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[L~A]

Inti Creates just announced that Azure Striker Gunvolt would be out in August on the Japanese eShop. They also uploaded a brand new video for the game : YouTube

They also have lots of screenshots there, too.

US release should come soon after the JP release, but EU release is still left TBA. Oh, and one more thing: it's a digital-only game in all terriotories.

Please deliver me to the Sumeragi group and lock if old.

 

[Shizuka]

August in Japan, you mean? If so, that should be on the title.

 

[wilflare]

this might just be the game that will help me see past my discomfort with the 3DS

 

[ImLibo]

Nice! A couple days ago I asked the official Gunvolt twitter account for an update on the US release and they implied it'd be out in September.

 

[rjc571]

Hmm... should I import it on my Japanese 3DS, or wait patiently for the US release? Decisions...

 

[Verelios]

Hmmm, shots aren't doing it for me. Still getting it, but still...

 

[abstract alien]

Thought this was coming out after Mighty 9, so that's surprising.

 

[random25]

Nice to see lots of gameplay footage this time around. Hope we don't wait long enough for NA and EU release.

 

[Thorakai]

That didn't seem too interesting to me...do you just shoot three times to tag an enemy and just unleash the lightning bolt? I imagine the (what appears to be) tutorial sheds light on how the system works? Pretty uneventful trailer.

 

[Skilletor]

Maybe I don't understand the system, but that looks really one note and boring. :/

Need more footage.

 

[Korigama]

Thought this was coming out after Mighty 9, so that's surprising.

This had been scheduled for summer 2014 for a while now. Mighty No.9 isn't due out until next year.

 

[brainpann]

That didn't seem to interesting to me...do you just shoot three times to tag an enemy and just unleash the lightning bolt? I imagine the (what appears to be) tutorial sheds light on how the system works? Pretty uneventful trailer.

Yeah- I sorta feel the same way from what was shown......

 

[abstract alien]

This had been scheduled for summer 2014 for a while now. Mighty No.9 isn't due out until next year.

Not sure why I thought this was coming out so late.

 

[Askherserenity]

Looks great. Reminds me of ZX. I fucking LOVED the ZX games.

 

[Fireblend]

This game has an insane amount of dialog, judging from the video.

 

[rockman zx]

So fast paced, love it!. Characters talking over the gameplay screen is annoying, I hope you can move that to the second screen or disable them.

 

[rjc571]

The music and backgrounds are giving me some Mega Man X4 vibes.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

What an awful video. Game looks like it'll be fun once you get past all the opening talky-talky tutorial stuff though.

 

[Brian_FETO]

August/September???? Gaaah fuck everything coming out in the fall

I'd rather get it later and have a superior end product but man I was hoping for a July release. At least there's Shovel Knight

 

[Needham]

Hopefully the game is more challenging then just tagging enemies and sitting in your invincible lightning bubble while everything dies. I want it to be good, but man, nothing they've shown has been very exciting.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

I hope they keep the japanese songs with lyrics in the localization, those were great in liberation maiden

 

[Articalys]

Wish there was a translation of that Gamer.ne.jp article; looks like it goes into tons of detail about the battle system.

 

[mrmickfran]

The explosion sound effects are ripped straight out of Mega Man Zero lol.

 

[L~A]

From the official Twitter:

Localization is well really! The day to announce the release date of the North American version is close.

 

[rockman zx]

That text makes no sense to me, lol

 

[Dr. Buni]

Looks kinda meh to me and I am a big Mega Man Zero fan.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Game looks pretty tight. No retail?

 

[MagiusNecros]

That text makes no sense to me, lol

I AM SANGER! SANGER ZOMBOLT! I AM THE SWORD THAT CLEAVES EVIL!

^Maybe it's similar to that.

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I hope the US release date isn't September.

 

[Aostia]

Am I the only one more interested in this than Might N° 9? Still upset by the lack of PAL release...

 

[Heyt]

Looks great, but I kind of reject the idea of being digital only. I would prefer to have a boxed edition and a 3DS card instead of having to use 3DS SD storage. The reason being I don't really think I'm going to replay this game all that much.

wait this game isn't going to be released on PAL? what the hell!?

 

[Black Door]

This is looking more together than Mighty No.9, although I'm expecting the plot to be pure nonsense

 

[.la1n]

From the official Twitter:

Hope it makes it in August, really don't want to wait until September for this.

 

[Tsunamo]

The PAL releases will probably take awhile so i'll put my Japanese 3DS to use and get this when it comes out in Japan. Can't wait to play it.

 

[Berordn]

Game looks pretty tight. No retail?

If the lightning mechanic is the basis of the entire game, that might be for the best. It looks neat and it's obviously inspired by Mega Man Zero, but it doesn't look like something that'll last nearly as long.

I do love how Azure Striker is a synonym to Blue Bomber, though.

 

[L~A]

Game looks pretty tight. No retail?

Nope, eShop only even in Japan.

 

[Crocodile]

WAY TOO MUCH yapping going on for my tastes. Granted I don't speak Japanese but I'm skeptical the writing will be as good as say Kid Icarus Uprising or as cheezy as Star Fox 64 so I can imagine it becoming a nuisance.

Gamepay that was shown also lacked the visceral speed of say Mega Man Zero but it could just be an intro stage so maybe its unfair to judge.

 

[Vamphuntr]

The sprites are so beautiful. It looks to play fast like Megaman X too. Will buy for sure.

 

[Scooter155]

So I'd never heard of this until a few days ago in an off-hand comment in a Mighty No 9 thread... what the heck is this game? I mean, it's basically also Mighty No 9 but with a different name and only coming out on 3DS, right? Are Inti Creates and Inafune working on this and MN9 simultaneously? I'm confused, explain!

 

[Brian_FETO]

So I'd never heard of this until a few days ago in an off-hand comment in a Mighty No 9 thread... what the heck is this game? I mean, it's basically also Mighty No 9 but with a different name and only coming out on 3DS, right? Are Inti Creates and Inafune working on this and MN9 simultaneously? I'm confused, explain!

It's more in the vein of the Zero games than traditional Megaman games

While Inafune is involved with this project, I don't think its as closely as his involvement with Mighty No 9.

 

[kiryogi]

WAY TOO MUCH yapping going on for my tastes. Granted I don't speak Japanese but I'm skeptical the writing will be as good as say Kid Icarus Uprising or as cheezy as Star Fox 64 so I can imagine it becoming a nuisance.

Gamepay that was shown also lacked the visceral speed of say Mega Man Zero but it could just be an intro stage so maybe its unfair to judge.

Pretty sure it's going to be just as visceral if you've looked at the bosses we're gonna face.

 

[Scooter155]

It's more in the vein of the Zero games than traditional Megaman games

While Inafune is involved with this project, I don't think its as closely as his involvement with Mighty No 9.

But they're both being developed by Inti Creates? Or am I wrong on that one? Who's publishing it? There's no wiki page, apologies for all the questions.

Edit : I guess it's just weird to me that two such similar products are in development at the same time by the same companies... I suppose it shouldn't be that weird though, I should just be glad. We've basically got a new Mega Man (Shovel Knight), and new Mega Man X (Mighty No 9) and a new Mega Man Zero (Azure Striker) coming out within a year or so of one another. That's pretty great.

Azure Striker though... who came up with that name? They just checked for "blue bomber" in a thesaurus, obviously, right?

 

[Brian_FETO]

But they're both being developed by Inti Creates? Or am I wrong on that one? Who's publishing it? There's no wiki page, apologies for all the questions.

If I'm not mistaken, Comcept is predominantly developing MN9. Inti Creates is just helping.

If I had to guess: either Inti will jump over to help after Gunvolt is finished, or they have multiple teams. It seems like Gunvolt is mostly finished at this point, probably just adding polish and working on localization stuff.

EDIT: I was incorrect

 

[Lijik]

This game is getting close, cant wait

 

[spindashing]

But they're both being developed by Inti Creates? Or am I wrong on that one? Who's publishing it? There's no wiki page, apologies for all the questions.

Edit : I guess it's just weird to me that two such similar products are in development at the same time by the same companies... I suppose it shouldn't be that weird though, I should just be glad. We've basically got a new Mega Man (Shovel Knight), and new Mega Man X (Mighty No 9) and a new Mega Man Zero (Azure Striker) coming out within a year or so of one another. That's pretty great.

Azure Striker though... who came up with that name? They just checked for "blue bomber" in a thesaurus, obviously, right?

Secretly hopes for a Mighty No 9/Azure Striker Gunvolt crossover in the future. Or at least small mentions that the worlds are connected.

 

[ShadowgeistX]

Argh, thread title hyped me up for nothing. Still looking forward to the NA release though!

 

[rockman zx]

If I'm not mistaken, Comcept is predominantly developing MN9. Inti Creates is just helping.

If I had to guess: either Inti will jump over to help after Gunvolt is finished, or they have multiple teams. It seems like Gunvolt is mostly finished at this point, probably just adding polish and working on localization stuff.

Inti is developing M9 too, programming and all the "hard work" is done by them.

 

[Brian_FETO]

Inti is developing M9 too, programming and all the "hard work" is done by them.

Ah, good to know. Thanks for the correction

 

[L~A]

But they're both being developed by Inti Creates? Or am I wrong on that one? Who's publishing it? There's no wiki page, apologies for all the questions.

Edit : I guess it's just weird to me that two such similar products are in development at the same time by the same companies... I suppose it shouldn't be that weird though, I should just be glad. We've basically got a new Mega Man (Shovel Knight), and new Mega Man X (Mighty No 9) and a new Mega Man Zero (Azure Striker) coming out within a year or so of one another. That's pretty great.

Azure Striker though... who came up with that name? They just checked for "blue bomber" in a thesaurus, obviously, right?

Both games are developped by Inti Creates. AZG is developped and published by Inti Create, and they actually own the IP.

 

[Killah]

The gameplay trailer looked incredibly boring. I hope there are more variety in attacks then just tagging and using lightning. :/

 

[astrogamer]

Really looking forward to this game.
Inti Creates really seems to have their hands full. They are developing this, MN9, and also a couple unannounced projects plus are providing Character Art for both Shantae games that are coming out