Preview: 'Eternal Anima' Returns To The Past To Create A Modern JRPG

Gematsu recently sat down with Eternal Anima producer Makoto Shioda and development director Katsuhisa Higuchi to discuss Marvelous‘ newly announced turn-based RPG. Topics discussed include the Future Sight Battles system, time-travel mechanics, character customization, and the team’s approach to capturing the spirit of classic JRPGs with modern design. Get the full interview below. An early promotional line said “making a game Marvelous has never made before while still retaining that unique Marvelous flair.” What would you say are the defining characteristics of Marvelous and its titles? Makoto Shioda, Producer: “One distinguishing quality of our Story of Seasons and Rune Factory series is their sense of warmth. Although Eternal Anima is an entirely new title, I hope players will feel this distinctive Marvelous touch in its story, visuals, and other elements.”You say you want to “capture the feeling of adventure of classic RPGs. “What makes for a good RPG or captures the sense of adventure in your opinion? Katsuhisa Higuchi, Development Director: “I believe that adventure and combat go hand in hand.

image: From biological camouflage to multispectral signature management and adversarial attacks on AI vision, each advance in perception has driven new ways to stay unseen. A research team led by Professor Yongxiang Liu at the National University of Defense Technology recently published a review article titled ‘The Evolution of Anti-Visual Perception: Biomimetics, Spectral Physics, and Artificial Intelligence’ in National Science Review. The review introduces anti-visual perception as a unifying concept, bringing biomimetic camouflage, multispectral signature management, and adversarial attacks on machine vision into one framework.

"But it would be inappropriate for me to talk about it" Peter Molyneux feels like a man who can never die. He's just sort of always been there, and seems like he always will be, making some kind of game where you can hypothetically do what you want, never quite living up to expectations. But hey, he's Peter Molyneux, what else would you expect? The complicated icon is still ticking away at his latest, Masters of Albion, but in a recent interview, he spoke of one of his old classics, Black & White, and the idea of a third entry in the series (and the fact that there might be something newish on the way).

Rebecca is a scientist-turned-storyteller and professional ghostwriter who enjoys forgetting common English words and making up her own in their stead. She's probably stuck between two basically-the-same dialogue options in a Larian game as you read this (there's so much at stake, obviously!!!). Rebecca currently lives with two gigantic puppies, a toddler consistently LARPing as Lara Croft, and her Halo-playing husband in Detroit, MI. You can find her past work at Zelda Universe and Verily Magazine. How much do you need your teeth, really?