Project Sylpheed from Square Enix takes the tried and true space shooter and revamps it for the Xbox 360. Set in a time when humans wonder far past the reaches of its own solar system, making other planets habitable for life and colonization. As in any good story of making things better for humanity, there has to be a faction of people who see things differently than the masses, here in lies part of your story line. Earths military, the Terra Central Armed Forces (TCAF) is now in a constant struggle with rebel forces known as the ADAN Freedom Alliance, if this werent enough of a plot line, in true Square Enix fashion, you have a trio of close friends, with one joining the rebels in search of revenge for the destruction of his home planet. Our 3 main characters in Project Sylpheed are, Katana, the main character and your alter ego in this adventure, Ellen and Margras. Margras being the good character gone bad, has now joined forces with the ADAN and Chairman Doris Egan, who rounds off the main protagonists. Good versus evil, friends turned enemies, and humanities struggle for survival, its all here, the makings of a great space saga with the noticeable Square Enix look and flare, so lets see where this stellar adventure takes us.
It doesn’t seem to get any easier for the western studios owned by Square Enix. The developer behind the Hitman franchise was cut down to half by the Japanese publisher, reportedly in order to refocus solely on a future "Triple-A" Hitman title.
Xbox One Killer Instinct purists who want to purchase the entire roster of fighters rather than pay for each one piecemeal can rest easy, as a Season Pass option will be available at launch. Either way, the game will be download only, though.
Of course, there might be other solutions to the Xbox One’s apparent PR struggles that don’t involve changing Microsoft’s proposed always-on strategy. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has his own solution...and naturally, it involves money.
It’s no secret that MS got quite a PR hammering at E3 as a result of the many concerns surrounding the Xbox One and topics such as DRM and "always-on". But a recent comment on Reddit by Major Nelson suggests there may be some flexibility after all.
Good news! Gamers can expect Microsoft First-party, full-retail Xbox One games to sell for $60, the same as most current Xbox 360 games do. Hopefully, next-gen third-party publishers will follow suit.
To all of you Assassin’s Creed fans out there worried about running out of virtual people to stab in the face, don’t sweat it. Ubisoft has you covered for at least another three years.
Metal Gear fans who played MGS 4 when it first launched on PS3 may remember that it came bundled with an online multiplayer component called Metal Gear Online, which was eventually sold as a separate game. Well, it’s coming back! Cardboard box ready!
