm a sucker for a shooter. Ikaruga in 3D would be pretty cool... Anyway, this bad boy is mine come Thursday.
Looking good!
I'm looking forward to it, I've enjoyed every Circle Ent. game I've bought so far!
That looks neat, might have to give it a try.
@CaviarMeths @Spoony_Tech
I think I saw two frames of gameplay in that video, you two may have blinked.
All jokes aside though, I do agree with you two, that trailer does absolutely nothing for this game. They really should have gotten more gameplay in there
Trailer was not helpful
That was probably the worst trailer I've seen in months. Otherwise the game looks... pretty average. Would have to at least see some gameplay...
Thanks to Youtube, I know I won't be blowing $7, plus tax on this terrible-looking game: https://youtu.be/QmL34tWPBTY?t=96 (gameplay + review)
Sorry CIRCLE, choose better games to localize!
This looks like a really good game! Judging from the gameplay SCREENSHOTS...... It seems the camera is in a bit close to the ship so hopefully we can see far enough away from the ship to avoid cheap deaths. Otherwise, I'm quite excited about this!
This looks like a really good game! Judging from the gameplay SCREENSHOTS...... It seems the camera is in a bit close to the ship so hopefully we can see far enough away from the ship to avoid cheap deaths. Otherwise, I'm quite excited about this!
While watching the trailer, a Cascade soap video ad started playing elsewhere in the browser, and the overlapping of sounds made this trailer seem like a artsy/psychological game. I can't believe I didn't realize it was a soap commercial until both trailers ended simultaneously, and the Cascade ad mentioned its brand name for the first time.
...Actually, a game with that kind of discordant, atonal style could be awesome! Who ever thought shoot-em-ups work well with detergent?
@ParSnake Post of the Month, sir/ma'am.
The game COULD become quite a challenge if you customize your ship the right way. Use only your sword, don't use that weird circle attack, etc. Still, I'll be looking at reviews with my Skeptic's Glasses on.
Wow, talk about how NOT to make a preview video! That was terrible! Even the screenshots give you a better idea of this game!
I bought the cart when it was released in Japan.. Definitely recommend it to any shmup fans, especially for the price, I'll buy this version too if it's released in Europe
@Spoony_Tech too funny I was thinking this is about the worst video they could posted to try and sell a game. Then look down in posts and you nailed it lol
Would be nice if that video wasn't a Japanese commercial, i.e., nothing that actually shows gameplay.
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