Infinite Space - DS

[Anonymous]

Sega has unveiled some new details about its game Infinite Line for the Nintendo DS which is scheduled for spring 2009 in Japan.

- Large scale space opera RPG.

- Your character does not equip armor and swords to fight, but captains battleships in space instead.

- You collect modules for your ships to freely upgrade and customize your fleet.

- Collect crew members with their own skills and specialities to change the strategy and abilities of your fleet.

clicky

[shas'la]

This is one of the Platinum games 3 for SEGA right? I know this gets overlooked for the other two, sure its not as flashy and it being outsourced to a differnt studio, but im hopeful this will be ace. I love the idea of customising your crew and ship and fleet sized engagements.

[Hero of Canton]

This is going to be DS game of the year for next year. Believe. I just have a really strong hunch about it, and have since it was announced.

[Sarge]

Japanese Trailer (CAM)

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[mokeyjoe]

This sounds a bit Elite-ish.

Nice.

[T9Flake]

Looks interesting, if the custiomisation options are good what are the chances of some people doing star trek or star wars style craft?

[still]

This is looking better and better - bit disappointed to see the three letters RPG in the trailer though - I was hoping for something a bit more open - elite for the ds - no sign of trading though. Still 'a garaxy of formidable foes' awaits

[Extralife]

Looking at those scans I thought there would be some great animated sequences but it seems they are just still images.

[Hero of Canton]

Looking at those scans I thought there would be some great animated sequences but it seems they are just still images.

No, there will be animated sequences. From Production IG, I believe.

[Christopher]

SEGA's output over the next year is pretty impressive. This and PSO are my most wanted DS games for sure.

[TheTurnipKing]

for a second I thought the DS was about to get Strange Adventures In Infinite Space.

[Extralife]

The DS's line up has gone from virtually non existence to awesome in the space of a month. Ninokuni, Phantasy Star 0, Infinite Line, Mario and Luigi. The little handheld has totally redeemed itself.

[Hero of Canton]

Don't forget Wario Ware DIY.

And it's not gone from non-existent to awesome. It's just that a lot of its great games don't get a lot of hype. Lock's Quest has had very few reviews and is great. EA's Zubo is a terrific RPG with a great sense of humour. The Korg DS-10 is a wonderful music creation tool. And that's just three of the titles I've played over the last month or so.

[Sarge]

IGN Update

SEGA proudly displayed a slew of Nintendo DS games this year and one of the more popular titles was Patinum Games' Infinite Space. When this game was first revealed in May it was described as resembling a Star Trek type experience where players could captain and customize their own ship. Today we saw what they meant.

Although the intro was entirely in Japanese, I was able to advance through the game's prologue which has players control one of the most powerful ships in the universe. The combat is very much inspired by naval battles where there are general attacks that have a high percentage of hitting and more specific shots that will likely miss their targets but can inflict huge amounts of damage. The camera can be moved from the bridge of your vessel to various views of the ships you encounter in the cosmos. The bottom screen shows a map of the ship's functions while the top screen displays the action. It truly is an epic undertaking on such a tiny device.

We asked the producer Kono San what his inspiration for the battle system was and he jokingly replied "There was no inspiration for the system because I am a genius, I thought of it myself." He went on to describe what the combat resembles: "I'm very familiar with the military ships from WWII and that inspired this battle system."

The story line will involve two planets and ten major powers that are at war. The war will include more than 200,000 powers on each side. The theme behind the story is based on the belief that the human race needs to be at war in order to go on. Kono San feels that the human race will die out if peace ever prevailed.

We asked specifically why the DS was the best choice for such a large undertaking. "The volume and length of the game is very long, so gamers should be able to pick up and play at any time." He went on to say "I would like to see more games like this on DS only if the creator was coming up with something new and unique." Infinite Space is certainly unique, hopefully we'll have the chance to experience the game in English sometime soon.

clicky

[Mogster]

Now I remember this! I saw a thread about it ages ago, and it looked right up my street.

It doesn't sound like the sort of game you'd expect to find on the DS though. In fact, it sounds like the sort of geeky, niche games that crop up on the PC every now and then. That's a good thing, but I can't see it selling to well on the DS.

[Christopher]

PlatinumGames' space RPG Infinite Space will be released on 26th March.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/platinums-infinite-space-rpg-dated

[rudderless]

Sheesh, that's a bump and three-quarters. I'm less excited about this than I was, mainly thanks to some slightly negative early impressions (which I hope are wrong). Not mad keen on the idea of it being too anime-focused, but we'll see.

[Eighthours]

Still hopeful about this. Could be the first DS game I've bought in a long while if it's any good.

[Oxx]

You could have at least inserted my posts from the other thread, Suzz. What are we paying you for?

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Releasing on the same day as Pokemon GS does seem pretty ludicrous. I've been itching for a substantial DS RPG since I finished Mario and Luigi. Where were you then, Sega?

But I understand that most publishers are holding-off on DS content until the DSi XL sales boost. And that Infinite Space is hardly going to set the world alight on any release date. That said, it should be nice and cheap by the time I have had my way with Pokemon.

[Oxx]