Summon Night 6: Lost Borders announced for PS4 & Vita

#1

Summon Night 6 is set in the “Cocoon World” of Fillujah, following both male and female protagonists on a new journey. The male protagonist is described as a cheerful adventurer, while the female protagonist is described as a lone sniper.

Fillujah is described as a mysterious world wrapped in a huge barrier—a world where various things, including food, falls from the sky, by which the hero lives. One day, a mysterious being who was summoned from a different world called Lyndbaum drops down. The story questions: “What is the relationship between the Cocoon World and Lyndbaum?” “What kind of drama will unfold?”

Media Vision is the developer.

The graphics look rough. I hope it looks better on the PS4. The trailer has nice bagpipe music playing. Celtic music in the soundtrack is always welcome.

#2

Gonna hit that with a meh so far. We’ll see how the gameplay looks

Seems generic as all getout, though

#3

If you’re unfamiliar with the Summon Night series, they are old strategy RPG games, similar to Final Fantasy Tactics and the Disgaea series. I haven’t played the Summon Night games, but from what I’ve heard of the soundtracks from the earlier games, the music is nice. Summon Night 5 is releasing in the US soon for the PSP.

#4

Here is a gameplay video of the Summon Night 3 PSP remake:

Summon Night 1-4 had sprite graphics. Summon Night 1-2 were originally released on PS1. Summon Night 3 was originally released on PS2. Summon Night 4 was originally released on PS2, and this was the main installment that became a flop. It forced Flight Plan, the series developer, to shutdown because they poured a lot of resources into development. Fast forward two years later, and Namco Bandai now owned the IP. They released Summon Night 5 on PSP, and for the first time in the series, switched the graphics from sprites to 3D polygons. Summon Night 5 was well-received when it came out. I might check that out when it releases here.