![]() ![]() The game subscription service has different titles under its belt, such as Cozy Grove, Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, and Fantasian, to name a few.World of Demons is a new mobile offering from Platinum Games, the quirky Japanese developer behind such hardcore favourites as Bayonetta, Nier: Automata, The Wonderful 101 and Vanquish. This is a developer with serious pedigree when it comes to creating tight and distinctive action games. Which explains why we're so excited that Platinum is making its mobile debut this summer with World of Demons. The game recently soft launched on the App Store in Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, and I've been playing around with it. World of Demons is a third person arena action game that sees samurai protagonist Onimaru slicing his way through waves of brainwashed yokai (Japanese spirits) in a bid to bring down a nasty oni (demon). The controls are an interesting hybrid of classic virtual buttons and more modern mobile inputs. You move Onimaru with an invisible virtual joystick to the left of the screen, but he attacks automatically when you get close to an enemy. Swiping the right side of the screen causes Onimaru to dodge in that direction. The basic goal in combat, then, is to watch for cues and openings in your opponent's movements, dodge their attacks, and then move in for a flurry of slashes.ĭodge immediately prior to a heavy enemy attack, and you'll be rewarded with the opportunity to initiate a powerful special by drawing a symbol on the screen. There's much more to the combat in World of Demons than simply staying on your toes, though. Pretty soon you'll start recruiting some of those yokai to your side. Just like Pokemon, these yokai have their own elemental attributes. You can select from one of three yokai with a tap of their button on the right side of the screen, which will imbue your attacks with their element (fire, wind, ice etc.).Įach element has an opposing one that it will be particularly effective against, and one that it is weak against. Helpfully, the most appropriate element for your current auto-targeted enemy will flash at you.īesides these elemental attributes, each yokai has their own recharging special move that can heal you or damage your opponent with a swipe up from the appropriate button. You can also call in an AI-controlled companion from time to time, which seems to be based on the profiles of fellow World of Demons players. Platinum has used an art style that resembles classic Japanese paintings - a kind of Edo period cel shading, if you like.Ĭonsole gamers might recognise this effect from Okami, a brilliant This is a game that eschews the two typical approaches of realism and cutesiness in favour of something else. ![]() Zelda-a-like made by a previous iteration of PlatinumGames. Check that out in the video below (it's gorgeous!).While it calls to mind static artwork, this graphical style is even more impressive in motion, its brush-stroke paintings brought to life with fluid animation. ![]() Others include NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition, Simon's Cat: Story Time, Star Trek: Legends, The Oregon Trail, Cut the Rope Remastered, SongPop Party, and Fantasian, a diorama adventure RPG from Mistwalker (the story is by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and the music is by Nobuo Uematsu). World of Demons is one of the 11 Arcade Originals. The announcement of World of Demons is part of a renewed push for Apple Arcade, which just got 32 new games, including 11 new "Arcade Originals". Of note: World of Demons requires iOS 13.0 or later, and weighs in at 2.8GB. "Sharpen your steel as this samurai tale is about to begin." Players will expand their arsenal of abilities to conquer all foes that stand before them, ultimately facing the fearsome Shuten Doji, lord of all oni. Along the way, they'll meet samurai allies and a menagerie of yokai, each with their own techniques and combo possibilities. The game is set in a beautiful environment inspired by traditional Japanese artwork with gorgeous stages pulled from ukiyo-e woodblock prints. "Players will assume the role of a samurai leading an army of yokai minions as they embark on a mission against evil. Here's the official blurb on World of Demons: (Ewan Wilson wrote a fascinating article for Eurogamer about the yōkai in From Software's Sekiro, which is well worth a read if you want to know more.) This one's set in a fantastical world full of yokai - a class of supernatural monsters and spirits from Japanese folklore. ![]()
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