OMGWTFBBQ?!

[rallamajoop]

Out on the web somewhere I remember once seeing someone comment about how cool it'd be if they ever did Guilty Gear as an RPG style game - maybe set somewhere earlier in the plot during the war or somewhere. And I took just long enough to go, 'oh yeah, that *would* be cool' before getting to the inevitable 'but like *that's* ever going to happen' part.

So I had to share this because I think my brain just melted.






Thoughts:

• I am going to have absolutely no idea what to make of this until there's more info out there.


• Since Sol's 1. The only recognisable character pictured, 2. In different clothes, 3. Not carrying the Fuuenken, this is almost definitely pre-series - and pre-Order Sol even. (Aha, how many plot threads left dangling after XX, and the first new game with any plot in years is pre-series. Doesn't that figure?)


• In case there is any confusion, the guy on the right hand side is not some utterly cracked version of Ky - his name's given as 'Sin' (and apparently there's been some kind of teaser relating to him around before). But between the hair and the colour scheme and the crosses he still looks so much like Ky that I'm coming up with a whole list of possible-but-unlikely connections between them already.


• But I don't want to buy an XBOX 360! ;_;

Now excuse me, I have to go poor my brain into a jar so I can stick it in the freezer until it solidifies again.

ETA: Scans of this thing are gradually getting bigger
ETA+: Image link for the bigger scan seems to be misbehaving, but the one from the bottom of the first post here seems to work consistently. (Plus, you get to see a whole thread of random fanboys being incoherrent about it all)
ETA#Reload: There's an interview video with Daisuke Ishiwatari up on the famitsu website now, and a bunch of extra screencaps from it here.
ETA X: New screencaps and good quality character art at last! And a shot of a poster reading "Sol Badguy, wanted dead or alive for $100,000,000"! XD

Comments

[velithya]

XBOX? BAH ;_;

(if it was PS I would be seriously considering buying one)

[yiji-chan.livejournal.com]

JHSFAhjgdfaghjfdhkagfdjaHJFDAJGHAFAHDGF!!!

JKFGJSAHGFJGHAFAJLGFSAJSAF!!!


HJKGFHJDSAGFJDSAHGFDSAJYGHJ!!!!!!


SCREW COHERENCY!! WAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

If it helps any, it's probably going to be at least a year before this even comes out in Japan, let alone anywhere else. And, er, maybe in the meantime I'll win one or something and be spared the indignity of sending money to microsoft?

Maybe there's some hope of a multi-platform release, but what little I can understand of the scans does seem to be pushing the idea this is going to be XBOX only pretty hard. -_-

[velithya]

Yeah, I can see the little logo there :(

Is there an Xbox emulator flying around, like ePSXe for PS?

A YEAR? SADFACE

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

I KNOW!!!

(PS: wtf, this post has been up like two minutes. Holy crap, you guys move fast. o_o)

[velithya]

BORED ON THE INTERNET!

I can see another Sol costume in my future :D

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

It's not even just XBOX, it's for the 360. So I'm guessing no. *sadface*

A year is just a guess based on the fact this looks to be the very first piece of information on the game to appear anywhere. (And I realise maybe I shouldn't base the development of all games on FFXII, but they always have to tease us for so damn long with these things.)

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

I can see another Sol costume in my future :D

FAR BE IT FROM ME TO DISCOURAGE THIS IN ANY WAY! =D

Speaking of which, which costumes *were* you taking to Japan this year? (If there is any info on this game there you will take *detailed* notes, right? Right?)

[velithya]

Well, I already wanted to make Sol's normal outfit. And this makes three! :)

I was planning on taking Axel and Sol. :) OH YES, DETAILED NOTES. And by "notes" I mean "photos for you and Lisa to translate later" ;P

[sansele.livejournal.com]

*pops head up*

Ahhh I saw it on the GG lj comm. I hope there'll be other character designs out soon! ^^ (Sin = Ky's evil twin! XD)

*goes back to reading VK*

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Haha, just get your news somewhere before me, why don't you. =P

Very soon, I hope. ^_^ (No kidding!)

VK?

[phred-has-sonar.livejournal.com]

*stares speechless for five minutes*

...

...

...

HOLY CRAP!!

Definitely gonna be keeping an eye on this. I'm hoping it's gonna be action based RPG (like Kingdom Hearts), but if it is turn based then I hope it is much more interactive than they normally are.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

*happy Sol fangirl moment. =3*

Between the KH3 stuff and (hopefully) any GG Overture stuff, that's just about perfect.

(You couldn't smuggle me over in a suitcase, could you?)

[sansele.livejournal.com]

:P Not my fault I'm on LJ 25/8!

Vampire Knights. :) It's pretty good reading.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

^^; We've all been doing a bit of that, I think. (I mean, O_O I AM REDUCED TO EXPRESSING MYSELF WITH EMOTICONS!)

I've heard it's going to be something like a Dynasty Warriors style of fighting - you against an army kind of thing, if I'm remembering the right game. Though if you're playing as Sol - that would not be at all inappropriate.

[velithya]

:3

I think you could probably fit in my suitcase if I didn't pack my costumes. ;P

[velithya]

Now I'm wishing the scan was bigger so I could get a better look at his costume. :( If you come across anything bigger, could you toss it my way?

I guess a year isn't too bad from my perspective - I mean, the rest of this year is pretty much booked up for me, for starters ^^;;

Oh hell, look at the time. Off to bed :) Will squee again in the morning, no doubt.

[cielrose.livejournal.com]

woah.....total win!

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Sure thing. (Not like I'm not obsessively checking every place likely to post anything already) We'll probably have to wait a while before we get any really useful references though, considering what you generally get out of magazine scans. I doubt they're even likely to have an estimate of a release date yet - it's anyone's guess. ^^;

Point. I should really be off to bed too.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

I sure hope so. ^^; I'm all nervy about games switching genres since Dirge of Cerberus fell so flat, and I'd prefer almost any console but the XBOX 360. Damn, it looks shiny though. *_*

[phred-has-sonar.livejournal.com]

Hhhm... it has a lot of potential to work if that is the case BUT they will have to do something extra special to keep it interesting because Dynasty Warriors and games like it (Devil Kings, Drakengard, Samurai Warriors) get very boring very fast.

[http://users.livejournal.com/drayke_/]

:O
that's all I can say really.

[velithya]

your ETA picture looks like a picture of a woman to me...?

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Damn, must be a link from off-site problem. I'll see if I can fix it.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Okay, I've added an extra reference link, hopefully the one from the forum will work better.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping for some serious PLOT myself, that's what it always takes to keep me interested. Going by the scans it looks like there's going to be a lot of talk between the characters and such, so I may be in luck.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

^^; Well, that pretty much says it all.

[k-chan009.livejournal.com]

BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

*takes a swig of sake*....

BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

...I'm just gonna be hiding under my desk for a bit, 'kay? ._.

Oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[maru-d-kusanagi.livejournal.com]

Oh my... I want it! I really wanna see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

That's some enthusiastic punctuation. ^^;

We all want to see more of this. But the way these games often go, they're probably going to make us wait months before we hear anything more concrete. ;_;

(Um, I don't think I've spoken to you before, so, hi? Welcome to my LJ? =D)

[velithya]

mmm, larger picture love.

(Pst!)

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

New ETA on the post now. And Sol's been good enough to pose for us in one of the new screencaps so we can get a decent look at his boots.

Re: (Pst!)

[velithya]

DUDE

PIRATE BOOTS

HOTT

Re: (Pst!)

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Bright *red* pirate boots, even. With laces.

*squints* And really weird pants.

Re: (Pst!)

[velithya]

...huh, yeah. looks like... red bike pants? With white over-pants? or something?

guess they had to do something to top Sin's weird outfit.

Re: (Pst!)

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Going by the other pictures, I think it's more like white pants with a red stripe down the middle that doesn't quite go all the way to the bottom. He's also got some leg showing there for the first time ever. XD It is looking like a pretty cool costume though.

Even by GG standards, Sin's outfit would be hard to top.

(Pst! the second)

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Just found another lot of shiney new pics for GG: Overture. It sounds like they've got a definite release date for sometime in 2008 too.

Re: (Pst! the second)

[velithya]

!!! awesome :D