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Opoona video footage (with elevator music to boot!)
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Opoona_video_footage_with_elevator_music_to_boot'; With the news of the nunchuk-only RPG hitting the Wii, we found the idea of a game controlled entirely with the nunchuk very odd. What would we do with our Wiimote whilst playing this game? Shove it into our pocket? Let someone else hold it and tell them they're totally controlling the action? The possibilities are endless ...If you want to see what the action looks like, we suggest you check out the embedded video past the post break, as it's chock full of game footage and elevator music.
Koei announces Opoona for Wii, Nunchuk-only
A one-handed Dynasty Warriors spinoff, ideally played blindfolded (or while watching something else), was the announcement we'd been hoping for. Sadly, Koei revealed it's got a fresh concept in the works for Wii. Opoona, named after its main character, is a quirky action-rpg in which players must travel to various intergalactic colonies by obtaining special licenses associated with certain jobs (e.g., rescuer, idol, detective) in order to solve the mystery of Opoona's siblings' disappearance and determine who or what has landed his parents in the hospital with serious injuries. Koei claims that Opoona is controlled entirely with the Nunchuk controller.Some relevant names have been attached to the project, including Artepiazza's Shintaro Majima as lead artist and Sachiko Yukimura as planning director; both industry vets have been involved with numerous Dragon Quest games. Most notably, Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto will handle music production.Koei has not announced a release date for Opoona, but unconfirmed sources have targeted summer 2007 in Japan.
Finally, an RPG for the Wii-- and it's Nunchuk-only?
Opoona is a new game from Koei that casts players in the title role, as a visitor to planet Landroll who must earn job licenses to gain access to areas of the planet and investigate the incident that injured his parents. These licenses correspond to jobs, which the player is free to choose.Opoona is also a game that is controlled entirely with the Nunchuk. The game uses an "Active Bombom" combat system wherein players whip projectiles with the nunchuk. Movement outside of battle is also controlled by the Nunchuk, leaving your poor, neglected Wiimote dangling lamely from its tether.The control system has us intrigued. There must be more to it. There has to be a reason for using the Nunchuk over the Wiimote, other than gimmickry, and we look forward to finding out. Please, have a look at the two regrettably small screens after the break and ponder the issue!
