Namco’s Teaser Is For Brave Company, A Hero Simulation Game

[CamulaHikari]

Forget everything you guessed about Namco Bandai’s teaser site that went up last night. It isn’t .hack or Evangelion — it’s a Nintendo 3DS and iOS hero simulation game, according to this week’s Famitsu magazine.

Japanese retail blog, Sinobi, reports that the game, titled Brave Company, is developed by Cattle Call, who also developed Metal Max 3 for the Nintendo DS. In Brave Company, it’s your job to protect a city and keep the peace.

You play the role of the president of a hero-employment agency, and interview and hire heroes. Heroes can include characters like knights, archers, priests and wizards, and picking the right hero for the right job will increase your chances of success. The basic flow of the game goes something like this:

Hero recruitment > Dispatch > Return > Expansion of your hero agency

The music for the game is done by Professor Sakamoto, who’s an 8-bit musician that does performances wearing a Famicom over his head. Namco Bandai plan to release the game on the 3DS on October 27th. The iOS version will be out sooner in August.

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[chris888222]

3DS and iOS?

Gosh, I wish Nintendo good luck

 

[signz]

Hmmh, sounds really interesting. Although I'd have preferred a DS release as well.

Now I'm curious, are there any other games like that already? (preferably with the whole hero thing)

 

[prowler]

Gosh, I wish Nintendo good luck

wat.

 

[8BitWalugi]

Gosh, I wish Nintendo good luck

wat.

 

[Jolan]

Wait, so like...a game version of the anime "TIGER & BUNNY" ...AWESOME.

 

[machomuu]

3DS and iOS?

Gosh, I wish Nintendo good luck

I doubt that many people will not buy it because it's on the iOS.

 

[Ikki]

If it's just a management game, I won't even consider getting it.
I hope it's not.

 

[BlueStar]

Hero simulation + modern Japanese skyline made me think of superheros, not sure how knights and archers fit in to that. Dungeon Keeper in reverse?

 

[Fudge]

So it's gonna be kinda like My Life as a King? If so, I hope it has an English release.

 

[KingVamp]

3DS and iOS?

Gosh, I wish Nintendo good luck

I doubt they will be exactly the same.

 

[cosmiccow]

I wonder if iOS and 3DS version will have the same content. And if so, what the price difference will be.

Shit will hit the fan if iOS is like 10 and 3DS 40 bucks.

 

[Ikki]

Shit will hit the fan if iOS is like 10 and 3DS 40 bucks.

Shit will probably hit the fan.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

iOS version will have in app purchase bullshit

 

[Ringo619]

where is the android love?

 

[machomuu]

Shit will hit the fan if iOS is like 10 and 3DS 40 bucks.

...Should've just been a 3DS E-shop game...

 

[shakirmoledina]

hmm seems like the 3d effect will not be tht important for the game. graphically is the 3ds and iOS equal or almost equal? or is it gonna be like GTA CTW ds and psp and iphone\
and why professor?

 

[MigueelDnd]

Screens and art from the 3DS version: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201107/14046672.html

I get the feeling that this will be an eShop title... maybe that justifies the possible $8-$10 price tag on the Apple Store; although the game itself doesn't look that good, at least to me.

 

[Goli]

If this was an eShop title it would already say so somewhere.
And it wouldn't cost 5040 yen.