Introducing Bravely Default Maker's Next RPG, Monster Takt

We’ve been seeing a few new monster-collecting RPGs lately, with Level-5’s ghostly Pokémon-like Youkai Watch for the Nintendo 3DS, and GungHo Online’s Puzzles & Dragons Z, with its evolving dragons. The latest of the collecting and evolution trend is an upcoming mobile game called Monster Takt, by Bravely Default: Flying Fairy makers Silicon Studio.

The world in Monster Takt is now desolate because of the revival of the Demon Lord. The monsters who co-existed with mankind have sprouted evil hearts and begun to attack humans. The youths who’ve acquired the ability to calm the corrupt hearts of these monsters and control them with their mysterious Takt, start their adventures to defeat the Demon Lord with the help of their new comrades.

 

In Monster Takt, you play as a hero who has acquired the Magical Takt, which is used to control monsters in strategic RPG-style battles. There are over 300 monsters in high quality 3D models with different attributes of Fire, Water, Wood, Light and Dark.

The goal of the game is to create the strongest team by gathering powerful monsters who will be helping you out in the battlefield. The key to success is knowing your monsters and their attributes to put them in the most advantageous strategic positions against your enemies.

By collecting rubies, you can use them to evolve your monsters into much more powerful forms, although they will revert back to Lv. 01.

In addition, you can also power up your monsters by using other monsters as ingredients, along with a certain amount of rubies.

Silicon Studio is currently offering a free rare monster, Lapin, for players who register prior to the game’s release. The above image is a Wood-attribute Lapin. There are also Fire, Water, Light and Dark variants.

Monster Takt is slated for release this summer for Android devices. It will be a free-to-play, while featuring premium cash shop items. The game is also slated for release for iOS devices in the future.

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When Ryu And Darkstalkers' Lilith Clash With The Onimusha Universe

A new challenger has arrived in Onimusha Soul, Capcom's browser based Onimusha game with cards representing characters from the entire series. Ryu shows up in a dream story as a fiend for players to fight. Your reward for defeating Ryu is a pair of zori (Japanese sandals) and he joins your group as a warlord.

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Lilith and Morrigan from Darkstalkers made cameos in Onimusha Soul too.

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Onimusha Soul was Capcom's foray into the world of browser games, but so far Onimusha Soul is only for Japan.

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Check Out The First Five Minutes Of Bioshock Infinite

Irrational Games have shared a look at the first five minutes of Bioshock Infinite. The game isn’t a direct sequel to the previous Bioshock titles, and takes place in a different time and setting. It’s slated for release on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Take a look at the footage below:

Additionally, Irrational Games co-founder, Ken Levine, will be holding an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit tomorrow (Thursday) at 2PM EST. If you have questions, you can take them here.

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Final Fantasy V Gets quot;Dimensions quot; Style Make Over For iOS And Android

Instead of giving Final Fantasy V a full 3D remake, Square Enix is porting the Game Boy Advance version to iOS and Android. Final Fantasy V Advance added new bosses like Enuo and four job classes: Necromancer, Cannoneer, Oracle, and Gladiator.

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The smartphone re-release has all of the Advance content and modified graphics. Illustrations from Yoshitaka Amano replace the character portraits, which is a nice touch. However, the sprites which look kind of like Final Fantasy Dimensions look out of place to me. Perhaps, I'm too used to the original Super Famicom release. Here are some comparison screenshots.

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I wonder which version of Siren will be in Final Fantasy V for iOS and Android…

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Final Fantasy V will be available for iOS at the end of March. The Android version is slated for summer.

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Increased Level Cap and DLC Heading to Borderlands 2

Gearbox Software announced at PAX Australia that Borderlands 2 will receive a level cap increase, and reveals the return of TK Baha.

The level cap is set to increase by 11, bringing it to 72. The cap increase will occur with the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2: Digistruct Peak Challenge, a mode where players are pitted against powerful enemies for some crazy loot. The pack itself is outside of the Season Pass, and will set you back $5.

The upcoming Headhunter Pack sees the return of everyone's favorite blind shotgun-wielding amputee TK Baha. Now, some of you may be wondering just how ol' TK can return after the original game, where he met a series of, shall we say, misfortunes. Well, that part has yet to be cleared up by Gearbox, but our money is on cyborg zombie, or zomborg if you prefer.

The Headhunter Pack brings a new mission to the fold. In it, players match their meddle against the new boss, Jacques O'Lantern. With a name like that, we can assume the mission may be Halloween themed. If that's the case, then I say we have some prime zomborg material going on here.

The price for the Headhunter Pack is yet to be revealed.

High School DxD Game In Development For Nintendo 3DS

Famitsu reports a High School DxD game is in the works and it's coming to Nintendo 3DS. Specific details about the game have not been leaked online yet.

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High School DxD is an anime series about a perverted high school student who goes on his first date. During the date, Issei is suddenly killed… by his date who is actually a fallen angel. Rias, a fellow classmate that is secretly a devil, brings Issei back to life and turns him into one of her servants.

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Gundam Breaker Producer Talks About Potential Sequel And Vita Version

Dengeki Online recently held an interview with Kotaro Usui, the producer of the latest hit Gundam game, Gundam Breaker. Among the topics submitted by readers, they discussed the future of the game including the upcoming PS Vita version.

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Regarding future DLC and updates, Usui spoke, "Originally, my objective was to make one Gundam game and develop it into a series, like G Generation. Our company hasn't approved it yet, but my staff and I are very interested in making a sequel. As we have already announced, we do have plans for updates and DLC. How we proceed after that will depend on user feedback."

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Regarding the multiplayer features, Usui also said, "We have received many requests from players who want to fight other players. My staff and I are considering that for a sequel. Since the game already has modes like 1-on-1 and 2-on-2, we are thinking of other ways to battle. For example, we are considering something with an "athletic meet" theme, something more casual players can enjoy.

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Usui did not reveal when the PS Vita version of Gundam Breaker will be released, although it is scheduled to be released sometime this year. When asked about PS3 and Vita connectivity, Usui replied that the Vita version will only implement local multiplayer.

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Although the game will not feature cross-platform multiplayer, the game will let players share data between both versions. The PlayStation 3 version of Gundam Breaker is available now.

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