Freedom Wars AKA Panopticon (PS Vita)

[Nerroth]

フリーダムウォーズ　ボランティアチュートリアルビデオ

 
 A collaboration between Sony Japan Studio, Shift, and Dimps, Freedom Wars (otherwise known as Panopticon) is an RPG set in a dystopian far future, to be released in Japan on the PS Vita in 2014.
 
 There are a few Fate/ alumni in the cast already, such as Asakawa Yuu and Nakata Jouji; as well as Hara Yumi from Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus and The Idolm@ster.
 
 It's set to make its playable debut at this weekend's Jump Festa in Japan, so it shouldn't be too long before the first gameplay impressions start to filter out.

[Cherry Lover]

Hmm, what is this actually about?

[Nerroth]

From what I gather, the game is set in an Orwellian prison complex in the far future, where the protagonist was assigned a million-year-long sentence at birth. In order to commute the sentence, you have to go out on "monster hunting" missions. Oh, and you have an android "accessory" which works as your companion, which reminds me of the setup in that recent show Almost Human.

[Cherry Lover]

Hmm, I see.

Does the game involve "hunting" the assholes who locked you up there in the first damn place?

[Nerroth]

There's not much news about the story aspect of the game just yet, so I dunno.

[Cherry Lover]

Ah, OK.

[Nerroth]

More info in English has been posted in this article. (Some more gameplay footage was screened at the Taipei Game Show, too.)

PS Vita "Freedom Wars" Teaser Trailer (English)

[Cherry Lover]

Hmm, looks interesting.

The world certainly seems like a horrible dystopia, I'm hoping the people behind it get their comeuppance.

[Nerroth]

A story trailer is up:

フリーダムウォーズ ストーリー紹介ビデオ

[Cherry Lover]

OK, any idea what's going on there?

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

I dunno, but that girl with the red coat and the clipboard walks really really awkwardly

lady I know you tryin the sexy walk but you tryin too hard

[Nerroth]

Freedom Wars has been confirmed for a Western release.

Freedom Wars - Announce Trailer

[Cherry Lover]

Hmm, that actually does look quite interesting. It seems like it has multiplayer, too.

[Nerroth]

The list of Panopticons available in the North American and European versions of the game is up:

    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Sydney, Australia
    Perth, Australia
    Vienna, Austria
    Manaus, Brazil
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Edmonton, Canada
    Toronto, Canada
    Santiago, Chile
    Hong Kong, China
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Galapagos, Ecuador
    Nairobi, Kenya
    Helsinki, Finland
    Paris, France
    Berlin, Germany
    Athens, Greece
    Reykjavik, Iceland
    Mumbai, India
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    Rome, Italy
    Tokyo, Japan
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Oslo, Norway
    Lima, Peru
    Manila, Philippines
    Lisbon, Portugal
    Bucharest, Romania
    Moscow, Russia
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    Dakar, Senegal
    Singapore, Singapore
    Cape Town, South Africa
    Seoul, South Korea
    Madrid, Spain
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Bangkok, Thailand
    London, United Kingdom
    New York City, NY, United States
    Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Honolulu, HI, United States
    Anchorage, AK, United States
    Chicago, IL, United States
    Houston, TX, United States
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Hanoi, Vietnam

[Nerroth]

Freedom Wars is out today in North America, and a new launch trailer has been posted to mark the occasion:

Freedom Wars - Launch Trailer | PS Vita