OMEGA 6: The Triangle Stars

[Maryokutai]

 

 

This got announced a while ago, wasn't really paying attention too much until I read the latest EDGE and found out that this is made by Takaya Imamura, who was the main art director at Nintendo behind F-Zero, Starfox and Majora's Mask, but who also directed some smaller projects before his departure, like Tank Troopers and Steel Diver.

 

This is based on a manga he drew in his spare time just for fun. Never read it either, but I'm kind of interested in the game now. Obviously very retro, channeling a bit of that classic Japanese visual novel/adventure style à la Snatcher and whatnot. Comes out on PC and Switch, though wouldn't rule out a Playstation port down the line.

[DANGERMAN]

Steel Diver, there's a name I've not heard for a while 

[Maryokutai]

This came out yesterday, barely any reviews out there but people seem to praise its charm while criticising the RPS combat. Passion projects not designed with mainstream appeal in mind rarely score high numbers though, so it's sort of what I expected and I'll still give it a try.

 

It did launch with quite a steep discount btw. (15 instead of 25) but I think I'm going for the physical release. Independently of what I end up thinking about it this has collector's item written all over it.