SRW Infinite Battle and Dark Prison PV 3

These two games really can’t seem to escape each other.

Alright, well, the list of characters introduced in the Infinite Battle PV is pretty massive, so I won’t go into any details beyond who they are and the robots that come with them.

Ryusei Date, pilot of the R-1

Kai Kitamura, pilot of a standard Gespenst Mk II

Tasuku Shinguji, pilot of the Giganscudo Duro

Aya Kobayashi, pilot of the R-3

Arado Balanga, pilot of the Wild Wurger

Ibis Douglas, pilot of the Astelion AX

Sanger Zonvolt, pilot of the DyGenGuard

Excellen Browning, pilot of the Rein Weiss Ritter

Kouta Azuma, pilot of the G-Compatible Kaiser

Brooklyn “Bullet” Luckfield, pilot of the KoRyuOh

The following robots were either shown in the background, or were showcased without their pilot’s portrait appearing first.

The R-2, piloted by Raidieses F. Branstein

The Vysaga, piloted by either Lamia Loveless or Axel Almer

The R-Gun, piloted by either Viletta Badam or Levi Torah

The RyuKoOh, piloted by Kusuha Mizuha

Note: There are other robots that are shown in the video, but I’m not quite sure who they are.

That’s quite the number of robots and pilots to introduce to the game at once. You have some more notable ones such as Sanger, Ryusei, and Bullet (my personal favorite) and then you have some still notable, but less important characters such as Ibis and Arado. What’s more important about this character list though, is that it includes the entirety of the parts of the SRX, which could mean we have a super boss in the works.

Aside from that, we also received a lot of information on just how the game is going to work.  Within the game there are multiple modes. First there is Arcade Mode which will function like most arcade modes in most fighters do. Free Battle Mode which will allow you to fight in any situation that you want. Mission mode which will feature a variety of missions in the game’s own story. This will also include the upgrade and equipment system that SRW has always had. Lastly there is Online War Mode, which will just be the online fighting mode that we all want.

Battles can be up to 3-vs-3 combat with one main character leading the squadron on each side. Robots will function much like they do in a normal SRW game. Aside from basic combat that the robot may have, special moves will either require a set amount of energy, or have a limited amount of ammunition. I believe that these stats will be congruent with the base stats of the robots in other SRW games.

Last big thing that has come from this, we now have a theme song for the entirety of the game. Instead of the normal Jam Project song, we get a Granrodeo theme, “Baby Bad Boy.” It damn sure sounds like a robot theme, so I’m into it. There’s a lot to look forward to, and we haven’t even gotten into the notable OG Villians that I’m sure they have to put in. Shu Shirakawa will not be kept out of this game.

Speaking of Shu…

I love the progression of this PV. Shu starts doing his new ultimate move, some vaguely evil guy talk about how evil they are, Shu breaks out into the middle of a battle to aid his new allies, and then screw all that dramatic stuff it’s time for the Shu Brigade to kick ass.

There’s not too much new stuff to talk about. Shu has a new move that destroys everything…again, his new team does have some new members though. I like to think that the first new member, Ahaado, is Shu getting a speedy wind based team mate so that he can piss off Masaaki even more than he did when he murdered his parents. Really it sorta looks like he’s trying to create his own version of the La Gias team considering their basic arrangement. I don’t know why Arbaad has his own custom Grungst though, that’s kinda strange.

The game does seem like it’s going to be a bit strange, so any weird moments or robots are to expected. It’s still going to be quite fun running around as Shu being an immortal god man that can kill everyone because Volkruss gave him too much power. That probably made no sense to anyone that doesn’t already know the entire story of Shu, but that’s why Dark Prison is being made in the first place.

Look forward to these games being released on Nov. 28

SRW OG Infinite Battle PV 2 and Dark Prison Intro

First things first, let’s get in some new characters for Infinite Battle.

Another PV, and a whole new cast of characters to be introduced into this game. First up is Lune Zoldark, pilot of the Valsion R. Logically she would be more of a long ranged character that might punch you…sometimes, but her robot was known more for looking kinda messed up, so she might be a little limited. Next is Irm Kazahara, pilot of the Grungst Kai. He would logically be more of a slow tank, what with the long rocket punch and giant sword. After that we have Seolla Schweizer, pilot of the Wild Falken. She should be a more mobile heavy hitter. Sort of a glass tank in the style of Akuma, if Akuma were a several story tall robot with laser swords.

The next two go hand in hand if you know their backstory. First is Leona Garnstein, pilot of a generic lion mech. She would be a faster robot with a bit of strength. She’s likely to be very balanced. Our last introduction is a big deal though. It’s time for Ratsel Feinschmecker, aka Elzam V. Branstein, pilot of the Aussenseiter. He would be a bit of a trick character since the Aussenseiter can turn into a horse. Aside from that though, he could be a long ranger with the occasional “ram gun into enemy’s face” attack.

That’s quite the introduction of characters we have there. I wasn’t really expected either Irm or Seolla since their fairly unnotable compared to many others, but maybe this is just a sign as to how many characters we’ll eventually get.

This is apparently being paraded around as an introduction video to the game. I’m not quite sure what they mean by that since it clearly wouldn’t be an opening cinematic, but it’s still cool all the same. The most notable part of this would be the two characters they introduce in the middle, Serena and Arbaad (I’m not sure about that translation). I don’t know much about the characters themselves, but it is always nice to see more characters added to the OF repertoire.

The other aspect of this that caught my eye was the section that showed what happened at the end of OG Gaiden. This leads me to believe that this game will elaborate on the trials Shu had to go through to resurrect himself after he was killed. If I’m right, then good. However, this is only speculation, and I may be wrong in the long run.

Super Robot Wars OG Dark Prison and Infinite Battle PV

It’s been a bit since any super robot news has come out, so I guess it’s time to mention the new SRW games. A few weeks ago a PV for two SRW games came out, OG Infinite Battle and Dark Prison. These flew under the radar for me at first, but now it’s time to show their glory.

The first game shown is SRW OG Infinite Battle, a game that looks like a Virtual-On style robot fighting game, with gameplay more similar to the Another Century’s Episode series. I just have to say this really quickly. It has long been a dream of mine to get a robot fighting game featuring a large cast of super robots. I wanted it to be just a large amount of robots from the 70s and 80s like Getter Robo and Mazinger, but this just as good. A fighting game with the OG cast will be great. It’s especially nice to see some lesser known OG characters to be shown like Russel Bergman in the Gespent Mk. II and Wodan Ymir in the Thrudgelmir. Hopefully that means they’ll add in more prominent characters between now and the release date.

The second game in the video is SRW OG Dark Prison. It will be a little bonus for those that buy the special edition of Infinite Battle, though it can still be bought separately. I don’t have the details, but it looks to be a little gaiden about one of and arguably the number one antagonist of the OG series, Shu Shirakawa. The name comes from Shu’s theme, and considering both that and how prominent he is in the PV, I believe it’s safe to assume its entirely about him. I look forward to this because it means that we’ll have a little exposition on a very oddly effective villian. Shu’s very chilling and his demeanor makes you almost believe that he could be your friend, at least until he explodes you with the sword he just teleported into your face. Though that might just be Takehito Koyasu’s excellent voice work.

Infinite Battle and Dark Prison will both be released on Nov. 28

(Credit to SRW-Z Hotnews for the video)