New White Knight Chronicles character, magic info
- Posted October 21st, 2008 at 06:11 EDT by
- 16 Comments
Well if it isn't White Knight Chronicles, our PlayStation 3 RPG posterchild of choice. Famitsu has broken open a minor treasure trove of fresh details on Level 5's much-anticipated title, and Kotaku has stepped up to translate.
First off, that dastardly horned Black Knight we've been seeing in the trailers can transform into an even dastardlier winged Goliath. Presumably this comes in handy when he doesn't have enough change for the bus.
There are, Famitsu goes on, two types of sword players can use: one and two-handed. The former are ideal for swift, light combos, while the latter deal massive damage but make it harder to chain hits. Not exactly reinventing the wheel there then.
But wait, there's more. Magic comes in two flavours - Holy and Spirit - and casting spells drains some of the caster's health. Spirit magic is further broken down into four elemental categories: Water, Wind, Fire and Air. We're speculating that Water magic may have additional potency when used against monsters partial to Fire. Textbook stuff.
White Knight Chronicles is out in Japan exclusively for PS3 on December 25.
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Dr_VonBoogie
- 1:35am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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i hope this game comes out around the same time i have money
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Gen.BigBoss
- 3:42am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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why do magic drain your health. thats suck. cause u gonna be stuck using melee attack only just to say alive long enough to win the battle... thats the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard in an RPG. using magic drain ur health. LMAO
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 3:49am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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When will they release an english version?I'm DYING TO PLAY THIS THING!!!!!
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Gameware336
- 4:02am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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well first off "Gen.BigBoss (i that exact name was my Wolfenstien: Enemy territory name) it could create strategy, if they make Magic very powerful that is, no sense in using life draining magic if its not much stronger than physical hits.
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HeartAttackSilv3rback
- 5:14am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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im with you on that 1 buddy.. i apsolutley LOVE dark cloud and like you said "if its anything like dark cloud" im in as well..
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Free_Agent
- 6:15am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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I'm with both of you on that one :) Dark cloud was just great. It's looking good so far. If only their were a couple more RPG's coming to round out the library a little. Does anyone own Folklore? I might give that game a go.
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LegendaryAim
- 10:08am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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my favourite line in the whole article
White Knight Chronicles is out in Japan exclusively for PS3 on December 25.
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TheWorldEndsWithMe
- 11:50am EDT - October 21st, 2008
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I'm thinking itll be a bit different and better than Dark Cloud. Practically everything you did in Star Ocean III drained your health, so that's nothing new or too horrible. First day buy if they ever get around to localizing this bad boy for us.
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edward_moffet
- 3:46pm EDT - October 21st, 2008
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i NEED to know a U.S. release date, i can't wait for this game the scale of the whole game is amazing
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Large_Tonberry
- 7:26am EDT - October 23rd, 2008
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It's got generic magic and weapons, and I couldn't care less.
It looks ****ing amazing anyway!
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