Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes now called Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes, new details and screenshots

Level-5 provided an update on Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes, revealing that the game will now be called Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes. We also have new details and screenshots thanks to a development blog that went up today.

Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Gematsu:

Title Change

– Title change came about since the story became one not about strong players, but about training and working hard one step at a time to achieve victory
– The change was also to not have new protagonist Unmei Sasanami round up characters from past Inazuma Eleven games, as previously planned, but to build a proper original story, then implement elements in which the player can round up past characters on top of that
– Story Mode focuses on the story of Unmei Sasanami
– Chronicle Mode will allow players to round up characters from the entire history of Inazuma Eleven

Match System

– Level-5 has spent a lot of development trying to achieve the touch controls of previous Inazuma Eleven titles on current hardware without a pen
– Previous demos the company made did not have a good enough control feel, and gameplay would end up becoming that of a standard soccer game
– After much trial-and-error, the “Free Soccer Interface” was born
– This allows players to switch between their preferred playstyle at any time during the match
– Even when using the “soccer game-like” controls with a controller, the series’ unique, simple operation remains in tact
– The touch controls of past games can also be used through finger-touch
– Level-5 is considering a special pen for players who would prefer to use a pen
– In handheld mode, you can position the console either horizontally or vertically and use line draw (touch controls) or the controller to play
– In tabletop mode, you can position the console vertically and use the controller
– In TV mode, you can play horizontally in either horizontal or vertical views of the field using the controller

Story Visuals

– The protagonist loves soccer, but cannot play
– He instead acts as a coach who scouts players and builds a team
– Details on the story are currently under wraps
– It is not about Raimon Junior High School, but is instead the story of a new school in Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
– The name of the school has the kanji for “cloud” (雲) in it
– “Cloud” is a keyword this time as “inazuma” (lightning) is born from cloud
– Level-5 hopes to evoke a feeling of clouds swelling up to create lightning

The New Protagonist’s New Story

– Unmei Sasanami’s story is no longer set in a parallel world directly connected to the characters of past Inazuma Eleven games
– Its setting and characters are now completely original
– The story of the protagonist, unable to play soccer, and his friends carving a path on the road to victory will be one of considerable passion
– The time it takes to complete your soccer team will be the longest in the series yet
– Soccer battles before your team is able to play a match will be more enjoyable and strategic than ever before

Chronicle Mode

– New mode that allows users to team up with characters from past Inazuma Eleven games
– Team up with your favorite characters from the past, create your own team, and take on the worst, strongest, and most fearsome opposing teams
– As you clear in-game achievements, you will unlock more characters to team up with and teams to face
– More will be added through updates

Level-5 will share further details on Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes this winter. Access the official site here.