Shining Blade
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is an upcoming role-playing game
that is being developed and will be published by Sega
. It is the fourth Shining game with characters designed by Tony Taka
, the other three being Shining Tears
, Shining Wind
and Shining Hearts
. Shining Blade will be released in Japan during Q1 of 2012.
' ARMS (Active and Real-time Machine System) system and Valkyria Chronicles
' BLiTZ (Battle of Live Tactical Zones) system. The player make use of swords, bows and magic in a battle system that places importance on character cooperation—hence the name “concerto.”
The player forms a party of up to five for battle, taking on small and large enemies alike. The game will have positional damage and collection of materials from fallen foes.
The songstresses are special members of the player's battle party. By performing their magic song, they can achieve various effects on battle—blocking enemies from moving, increasing characters' move count, making hasten the party's pace. Some songs can even be used for attack. Using the songs requires Mana Energy.
The game also has inter-character relationships. Depending on the player's selections during event scenes, movements and usage of group skills during battle, the characters' relationships will change.
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
that is being developed and will be published by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
. It is the fourth Shining game with characters designed by Tony Taka
Tony Taka
, also referred to as just Tony, is a Japanese manga artist, video game artist and character designer.-Biography:Upon graduating from art design college, he first began working on advertisement designs, but in 1998 subsequently changed careers to become a manga/anime style artist...
, the other three being Shining Tears
Shining Tears
is an action role-playing game co-developed by Nextech and Amusement Vision and published by Sega in 2004 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console as a part of the Shining Force video game series. It tells the story of a mysterious boy named Xion. An anime adaptation for the game was announced...
, Shining Wind
Shining Wind
is an action role-playing game developed by Nextech and Amusement Vision and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, and the 18th game in the Shining video game series. It was released on May 17, 2007 in Japan. The game is the sequel to Shining Tears. The main characters from Shining Tears appear...
and Shining Hearts
Shining Hearts
is a role-playing game developed and published by SEGA. It is the first Shining game to be released for the PlayStation Portable and is the third with characters designed by Tony Taka, the other two being Shining Tears and Shining Wind...
. Shining Blade will be released in Japan during Q1 of 2012.
Gameplay
The game's battle system is called “Concerto.” This “strategy active real time battle system” is said to be evolved from Sakura WarsSakura Wars
is a Japanese media franchise created by Ouji Hiroi, and is developed and owned by Sega and licensed by Red Entertainment and Sega. The franchise centers on a series of dramatic fantasy and science-fantasy tactical role-playing adventure video games, which consist of tactical wargame and dating sim...
' ARMS (Active and Real-time Machine System) system and Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles
is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935...
' BLiTZ (Battle of Live Tactical Zones) system. The player make use of swords, bows and magic in a battle system that places importance on character cooperation—hence the name “concerto.”
The player forms a party of up to five for battle, taking on small and large enemies alike. The game will have positional damage and collection of materials from fallen foes.
The songstresses are special members of the player's battle party. By performing their magic song, they can achieve various effects on battle—blocking enemies from moving, increasing characters' move count, making hasten the party's pace. Some songs can even be used for attack. Using the songs requires Mana Energy.
The game also has inter-character relationships. Depending on the player's selections during event scenes, movements and usage of group skills during battle, the characters' relationships will change.
Story
Within the Dragonia Empire, a plan to revive the leader of the Dark Dragon by sapping spirit energy from the land starts to unfold. With giant dragons rampaging throughout the land and the world engulfed in chaos, all hope has turn to the retrieval of the mysterious “Shining Blade”. And thus, a soul blader is given the task to obtain the legendary blade and find Lorelei, the songtress who sings the “Song of Mana”.Characters
- Main protagonist of the game. Rage is a great swordsman who comes from another world. He was given the task as the soul blader to find the legendary “Shining Blade”. Rage wields a soul blade named Yukihime, who is able to transform between a blade and human form at will. Depending on her emotional state, the form she takes as a sword will change.
- Princess of the kingdom of the forest, Fontina and the spirit protector of the sacred Silver Forest of the elves. After being found drifted ashore by Rage, she decided to accompanies him during his quest. Altina is a proper princess bound by the strict laws of the elves. She uses bow and arrows in combat.
- The second-in-command of the production unit of the Valeria Liberation Front, a faction that opposes the Dragonia Empire. Fenrir is a true veteran of the battlefield with a unique leadership and is capable of providing flexible support to the unit. He is well-trusted and strongly relied upon.
- The empire's priestess. Because of the Dark Dragon's resurrection, she has attracted many apparitions filled with negative emotions.
- A knight of the empire and Roselinde's escort. He is able to use the “Crystal Sword” with ease.
- A horseman who was revived by the power of the empire.