Koei invited us over to its booth today in order to find out the latest on
Warriors: Legends of Troy. Although there was nothing playable, I was able to speak with Koei Canada and discuss how this brand new action title will work. What I heard was quite surprising indeed.
Legends of Troy will indeed be part of the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors franchise, taking the familiar hack n' slash, one-versus-many style of action to the legendary battle featured in Homer's Iliad. However, it will come with a number of key differences that will set it apart, and hopefully help break the series onto the mainstream stage.
Hit the jump to find out all about it.
Warriors: Legends of Troy will be the first M-rated title in the Warriors series. While Koei's signature franchise has always steered clear of blood and guts, Legends of Troy will be providing a darker, far more brutal experience. The hack n' slash combat will remain the same, but there'll be some real violence this time.
Koei Canada is taking the reigns, but will be working with original Omega Force staff to help produce a game that remains true to the series' roots, while appealing directly to a Western audience. The team at Koei Canada is gearing this series predominately to the West, with the battle of Troy serving as an ideal premise for the new game. Unlike previous games in the series, Legends of Troy will tell a cohesive story from beginning to end, rather than assuming that people already know the source material and creating cutscenes that make very little sense unless you know the history upon which the games are based.
In terms of combat, we've been told that Troy will be very similar to previous DW titles pre-Dynasty Warriors 6. This means there'll be nothing like the Renbu system. The combat may be deeper however, with perhaps more similarities to popular Western action games in order to keep up the game's ambition of becoming popular outside of Japan.
You might also be very pleased to learn that Legends of Troy will also feature online multiplayer. Four-player co-op and verses battles have been confirmed, finally bringing the Warriors series into the 21st century.
Warriors: Legends of Troy is sounding very promising indeed, although we'll need to see some gameplay before making a firm judgment. If the violence, story and online works out well though, this could potentially by the title that makes Warriors a respectable series outside of Japan.
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12:21 AM on 06.04.2009
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Also red faction contest...
I'll keep an eye out on this just like with every other warriors game.
i'm actually incredibly excited for this. i'd put it at my number 3 spot for most anticipated game of the year.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/03/koei-canada-is-uncomfortably-japanese
I guess you won't have to worry about a western company making a japanese game.
Ok, many things, but still, this interests me more than a normal DW game.
I think I'd rather see a game covering the whole of the trojan war, since the dumb film only cover a fraction of it.
Koei have talent, there's no doubt, but I still find their rehashing of this DW concept really tired now after many years. I'll keep an eye on LoT, but I really feel Koei could be doing so much more than they are. Sure, they tried Fatal Inertia (poor) and Bladestrom (average to good), but more is needed.
And with Wii Ware, PSN and XNA, there are now cheaper options to try out new ideas, without compromising high dev costs. Must it always be about the fighting millions? All the same, I'll watch this game.
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