Eastasiasoft is bringing Softstar's long-running Empire of Angels series to Nintendo Switch this year.
The franchise began its life in 1993, but Empire of Angels IV is the first instalment to reach consoles. It's also coming to the PS4 and Xbox One, but the Switch is the only system that's getting a physical edition.
Pre-orders for the physical edition go live on Play-Asia at 11:00pm Hong Kong time (that's 11:00am ET / 4:00pm UK) on Thursday, April 22nd. You'll get the game, manual, soundtrack CD and numbered certificate in a collector’s box. Pricing is at $39.99 plus shipping and only 2000 units will be available. The 'standard' edition will cost $29.99 plus shipping.
Here's some PR:
Offering a fresh perspective on the history of Asgard, Empire of Angels IV introduces its lore, characters and mechanics with no prior knowledge necessary to enjoy this brand new adventure. Gameplay is flexible and accessible for genre newcomers, but sub-objectives and a comprehensive performance ranking system add layers of challenge that strategy veterans will undoubtedly appreciate. Deep fantasy-themed political intrigue and the looming terror of war are balanced by light-hearted character interactions, slice-of-life humor, alluring designs and the ability to shatter your all-female opponents’ armor!
Join the Namtar Investigation Team as they patrol the Land of Asgard to maintain order against a plague that drives ordinary people to mindless violence. After Niya, captain of the Valkyrie Kingdom’s legion, witnesses a shining orb fall from the sky, everything she understands about Asgard’s history and fragile peace is called into question. Accompanied by trusted allies as well as new friends, Niya leads the team on a world-spanning mission to uncover the truth, all as the mysterious plague threatens to tear them apart.
Along the way, you’ll meet and enlist more than a dozen female warriors, each with access to multiple class trees and 22 unit types, including character-exclusive advanced classes unlocked by thorough exploration and hidden side quests. Customize your team to adapt to varied battle conditions, return to cleared areas for optional challenges, unlock monster skills in a unique pet system and even rewind to previous combat rounds to try a different strategic approach. You might even discover alternate narrative paths and ending variations based on your actions! Empire of Angels IV draws inspiration from the best and most beloved systems across the tactics RPG genre and blends them into one fresh, unique and beautiful experience, rich in both story and gameplay.
The game is currently available on Steam, where it currently has a 'Mixed' review rating.
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Well I will try any tactics game once so I will wait on console reviews.
If anyone on the box gets stabbed they die. Wear some armor please
Ni hao. Doesn’t look interesting to me at all to be honest.
So where's the first three, why only give us the fourth one?
They did really well matching the sprites with the character art...
This really reminds me of Stella Glow. Perhaps the first game since to really kinda match that colorful vibe, even the chibi kinda style. That being said, all the in-your-face boobies are a bit much. Like almost to the point I’d feel weird playing this. Even more weird in handheld mode on a plane when that happens again. I’d feel creepy.
Anyway, I love me a good tactical RPG, so, I dunno we’ll see, maybe I’ll get it someday when I’m ready to have tons of boobies and action flashing on my screen out in public. I’m too much of an introvert though so I’ll probably skip it.
Welp, another future double-dip that I will never play on Steam now. Granted, "double-dip" might sound dramatically boastful in regards to a game I got as part of a Humble bundle.😅
Scantily clad ladies... how utterly original.
What is this obsession JRPGs have with sexualising every woman to such an extreme?
@Rob3008 they don't really look overtly sexualised to me, just your standard cute animal girls.
Saying that I have been watching High Rise Invasion which is 80% gratuitous panty shots so I could just be desensitised to it lol.
Waifu Wars: Ni Hao Edition
@1ofUs well you know I was taught the power of friendship deflects fatal wounds. side eyes every magical girl series except sailormoon or magic knight rayearth -cuz they do get hurt/die- ever
Can someone call my best friend, I just got hit in the abdomen....actually the whole torso is pretty unprotected in fantasy female armor so call like four of my friends? Need some friendship magic asap.
Doesn't look very good graphically or gameplay wise, has cute character art but I can look at that for free.
This looks like a really bad mobile game to me. Like, one of many.
They really need to clothe the characters, I don't want a game where every character is half naked! But I suppose this isn't made for me, huh.
@EliteXeos Hehehh... fair enough.
Love the art but being a tactical RPG is just nope sadly. Tried Disgaea, Fire Emblem, FF Tactics, Record of Agarest War, even Pokemon Conquest but none have managed to crack through for me.
Expectedly people complaining that a game doesn't conform to their standard by appealing to someone who isn't them. Sad.
Judging by the comments you'd think this was on the same level as Senran Kagura, Moero Chronicle, Gun Gun Pixies, or DOA Extreme, though it doesn't look nearly as fanservicy as those titles.
Granted, the character design is definitely a tad sexualized, but more par for the course as far as JRPGs go rather than something that really sticks out, except maybe the frog girl (maybe it's because the cast is entirely female?).
@EliteXeos - A game, how utterly original...
At least there's some variety and complexity to the attack animations. Basic or no real attack animations are a huge turn off. Like the whole etrian Odyssey series.
Sorry it looks dreadful , seems like a (very) poor mobile game.
Looks at Switch >>> Is this a mobile phone????
You know a game is bad when one of the defining features is: "the ability to shatter your all-female opponents’ armor!"
I for one am actually interested in this.
The battle grid layout and character models are reminiscent of Spectral Force 3 on XB360.
That was one of the worst games I’ve ever played.
1:59, added to the Spank Bank! Aaaaand I thank you, NLife...Softstar!
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