Saturday Screenshots - Dragon's Crown

DoctorFinger · 04-28-2012, 08:32 AM

Click to see the rest of the images

I'm cheating a little here because the newest screens here are a month old already. But the news that Atlus has assumed North American publishing duties on Dragon's Crown is enough to warrant a post.

Originally set to be published by UTV Ignition, the Vanillaware-developed 2D side-scrolling RPG is now set for a 2013 release on the PS3 and Vita. Oh, and it features 4 player co-op. It's like the Golden Axe you always wanted.

Reverant · 04-28-2012, 09:05 AM

Them ladies are... heavily featured!

Rock Bandit · 04-28-2012, 09:08 AM

I think they modeled axe girl on the right after Ice-T's wife CoCo.

DoctorFinger · 04-28-2012, 09:15 AM

and the lady on the left looks straight out of Tarot Witch of the Black Rose

Dark Acre Jack · 04-28-2012, 10:55 AM

Real, or "magically enhanced"? I know for sure her bra's gotta have some arcane support to keep things organized.

bean · 04-28-2012, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock Bandit

I think they modeled axe girl on the right after Ice-T's wife CoCo.

Probably NSFW:

Cactaur · 04-28-2012, 11:20 AM

Well its signature vanillaware style. But 2013? bah.

biosc1 · 04-28-2012, 03:25 PM

Reminds me of the old D&D Arcade games that I loved so much.

KamaItachi · 04-28-2012, 04:16 PM

Its ridiculous, but I love the art style. It's like watching a Ralph Bakshi movie.

Talanvor · 04-28-2012, 04:17 PM

Basically it's intended as a sort of spiritual successor to the D&D arcade games like Shadow over Mystara. I loved those games and I'm a fan of Vanillaware's work so I'm really looking forward to this.

menage · 04-29-2012, 03:41 AM

This looks awesome.

Panthera · 04-29-2012, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biosc1

Reminds me of the old D&D Arcade games that I loved so much.

Fun fact: The director of this also made those.

biosc1 · 04-29-2012, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panthera

Fun fact: The director of this also made those.

That is more than just a "fun" fact...that is an outrageously awesome fact.

bean · 04-29-2012, 01:49 PM

Anyone remember the Sega Dreamcast side-scrolling beat'em up that came out near launch? This reminds me of that quite a bit. I'm hoping the devs remember it to and they'll make a little-kid wizard who scores combos like mad to power up insane spells.

KamaItachi · 04-29-2012, 03:17 PM

Are you thinking of Guardian Heroes?

PathMaster · 04-29-2012, 09:13 PM

I wonder what this looks like in motion, I am curious to see if they bounce. Scientific curiosity is all.

KamaItachi · 04-29-2012, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PathMaster

I wonder what this looks like in motion, I am curious to see if they bounce. Scientific curiosity is all.

Oh, they bounce!

bean · 04-29-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KamaItachi

Are you thinking of Guardian Heroes?

Yes! Thank you, and with the name I found it was for the Saturn (not the Dreamcast). Also, it looks awful now though I thought it looked great at the time. lol. Here is the HD version on XBLA that I didnt' know had been re-released (with the little kid mage character, though I didn't remember the ridiculous huge clothes either).

The art reminds me somewhat of a beautiful PS2 game I can't remember the name of either. . . you selected levels with a little girl reading a book (she also had a cat). It was gorgeous but after the 360 released, so I only played it a short time on the PS2.

Guardian Heroes got played by me for probably over 100 hours as I had it as a teenager and didn't get to buy games often (and Gamefly wasn't around).

KamaItachi · 04-30-2012, 12:11 AM

Guardian Heroes is pretty neat, and the re-jazzed version is nice.

Barely aged at all, but this shouldn't be too much of a surprise, since it was made by Treasure.

The PS2 game you're probably thinking of could be either Grim Grimoire or Odin Sphere, bother of which were made by the same guys as Dragon's Crown.

Hawkzombie · 04-30-2012, 12:47 AM

I want this game. A lot.

04-28-2012, 08:32 AM	#1
DoctorFinger Editor in Chief Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 13,870 Blog Entries: 10	Saturday Screenshots - Dragon's Crown Click to see the rest of the images I'm cheating a little here because the newest screens here are a month old already. But the news that Atlus has assumed North American publishing duties on Dragon's Crown is enough to warrant a post. Originally set to be published by UTV Ignition, the Vanillaware-developed 2D side-scrolling RPG is now set for a 2013 release on the PS3 and Vita. Oh, and it features 4 player co-op. It's like the Golden Axe you always wanted.

04-28-2012, 09:05 AM	#2
Reverant 11%ABV, Nutrient Rich Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,808 Blog Entries: 1	Them ladies are... heavily featured! __________________ XBL: The Reverant Steam: johneldridge

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Rock Bandit some kind of magic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 1,579 Blog Entries: 15	I think they modeled axe girl on the right after Ice-T's wife CoCo. __________________ Vasanni's Guide To Summoning The Rock Bandit: "Whammy bar. Whail it and he shall come." "Playing Mortal Kombat gets the same First Amendment protection as reading the Divine Comedy" - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

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04-28-2012, 11:20 AM	#7
Cactaur S.A.N.D.E.R.S. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,151 Blog Entries: 2	Well its signature vanillaware style. But 2013? bah.

04-28-2012, 03:25 PM	#8
biosc1 monoputer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,607	Reminds me of the old D&D Arcade games that I loved so much.

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Talanvor Hatredcopter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,884	Basically it's intended as a sort of spiritual successor to the D&D arcade games like Shadow over Mystara. I loved those games and I'm a fan of Vanillaware's work so I'm really looking forward to this. __________________ XBL - Talanvor \| PSN - Tralgore \| Steam - Talanvor

04-29-2012, 03:41 AM	#11
menage Praise the sun! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seritei Posts: 8,795	This looks awesome. __________________ Now playing: Borderlands 2/ Skyrim/ XCOM: EU itsanother.me PSN: Menage00 Steam: Menage00

04-29-2012, 01:49 PM	#14
bean Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,940	Anyone remember the Sega Dreamcast side-scrolling beat'em up that came out near launch? This reminds me of that quite a bit. I'm hoping the devs remember it to and they'll make a little-kid wizard who scores combos like mad to power up insane spells.

04-29-2012, 03:17 PM	#15
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04-29-2012, 09:13 PM	#16
PathMaster My life for Aiur! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adirondacks Posts: 5,609 Blog Entries: 5	I wonder what this looks like in motion, I am curious to see if they bounce. Scientific curiosity is all. __________________ CoG IRC- irc.enterthegame.com #ColonyofGamers Steam/Xbox: Pathmaster

04-30-2012, 12:11 AM	#19
KamaItachi Always ready! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,287 Blog Entries: 4	Guardian Heroes is pretty neat, and the re-jazzed version is nice. Barely aged at all, but this shouldn't be too much of a surprise, since it was made by Treasure. The PS2 game you're probably thinking of could be either Grim Grimoire or Odin Sphere, bother of which were made by the same guys as Dragon's Crown. __________________ Bernard Cribbins 4 Life! Live Id: Lambert is Dead PSN: LambertisDead

04-30-2012, 12:47 AM	#20
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