AKA the Nintendo Switch mech game
Marvelous and Nintendoare makinga mech action game that lets you zip around on the ground and in the air to dismantle giant killing machines, robbing them of their weaponry. It’s coming to Switch next year with involvement from Kenichiro Tsukuda (Armored Core). Would you like to know more?
FollowingDaemon X Machina‘s unexpected reveal a couple months ago, Tsukuda and Nintendo brought a new demo to Germany for gamescom. Let’s sift through this half-hour-long video together.
Your avatar (an “Outer”) will pilot a mech (read: “Arsenal”) that can be altered on-the-fly as you encounter different enemies that call for alternate battle tactics. Do we need a reason to gun down hostile robots? No, not really. ButDaemon X Machinahas one. The moon collided with our planet, drawing out a strange new type of energy that has mysteriously turned AI against their masters.
Oh, and Outers? They’re humans — or they were, anyway. The energy that spurred an AI rebellion also gave some people superhuman abilities. They’re now defending humanity, but they are outcasts.
If you want to see these bullet points in action but don’t have 30 minutes, here’s a snappy trailer:
I think they’re onto something.Daemon X Machinaseems well positioned to draw in mech-game regulars and folks like me who think they’re great in theory but tend to become overwhelmed. It also helps that this faces little to no direct competition on Switch and it’s rocking a standout art style.
No word on a precise launch window yet, but it’s definitely due in 2019.
