SRW Neo is finally here, and the game delivers a completely different SRW experience than any other.
The full 3D environment, although poor on details, is really a nice change of pace, with events and battles happening almost in real-time. I say almost, because we can still see the screen fade effect from each unit’s attack during the animation part.
Just a few weeks from release and the usual first stage hints are given. A few weeks ago, SRW Hotnews Famitsu scans presented us the first 3 stages for Neo and a few plot hints.
This week, there’s a review score info: 8,7,7,7 (corrected) and Famitsu Ichigogumi’s snippets that show the 4th stage featuring Liger’s rival Dolga, and a split at the 5th stage, making us choose from getting Gosaurer or Ganbaruger first.
Update: added leaked scans from Reference Book (?) and HQ scans from Ichigogumi.
There are quite a few sites reporting what’s going on at Tokyo Game Show 2009 about SRW Neo. GPara’s site has an article with lots of pics of the demo stage, but there’s also a Japanese blog entry which reports some gameplay details as well.
Gpara’s pics shows a few attacks:
PV2 (with licensed BGM):
PV2 (latest):
PV1:
Another week, another Famitsu scan from SRW Hotnews. This week’s scans show a few interesting gameplay system updates:
Siege System
The area around a unit is divided into 4 sections. When ally units surround the enemy at these sections, the attack power of your units grow as you target such enemy.
2 examples:
Seishin Level
The usual seishin system gains levels that will change its effectiveness or cost. As an example, the Lock-on seishin costs less the higher the level.
Also, the scans shows that a unit can choose which seishin to use even during enemy turns, before choosing a reaction to an attack.
Combination Attacks
Finally some new info on SRW Neo! This time the scans from SRW Hotnews reveal the Banpresto Originals. Updated with new system info from complete scan. All non-Japanese name spellings are guesses:
Previously on Iron Leaguer, Bull Armor freaks out, but is controlled by Magnum Ace. With his power under control, he’s able to bat on Genocide Screw and grab Ace’s pitching. But, they still couldn’t win the match. Ace seems to have a new challenge, on episode 5, just after the break.
When I was a kid, I once stumbled upon Jushin Liger and was astonished by the concept of a boy fighting off evil controlling a giant living armor. Note that, at that time, I didn’t even know about the existance of Gundam. Now that I’ve become a SRW addict, it’s a dream come true to see Liger in Neo.
Watch the 1st episode of Liger, “available” at Youtube in 3 parts, after the break. As there are no known subs, summaries are a given.
Previously on Iron Leaguer, Bull Armor joins the Silver Castle team for the baseball league. But can he stand to Ace’s full power pitch? Watch the 4th episode after the break.
Two episodes of Iron Leaguer so far, and we’re introduced to the main characters: Mach Windy, a soccer player, and Magnum Ace, a mysterious baseball player. There’s also Kiai Ryuken, a tough karate fighter, who seems more like a sidekick so far. It’s an interesting series, though I still can’t see how it fits in Neo… Maybe the cannon on Magnum Ace’s shoulder in the opening is a given? Anyway, watch Iron Leaguer’s 3rd episode after the break.