XSEED Games has announced they’ll be making the trip to PAX West for the first time this year, and they’ll be bringing five playable demos for attendees to try out.
Their PAX West lineup of titles includes Edelweiss’s Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, FuRyu’s Heroland, Cygames and Arc System Works’s Granblue Fantasy: Versus, Grasshopper Manufacture’s Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes – Complete Edition, and G-Mode’s BurgerTime Party!
PAX West 2019 will be held at the Washington State Convention Center from August 30th through September 2nd. And you can learn more about XSEED’s PAX West demo offerings after the break.
XSEED Games’s PAX West 2019 Lineup
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Switch, PS4, PC – Action/Simulation)
Developer: Edelweiss
Release Date: Winter
This enthralling title from Edelweiss, the two-man team behind acclaimed indie darling Astebreed (2014 in NA and EU), Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin combines side-scrolling action with deep crafting and farming simulation. Players take on the role of Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans. As she explores the beautiful, foreboding environments of the island, she will find a home in a mountain village, proving herself worthy of her title by harvesting rice and bettering the lives of humans. In addition to being a fresh take on Japanese mythology and a love letter to action games, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is an ode to rice and an engrossing simulation of the craft behind the agriculture.Heroland (Switch, PS4 – RPG)
Developer: FuRyu
Release Date: Fall
Put on your nostalgia goggles for this single-player RPG about a theme park where guests can explore dungeons, beat up baddies, and become legendary heroes—while the player assists from the sidelines as a tour guide! Released in Japan as WORK x WORK, this tale of princes and pixels is told by over 20 quirky characters, including overzealous knights, an irascible otter, and… *checks notes* man-eating broccoli? When the Dark Lord’s monsters are also your coworkers, it’s hard to draw the line between work and play! Directed by Takahiro Yamane (Fantasy Life), written by Nobuyuki Inoue (Legend of Mana), set in a colorful 2D world created by Nobuhiro Imagawa (MOTHER 3, Legend of Mana), and jam-packed with Tsukasa Masuko’s (Shin Megami Tensei) whimsical tunes, this adventure is one that cannot be forgotten!Granblue Fantasy: Versus (PS4 – Fighting)
Developer: Cygames and Arc System Works
Release Date: TBA
Power, skill, and spirit collide in a quest to find the true champion of the ring in the highly anticipated fighting game set in the world of Japan’s megahit RPG, Granblue Fantasy. Players can take on AI opponents or fight against human opponents in local or online two-player matches. Six characters will be available in the playable demo, starting with Gran, the protagonist of Granblue Fantasy, who travels the skies with his winged companion Vyrn and a mysterious girl, Lyria, who saved his life. Other characters include Katalina, an ex-imperial knight sworn to protect those she holds dear; Charlotta, the virtuous captain of the Lumiel Order of Holy Knights; Lancelot, a dual-wielding master swordsman; Ferry, a ghost with a whip and spectral pets; and the newly announced Percival, known as the Lord of Flames, the knight who destroys the competition with his blazing longsword.Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes – Complete Edition (PS4 – Action)
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture and Marvelous
Release Date: October 17, 2019
Dive into the legendary video game console, the Death Drive Mark II, and explore a variety of worlds themed around different game genres. Playing as Travis Touchdown or his reluctant ally Bad Man, use your stylish skills and awesome finishing moves to fight your way through dangerous bugs and defeat the powerful bosses of each game world! This Complete Edition of the title also includes all previously released DLC.The Windows PC version of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes – Complete Edition will also be released on the same day by Marvelous via Steam.
BurgerTime Party! (Switch – Retro Action)
Developer: G-Mode
Release Date: October
Chef Peter Pepper and the Food Foes return to serve up a fresh look and tons of new gameplay in this tasty reimagining of Data East’s 1982 arcade classic! After firing up the grill for some action, new modes and items will have modern chefs thinking outside of the bun to solve bite-sized puzzles like crumbling floors, oil spills, and freezing ladders, all while evading edible enemies both old and new. Local multiplayer lets 2-4 friends cooperate as cooks or compete as cuisine across 100+ stages that will keep the fun from getting stale long past Mr. Hot Dog’s expiration date. Now, let’s get cooking!
