Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) has me excited and you
should check out this cinematic trailer *below* to see why. It looks colorful and punkish
in design—not heavy metal, but there is a certain edge to its anime persuasions
which offers a variable take on its futuristic aesthetic. This first-party collaboration is coming sometime this year exclusively to the PS Vita. Freedom Wars allows the player to completely customize their character and their companion A.I. (from hair type and color to skin tone and sex, as a few examples). The customization doesn't stop there, voice options are available for your A.I. partner in the form of a text-to-speech program—type something and the game will attempt a pronunciation of it. A mix of gun and sword play with a bit of Just Cause-like flare--with the ability to zip around levels using the band of thorns wrapped about the player-characters wrist; this all affords players a variety and depth of play that looks very promising...and fun.
Beyond customization (Both looks and battle) is the story. While Freedom Wars will feature competitive (4v4, apparently) and co-op opportunities, it’s all tied together with the idea of a ruined, dystopian future of sorts, where people are sentenced to million year imprisonments, and nations are sprinkled into small sects. As a prisoner, the player must work off their sentence bit by bit. What is interesting is that it seems like every mission co-op or single-player has a purpose and a narrative thread as a result of you always working towards freedom--whittling down your seemingly insurmountable million years sentence. Freedom Wars looks to be a promising action role-playing Vita exclusive, I hope the release date for North America and Europe isn’t too far off as Japan will see it arrive in June.
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