AeternoBlade - from Corecell Technology - was much anticipated on the 3DS eShop when it landed in the West back in early 2014; though we weren't hugely impressed in our review it certainly found an audience. The developer has now stated that strong sales - beyond expectations, it seems - on 3DS, Vita and PS4 have given the studio an opportunity to announced AeternoBlade 2 for a targeted Q2 2016 release. Thankfully 3DS is a lead platform alongside Vita, with more systems to potentially be announced in the future.
This one sees the return of the first game's protagonist - Freyja - alongside newcomer Bernard, the latter specialising in using a heavy weapon.


In terms of gameplay Corecell Technology has said the following:
AeternoBlade 2 will have new time manipulation mechanism[sic] and more action features while the game will still keep a Medriodvania style such as exploring the map, solving time puzzles and collecting relics.
That's all the key information for now, and no doubt there'll be a steady trickle of details over the next few months.
Are you excited about this sequel on 3DS? Let us know in the comments below.
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Played the demo, wasn't a big fan. But if they build up on it , might be worth looking into.
Don't over price it this time. I waited for a sale under 10 before picking it up. Still haven't played it outside of the demo though.
never got into the first one, so I doubt I'd buy this one. But good for those who loved the game.
I enjoyed the first one enough to warrant a 100% run on the PS4 version and to get the 3DS Theme. Overall it was above-average and took a little bit to really hit its stride.
Digging Freyja's new hairstyle. The first game was pretty alright. Alright enough for me to probably bite on the sequel, anyway.
I played the demo and enjoyed it. It's still on my "wish list," and I'll pick it up eventually, just have too many unfinished eshop titles lingering on my 3DS. But I look forward to a sequel, I do hope they clean up some stuff, but as a whole the demo was fun.
The first game suffered from some unfortunate shortcomings that prevented it from becoming a really enjoyable action-adventure. Still, I'm curious to see how the second game will turn out. I'm already liking Freiya's new design - much more colorful and striking than the first one, where she looked like a run-of-the-mill thug.
@Spoony_Tech Overpriced is hardly justifiable for this title. It was a retail release in japan, and the tech behind it does justify the 25$ asking price in the west - it's just that the gameplay was very floaty at times, which watered down the overall impression.
I'm surprised this game did decently enough for them to bank on making a sequel for it. If this gets a demo I might give it a try. I tried the first game's demo and the ideas it tried were pretty cool, but I never felt like spending money to get it, not even in sales.
Hopefully this one turns out nicer.
Cool, i thought the first one was decent
@Kaze_Memaryu Never knew it was retail in Japan. That explains a lot on their choice of pricing.
I hope the developers vastly improve on the sequel. I didn't like the first one too much.
I hope this is sign of a change in art design.
First one had potential, but fell short. Hopefully the second one gets it right.
I loved the first one, looking forward to the second indeed:)
Looking forward to it... had to wait for a price drop, but I liked the game regardless.
Im surprised by this since the first seemed to be a flop. I was not too impressed with the demo either. But cool! Hope they improve it and that this is a success!
booo. I don't want to play as Bernard. I hope we can pick our character at the beginning instead of swapping between the two throughout the story.
(-_- )
Hmm, never tried the first
Good change in art so far. The first looked akin to an old FMV sequence.
Well 2D art looks prettier, so that's something. Original game looked way too clunky to me, but I'll give this a chance if it looks any good.
Maybe if this one doesn't have game breaking glitches I'll get it.
Still very upset at the first one for that.
I know I'm in the minority here but I'm disappointed with the new changes. Now Freya looks like a typical warrior babe type and we have a ho hum male design. I agree that the original game could've used a more colored palette but still, I'm a little sad. I will pick up this game anyways because I liked its gameplay besides the slow loading times and long cutscenes, etc but messy haired Freya from the original is what I wish for.
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