7D x SQ = DQ?

!https://pent.semilunar.org/images/36.png!:https://pent.semilunar.org/articles/dragon-no-meikyuu

Except not really, it looks more like EO3 with a 3-party system and dragons. And it’s running on Android. Hope to see an international release. Looks like Sunaho Tobe doing the character art again.

Dragon no Meikyuu

!https://pent.semilunar.org/images/35t.jpg(ドラゴンの迷宮)!:https://pent.semilunar.org/images/35.jpg
ドラゴンの迷宮 – Dragon no Meikyuu (Labyrinth of Dragons)

By Sting (the guys behind Riviera, Yggdra Union, and Hexyz Force) and built for Android running on top of the GREE social network.

!https://pent.semilunar.org/images/36.png(ドラゴンの迷宮@アンドロイドマーケット)!:https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.sting.drdgn

“Android Market”:https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.sting.drdgn

I love Sting’s work, but tell me that isn’t just a straight up EO clone with dragons and in-game purchases tossed in…

Cave news

Mushi iOS – release date for Japan on 12/15. If you check the end of the video seems they may be working on Futari as well.

Deathsmiles iOS soundtrack limited sale from 12/23 to 12/25 (sigh, y u do this cave)

See also: “Cave Shop”:http://www.cave-shop.jp/

Diva Mode BGM samples

“Diva Mode BGM is now available on the official website for your listening enjoyment”:http://dragon2020.sega.jp/special_miku.html.

Vocals AND lyrics if you click on the right button. Excellent.

#1 and #2 are BGM for Murakumo HQ
#3 and #4 are dragon battle themes.

These tracks are included along with the Yuzo Koshiro originals on the preorder soundtrack.

7D 2020 wiki (JP)

Japanese wiki’s up:

“セブンスドラゴン2020 攻略@wiki”:http://www10.atwiki.jp/7d2020/

Also, there’s an interview with the dev team “here”:http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20111128_493494.html (also Japanese).

Edit: “Looks like Andriasang decided to translate a bit of it already”:http://andriasang.com/comz3p/.

Now Loading

My order is in the mail!

“In the meanwhile it looks like some people on Gamefaqs are playing the game already”:http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/630309-7th-dragon-2020.

“Pictures”:http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20111125_493292.html from Game Watch.

“More of the same pictures”:http://www.gpara.com/article/cms_show.php?c_id=28202&c_num=14 from GPara.

Launch day event

“Famitsu coverage of live event”:http://www.famitsu.com/news/201111/23005879.html.

OK this might be too much to translate (interview at the bottom). But if you’re curious what Yuzo Koshiro, Rieko Kodama, and sasakure.UK look like, “check out the last photo”:http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/005/879/4eccca00a2e5e.html (that’s them in order, to the right of the samurai cosplayer.

Happy thanksgiving everybody!

7D 2020 release!

Seventh Dragon 2020 is out. I should be receiving my copy soon, hopefully!

As a reminder I am keeping the “depository”:/dragon more or less up to date.

Espgaluda II HD (iPad)

Remarkably, I’ve recently been given an iPad.

Since I lost my iPod I was, of course, more than happy to open it up.

And of course the first app I purchased was Espgaluda II HD.

It’s actually harder than the iPhone version because you now have to sweep your hand across the screen to move, whereas before it was possible to dodge gigantic swarms of bullets with relatively small movements.

Backgrounds are upscaled, but the sprites are completely redrawn. I’m somewhat indifferent about the new remixed music – honestly I have to confess I enjoyed Hyadain’s remix for Dodonpachi a bit more.

Nevertheless I’m looking forward to more Cave goodness in the near future.