“Attack on Titan: Wings of Humanity’s End” on 3DS Launch Date Announced

A little while ago, there was announcement of a Titan game on 3DS. There wasn’t too much to say about it aside from a few screens of titans from low angles, but now we have a little more to work with. With the popularity behind the original comic, the anime, and the blu-rays, they’re looking to go further with the Titan name and make a 3DS game. Reportedly, the game is an action type game that seeks to replicate the high speed action of the 3D Maneuver Gear as seen in the anime. There will be a Story Mode and Multiplayer support that uses creatable characters with up to 4 people at the same time. The game will apparently take a mission based format with plenty of titan murder and the occasional rescue of NPCs, probably both civilians and fellow soldiers. At the very least, you’ll be able to play as the core three of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin, though Eren and Mikasa are the primary characters outside Story Mode.

Squad combat with others sounds fun. Rescuing NPCs sounds like it could be a real bitch. Rescuing fellow teammates in a multiplayer session sounds like a good idea, but also like a good way to piss off your friends if you’re having a rough time with the game. There’s no word on whether or not there will be non-town environments as those have been the only ones shown in screen caps, but if there’s a distinct story mode following the anime probably, then there should also end up being field and forest environments. I could see battling the Female Titan being a climactic final boss for Eren’s story, though it sounds like they’re going full 3DMG without any going titan mode. And that’s where it all comes down to. If they manage to make using the 3DMG as fun as it looks to be in a video game and lets us screw around flying along buildings, then rescuing people can be as annoying as it wants. Can’t hear your death screams, NPC. Too busy launching myself into the sky at 300/mph.

The game is set to launch on December 5th. If the anime does well here, we may even get it.

(Thanks to Yaraon for their post on the game)