Japanese studio Kodokawa Games has confirmed its 2016 strategy RPG God Wars: Future Past is getting repackaged for Nintendo Switch. Called God Wars: Great War Of Japanese Mythology, this updated version includes a brand new scenario, some extra playable characters, lots more battles stages to fight through and various tweaks to gameplay.
That new scenario, entitled 'Labyrinth of Yomi', depicts what happened to Kaguya and his ill-fated company. Improvements include increased battle speed, the power to take eight units into battle rather than six and other little additions to make the strategic gameplay that bit smoother than the original incarnation. No word yet on a release date, or whether this entry will make it beyond Japanese eShops, but it should be noted Future Past got a western release so it's not beyond the realm of possibility.
Let us know what you make of the news. Have you played Future Past? Will you give Great War Of Japanese Mythology a go if given the chance? Comment!
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It sounds interesting. I just really don't like that art style. Cell shading has to be done just right.
I love SRPGs so will definitely get this
Have it on Vita, whilst I’d like a physical edition I hope there’s no collectors edition; or if so that the extras are identical to the previous PS4/PSVita versions.
Don’t want another Y’s VIII debacle to squeeze more money.
looks interesting.
I'm so glad right now that I decided to give the PS4 version a miss when it came out. Definately will be getting this version.
Kadokawa*
I deeply regret buying this on Vita now. I'm sure the game is good, it's just still sealed on my shelf...
I started to play this on Vita, but didn't put a lot of time in, there were too many other games competing for my attention. Maybe when it comes out, I'll be in the market for a meaty strategy game.
I'd been meaning to get this so that is great that it is getting ported.
Awesome news! It looked like such a cool title for PS4 and I kept hoping it might make its' way to the Switch! Now hopefully we can get a Western release...
Awesome, I played it on the VITA and perfect for handheld. Hope they bring it to the States. Grand Kingdom should also hit the Switch - these are the type of games the Switch can handle well and a good fit.
I'm lacking in japanese myth knowledge, and I don't want to start a gender discussion here, but the sentence "Kaguya and his ill-fated company"...
Isn't Kaguya a "her"? Am I missing something from the story? Was it a typo?
As a fan of sRPG and mythology, I'm sure I'd like to try this one
Really! REALLLY!! I JUST bought this for PS4!
Guess I'll hold off playing it until the Switch version because those are some very nice enhancements. (Especially being able to use more characters in battle!) Just hope they add subtitles to the cutscenes, too. English dub is hard to listen too, but selecting Japanese audio isn't super useful when you don't get the story from the cutscenes!
Also, if Kadokawa is interested in porting enhanced games to Switch, how about some Natural Doctrine love while they're at it? (Very flawed game that I nonetheless really enjoyed.)
Was excited by the name as I'm a sucker for Japanese Mythology, but not a big fan of most SRPGs or the art style. Damn.
The art looks wonderful but I'd say they need to go with a much brighter environment and maybe tweak the shaders on their models too. I think if you have an art style, then try to match it with your actual game.
@Kingrat You're not missing out on much.
Have this game on Vita. It will be perfect on Switch. It is a niche game but don’t be fooled, it’s got decent difficulty, a decent story, and it’s unique in terms of characters. Taking 8 units into battle is gonna be damn awesome. I think this game will be a hidden gem for sure.
Great, excited for this
Coooool. Kadokawa games is a good dev. Old school.
Yeah, great but there will be a retail version or it’ll be just for eShop?
Oops, misread it as god of war.
This looks right up my alley. Keeping an eye out.
This looks pretty good. I look forward to hearing more.
If the original already saw an English translation, then it seems reasonable that this version will get it too. I will be looking forward to hearing that confirmed.
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