Developer Production Exabilities and publisher Clouded Leopard Entertainment have confirmed that the action shooter Wing Of Darkness will be coming to the Switch worldwide in February next year.
You assume the role of a female pilot – known in the game as a "Fraulein" – as they battle hostile forces called "Blankers" in a special HELT-System mech suit.
While much of the game takes place in the skies as you deal with the encroaching hordes, there are cut-scenes in which the tale of the two protagonists – Klara (voiced by Kiyono Yasuno) and Erika (voiced by Chihira Mochida) – play out.
Despite an initial dislike for one another, these two pilots eventually come together to fight the Blankers and solve the mystery surrounding the "Fraulein" military program, which all sounds like jolly good fun to us.
Wing Of Darkness hits Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam on February 25, 2021. The digital version is expected to cost $29.99, while a limited edition physical copy will cost $84.99.
This physical package includes:
...the full opening and ending songs sung by the two lead voice actresses, an original soundtrack containing voiced stories depicting the daily lives of the two protagonists, as well as a visual fan book with many models of the two main characters and enemy aircraft. It also includes patches and pins bearing the in-game squad emblem, as well as a variety of other bonus items only available in this version. The visual fan book also includes a lyric sheet and an original voice drama, all of which will be fully localized into traditional Chinese and Korean.
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Sounds like my kind of game.
It’s always German with these types of games, no idea why. Looking forward to a game where you play as a ‘Burd’ piloting her C.H.A.V. mech. If only.
It looks like it could be interesting but would need to have gyro aiming for me to really be able to enjoy it I think. I prefer physical copies where possible but I'm not much for collector's editions so I'd get it digitally if I was to buy it, considering the huge price gap between the two.
@nessisonett Yeah. As a german myself I did some research many years ago. Because anime is the same when it comes to using german in the titles or character names.
Turns out there is no deeper meaning behind it and they "just like it".
Which is a way cooler reason then something with deeper meaning in my opinion.
@nessisonett old NA cartoon named “Exo Squad” kind of gives you what you’re looking for. Not as English heavy as a chav mech, but certainly more latin based naming of mechs than germanic.
@Yanina It’s slightly worrying given it’s usually in military settings and we all know Japan’s history on that front but hey, at least it’s Germans getting a bit of their language into anime.
@nessisonett Yeah now that you mention it. My first encounter with it was in a few non-military things. So I never thought about it that way so far. But you are definitely right.
The Japanese title means 'The Winged Maiden' with maiden spelled in kata as the German 'fräulein'.
Wonder why that wasn't cool enough in English.
Interested, although what gameplay I could get out of the trailer kinda looked a little “static”, like it was missing the dynamics of an arcade flight shooter. Hopefully some gameplay videos come out soon.
Having watched the trailer, I have one word: Cracking!
It looks like my kinda thang. Like someone rlse said, I would want it to have gyro
didn't look very fast paced or exciting to me. seems like a lot of these mecha games have you going against the same stuff
@Yanina Yeah a lot of fiction in Japan just takes random bits of real world "lore" to use because it sounds cool.
I look for a Physical option here..
Sounds neat. Will pick up on Steam and have proper mouseaim.
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