“Ikenie no Yoru”, (English: “Night of the Sacrifice”) a Wii-exclusive horror game upcoming from Marvelous Entertainment, was featured in Famitsu this past week, and it was revealed that the game would be using the Wii Balance Board as part of its gameplay.
In addition, the Wiimote is used to control a flashlight (something countless Wii games have used in the past), and the story follows 5 college students who have wandered into an old sacrificial building on a spooky night.
Edit: I’m not gonna lie; I was sort of going to brush this one off, but the screens actually look pretty creepy!
– Producer Masachika Kawata is also producing The Mercenaries 3D
– Another producer: Takayuki Hama
– Director: Koushi Nakanishi
– Takes place between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5
– Occurs after the actions of the BSAA anti bio-terror forces (just recently formed around 2005)
– Other BSAA members will be in the game in addition to Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine
– Prologue kicks off on a dark/stormy night out at sea
– Several BSAA soldiers approach a once great cruise ship
– The ship now appears to be like a ghost ship
– As they approach, Jill says to herself, “Surely, they are somewhere on this ship”
– The ship is the primary setting for the game
– Other environments as well
– Concept is to create a game that makes players a greater sense of fear
– “Classic style” of exploration/puzzle solving from the older RE games to the style of play featured in RE4 and beyond will be in Revelations
– Team is following a different path from the post RE4 series
– Kawata believes those titles placed the focus on an invigorating gameplay experience
– Emphasis this time is on fear and suspense
– Want to make players feel so scared they don’t want to move
– Won’t know where enemies will emerge
– Therefore players will need to slowly advance in fear of when something will pop out
– Enemies will pop up from unexpected directions
– Limited ammo
– True “survival horror” according to Nakanishi
– Dark inside the interior of the ship
– 3D output will give you a true feeling that there’s something in the depths of the halls
– Emphasis on horror because of the 3D
– Story designed for newcomers
– Nakanishi, when asked if the game will have connections with past RE titles, said they will it won’t be totally unrelated
– Team making the game so that newcomers will enjoy themselves
– Elements that fans will appreciate as well
– Move while your gun is equipped
– Freely move your viewpoint
– New play control feel
– New enemies
– Overall setting is in Europe
– TBA release date
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
We also have an English name for the title: Night of the Sacrifice.
01. / 00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {01/12/10} – 1.950.717 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Tales of Graces F (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 215.187 / NEW
03. / 03. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {25/11/10} – 59.007 / 143.991 (-31%)
04. / 00. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {02/12/10} – 57.474 / NEW
05. / 01. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (SCE) {25/11/10} – 55.682 / 486.389 (-87%)
06. / 05. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {18/09/10} – 54.848 / 4.548.954 (27%)
07. / 04. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {21/10/10} – 45.904 / 659.319 (-3%)
08. / 00. [NDS] Momotaro Railway: World (Hudson) {02/12/10} – 45.126 / NEW
09. / 00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Os (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 36.856 / NEW
10. / 00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Os (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 35.132 / NEW
11. / 10. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {08/07/10} – 30.900 / 1.263.462 (26%)
12. / 00. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 29.328 / NEW
13. / 07. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {18/11/10} – 22.511 / 91.534 (-14%)
14. / 11. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {11/11/10} – 22.091 / 109.613 (-1%)
15. / 02. [NDS] Super Robot Wars L (Bandai Namco) {25/11/10} – 19.556 / 148.610 (-85%)
16. / 18. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) {14/10/10} – 18.278 / 231.773 (32%)
17. / 13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {11/11/10} – 18.146 / 61.655 (5%)
18. / 08. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (Spike) {25/11/10} – 14.340 / 39.904 (-44%)
19. / 22. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {10/04/08} – 14.207 / 3.001.325
20. / 00. [NDS] A Penguin’s Troubles: The World (Konami) {02/12/10} – 14.046 / NEW
PSP – 323,653
Wii – 56,095
PS3 – 41,760
DSi LL – 40,465
DSi – 36,481
Xbox 360 – 3,497
PSP go – 1,875
DS Lite – 1,580
PS2 – 1,440
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
PSP – 75,689
PS3 – 68,840
Wii – 41,267
DSi LL – 28,370
DSi – 26,548
Xbox 360 – 4,329
PSP go – 1,675
DS Lite – 1,539
PS2 – 1,332
– Package version of “The Mercenaries” mode in Resident Evil games
– Team up to defeat enemies in a limited amount of time
– Wi-Fi co-op
– 2 players online
– No story elements, just gameplay
– Controls to be more player friendly
– Unspecified touch screen control aspect
– First-person aiming mode
– Camera usually behind your character’s back
– Automatically switch into first-person when you ready your weapon
– Analogue slider to aim
– Freely move in the first-person view
– Director Kazuhisa Inoue said they’re going with first-person view because the 3D view support lets you really get a grasp for the gameplay space/feel like you’re there
– Character customization system
– Build up a character similar to an RPG
– Choose character with skills, will level up
– Customize weapons
– Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, Jack Krauser and Hunk confirmed so far
– Chris’s model based off RE5 model
– Cris is powerful
– Claire uses her nimbleness to her advantage
– Famitsu shows Claire using a weapon with a laser site
– Jack good with archery and rocket launcher weapons, knife for close combat
– Producer Masachika Kawata says Jack is a power character (high attack/defensive strength)
– Hunk’s style focuses more on balance instead of power
– TBA release date
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
1. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
2. [PS3] Tales of Graces F
3. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5
4. [Wii] Mario Sports Mix
5. [DS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
6. [DS] Pokemon Black/White
7. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Os
8. [DS] Momotaro Railway: World
9. [Wii] Super Mario Collection Special Pack
10. [Wii] Wii Party
I have a feeling we’ll eventually come across higher-quality scans of Capcom’s Resident Evil 3DS titles. We’ll add them to the site if we happen to come across any additional images.
Absolutely riveting, isn’t it?!
