A freshly launched Japanese website with the URL newrpg.sega.jp hints at exactly that, a new Sega role-playing game. Upon visiting, you'll see the above image...and that's about it. A date of August 20th is given over the silhouettes of what looks to be one or two characters. On the right, some sort of wheel spins. Maybe it's a Ferris wheel? Crap County Fair: The RPG?
This is a pretty stupid teaser. It gives us nothing other than "coming soon." My hopes is that this game is something new new, and not a sequel to one of Sega's role-playing game franchises. As much as I'd love a Phantasy Star 5 or a sequel to Skies of Arcadia, the rest of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 has plenty of sequels already -- let's do something new.
Do you have any guesses as to what this could be?
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10:00 AM on 08.06.2009
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And as for the Dreamcatcher thing, I have no idea.
FUCK YEA.
Capcom absolutely blew their chance at a DW type game with the atrocious Devil Kings. Can SEGA attempt to dethrone Koei? Stay tuned August 20th!
It IS Japan, who are known to take symbols and use them "because they look cool".
"Q) Is there religious meaning to Evangelion?"
"A") There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool."
But, if you are aware of the significance of the dreamcatcher, odds are you can put money on this being Native American related, most likely action-based due to the spear.
Destiny RainbowWarriors would rock all varities of socks.
Little Bighorn could be the new Yellow Turban Rebellion, cavalry could be the new camping bastard archers. Awesome.
If Japan seriously created RainbowWarriors as a social commentary regarding America's barbaric handling of the "Indian Problem", it would be AMAZING.
Fuck yeah!