Coming from Koei, it looks to be a combination adventure/RPG.
Ever since the Wii remote was revealed, many RPG fans have been dreaming of getting their hands on a nice one handed title they can play while lounging on the couch. Opoona may be that title, but you won't be using the remote. Instead, players will be controlling most of the game by utilizing all of the features of just the nunchuck.
Opoona, the main character the game is named for, must set out to unravel the mysteries surrounding his siblings' disappearances and his parents' injuries. To do this, the player will choose which of several jobs they want Opoona to master as he travels the world.
The game is being created by a well known and proven staff. Hitoshi Sakimoto, composer for Final Fantasy XII, will be writing the music. Shintaro Majima, art director for several games including Dragon Quest VII, is heading up art direction. Sachiko Yukimura, who has also worked on games in the Dragon Quest series, is the planning director. Screenshots that have been circulating the Internet show the Dragon Quest connection even more, as Opoona features an art style similar to that seen in games in that series. While they are watermarked with the 1up logo, they seem to be quite hard to find on 1up's own site. Kotaku has them though.
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