[PSV] Soul Sacrifice

[danjiro]

Official Page (Japanese/English)

Release Dates
Japan: 7 March 2013
North America: 30 April 2013
Europe: 1 May 2013





















Wikipedia

Soul Sacrifice (ソウル・サクリファイス) is a video game in development by Marvelous AQL and Japan Studio for the PlayStation Vita. The concept was created by Keiji Inafune, best known for being the co-designer on Mega Man. The core mechanic of the game is the ability to sacrifice parts of the character's body or items to create devastating attacks. These sacrifices will be permanently marked on the player character's body, meaning that they are not an infinite resource that can be tapped into.

Soul Sacrifice is played in the third-person perspective. The player character is a sorcerer that can be selected from multiple types and have various customizations. The abilities ("sacrifices") are part of this customization, which allows the game to have roles such as tank, ranged caster or melee DPS. Not much else is known at this point, but the game will feature four-player cooperative play and the ability to sacrifice party members to destroy powerful foes. The slain party members are not given the usual recognition in a game, such as experience points or loot.

Siliconera

Soul Sacrifice has a release date in North America and Europe. Sony will release the Vita game on April 30th in North America and May 1st in Europe.

Pre-ordering Soul Sacrifice in either territory will get you two extra costumes and three magic items—Spirits’ Flamespike, Spirits’ Blightstone and Spirits’ Fulgurwood—to use in battle. However, there’s one other pre-order bonus as well—the game’s Japanese voice-track, which you’ll receive for free by pre-ordering. Sony have plans to make this available as paid DLC at a later date.

Soul Sacrifice is a mission-based game that can be played co-operatively with other players, and if you sacrifice yourself to save your teammates, you become a ghost that can watch the battlefield, with the ability to see everyone’s stats, including those of the enemy.

Siliconera interview with Keiji Inafune:
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/06/15/so ... ing-games/

E3 Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBAv9DxogA

E3 Demo with commentary by Keiji Inafune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2ed2JJYTk

Interview video with Keiji Inafune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcbLda-1V9o

[movie]

Production Team interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBHzDD6kDX8

Screenshots from the demo:

[danjiro]

New details on how the allies will work:

Siliconera

In Soul Sacrifice, you have companions who will join the main character on his journey. Each ally has unique abilities to fight against monsters like the Harpy.

In ‘Free Quest’, the player will be able to bring up to two companions to join the party from a total of 100 companions you can meet during the game. Some of these companions come from the main story quests in Soul Sacrifice.

Three of the newly revealed companions:

Perceval

Perceval

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Gawain

Gawain

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Lancelot

Lancelot

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[Heell]

New trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oMNu_8HonM#!

[movie]

New trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbQ86r8rE8

[Some guy]

Pre-order trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnkiIMQl89M

[alastair]

http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/05/31/ ... -revealed/

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is going all out with delivering new content for Soul Sacrifice, and Japanese gamers will get another free DLC on June the 6th.
The package will include some functional changes like a redesign of the compass, new lines to use to chat in multiplayer, and a new display for quest rewards. The lion’s share of the DLC, though, will be new content.
A new episode will be added, featuring a new character named Elaine. Two new monsters will also appear: “Beelzebub” is a noble left alone in his mansion due to a drought that devastated his lands. After his servants died or left, his mansion was left to decay, and flies came to feast on the dirt. The noble didn’t lose his pride, and gave up his humanity to gain new power, becoming the lord of the flies.
“Kettoshii” was the prince of a small country. He wished he hadn’t been born a noble and just desired to be free like a cat, causing him to grow hair and fangs and ultimately become a monster in the form of the prince of cats.
Finally, a new map named Luna Wilderness will be made available.
Below you can check out two trailers showcasing Beelzebub and Kettoshi, and a gallery of screenshots and artworkshowing the new features, Elaine, the new monsters and the new map.

Trailer 1: http://youtu.be/n-ZzZhByK1E

Trailer 2: http://youtu.be/mkwu34bl-Vo

[Turnus]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/ ... n-ps-vita/

Hi everyone, it is with great pleasure that I can now declare the new Archfiend hunting season open with the launch of Soul Sacrifice Delta, available today for PS Vita — exclusively on PlayStation Store for $35.99.

Whether you’re a seasoned veteran (in which case you will want to transfer your Soul Sacrifice save data over to Delta), or an apprentice waiting to take the Sorcerer’s Ordeal, there is a lot for you to do in Soul Sacrifice Delta: new modes, new sorcerers, new Archfiends, new stories, and much, much more.

In Soul Sacrifice Delta, no matter what time of the day or night you may want to play, chances are that you will always find someone to play with online, as the multiplayer server is now global, so you can team up with players from all over the world!

So go on, read through Librom’s pages and discover its many secrets. “This is where your story begins.”

In Soul Sacrifice Delta, we’ve expanded the world settings based on retellings of classic fairy tales with unique monsters. We’ve already released Soul Sacrifice Delta in Japan and Asia, and we’ve received great feedback from users there.

I’m happy how the game turned out so I’m confident that players in the West will also enjoy the game. With the introduction of additional faction “Grim” and the dynamics among three factions, players across the world will belong to one of the three factions and vie with each other, fighting against new monsters. I hope all of you will be immersed in the world of Soul Sacrifice Delta and enjoy the game to the fullest.

Story Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhaR4wJ8XqA
Animation Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4mm1uMTKs
US Launch Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGxN6zYYNdQ

Soul Sacrifice Delta released in North America today, but unfortunately it's a digital-only release. Not only that, but that also means there's no art book either, which is a real shame since I'd love to have one for this game.

[icycalm]

These new illustrations/screens you posted are significantly better than the previous ones I've seen. It's the closest I've seen any game come to the Otogis' art style. So much color, but without being gaudy.