Qazimod Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Jump to my beta impressions: 1 | 2 Introducing Babylon's Fall / [ バビロンズフォール ] from director Kenji Saito and producer Junichi Ehara Quote Join a group of warriors bonded with special equipment called Gideon Coffins in an odyssey to overcome the titanic Tower of Babylon. Wield unique weapons in both hands, and use the power of the Gideon Coffin, allowing for combinations of up to four weapons at once. The capabilities of different equipment will also bring endless strategic variation to combat. Game visuals are achieved using a newly developed “brushwork style” to create a unique fantasy setting with a medieval oil painting aesthetic. Play in co-op online multiplayer for up to 4 players. The game will feature a range of game modes post launch at no additional cost. Trailers: Spoiler 2018 announcement trailer: State of Play 2019 trailer: E3 2021 trailer: TGA 2021 trailer: Original thread text: Recently revealed at Square Enix's E3 conference this week, I thought we may as well get started with a thread for this. I did some freeze-frames on the captions and there's a lot of setup for the story premise. An unknown power named the Oversoul can forsee future events and be harnessed in weapons, but an all-consuming darkness is forseen - the only indication of "mankind's revival" coming from the "darklands". Meanwhile, riots break out over the Oversoul (ab)use, and the elder gods strike down against mankind because riots aren't cool. The goddess Gaia steps in to create a new world that saves mankind from extinction, and the Scholars of Gaia are formed to help maintain faith in the goddess. New and old ideologies clash, Gaia kicks off, and humanity must strike back. That was in 2018. Since then, very little was revealed for several years - we got some trailers and promotional images, but it wasn't until summer of 2021 that we found out that it would be a "live service" co-op action RPG for 4 players - with loot, crafting, and customisation. Rather than having something like a skill tree, you'll be relying on your acquisition of high-level equipment to overcome challenges, so it sounds like it's the typical loop of missions and looting that you'd get in similar online service-based titles. A closed beta has been ongoing across all platforms, but I haven't really spoken to anyone who managed to get in, and they probably have agreements in place to avoid revealing too much. For now, I'll only be able to share the officially released news and media that everyone has access to. A few Platinum fans are kind of disappointed after discovering what kind of game this will be - and honestly, I'm there too. At the same time, I have a long-term Destiny 2 habit at the moment ... but this will have to be pretty special to convince me to juggle two service-based games. Official Site: http://www.babylonsfall.com/ Official Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BabylonsFall_EN Press: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-11-platinumgames-and-square-enix-announce-babylons-fall https://kotaku.com/babylons-fall-is-the-next-game-from-nier-developer-plat-1826733914 https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/11/17449352/babylons-fall-platinumgames-ps4-pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW_Jimmy Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Definitely got lost in the mix of conferences! Not much to go on, but I like the medieval structures and given Square-Enix is publishing I'm expecting some RPG mechanics mixed with realtime action again. Some people think this might be a repurposed Scalebound but I'm not convinced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Official blog post below. I'll drop the links in the OP in a sec. Quote Square Enix and PlatinumGames present BABYLON’S FALL! | 2018.06.12 At their E3 Showcase earlier today, Square Enix revealed BABYLON’S FALL – an original title currently under development here at PlatinumGames. BABYLON’S FALL is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam in 2019! Check out the announcement trailer for your first glimpse at the world of this exciting new project: Our team is currently working hard to make this game a bold, new experience for PlatinumGames and Square Enix fans alike. There’s not much that we aren’t keeping under wraps for now, but I can say that BABYLON’S FALL represents a new challenge for us at PlatinumGames. Stay on the lookout for more information! Atsushi Inaba Studio Head PlatinumGames Inc. Quote BABYLON’S FALL Platforms: PlayStation 4, Steam Release date: 2019 Price: TBD Rating: TBD © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Developed by PlatinumGames Inc. Official Site: http://www.babylonsfall.com/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/BabylonsFall_PR https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/9850 And as you'd imagine, Kamiya's already cleared up that he's not involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 I almost can't believe this game still exists. More information to come "next summer"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdn2 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 As a huge Platinum fan, that just looks awful. It's obviously still extremely early, but it just looks so... lifeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Looks to be pretty standard Platinum stuff. Which sounds less exciting than it used to imo. Maybe after more of the same in Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 it is time for something new? WF 102? VJ 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shynra Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 13 hours ago, Keyboard Koala said: Maybe after more of the same in Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 it is time for something new? Secretly hoping its part of the reason its been quite with number 3,more of a bigger rework.... Or maybe they took on too many contracts at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdn2 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, shynra said: Secretly hoping its part of the reason its been quite with number 3,more of a bigger rework.... Or maybe they took on too many contracts at once! I think with Bayonetta 3 they were solely focusing on promoting Astral Chain this year. Now that's out, I'd expect we'd see a lot more of that going forward. Hopefully something at The Game Awards this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 As someone who only recently finished DMC5 the moveset here looks great - launchers, helmsplitters, aerial rave and Snatch are all present and correct... I just hope the battles are a bit more involved in the final game - everything right now looks like cannon fodder that exists to show off the protagonist's moves... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie John Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 SQenix have confirmed will be seeing this at this year's E3, according to IGN. First I'd heard of it, but a Souls-esque Platinum game sounds like a my kinda bag, baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Yeah, I wasn’t going to touch this thread until after the show because any new update has been pretty insubstantial. I know that the Twitter account sent out a message about how COVID had affected development and how everyone was working remotely, so I haven’t been getting my hopes up for new info, but I guess we’ll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keyboard Koala Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Looking a bit rough. But I still believe! Platinum doing Souls, I mean what could possibly go wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gerbik Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 The trailer gives off strong "bad platinum" vibes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Don't jinx it dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdn2 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 As someone who loves Vanquish, Bayonetta and Astral Chain, this looks awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 On the one hand it looks a bit too slow and meandering for anyone who likes fast Platinum action... On the other hand I liked Nier Automata so wtf do I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie John Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 These newer trailers look so much worse than the one in the OP from three years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 The party running around and firing off spells and attacks is nice, but it looks like the targets are barely doing anything in that video. 🤔 You could level the same observation at Automata but at least that had bullet-hell and a bunch of super-armour moves that couldn't be interrupted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Whoever did the voice of that huge boss-like character at the end, sure took a leaf out of drunk Orson Welles' book. Should've opened with "Aaah, Babylon's Fall.. ". Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyhwuhx Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 It'll be good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 It's being directed by the same guy who directed Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Transformers: Devastation, and who was also heavily involved with both Bayonetta 2 and Astral Chain . Have faith, brothers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyhwuhx Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Apparently it’s also a live service game. Faith -5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazimod Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Closed beta sign up is here: https://www.babylonsfall.com/beta/en-gb/ Although for some reason I can't log on to the page, but my SE login still works on https://square-enix-games.com/ E: I think I’ve filled it in now. Trying to go back gives me a “you have already completed that poll” message. Wait and see, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayin Amoh Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I tried to get into that, but I'm using a different phone now and removing the one time password thing seems to be a complete ballache - especially since I've since forgotten my original password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gerbik Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 36 minutes ago, Cyhwuhx said: Apparently it’s also a live service game. Faith -5 And I'm out Fuck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Koala Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Cyhwuhx said: Apparently it’s also a live service game. Faith -5 Aw shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerokus Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 This must be the latest of those occasional stinker projects Platinum take on to pay some bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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