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The best upcoming games are the ones you dont see coming.
You probably remember the predecessor,Phantom Brave, released in 2004 on the PS2.
It was such a blast that the upcoming new game will have big shoes to fill.
Shall we see what NIS has in store for us?
CuePhantom Brave: The Lost Hero Everything We Know.
What is Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero?
Phantom Brave: The Lost Herois an upcoming colorful fantasytactical RPG.
Itll be the sequel toPhantom Brave(2004).
Youll help Marona defeat the evil Shipwreck Fleet by recruiting Phantoms to your team.
you’re able to even merge Phantoms with Marona herself to unlock new abilities.
The goal is to play it your way, discovering clever combinations the more you play.
Story
Phantom Brave: The Lost Herostars Marona as she sets sail to save the day.
She has special powers that allow her to communicate with Phantoms.
But she also runs into more people along the way who will be in need of her help.
By helping others, Marona makes new friends and even recruits some of them on her journey.
Soon, though, she runs into a Shipwreck Fleet made up of a ghost crew.
They attack you, separating you from Ash.
Youll pull on the forces of the living and the dead.
Some of the Phantoms who agree to help you have once defeated the Shipwreck Fleet.
You must call on them to help you fight once more.
Gameplay
Phantom Brave: The Lost Herois a tacticalturn-based RPGwhose battles will unravel in turns.
Each move you make will require strategic planning across a colorful world.
Youll need to first assemble a legendary crew of Phantoms.
Thereafter, youll access different objects and gadgets that can be combined with Phantoms to create unique attacks.
Sink the Shipwreck Fleet before they sink yours.
The Steam store page brands the new game an unconventional strategy RPG.
It confirms that youll move freely on a gridless map.
To take on enemies, youll summon Phantoms, binding them to objects on the map.
Objects also determine a Phantoms stats.
Further, you might combine Phantoms with gadgets.
Here are the key features it’s possible for you to expect via Steam.
Development
Developer Nippon Ichi Software is currently working onPhantom Brave: The Lost Hero.
The studio is more popularly known forDisgaeaand other tactical RPGs.
As for the publisher, NIS America will take charge of bringing the new game to the market.
Phantom Brave: The Lost Herowill have both English and Japanese versions in both audio and text.
Itll, however, only feature a single-player campaign.
We see a Phantom combine with a cannon to unleash a powerful AoE attack.
Another combines with a fan to blow enemies within range.
Yet another combines with Morona herself, culminating in an epic showdown of whats to come.
Unfortunately, we dont know when exactly the release date will be.
Heres what it’s possible for you to get with theDeluxe Edition.
you could pre-order the game as early as now viaAmazonorBest Buyfor PS5, PS4, and Switch platforms.
PC owners will have to wait till 2025 to pre-order.
Alternatively, you canfollow the official social handle hereto keep track of new updates.
So, whats your take?
Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.
When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.
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