Infinite Line RPG announced for DS

15 Comments by James Ransom-Wiley May 15th 2008 2:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS, RPGs

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Infinite Line director Hifumi Kouno of Nudemaker showed up at last night's Platinum Games event (fully clothed, to our surprise) to debut the studio's forthcoming sci-fi RPG for DS. The game is built around two key concepts: Players command (1) a "highly-customizable" spaceship through (2) a "large and expansive" world that encompasses two galaxies. The team has prepared over 150 ship models, as well as more than 150 potential crew members that can be stationed around the ships. The insides of the crafts are modular, so players can place the bridges, engineering rooms, fire control rooms, etc. as they see fit.

As per The Space Opera Mandate® of 1941, Infinite Line will explore "what it means to be human" in this touching adventure around the stars. Nudemaker plans to show off some actual screenshots -- that will apparently "blow you away" -- in the near future.

Gallery: Infinite Line

Tags: infinite-line, nudemaker, platinum-games, sci-fi, sega

(Page 1) Reader Comments

Erwos: May 15th 2008; 2:43PM

Sounds awesome - sign me up!

Curtis the Claw:PSN-ctclaw: May 15th 2008; 3:46PM

Consider yourself signed up.

itsburnsie: May 15th 2008; 2:52PM

"in this touching adventure around the stars"

You're a bad man...

This actually sounds pretty great, also very large in scope for a hand-held RPG.

FOXHOUND: May 15th 2008; 2:55PM

ku hu hu hu... nudemaker. :B

voodoo_craig: May 15th 2008; 2:58PM

Haven't really had an interest in RPGs since my PS1 days, but I'm really starting to love playing them again on my DS. FF3 and the World Ends With You were both very satisfying, this looks just as interesting.

Jtenma: May 15th 2008; 3:14PM

I'll be keeping an eye on this one...

It's games like this that make me glad to be a gamer. Maybe this might get me back into the RPG genre again (I'm starved of them)

scratch: May 15th 2008; 3:34PM

color me intrigued. ill have to keep my eyes open for this one...

the Seraph: May 15th 2008; 3:42PM

Looks like something from Ikaruga mashed together with Ghost in the Shell SAC tech. Sounds neat!

AwesomeTown: May 15th 2008; 3:50PM

150 crew members in your ship? Interesting. I wonder how they will be in the gameplay.

AwesomeTown: May 15th 2008; 3:51PM

*used in the gameplay

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force): May 15th 2008; 6:29PM

As Lemmings. =D

GRANTED: May 15th 2008; 4:30PM

this is the first game for DS that i will admit sounds really cool. i wonder if there's a similar flash game anywhere out there on the interwebs where i can get a taste of space warship building.......

ugg.tryptophan: May 15th 2008; 4:38PM

judging by this concept art im assuming that youll be fighting aliens that try to kiss your ship till it explodes with love

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force): May 15th 2008; 6:31PM

I just think they're trying to crank up the hypemeter: of course concept art looks beautiful, as long as you don't get to see DS screenshots yet.

BigD145: May 15th 2008; 7:28PM

I haven't seen a space RPG on a console in some time. This may be interesting. I actually hope they throw in some space trading. It'll mean there's less chance for a linear experience, which absolutely sucks in space.

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