Overview
This world is called Horodyn, so named for its first king.
At the edge of a village surrounded by a huge forest lies the powerful stone Arcana. It is said that only those with power can obtain the mystical stone of Arcana – the source of all order in the world. To prove they are worthy of its might, Slayers annihilate hordes of vile monsters and beasts. Explore hellish caves, rotten marshes and stark deserts, destroying everything in your way to become LORD of ARCANA.
Features
Unleash bone-crunching attacks in thrilling fast-paced combat.
Customise your unique Slayer with hundreds of different weapons and armour types.
Carve your way through dozens of exciting missions - either on your own, or co-operatively with up to 3 friends.
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The game is released today, December 17 (local time, along with PlayStation Vita).
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/
Prologue of APOCALYPSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNJbn7SFcHg
Quoting Siliconera:
"249 Reasons Why Lord Of Apocalypse Is Not Lord Of Arcana"
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/12/12/249-reasons-why-lord-of-apocalypse-is-not-lord-of-arcana/
"Square Enix summarized all of the changes explaining how Lord of Arcana evolved into Lord of Apocalypse. Some of these tweaks are minor like adding kanji support for names and an option to skip tutorials. Other features are more significant, for example, you do not need to touch an enemy to start a battle and your character’s HP will heal over time.
The document also mentions the addition of ****** hair for avatars, level ups (and more importantly instant HP recovery) happen in real time, and you can skip movies in single player mode. Lord of Apocalypse also has new elements (wind, ice, and earth) and a "frozen" status effect. Other notable tweaks include adjusting master guardian AI, reducing the time it takes to move from area to area, a ton of field status effects (one saps mana), adding a timer to the results screen, and a revised camera. Here’s a list of the differences or reasons why Lord of Apocalypse won’t be the same game you may have tried on PSP earlier this year, according to Square Enix.
Played Lord of Arcana? You can import your save data into Lord of Apocalypse. Access Games, the development team behind Spy Fiction and Lord of Arcana, have Lord of Apocalypse slated for release for PSP and PlayStation Vita on December 17."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9FeNqexO5Q&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skdI7bOfjDQ
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/12/05/heres-a-battle-against-cthulhu-and-other-bosses-in-lord-of-apocalypse/
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/
Lord of Apocalypse - Demo
http://www.4gamer.net/games/140/G014067/20111122067/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYCAd798q4
Siliconera writes:
"Lord Of Apocalypse Demo Coming This Month"
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/16/lord-of-apocalypse-demo-coming-this-month/
"Just like Lord of Arcana before it, Square Enix will release a PSP demo of Lord of Apocalypse prior to the game’s launch in Japan. Famitsu magazine says a demo for Access Games’ second hunting title will be available sometime this month. The depth of the demo has not been revealed.
Lord of Apocalypse is a multiplatform title appearing on PSP and PlayStation Vita on the same day. The demo will be our first look at the PSP version since Square Enix only brought the Vita version to Tokyo Game Show. According to Square Enix, content in both versions is the same, but Lord of Apocalypse does not have cross platform multiplayer."
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgDR-MBKz2k
New downloads and videos:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/download/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_6TcYtU-uA&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZNtovADRKo
Quoting andriasang:
"No Cross Platform Multiplayer For Lord of Apocalypse"
http://andriasang.com/comyvy/
"Square Enix's Lord of Apocalypse will be our first example of a cross platform title that appears on both PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. But it won't be our first example of a game that supports cross platform multiplayer between the two systems.
A follower of the Lord of Apocalypse official Twitter asked recently if the two versions will offer cross platform multiplayer play -- that is, will players of the Vita version be able to play with players of the PSP version. The response was no. The game only supports multiplayer with owners of the same version.
Lord of Apocalypse will be released on both PSP and PS Vita on the Vita's launch day, December 17."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIPZwb41yE&feature=youtube_gdata
http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20111031_487035.html
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/31/lord-of-apocalypse-turns-your-friends-as-in-game-mercenaries/
http://www.4gamer.net/games/140/G014067/20111012017/
Story
- http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/story/
- http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/story/story.html
Characters
- http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/characters/
About
- http://www.square-enix.co.jp/apocalypse/story/about.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Zx2_xG5-0
http://andriasang.com/comyab/
The game will be sequel to Lord of Arcana for PSP and Vita and will feature character design by Tsubasa Masao.