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)