Stranger of Sword City

Not to be confused with Sword of the Stranger.
Stranger of Sword City

Xbox 360 boxart
Developer(s) Experience Inc.
Director(s) Motoya Ataka[1]
Platform(s) Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation Vita
Release date(s) Xbox 360
June 5, 2014[2]
Microsoft Windows
August 22, 2014
PlayStation Vita
January 22, 2015[3]
Genre(s) Role-playing video game

Stranger of Sword City (剣の街の異邦人),[4] also known as Stranger of the Village of the Sword,[5] and originally titled The Stranger in Alda[5] is a role-playing video game developed by Experience, developer of Demon Gaze, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita.[5] The Xbox 360 and Vita versions have different subtitles: the 360 and Windows version is known as Stranger of Sword City: White Palace, whilst the Vita version is subtitled Stranger of Sword City: Black Palace.[2][6] The Xbox version retailed on June 5, 2014; the Vita version is due for a January 22, 2015 release.[3] The game has currently only been released in Japan, with no releases in other regions planned.[7]

Development

Stranger of Sword City was originally announced in June 2012 with an 2013 release date.[8] In April 2013, director Motoya Ataka announced that the game was "in the middle stage of development", with the music " about 80% complete."[1] However, it was announced in September 2013 that due to delays, the game has been postponed, and will instead release in early 2014.[9]

Also in September 2013, Experience asked in for fans to submit concepts for boss characters, including "boss monsters for the end of the story, a top class boss for the middle of the game, a boss that has a unique fighting space like underwater or outer space, a flying or floating boss, a monster with scales, and "god" tiers for regular enemies."[10] A teaser trailer was announced on February 7, 2014.[11] It was also revealed by Famitsu that the game, which was originally only planned for release on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms, would also be available for the PlayStation Vita.[2][12]

Gameplay

Stranger of Sword City is a role-playing video game that features several character classes, such as "human races, beasts, undead, spirits, demons, and divine."[10] Players progress through the game by navigating through dungeons laden with hazardous booby traps.[13]

Reception

Four Famitsu reviewers gave the Xbox 360 version of Stranger of Sword City 8, 9, 8 and 7 out of 10, for a total of 32/40.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sato (2013-04-23). "Demon Gaze Developer Working On Another Dungeon RPG Aimed Towards Older Fans". Siliconera. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Stranger of Sword City coming to PS Vita". Gematsu. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2014-09-19, Stranger of Sword City dated for PS Vita in Japan, Gematsu
  4. ↑ "Experience unveils Stranger of Sword City for Xbox 360, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sato. "Demon Gaze Developers Bringing Stranger of the Village of the Sword To Vita". Siliconera. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  6. ↑ "Stranger of Sword City is Confirmed for Vita, Xbox 360, and PC". Niche Gamer. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  7. ↑ "JRPG Stranger of Sword City coming to Xbox 360". This Is Xbox. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  8. ↑ Ishaan (2012-06-26). "The Stranger in Alda Dungeon RPG Crawls To Xbox 360 Next Year". Siliconera. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  9. ↑ Spencer (2013-09-10). "Demongaze Developer Will Release A New DRPG For Xbox 360 Next Year". Siliconera. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Spencer (2013-09-12). "Demongaze Developer Looking For Monster Designs For New Dungeon RPG". Siliconera. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  11. ↑ Spencer (2014-02-07). "Dungeon RPG Experts Experience Lifts The Lid On A DRPG For Xbox 360 And PC". Siliconera. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  12. ↑ "Stranger Of The Village Of The Sword Now Coming To Vita". Psxextreme.com. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  13. ↑ 2014-04-01, Stranger of The Village of the Sword Shows Its Deadly Dungeon Traps And Monsters, Siliconera
  14. ↑ "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1329". Gematsu. Retrieved July 2014.

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