Soul Sacrifice: O jogo mais perturbado do Vita

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Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed it will bring Soul Sacrifice, a new fantasy action title for PlayStation Vita from Keiji Inafune and Marvelous AQL, to both North America and Europe.

The game sees players sacrificing body parts, such as their fingers or spine, in order to make use of magic attacks. Players will fight huge creatures in a non-sugar-coated fantasy world.

“What I wanted to illustrate in this game was a ‘reality blended into a fantasy world,’” said Soul Sacrifice conceptor Keiji Inafune. “The word ‘fantasy’ normally points to a story that is fictitious; however, with Soul Sacrifice I wanted to illustrate a “reality” within a fantasy that wasn’t sugar-coated. It’s not about focusing on the strange, but to flip the commonly held concept of what a fantasy theme should be with the concept of “reality.

“Cruelty is a reality in our world, and we have to make sacrifices and pay costs on a daily basis. I wanted to blend this “reality” theme into a fantasy world, one filled with magic, and create a new type of gaming experience that relied on the player making sacrifices in order to obtain great power.

“There is a ‘dark pleasure’ lying in between fiction and reality that none of us knew was there. If you simply think of it as a ‘dark fantasy,’ then your expectations will be betrayed – but in a good way. Please look forward to Soul Sacrifice. It will be a game that players around the world will surely enjoy.”

More details on Soul Sacrifice are to come at E3 next week. For now, watch an interview with Inafune below.

Thanks, PlayStation Blog.

Soul Sacrifice Has AI Support Allies

Soul Sacrifice is a multiplayer action game. So what do you do if you feel like playing by yourself or (more likely) you just don't have any friends?

It turns out the game comes with a collection of AI-driven friends who will adventure with you. When playing the game's single player mode, you can bring two AI-driven party members out with you. They'll support you in battle, and although they move according to AI routines, you'll also have some influence on their actions.

Famitsu.com introduces one of your AI party members, the lovely Nimue. She also plays a central part in the game's story.

Playing an even more central role in the story is Rebrom. This is the name of the mysterious book you encounter when you're thrown in jail. You'll select your quests from this book.

Your neighboring prisoner gives the book to you, telling you that it provides hints about the truths of the world and how to escape from your sacrificial fate.

Famitsu also has some magic and stage details. On the magic side are a defensive magic, which makes boulders gather together to form a defensive wall, and close range attack magic, an attack that makes use of giant bones.

The new stage is Andromeda Lake Side.

We previously detailed how the demons and monsters you fight are people who were turned to demon form after using too much magic. The game's stages are also meant to represent the desires of particular people turned to physical form.

A história por trás da Hebe e outros monstros

All of the monsters you slay in Soul Sacrifice were once human. The Harpy was a woman of noble birth who fell in love with a fruit vendor. Everyday she stopped by and bought a bunch of fruit hoping to attract his attention. As her love deepened so did her appetite and she grew in girth.

One day, without warning the merchant moved to another town. The heartbroken woman heard the whispers of darkness and transformed. Her extra baggage became clay. Wings sprouted from her back and she flew to the next town. Rather than being overwhelmed with jealousy, her appetite took over and she swallowed the man whole. Now, the Harpy flies in the sky looking to swoop down on her next meal.

Cerberus was once a man who longed to protect his hometown from savages. With a sword in hand and two dogs by his side, he held his mission in his heart. What the man couldn’t defend his home from was a disease that spread throughout the town. Corpses piled on the street and despair set in as the man sealed the gates. Barbarians raided the town one night and stabbed the man in the back with a spear.

While knocking on death’s door, the man heard a voice asking if he would sacrifice for the "most important thing" to him, which was defending the town. He followed the voice and with a sorrowful shout the man was fused with his pet dogs.

It is said this town still exists in the world, but once you enter you can never leave.

Soul Sacrifice is slated for release in Japan this winter.

Soul Sacrifice TGS direct-feed walkthrough, screenshots
15 minutes of new footage from the Tokyo Game Show.

Sony has released two direct-feed walkthrough videos and a new batch of screenshots for Soul Sacrifice at the Tokyo Game Show.

The upcoming, Keiji Inafune-concepted action game will see players sacrifice body parts and other essentials in order to create devastating attacks. It’s due in 2013.

Watch the footage below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

Soul Sacrifice release date set
Keiji Inafune's PS Vita action RPG lands late April.

Soul Sacrifice will launch for PlayStation Vita in North America on April 30 and in Europe on May 1, Sony has announced. 

Consumers who pre-order the game will receive an exclusive pack of in-game content, which includes a Japanese voice-over pack (this will be available for purchase, as well), two unique costumes and three magic items to aid players in battle. They are:

• Spirits’ Flamepike – Shards of the spear provided by Fire spirits, unleashing a five hit combo attack with heat effects


• Spirits’ Blightstone – Explosive stones with poison effects provided by the spirits


• Spirits’ Fulgurwood – Root provided by the Thunder spirits. Tracks enemies on the ground and attacks with thunder spell

“I’m excited that we are finally able to announce the release date of Soul Sacrifice,” said project lead Keiji Inafune. “I have put all my passion and soul into the game’s concept and my talented team has made an incredible effort to create the best game it could ever be. I’m confident that we’ve created an extremely engaging game that you will enjoy playing.

“The game has become nothing like any other game with an original and deep world settings which could only be possible in a dark fantasy environment. I’m looking forward to you being able to experience the unique adventure of real heroism in Soul Sacrifice. Immerse yourself in the world of Soul Sacrifice and have fun playing it!”

Soul Sacrifice is an action RPG developed in collaboration between Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio, Marvelous AQL, and Comcept. View screenshots of the pre-order bonuses, as well as the game’s final box art, at the gallery.