Soul Sacrifice fails to live up to its potential. The debut effort from veteran producer Keiji Inafune's new studio could have been something truly special, but it ultimately compromises its vision. The story is half-baked. The combat is a chore. Worst of all, the one truly remarkable and unique feature of the game, the notion of sacrifice, is hobbled to the point of meaninglessness.
Soul Sacrifice has been a hit in Japan, and is coming out next Tuesday in the US. Creator Keiji Inafune is already thinking of another game in the series. In a recent interview, Inafune said that he's been talking with Sony about making a second game for Vita, to help spur on Vita sales.
It's easy to develop a love-hate relationship with game demos. Sure, you can try a game early, but it also means that at some point you'll have to replay a section in the full game. Usually it's the tutorial area, otherwise known as the dullest part of any game. Fortunately, Soul Sacrifice is sparing us that minor inconvenience.
Soul Sacrifice is coming at the end of this month on April 30, giving the Vita a gritty exclusive for core gamers to sink their teeth into. You can try it out next week, though, with a demo set to hit the PlayStation Network on April 16.
The grisly Vita game Soul Sacrifice has circled a date on the calendar, presumably in blood. It hit North America on April 30, and the publisher has outlined pre-order bonuses for those who get their funds in early.
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Keiji Inafune's zombie-slaying ninja 'em up revealed last week under the codename 'Yaiba' is in fact Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, starring a fallen ninja resurrected as a cyborg to slay Ryu Hayabusa. A collaboration between series creator Team Ninja, Inafune's studio Comcept, and Lost Planet 3 developer Spark Unlimited, it's being made for unspecified consoles.
Keiji Inafune worked on Capcom's big two zombie 'em up series during his long reign as producer there, Dead Rising and Resident Evil. And now he's working on a new zombie game at his own studio Comcept. Having previously sent a photojournalist and a motorcross champion up against the undead masses, his mysterious new game codenamed 'YAIBA' will give them a more meme-nificent foe: a ninja.
The grisly action-adventure game Soul Sacrifice is coming to North America. The Vita exclusive doesn't have a release window yet, but Sony has confirmed it will publish the game in the west. It's one of the first games coming from ex-Capcom executive Keiji Inafune, in his new venture Comcept.
Former Capcom executive and current outspoken industry figure Keiji Inafune is juggling several projects at once, hinting at many more than the two we know about. He says that his new companies are working on "several" games right now.
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Keiji Inafune has revealed his next game, an iOS and Android social game titled The Island of Dr. Momo, reports IGN. If that sounds like a sweeter version of the H.G. Wells classic, The Island of Doctor Moreau, you're pretty much on the right track. It seems that Inafune is dipping his toes into the sim category, with a pinch of playing god.
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