Kadokawa Games Has been revealing new details, screenshots, and artwork about the upcoming mecha strategy JRPG Relayer.
This time around we hear about the PS4 version.
According to the developers, the seamless transition to cutscenes and the video quality is comparable to the PS5 version. A gameplay video will be shared soon.
In the tweet below, we take a look at a counter. Basically, if you attack an enemy equipped with a weapon that has the same range as yours, you’ll receive a counter. The trick is to aim at enemies with different ranges or switching your weapon with something else.
In the following tweet, you can see that the icons representing the equipped weapon are pink and yellow. Yellow weapons deliver physical attacks, while pink deliver gravity-based attacks.
Below you can see a Dark Gear, which is a kind of mecha used by Relayer bosses. They have four types like the Stella Gear.
Below is a Quasar, a humanoid mecha used widely by pretty much everyone, from the United Earth Governmet Army to space pirates. Quasar also exists in four different types, and in the latter part of the story, you’ll see Quasar II, an advanced version of these machines.
If you’d like to learn more about Relayer, we recently published an extensive interview with producer and director Yoshimi Yasuda. It launches on February 17, 2022, for PS5 and PS4.
You can also check out the original reveal, additional details, the first trailer, another promotional video, the first reveal of the rich cast of characters that will populate the game, the second, the latest extensive trailer, the latest gameplay, and more information.
If you’re unfamiliar with the game, here’s an official description.
Story
Humanity is not alone in the universe.
In the year 2049, mankind finally meets intelligent life: the Relayers. Around the same time, the discovery of an ancient alien civilization sets the wheels of fate in motion for the Starchildren, humans bestowed with unique powers.
Then, in the year 2051, our story begins one fateful day when two young women cross paths in Artemis, a colony located on the surface of the Moon. Get ready for an intergalactic adventure where humans and ancient aliens meet, and our stellar neighbors come to life!
Setting