http://gematsu.com/2013/09/ar-no-sur...-playstation-3Gust is developing Ar no Surge, an RPG entry in its life simulation series Surge Concerto: Ciel no Surge, for PlayStation 3.
Dengeki PlayStation this week reveals the game will have town, field, and battle elements, and themes based around “confrontation from coexistence,” “bonds,” “the bonds between men and women,” and “bonds as friends.”
The game’s connection to Ciel no Surge and Ar Tonelico is still a mystery, but it appears to be set in the same universe as Ciel no Surge, but during a different time period.
Ar no Surge will be directed by Akira Tsuchiya, have character design by NTNY, and feature high-quality character models by Flight Unit.
The hero is Delta Lantanoir, a young man who came out from inside Felion when the barrier wall was opened. He uses a tonfa, gun, and his fists in combat, and was part of an elite organization called “Plasma,” who was protecting the city from Sharl. For certain reasons, he was discharged from the group and now runs a restaurant. Joining Delta is Arshes, a humanoid robot weapon.
On the planet La Ciela, where the Genomes co-exist, the Sharl kidnap people using song magic. After the barrier wall opens, an ancient race with the ability to use lost song magic appear. These ancient people awakened from cold sleep live alongside modern day folk in the city’s residential area.
Battles do not use a command turn-based system, but a hybrid system with action elements called “Protect.” The hero will take the front lines while protecting the heroine as she performs song magic.
The game will offer a “Genometric System” that lets you go inside peoples’ hearts, as well as a mixing system.
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http://gematsu.com/2013/09/ar-no-sur...ls-screenshotsAn RPG entry in the developer’s PS Vita communication game series Surge Concerto, Ar no Surge is headed by Akira Tsuchiya, who also directed the previous games. It is set in a world where “songs are the power of magic” and “the power of thoughts become bonds.”
Here’s the story synopsis:
And a bit about Felion:On a planet called La Ciela, humans and “Genomes,” a life-form who possess a spirit exceeding that of humans, once co-existed. But from the loss of this beautiful green land, the people spread. Seeking a new planet, the people who flew on the space ship were known as the Shield of the Gods, who now live in front of the impassible “Felion Wall.” In a geofront called Orei, they live their quiet lives.
The seasons never change in this inorganic space. Before they could notice, this became a world for humankind. But even so, they lived strongly. From the weathered rubble they built small houses, and from the metal ground that grew no shrubs or trees they made fields for fruits and vegetables using the skills that had been lost and dreaming once again.
However, their lives were not peaceful.
The mysterious life-forms known as Sharl suddenly appeared. They kidnapped the people of Orei. Humanity had no technology to stand up to the Sharl with their wondrous power of “song magic.” Then one day, after thousands of years, without even a gust of wind, the Felion Wall opened.
From the inside of the wall emerged a people referred to as the “Ancient Ones,” possessing the same song magic as the Sharl and the knowledge to use lost abilities. With this, people assembled within the wall and began to quest for the truth behind the outbreak of the mysterious Sharl.
The main scenario consists of town, field, and battle parts. The story progresses as you switch between main characters Delta and Arshes.The astronomically centered control tower attached to a residential area. The princess of the sky governs the streets of people. The complicated Geofront is a very high-tech town, and groups of skyscrapers towering 40 stories above the ground are connected with passageways. The Neons that color the exteriors and building walls are in scientific wear, and inside the city cast an oriental light.
Inside the ancient ones and two kinds of ‘modern people’ who have lived for thousands of years awake from the cold sleep of the planet era. But their common enemy the Sharl, as well as the modern peoples’ respect for and fear of the ancients’ song magic, make their relationship amicable. But although this city that is exposed to the wickedness of the Sharl is closed in by the great wall known as the Shield of the Gods, there are still many modern people who live around its exterior.
In town, players can synthesize items at the mixing shop, or power up characters using Genometrics, which lets them enter their hearts to resolve past issues and wounds.
In battle, players will protect the heroine, who has the ability to use powerful song magic, by fighting ahead of her in the front lines. Battles will include some sort of action element, which will be detailed in a follow-up report.
Finally, a bit about the characters.
Delta Lantanoir is our hero. He is a young man who came out from inside the Felion Wall when it opened. He was protecting the city from the Sharl as one of the original members of the elite organization “Plasma.” Within Plasma, he was a member of the special strategy team “Genometh,” but was discharged after an incident. He now runs a restaurant called “Cook de Delta” in Felion.
Arshes, a mysterious humanoid robot, is our second character. His manufacturer, manufacture location, equipped functionality, and specs, etc. are all unknown. However, considering he carries weaponry, it highly probable that he was built for combat.
http://gematsu.com/2013/11/ar-no-sur...sti-introducedBattle System
Ar no Surge uses a tactical action turn-based battle system. The main character protects the heroine who possesses a strong song magic, and attacks the enemies that rush in. All the while the heroine sings her song magic, and when certain requirements are met, the song magic is invoked.
All the enemies on the field are displayed with “Wave.” Enemy groups are represented in one square, and crushing one group will result in another group coming in to attack. Red areas on Wave represent song magic’s range of effect. If you get your song magic to the maximum, all the enemies on the field can be taken out a single sweep.
Defeat Enemies Using Song Magic
The vanguard main character uses powerful skills in addition to attacks and items. It’s also possible, with the right timing, to reduce damage you receive during enemy turns. Use your attacks and skills, and when your Harmonics level reaches its maximum, you can invoke the powerful song magic.
The higher your burst value is, the higher your Harmonics gauge will rise and the easier it will be to raise your Harmonics level.
You can also defend the heroine against enemy attacks with well-timed button presses.
Song Magic
Song Magic is magic where the power of thoughts and feelings are embodied in song. The power of song magic is made in proportion to the thoughts and feelings of the singer. Because the results are decided by the thoughts and feelings of the singer, song magic can be used outside of battle as well—such as to douse fires and heal the injured. However, there are currently few people who can use song magic.
Characters
- Casti Rianoito - A girl who lives in the town Felion, where the humans live. She is a user of song magic that changes thought and feeling into power, and by using this power, acts as a member of the elite organization Plasma, which is controlled directly by Princess Amato. She is a part of a special human-only strategy team within Plasma known as “Genometh,” however although this team largely moves in two-man cells, it is only Casti who is without a partner, and the number of times she attacks is not large. By the way, on the weekends she helps out at the Delta restaurant as a self-styled sign girl (a pretty girl who attracts boys to the diner).
- Ion - It is said that Ion is a girl who knows the ways of the world. Her real name is Ionasal.kkll.Preciel. She acts on one certain volition, but currently no one knows its whereabouts. She is actually a careless person who loves to work with her hands. She carries materials from someplace (who knows where) and builds suspicious machines and tools.
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Official site: http://social.gust.co.jp/pc/arnosurge/
Release date: March 6, 2014 (Japan)