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Watch Dragon's Dogma Online gameplay in the debut trailer
Going by its first trailer, Dragon's Dogma Online plays much like its name indicates. The newly unveiled RPG allows parties of up to four players to take on a variety of monsters, small and large - sometimes very large. Like in the original Dragon's Dogma, players can cling to bigger beasties and get their Wander on, as you can see in the video below the break. Along with the video, new screenshots some of the "Online" side including towns that players can congregate in and the chat windows pictured above. Finally, the trailer confirms initial reports that Dragon's Dogma Online is a free-to-play game for PS4, PS3, and Windows PC, and that it's coming to Japan this year. According to Capcom, a Western release isn't in the company's plans.
Deep Down-time for Capcom's RPG, public beta delayed to 2015
Japanese PS4 owners won't try out online RPG Deep Down until next year, after Capcom pushed back its open beta into 2015. As Siliconera reports, director and producer Kazunori Sugiura said Capcom needs more time to test things out before launching a public beta. Remember, this beta was originally due around the time of Japan's PS4 launch in February. Capcom released new footage of the free-to-play online RPG, showcasing teams of two and four players taking on all manner of enemies including one huge monstrosity that looks a bit like a cross between a turkey and a crab - a crurkey, perhaps. Give it a crurk in the video below the break.
Breath of Fire 6 delayed to spring 2015 in Japan
Breath of Fire 6: Guardians of the White Dragons's release in Japan has been pushed back to spring 2015 for PC, iOS and Android. Capcom tweeted the decision to postpone the game's full launch earlier today, and according to Siliconera, the publisher is in the process of determining whether the game will launch in other regions. It will be the first main entry in the long-running RPG series since 2003. Breath of Fire 6 was previously expected to launch this summer, as reported in Capcom's earnings statements in May. The RPG was first revealed in August among a handful of other online games. It will feature a town-building system and the ability for AI partners to join in players' time-based battles. Capcom offered two new screens and a promotional anime trailer for Breath of Fire 6 as well, the former found in the gallery below. [Image: Capcom]
Deep Down closes out the year with new trailer, screens
It's appropriate that PS4 RPG Deep Down ends 2013 on a rather vague note. The new trailer and screenshots released this week don't add much to what we know about Capcom's free-to-play multiplayer game, which has retained an air of mystery since its February reveal. What we do know is that despite its medieval appearance, Deep Down is set in 2094, and that it's based around accessing the "memories" of items, Animus-style. Also, the game's dungeons aren't set, but are instead automatically generated, as are the enemies and equipment found within them. For an idea of how Deep Down plays, check out our hands-on thoughts from the Tokyo Game Show. We should hear plenty more about the game in the coming months, since an open beta is due to be available when the PS4 launches in Japan on February 22, 2014.
Scratching the surface of Deep Down
The irony of our first playtime with Deep Down is that I didn't get to go all that deep. The RPG's Tokyo Game Show demo ran through a very short dungeon that took me about 10 minutes to negotiate. The dungeon was randomly generated, as evidenced not only by seeing others take on rooms and enemies that weren't there when I played, but also by its odd layout, which was confusingly interconnected and almost overflowing with ladders. After picking one of two characters, a load-out of limited-use buffs and abilities, and a difficulty - I went with the easier one - the demo sent me into its medieval-looking world. What struck me first was the dramatic lighting, glimmering finely onto the nooks and crannies of the stony walls. Even at this early stage, Capcom's PS4 game has more of the next-gen air about it than most. The demo was brief, and the starter screens in Japanese, so I didn't get that strong a sense of Deep Down beyond its basics. What was soon apparent was the slow pace of my hero, who took cautious steps forward when walking, and ran like he had too big of a breakfast. Deep Down, like a growing number of games, seems to want me to take my time and stay on my armor-laden toes constantly.
Capcom details Deep Down [update: trailer!]
At Sony's pre-TGS press conference, Capcom's Yoshinoro Ono spilled a few more details on the mysterious Deep Down, the fantasy PS4 RPG first unveiled at the console's reveal back in February. First and foremost, the game is bizarrely set in 2094 despite its medieval looks - it's not exactly clear why that's the case, but Ono did mention players being able to read the "memories" of items. We suspect there's some kind of Assassin's Creed-type tomfoolery going on here, but whatever it is, it's certainly curious. Ono reiterated Deep Down is an online multiplayer RPG, but added that it will feature automatically generated maps, enemies and equipment. We'll look to find out more at the Tokyo Game Show itself, where Ono announced Deep Down will be playable. If you're waiting for a release date, you'll have to hold out a bit longer - Ono hopes to reveal more once the PS4 launches in Japan in February, 2014.
Capcom's Deep Down is an online multiplayer RPG for PS4
Capcom's Deep Down, first unveiled at February's PS4 reveal event, is being teased as an online multiplayer game. As 4Gamer reports, at a conference in Tokyo today Capcom revealed it'll exhibit the PS4 role-playing game at the Tokyo Game Show in late September. Today's new teaser doesn't show much of the game, or the new Panta Rhei engine it's running in. For a better, less haunting idea of what's up with Deep Down, we'll refer you back to its first trailer, complete with swords, arrows, and an irate dragon.
