Attack on Titan Game to Follow Manga's Story, PS4 Lead Platform - News
by Jared Katz , posted on 13 August 2015 / 3,520 Views
In a recent interview with Dengeki Online, the managing director of Koei Tecmo, Hisashi Koinuma, talked about the company's newly-announced Attack on Titan title.
The game is currently being developed by Omega Force, and will arrive in the west in 2016 on the PS4, PS3, and Vita.
Below are various pieces of information revealed in the interview. Special thanks to Gematsu for the translation.
- The project began from around the end of 2013 into January and February 2014.
- It’s an action game that factors in the elements of being “united with your companions” and the “sacrifice of your companions.” It’s different from what many refer to as a “hunting game.”
- The game also incorporates ideas offered by the original author, Hajime Isayama.
- The game will follow the original story written by Hajime Isayama.
- As an action game, Koei Tecmo wants to establish an image where players can move around the world of Attack on Titan as they like. It won’t be a ‘defeat the enemy, progress the story’-type game. At its core, it’s an action game and, within that, players will be able to understand the story.
- The game will start from the beginning of the original story.
- It is being developed with PlayStation 4 as the lead platform. Previously, Koei Tecmo would base its games on PlayStation 3, brush it up for PlayStation 4, and release a PlayStation 3-level handheld version for PS Vita. This time, PlayStation 4 is being given priority.
- The game’s action parts have been built and scrapped over three times—repeated trial and error. The story, side elements, and systems are doing well, though. Somehow, Koei Tecmo wants to release it in Japan “this winter.”
- Whether or not the player takes on the role of Eren Yaeger is still a secret.
- They plan to make the action draw you in with quick and elegant take downs.
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Wonder if the release date will coincide with the anime season 2. That way they can get to the Clash of Titans arc
definitely picking this up for PS4
They are hitting all the right points. This game should be amazing.
Soooo does this mean ....exclusive?
Another exclusive for PS4 Yamato masterrace
While I really liked the TV show, the character I liked least in the show was Eren. So I hope we don't play as him. Otherwise, can't wait for the game and can't wait for season 2 of the TV show.
Season 3 you mean.
It would be awesome to be able to play as Mikasa, I also dislike Eren and the manga has been boring lately.
Namiirei, Season 2.
