Langrisser Millenium details

[06.03.99] » Developer Masaya releases the first information on Langrisser Millennium: The Birthday Eve.

   A few days ago, on June 1st, Japanese developer Masaya announced the first details on the sixth chapter of its popular strategy RPG series. Titled Langrisser Millenniuim: The Birthday Eve, the latest Langrisser game will not only be the first one on Dreamcast, but the first in 3D as well.

   Five different main characters can be selected; although no information on their personalities was available, their voices will all be provided by popular Japanese radio actors. Each character rules a different area of the globe, and your goal is to assimilate the others.

   In an attempt to "take the series in a new direction," Masaya will incorporate some real-time elements into the battles. For less action-oriented gamers, an auto battle option will likely be available, as well as selectable difficulty levels.

   Masaya seems to be making rapid progress on the game and is confident that the game will ship in Japan by the end of the year, though industry analysts hint that it may be delayed until 2000. U.S. gamers shouldn't get their hopes up for a translation just yet -- the only Langrisser game to ever make it out of Japan was the first one, released in North America as Warsong. However, with RPGs continuing to gain popularity, it's possible that a publisher may pick up the title after all. Stay tuned.