Author Topic: Kizuna - The Return of Jaleco (Read 8238 times)

Bill Aurion · « **on:** August 30, 2008, 12:09:15 PM »

黄金の絆 (Kigane no Kizuna) means "Bonds of Gold"

Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Jaleco Ltd. (NEW Jaleco, which has little to do with the one of old)
Release: Winter 2008

Scenario: Miwa Shouda (FFXII, Saga Frontier, Little King's Story)
Director/Programmer: Youichi Kawaguchi (DQVIII, Little King's Story)

~ Main character is Lian (Leon)
~ Visuals will have a stylized "sketch" effect to them
~ More than 100 quests
~ Accumulated gauge techniques can be used
~ Huge bosses, find the weak point by pointing the Wii remote on screen; you also point at the enemy you wish to target

Also have a delicious taste of the game's art and screens, which are contained on a single, huge 4MB-sized image ripped from the game's website...

Collection of music ripped from the website (Thanks to Stormbringer at GAF!)

Caliban · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2008, 09:25:40 PM »

I hope they release some videos sometime in the near future, but maybe we will have to wait until TGS.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2008, 02:13:49 PM »

Gorgeous direct-feed screens incoming!

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2008, 02:25:39 PM »

I haven't seen this type of art style before.I like it.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2008, 02:55:03 PM »

Looks like PS2ish browns and greys along with a hard "cel" shading like Suda 51 loves. I don't like it, especially since4 the attempt at fur shading looks completely out of place because of it.

Caliban · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2008, 07:59:42 PM »

I like it. I would just hope it would be in 16:9, and support progressive scan, but I doubt it will have both. I will take it as it is anyway.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2008, 01:08:28 AM »

Nintendo really should have made those things mandatory...

Schadenfreude · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2008, 11:21:10 PM »

Looks neat to me. Hope it plays as well as it looks. The graphics aren't amazing but they're distinct and that's what makes up for it.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2008, 01:06:29 AM »

Bigger is better...

Kairon · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2008, 03:49:31 AM »

Woah! Un-watermarked images! Where did you find these awesome treasures Bill?

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2008, 10:56:54 PM »

A little late, but I found them on the internet...

I found a nice collection of Kizuna music ripped from its website, and it's EXCELLENT STUFF! (Thanks to Stormbringer at GAF!)

ShyGuy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2008, 11:13:13 PM »

You know I liked best about these screens so far? Self-shadowing.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2008, 03:58:41 AM »

Quote from: ShyGuy on September 13, 2008, 11:13:13 PM

You know I liked best about these screens so far? Self-shadowing.

I recall some otherwise graphically advanced game not having self shadowing because it looked like ass on organic shapes.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:59:17 AM »

There's no self-shadowing on those screens. Just dark cel-shades.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:27:47 PM »

Maybe I'm using the wrong term, but the shadows are moving on the orcs' bodies from screen to screen.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #15 on:** September 15, 2008, 02:21:49 AM »

That's shading or lighting

Super Mario Sunshine already had custom light falloffs before Wind Waker showed cel shading on the system, I think SMS could have looked celshaded with a different falloff curve.

Stogi · « **Reply #16 on:** September 15, 2008, 01:59:38 PM »

The intro sounds exactly like Avatar: the last airbender (The song that's usually played at the end of the episode when everything starts to die down).

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #17 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:29:41 PM »

I have some bad news...Jaleco has left the game industry.
Here is the sad news

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #18 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:32:07 PM »

I'll just boost morale by stating that it's unlikely GameYarou bought Jaleco only to cancel the one game that they have in development, especially one with such potential as Kizuna...

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:35:55 PM »

Well Bill I hope you are right.

Adrock · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:44:08 PM »

Me too. I was really looking forward to the game.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:45:32 PM »

LIMBO

DO THE LIMBO

LIMBO LIMBO LIMBO

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:02:11 PM »

Game still in development,Developer Blog.
I am relieved that this is still in development.

NovaQ · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:44:27 AM »

Nice, it lives! I was looking forward to this until I heard about Jaleco shutting down.

I'm a little confused how it's still alive, though. Is the company Jaleco sold all of their shares to, Game Yarou, publishing the title or something?

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2009, 04:24:19 PM »

I'm not really sure why the game is still in development but I'm not complaining!

Caliban · « **Reply #25 on:** February 15, 2009, 05:43:10 PM »

Good news, good news indeed.

Stratos · « **Reply #26 on:** February 16, 2009, 12:49:04 AM »

They probably only lost their support and funding from Jaleco. The game itself was only relying on money from Jaleco so all that may need to happen (and may already have done so) is another publisher to step in. They could not have a publisher but are confident enough in the game that they are still working on it in hopes of a publisher agreeing to pick it up.

This looks like a job for...XSEED! Seeing as they are the hero underground-indie publisher of the hour.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #27 on:** February 16, 2009, 01:47:33 AM »

Jaleco was always a small publisher worldwide, and it's impossible now for Jaleco to publish anything anymore since they are out of business Kizuna will be funded by Game Yarou, I have a feeling that Marvelous will pick up the rights to publish in Japan and have a copublishing in NA of Marevlous/XSEED (xseed is helping marvelous build a US presence afterall).

Stratos · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2009, 12:42:57 AM »

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on February 16, 2009, 01:47:33 AM

Ja(xseed is helping marvelous build a US presence afterall).

Is that why I've seen a growing number of projects they both have their names attached.

Caliban · « **Reply #29 on:** March 03, 2009, 08:19:02 PM »

Weird commercial without game footage.

Japanese teaser.

I hope it's fun to play, and that it eventually has a North-American release.

Stratos · « **Reply #30 on:** March 03, 2009, 11:02:08 PM »

Quote from: Caliban on March 03, 2009, 08:19:02 PM

Weird commercial without game footage.

Japanese teaser.

I hope it's fun to play, and that it eventually has a North-American release.

In response to the commercial: "LOL Wot?"

Caliban · « **Reply #31 on:** March 04, 2009, 12:16:56 PM »

It definitely made no sense whatsoever.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #32 on:** March 04, 2009, 04:09:32 PM »

GOLDEN, LESBIAN FISH.

This, is obvious. This, is.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #33 on:** March 06, 2009, 07:08:37 AM »

Trailer http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=11878

What happened to my cool dramatic shading?

Caliban · « **Reply #34 on:** March 06, 2009, 03:05:33 PM »

Maybe lack of funding. I still think the game looks interesting.

SirSniffy · « **Reply #35 on:** March 06, 2009, 10:29:20 PM »

This looks very nice...this would be so cool if it got translated.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #36 on:** March 23, 2009, 06:13:00 PM »

A little bit of info about the status of Jaleco Limited and if the title will make it out of Japan

- Jaleco Limited will operate normally under GameYarou’s full ownership
- no changes will be made
- the Jaleco brand name will be kept
- work on Kizuna continues towards a May 28th release in Japan

When Mr. Takakura was asked about Kizuna coming outside of Japan, his answer was “Unfortunately, I can’t tell you yet, but wait for it.”

Stratos · « **Reply #37 on:** March 23, 2009, 09:04:40 PM »

Quote from: Maxi on March 23, 2009, 06:13:00 PM

A little bit of info about the status of Jaleco Limited and if the title will make it out of Japan

- Jaleco Limited will operate normally under GameYarou’s full ownership
- no changes will be made
- the Jaleco brand name will be kept
- work on Kizuna continues towards a May 28th release in Japan

When Mr. Takakura was asked about Kizuna coming outside of Japan, his answer was “Unfortunately, I can’t tell you yet, but wait for it.”

Hmmm, does that mean he unfortunately can't tell us a date yet but it is coming or that unfortunately he doesn't has a US publisher yet? Curious.

Thanks for the update Maxi, it is appreciated

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #38 on:** March 23, 2009, 09:11:06 PM »

I take what he said as that they are working on it.Well I guess we got to wait it out.See what comes of this situation.

Your welcome Stratos.

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Author Topic: Kizuna - The Return of Jaleco (Read 8238 times)