Atlus Preps Hexyz Force For PSP
I don't know what the hell the title means, but Hexyz Force is coming to the PSP courtesy of Atlus on May 25. Developed specifically for the handheld system, Hexyz Force is being touted as having some of the most polished graphics and sound in a handheld RPG and "virtually non-existent load times." Of course, the non-existent load times are only if you use the special option to download the UMD onto a memory stick or download it straight from the PlayStation Network on May 27. There's actually two separate, but intertwined plotlines to play through, each running 25-30 hours. So after playing as both Cecilia, a young cleric, or as Levant the elite knight, you'll rack up around 50 hours of RPG goodness. A plot? You want a plot? Yeah, here it is straight from Atlus' press release. Because I can't make any sense of it to paraphrase it for y'all!
Long ago, Norvia, the Goddess of Creation, descended from the heavens. Using the Holy Vessel, a divine chalice charged with all Force (the spiritual energy in the universe), she created life and the Divinities, shepherds of existence. For a while, all was good. After a time, Delgaia, the God of Destruction, brought about a great calamity known as the Gods' Remorse. He intended to return all Force to the Holy Vessel, returning Berge to the void. The Divinities sacrificed themselves to defeat Delgaia, delivering Berge from doom and sealing the God of Destruction away deep within the earth. As Berge lay in ruin, a result of its bitter war, Norvia made a covenant. She would restore Berge to its former beauty on one condition. An Hour of Judgment would eventually come to pass, and in it, the world would have to decide its ultimate path: creation or destruction.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of RPG's, and we all know Atlus knows what they're doing, so I may just have to dust off my PSP come May. We'll see. I'll leave you with a selection of screenshots to peruse... just to whet your appetitle. Lookin' good!
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 7 January 2010
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I have to wonder exactly how many games will be done in that exact same pattern? Because thus far, there are countless other JRPGs with the same character archetypes, the same background story, and the same graphic style.
Oh well, I guess *some* people still buy them. I sure don't. :/