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by duckman » 09 Jun 2014 21:12
Sal Romano wrote:Microsoft and Grounding, Inc. announced a reboot to Phantom Dust during its E3 press conference this morning.
The action-strategy game, an Xbox fan-favorite, will feature “all new gameplay and beautifully remade graphics.” Players will relive the story of the Espers, a group of humans with the ability to control the dust to create powerful combat arsenals.
by icycalm » 09 Jun 2014 22:23
by earthboundtrev » 14 Jan 2015 00:29
Sal Romano wrote:The new Phantom Dust game for Xbox One is “about a 30 hour JRPG,” Microsoft Studios creative director Ken Lobb revealed on the latest Inner Circle Podcast.
The game will retell the story of the original game, as Lobb believes it was “one of the strengths of the game,” and unfortunately, “only like 60,000 people ever saw it.”
It will also correct the mistakes of the 2005-launched Xbox original.
“One really big flaw: if you started playing this game, you had no idea it was an arena game until you played three to six hours,” Lobb said.
Another issue, Lobb added, is the game began with too much focus on the story and hid the fact you’ll be using arsenals of cards to fight enemies.
Unfortunately, Lobb didn’t reveal the game’s release date or developer. But he did discuss a bit about pricing. “Gamers might not want to go out and take a sixty dollar risk,” Lobb said. While a decision has yet to be made, the Killer Instinct play model would “make sense” with Phantom Dust, Lobb said.
