Let's cut right to the reality of the situation: Arslan: The Warriors of Legend is a game that's undoubtedly going to slip under the radar. A Warriors title that's based on a modern recreation of a classic manga and anime series that was never a big deal here in the West, it's almost destined for obscurity - but for those of you who are interested in giving it a look, we're here to remind you that the game's getting a PlayStation 4 demo tomorrow.
The hack and slasher's been out in Japan since October of least year, and as far as we're aware, it was reasonably well received in its homeland. Taking the traditional musou template - which involves unleashing over-the-top attacks on entire enemy armies - the title puts a twist on the formula with a handful of tactical commands that can be used to conquer the battlefield. With any luck, the demo will give us a decent glimpse of what we can expect from the full release.
Will you be giving it a go? Keep on refreshing that store page in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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Gave the JPN demo a go and although I didnt understand anything, it was pretty fun. They made enough changes to the combat where it doesnt feel like I'm simply playing a re-skinned musou game.
Will definitely pick up the English demo to try it again....but with words I understand
Demo sighting!!
Sorry, I just find it weird that it appears the more videogames go towards digital the less demos there seem to be. Well not counting $40 for MGSVGZ.
I guess w/ so many games being sold incomplete - SWB - the games are the demo, everything else is paid DLC.
@rjejr I read an article a few years back which stated that big publishers are hesitant to release demos these days purely because they may have a negative impact on sales of the full game. But obviously, it can go either way. On top of that, I guess there's always the point that demos these days are going to be pretty hefty downloads, especially for big games.
Having said all that, I think demos for games like Arslan aren't strictly a bad idea. These are niche games that are never going to find a bigger audience and will be bought by fans anyway. In that sense, there's nothing to lose with a demo - if anything, it's only going to get more people to give the game a shot, and hey, they may end up liking it. Idealistic, but it's possible.
After playing the Japanese version I really enjoyed it! Every character has 2-3 weapons at once and all weapons have 4 different combo strings, so you can mix up your attacks mid play.
The game is heavily story driven, I haven't watched the anime or read the Manga but the story seemed interesting (I have no Japanese knowledge), so I will pick up the English version when dropped in price!
The graphics are incredible! I love the style the game oozes and there are loads of enemies on screen to fight (for those DW fans, like me, who like destroying large parties of enemies) and the special attacks are really flashy in this one!
But any DW fan will enjoy it, its one of the better spin off titles based on a specific property.
@ShogunRok in other words they are afraid if they release a demo and their game is crap people wont buy it
kind of off putting when publishers think their games aint good enough,still doesn't stop them charging £50 for them though
More demo's more beta's please, beta's work for sure I wouldn't of bought BO3 or R6v without them especialy BO3 (great game but I thought it would suck until I tried the beta), i'll try the demo for sure it might be good ya never know.
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