"Square Enix has revealed the game behind its recent teaser site, that hinted at a new ‘Ranobe-Style’ RPG, a term commonly used to describe episodic book and anime series, or ‘Light Novel,’ as it is typically translated. The game in question is School Girl Strikers for iOS, and its first details have now been revealed.
UPDATE: Gematsu reports that School Girl Strikers is coming to iOS 7 devices and higher in Japan this Summer, and will be a free-to-play title with microtransactions.
Plot details are thin, but the big cast is confirmed to include Ayaka Asai, Yu Asakawa, Kaori Ishihara, Mariya Ise.
We’ll post more details as they come.
ORIGINAL STORY:
It follows a pledge from Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda that the company will focus on core gamers and hard JRPG fans once more.
The site’s URL simply reads ‘team043,’ and includes both today’s date and a cast list. Although it’s April Fools Day, there’s really no evident joke on the page, so we’re treating this as real for now.
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We’ve also got absolutely no idea what it could be. Any guesses?"
Source: VG24/7
Well, it's mobile, Japan-only, and iOS 7 exclusive (for now) which is a deal-breaker for me since I primarily use Android and only have a 4th-gen iPod Touch for Apple stuff. But considering this will be pulling from the visual novel style of gameplay I don't think it matters a whole lot that phones/tablets are the target platform. The artwork is definitely refreshing, at least. For those of you wondering what the Japanese in the image and website linked above says, there's not really anything major not covered in the above post. Google Translate won't help you since it's all image-based, so there you go. Overall I'd say it's a small start, but a start in the right direction.
UPDATE: Gematsu reports that School Girl Strikers is coming to iOS 7 devices and higher in Japan this Summer, and will be a free-to-play title with microtransactions.
Plot details are thin, but the big cast is confirmed to include Ayaka Asai, Yu Asakawa, Kaori Ishihara, Mariya Ise.
We’ll post more details as they come.
ORIGINAL STORY:
It follows a pledge from Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda that the company will focus on core gamers and hard JRPG fans once more.
The site’s URL simply reads ‘team043,’ and includes both today’s date and a cast list. Although it’s April Fools Day, there’s really no evident joke on the page, so we’re treating this as real for now.
[the above image is now replaced with a full website]
We’ve also got absolutely no idea what it could be. Any guesses?"
Source: VG24/7
Well, it's mobile, Japan-only, and iOS 7 exclusive (for now) which is a deal-breaker for me since I primarily use Android and only have a 4th-gen iPod Touch for Apple stuff. But considering this will be pulling from the visual novel style of gameplay I don't think it matters a whole lot that phones/tablets are the target platform. The artwork is definitely refreshing, at least. For those of you wondering what the Japanese in the image and website linked above says, there's not really anything major not covered in the above post. Google Translate won't help you since it's all image-based, so there you go. Overall I'd say it's a small start, but a start in the right direction.