Gundam Unicorn announced for PS3

[Hop2089]

A few additional details have surfaced regarding From Software's PS3 adaptation of Gundam Unicorn. As detailed earlier, Gundam UC will cover the first three episodes of Unicorn and will include almost all Mobile Suits that appear in those episodes. Publisher Namco Bandai is planning a release for some time in Spring 2012.

Here are a few additional bits from an interview and feature in this week's Famitsu:

The developers are trying to give the game a feeling of speed. They're also putting effort into recreating the Mobile Suits, both with details and with a feeling of weight that makes the Mobile Suits feel real. For transformable Mobile Suits, you'll see the transformations take place right before your eyes -- no transition screen to cover up the details. Sunrise apparently expressed surprise at the level of detail in the Mobile Suit recreation.
The game will have an incredible amount of voice. The scenarios include cast members like Banagher, Marida and Frontal. These scenarios appear to be intertwined, as playing through a scenario for one character will unlock a scenario for another character.

The scenarios will be told in full CG, although it appears that some scenes will be shown in anime form as well.

Only a few gameplay details have been revealed so far. Famitsu mentions the "Sub Flight" system, where you can climb atop a Mobile Suit that can switch into flight form.

So why is From Software making Gundam UC? There's nothing really interesting to report here -- Namco Bandai just approached From and asked if they'd like to make a game based off Unicorn.

Of course, From has worked with Namco Bandai in the past. In addition to Namco Bandai serving as international publisher on Dark Souls and Armored Core V, From is the developer of the Another Century's Episode series.

In ACE, you could just mash away at the buttons and your mech would attack and switch between weapons. Gundam UC will give you the option of using an updated version of that simple control system.

Development on Gundam UC is currently at 70%.

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Namco-Bandai and FROM are two really good companies for mecha titles it will not disappoint and FROM has the decency to add the option of ACE controls in the game, they have been on the ball recently with this and ACV, I look forward to both games. FROM's involvement ensures at least a fair amount of realism with the physics. The collaboration is in the best taste for mecha fans and this will attract fans of either company.

 

[flaboy909]

Why do they hate Microsoft so much -_-?

 

[Hop2089]

Why do they hate Microsoft so much -_-?

FROM has Sony preferences same with Bandai-Namco for mecha games and there's a far larger fanbase for Gundam on Sony consoles than Microsoft remember Operation Troy well it flopped for two reasons, It was on 360, and second the controls. Also most of FROM's fanbase is for ACE and Armored Core both on Sony systems and while AC is on the 360, 99.9% of Japanese players run AC on PS3 since the franchise was originally Sony exclusive.

 

[xxNathanxx]

inb4 Gundam Unicorn Attack.

 

[ferofax]

Excited at the prospect of Armored Core mechanics on Gundams... sad at the prospect of not being able to play it, ever.

I wonder if Moonlight sabers and Karasawa rifles can keep up with Heat sabers and Beam rifles from Unicorn...