Onigiri - No Riceballs here, but it's a Free-To-Play MMO RPG

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“Onigiri” is more commonly known as that fluffy little ball of delicious rice you can chow down quickly and easily. Written in a different kanji, however, Onigiri the game has the meaning of chopping off demon heads.

Originally a Taiwanese massively multiplayer online game, it’s being released in Japan and is a free-to-play launch title for the PlayStation 4 there, come February 22nd.

It’s also available on PC already. The characters all seem to have their own stereotypical twist on classic Japanese fair too. The story behind it tells the tale of you being a descendent of the Oni and alongside your 8 companions must set forth against the Kamigui and their hidden masters the Goikkou.

The game’s a third-person action online game, and there are several classes to play. There’s plenty of Japanese voice overs already, and even some interesting to watch YouTube anime-related vids showing a pretty decent degree of polish for the game. The developers talk about how porting Onigiri over felt like a good fit, with the PlayStation 4’s ability to load things as fast as high-end PC’s would.

Surprisingly, it only took them about a month to port the engine over from PC to PlayStation 4! Things weren’t always so smooth though, as they had to consider new problems such as how to re-map all the keys to a game pad. The PC version makes frequent use of multi-press combinations including the Tab, Shift and various number keys alongside left and right-clicks. Further, text in all sorts of locales such as quests and menus had to be re-considered and tweaked so it wouldn’t look odd, stretched or simply drizzle off the side of the screen.

Those companions you have alongside you also grow in powers and other means when you deepen your ties with them. Miroku the merchant, for instance, will begin giving you discounts.

Onigiri will go into open beta at the launch of the PlayStation 4 in Japan February 22nd to the 25th and then be released on the 27th of February, and is also already available for the PC. Cyberstep also has an English version, apparently.

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/16...-launch-japan/

[Trogdor2010]

Looking at the trailer tells me it's a deprived fan service MMO, hmm. The PS4 is a bit light on games atm, so I'd be willing to try, lol.

Also it looks like there is a PC version in English. It mentioned in the article that it had a link to the game, but I'm not too interested in the PC version because I have plently of games on PC, and it is saturated with Free-to-Play MMOs.

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The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Cyberstep's massively multiplayer online role-playing game Onigiri announced the broadcast details and main staff on Wednesday. The series will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji on April 7 at 1:00 a.m.

Takashi Yamamoto (Final Approach, Nanatsuiro Drops) will direct the series at Pierrot Plus (Beelzebub, Sabagebu!). Takamitsu Kouno (Utawarerumono: The False Faces, Abnormal Physiology Seminar) is handling series composition with Takashi Aoshima (Himouto! Umaruchan, If Her Flag Breaks) and Atsushi Oka (Ojisan to Marshmallow) collaborating on the scripts. Yukiko Ibe (Nanatsuiro Drops, Jewelpet Twinkle) is serving as character designer and chief animation director. Satoshi Shibata (Rainbow Days) is serving as art director and background artist. Junko Tsukidate (Lady Jewelpet) is handling color design and Kazutoshi Azuma (Isuca) is handling prop design. Zack Promotion is in charge of sound production.

Cyberstep describes the story:

Onigiri thrusts its players into mystical Japan, a land filled with mythical creatures of Japanese legend. Starting as a lone Oni, players fight against the malevolent influence of the Kamikui as their miasma spreads over the land. 8 NPCS, each with their own distinct personality and skills, ally themselves with the player to help build a legend, and quell the evil that has arisen. As you grow stronger together, so do the bonds binding you to each other.

The game first formally launched on PC in Japan in December 2013 (after alpha and beta test periods earlier in the year), and then launched in North America in July 2014. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions followed last year.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...re-date/.98790

[Derb]

Alls I remember was getting 6 frames per minute.