Games

[icycalm]

https://www.3goo.co.jp/product/astriaascending/

Stunning new JRPG coming from a Canadian studio, but with Japanese art direction and publishing. Aesthetically and graphically I would put it below Dragon's Crown (quite a bit below) but above Streets of Rage 4 (though not by much).









Announce Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCaPXSA9l0

Combat Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrkwLfsC7g0

Recap's thread, which tipped me off to the game, and contains additional links and details: https://postback.geedorah.com/foros/vie ... hp?id=2548

October 7.

[icycalm]

Looks like there's a Steam version that Recap missed, and Chev found: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121 ... Ascending/

Explore a vast world on the brink of chaos in a mature, emotional JRPG. Experience an epic story with rewarding, turn-based combat and expansive customization rendered in glorious 4K hand-drawn visuals.

And that's coming earlier than the Japanese console versions even: September 30.

And going by the description above it might be the first 2D game to require a 4K display to see all the detail...

A hand-drawn adventure crafted with skill and passion
From a team featuring developers from Final Fantasy, Nier Automata and Bravely Default, Astria Ascending includes full voice acting in Japanese and English, a traditionally animated, fully hand-drawn 2D world and a dynamic weather system.