Sixfortyfive said:
Screenshots indicate that Wi-Fi Random Match has a "Free Mode." This implies the existence of other modes (leveling/rules?).
Yeah, the official site makes no mention of the "Free Mode" that I noticed, so I'm not sure what that would entail, either. =/
Buuuuut, I enlarged the map picture from the official site as well. BEHOLD!
Points of note by region (based on a taped-together composite map, lolz):
Northeast
* Shrouded in fog
* Upper edge of the eastern mountain range
East
* Body on eastern side of peninsula, river on western side
* Eastern mountain range
* Forest on southern side of mountain range
* Brown building (?) on forest edge
* City with tall townhouse-esque buildings, just southeast of mountain range and forest
* Small grove near townhouse city
* Lake with a bridge west of grove
* Bridge spans across to a castle-like building with an open earthen courtyard
* Factory-like building / old manor (?) south of townhouse city
Southeast
* Town on end of peninsula south of factory / old manor, seems to resemble the
town shown in early shots
* Town connected to factory / old manor by open path running through/"between" forest
* Several islands in inlet west of peninsula town, one of which has a building
* Western edge of forest connects to spiral highway which, in turn, connects to the
Sky Arrow Bridge leading into Hiun City
(Screenshot seems to be taken from near the spiral highway)
South
*
Hiun City - enormous port city, main business center of Isshu
* Eastern edge of Hiun connected to eastern peninsula by Sky Arrow Bridge
* Desert north of Hiun
* Eastern edge of desert mainly barren with some rocky outcroppings
* Middle of desert has a small town what seem to be eroded streets/pathways connecting Hiun to amusement park city
* Western edge of desert has a sandy enclosure with two buildings, surrounded by rocky outcroppings
* Entire south-central peninsula bordered by rivers on east and west
Southwest
* Two large islands at river delta between Hiun and western area
* Large forest at southern edge of western area
West
* Two mountain ranges (southern "granite" and upper-middle "blue")
* Town located west of blue mtns. and north of granite mtns.
* Aforementioned town seems to hold a bunker and a tower on its northern border
* Two cave entrances on southern edge of blue mtns. east of granite mtns.
* Entrances separated by river flowing through blue mtns. which branches into three and flows toward granite mtns.
* City on eastern edge of western area (east of granite mtns. and forested area)
* City comprised of middle area with large "bunker" and southern area with another "bunker" and what appear to be green oil drums and red/white scaffolding; two areas are separated by water, connected by flat cement road
* Taj Mahal-esque temple and lighthouse just north of city
* City connected to central peninsula by small bridge, tiny island, and large red bridge with notable red orbs at connections of angled support beams
* Red bridge probably the "drawbridge" shown in the most recent set of screenshots
Northwest
* Windmill town set on ridges northeast of blue mtns. and third range (upper "golden")
* Series of small lakes enclosed by forest north of windmill town
* Small castle-like building west of windmill town
* Large castle surrounded by deep blue moat west of lake enclosure
* Sizable wooden (?) structure with red banner (?) isolated in middle of forest northwest of golden mtns. (kind of reminiscent of
Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto)
* Windmill town connected to central peninsula by metal bridge with X-shaped support beams
North
* Northern portion of central peninsula almost entirely forested
* Series of ridges forming a plateau on southern edge of forests
* Wooden bridge connecting northern plateau to northern portion of eastern peninsula
* Small temple (?) at eastern edge of wooden bridge
* Large earthen plateau with levels and caves built into the cliffside
* Mossy stone ruins at top of earthen plateau
* Large black cathedral on southern edge of central peninsula forest (southwest of series of ridges)
* Cathedral in center of town: western half comprised of black/gray buildings, eastern half comprised of white/blue buildings
* Southern edge of cathedral city comprised of forest and small cave on its western edge
Center
* Circular park area surrounded by moat, connected to surrounding forest by simple bridges on east and west
* Gazebo / rotunda structure in center of park
* City with amusement park (ferris wheel etc.) on southern edge of forest south of circular park
* Amusement park city seems to be built on water (series of canals à la Venice? perhaps
this city from screenshots
* Amusement park city connected to western landmass by red "orb" bridge
* Forest and cave (?) located east of ferris wheel
* Small cement bridge connecting amusement park city to desert area north of Hiun
Speculate away!
Possible keys to discerning the region:
* Windmill town - perhaps one of Japan's
wind farms?
* Numerous bridges
* Geography in general: two peninsulas (east, central), western landmass, central peninsula set off by two rivers
If the games have a showfloor presence, we're guaranteed at least that much.
