Since it first emerged earlier this month, Namco Bandai's Fragile ~ Farewell Moon Ruins has been a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Slowly but surely though, more on the tri-Crescendo-developed "ruin exploration RPG" is being revealed, and the past weekend saw a flurry of new media (such as the trailer above from the official site), all of which points to an RPG rich on atmosphere and suspense.
Famitsu also had a few tidbits of gameplay information. Apparently, protagonist Seto will be equipped with a flashlight, which players will be able to control by pointing the Wii Remote at the screen. A metal detector will also be available (again, this will be controlled using the Wiimote), as well as "other tools." There is also talk of demons appearing during combat, though sadly a rather impenetrable translation prevented us from learning more. Nevertheless, you can color us intrigued.
Head past the post break for a selection of screens, as taken from last week's magazine scans.
[Via Go Nintendo]
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11-26-2007 @ 12:21PM
cmichaelt said...
wow game looks very impressive. just from the short little video i want to play it. particularly the music i heard "moved" me to want to play it.
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11-26-2007 @ 12:28PM
Jeremy said...
I must admit that it looks good. I am curious though as to how it will be an RPG. The video has just a moment of were some ghost like hands are reaching through a wall but that is all I see that could be an enemy. It does look like a game that I will follow to see what else is to come.
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11-26-2007 @ 1:50PM
Mr Khan said...
I'm not exactly thrilled with the graphical quality, but the atmospherics look excellent, and the whole post-apocalyptic scenario (while overdone) seems to really work here
But help me out here, is Seto a girl or another androgynous she-male?
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11-26-2007 @ 3:18PM
Croove55 said...
Before I make my one criticism, this game measures really high on my DO WANT scale. Nevertheless, I hope that they put some serious work on the graphics. I know it's in development, and the environments themselves actually look really good, but the protagonist looks kinda robot-ish.
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11-26-2007 @ 4:21PM
dude7078 said...
hey do anyone know where to find the soundtrack for this video
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11-26-2007 @ 4:32PM
Bluebreaker said...
Okay, all you gaming blog/journalist people...it's almost 2008, have a japanese translator on staff. It makes sense since you guys pretty much post all their press releases/announcements on your english language websites anyway. It just makes you look more professional.
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11-26-2007 @ 4:47PM
Ralph said...
Another Japanese RPG with an androgynous main character? Excuse me for feeling uninterested.
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12-01-2007 @ 11:46AM
whalleywhat said...
Why are people focusing on the character? This game looks like it's all about exploring the environments, which do look great. It's from Japan, girly-men are a given. I'm hoping the gameplay is almost survival-horror style except more eerie and lonesome than straight up scary. Psyched, hope it comes to North America.
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