Chaos Rings III

Chaos Rings III

PlayStation Vita boxart
Developer(s) Media.Vision
Publisher(s) Square Enix
Producer(s) Takehiro Ando
Artist(s) Yusuke Naora
Writer(s) Yukinori Kitajima
Composer(s) Noriyasu Agematsu
Platform(s) PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution Download

Chaos Rings III (ケイオスリングス Keiosu Ringusu III) is a 2014 Japanese role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Square Enix. It is the fourth game in the Chaos Rings series, after Chaos Rings, Chaos Rings Omega, and Chaos Rings II. Like its predecessors, it was released on iOS, and Android devices, but also the first to be released for the PlayStation Vita platform. The Vita release, titled Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy, will contain all four titles in the Chaos Rings series packaged in together.

Gameplay

The game is a turn-based Japanese role-playing video game, keeping consistent with previous titles in the series.

Story

The game takes place in a world where adventurers travel the world in order to make it to "Neo Pascal", which is the gateway to the heavens called "Marble Blue".[2] The game follows characters and their reasons for taking the pilgrimage to "Marble Blue". One of the main characters, Nasca, dreams of figuring out "Paradiso", Marble Blue's biggest mystery.[2] Another character, Leary, travels there to find her father, who she believes has been kidnapped and taken there by an unknown person.[2]

Development

The game was first announced on August 4, 2014, with a Japanese release date planned for October 8, 2014.[3] Like the prior games in the series, it was announced for the iOS, and Android operating systems, but unlike past iterations, it was also announced for the PlayStation Vita handheld video game console.[4] The Vita version, titled, Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy, will contain all four titles in the Chaos Rings series - Chaos Rings, Chaos Rings Omega, Chaos Rings II and the third game.[5] The Vita release will be a full-fledged port, with a special edition release, and not a PlayStation Mobile port that was also playable on Vita, as the original Chaos Rings had been.[6] The special edition will also come with an art book containing art by Final Fantasy artist Yusuke Naora, a CD with twelve remastered songs from Chaos Rings and Wild Arms composer Noriyasu Agematsu, and a code for crossover content for Diffusion Million Arthur, another Square Enix game for the Vita.[1]

The game has yet to be announced for release in English speaking regions,[7] although journalists have speculated it would be a likely candidate for localization considering the prior three games all were released in English.[3][8] The game, by its creators, is expected to contain over 50 hours of gameplay.[9] The game was present in playable form at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2014.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chaos Rings III Coming To iOS, Android, And Vita On October 16 - Siliconera". Siliconera. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Chaos Rings III Is About The Journey To A Mythical Blue Planet - Siliconera". Siliconera. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "‘Chaos Rings 3′ Announced - Slide To Play". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chaos Rings 3 Announced - Gamezebo". Gamezebo. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy includes every Chaos Rings - Gematsu". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Square Enix bringing Chaos Rings 3 to mobile, Vita this year - Joystiq". Joystiq. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Square Enix has released the first trailer for Chaos Rings 3, its upcoming iOS, Android, and PS Vita JRPG". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Square-Enix Announces 'Chaos Rings 3' - Touch Arcade". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chaos Rings III Said To Have Over 50 Hours Of Play Time - Siliconera". Siliconera. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bravely Second, Final Fantasy Explorers, And Chaos Rings III Playable At TGS - Siliconera". Siliconera. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

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