Fuga: Melodies of Steel
| Fuga: Melodies of Steel | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
| Publisher(s) | CyberConnect2 |
| Series | Little Tail Bronx |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | July 29, 2021 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Fuga: Melodies of Steel[a] is a turn-based role-playing video game developed and published by CyberConnect2. It is the fourth title in the company's Little Tail Bronx series. The game takes place in a war-torn world populated by anthropomorphic dogs and cats, where a group of children struggle for survival aboard a giant tank against soldiers from an enemy nation. This game is a prequel to Solatorobo.
Premise
Fuga is set in a war-ravaged world where a village is destroyed by the fascist Berman Empire. Eleven child survivors band together after the attack and board a gigantic tank known as Taranis - a relic of an ancient but technologically-advanced civilization - in order to travel across the dangerous landscape and rescue their families who were taken prisoner. The Taranis houses a super weapon called the Soul Cannon which is capable of immense destruction at the cost of a crew member's life, with the main characters having to choose when and whom to sacrifice in order for the group to reach their destination. The game is separated into 12 chapters and features multiple endings depending on player choice and how many characters survive.[1]
Development
In February 2018, CyberConnect2 announced a recruitment drive for its "Next Plan" project which would shift its design focus for the next decade to new, original titles.[2] The first of these, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, was showcased at Anime Expo 2019 by the developer as part of its Little Tail Bronx series, and would be its first self-published game. It is the first strategy role-playing game in the franchise, and is designed to be similar to roguelike games where the story is advanced through trial and error. The setting was based on France during World War II[3] and was given a tone where the main characters "will experience the horrors and cruelty of war" but will "depict the bright and joyful atmosphere that the Little Tail Bronx series is known for."[4] The title is meant to be the first of three games known as the "Trilogy of Vengeance" - a series built by smaller teams and development cycles connected by a common theme of vengeance.[5] CyberConnect2 jump-started the project by establishing an in-house game design competition known as the "C5 Project Initiative" where ideas were gathered by various staff. Fuga was originally meant to be released along with the rest of trilogy by the end of 2019, but was pushed back until early 2020,[3] then again to 2021.[6] In June 2021 it was announced that the game will be released for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, in addition to the previously announced PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows platforms, on July 29, 2021.[7]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 87/100[8] |
The game was given a very positive score with the PC version an aggregator score of 87 on Metacritic.[8]
Notes
- ^ Known in Japan as 戦場のフーガ (Senjō no Fūga, "Fugue on the Battlefield")
References
- ^ Rawmeatcowboy (July 6, 2019). "Fuga gets bumped into early 2020, gets a subtitle". GoNintendo. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (February 1, 2018). "CyberConnect2 details Next Plan strategy, Trilogy of Vengeance titles". Gematsu. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Romano, Sal (July 5, 2019). "Fuga subtitled Melodies of Steel, delayed to early 2020". Gematsu. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Galizio, James (July 7, 2019). "CyberConnect2 - the Near Future and Beyond: Anime Expo 2019 Interview with Executive Vice President Taichiro Miyazaki". RPG Site. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (July 18, 2018). "CyberConnect2 Trilogy of Vengeance titles set for simultaneous worldwide release, video update". Gematsu. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (December 27, 2020). "Famitsu interviews Japanese creators on 2021 ambitions". Gematsu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel adds PS5 and Xbox Series versions, launches July 29". Gematsu. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Fuga: Melodies of Steel for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
