DOKAPON! Sword of Fury for PC launches January 21

On January 21st, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) or 8:00 PM Eastern Time (ET), the PC version of “DOKAPON! Sword of Fury” will officially release on Steam, as announced by the developer, Sting. The game will offer both English and Japanese language options for players to enjoy.

Initially released for Nintendo Switch in Japan on August 1, 2024, this updated adaptation of the 1998 PlayStation game with the same name made its debut. It remains undecided if the English PC version hints at a global release of the Switch version beyond Japan by the developers, Sting.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Get ready for a friendly yet intense clash with former companions! Once again, the infamous game that can destroy friendships, a unique blend of board game and role-playing game, returns. To win, remember: play unscrupulously!

Spin the wheel and set off on an exciting adventure with your friends!

Embark on adventures, acquire powerful items, and grow stronger, much like in a Role-Playing Game. When you’ve accumulated enough power, prepare for grand battles against formidable foes! Your path will lead through a vast, varied landscape… But remember, the ultimate objective is to amass immense wealth!

In this world, money seems to be the ultimate goal. People tend to do whatever they can to acquire it, whether it’s ethical or not, as long as it benefits them. You find yourself at a crossroads: Will you choose the path of deceit and greed, or will you stand by your principles? Will you rely on others for support, or scheme against them? Here, the decisions are yours to make!

Engage in play sessions with distant companions via Online Mode, knowing you can always take a break whenever you wish, as your game progress will automatically save. It’s there to pick up exactly where you left off whenever you return!

In addition, there are numerous customization options available for your viewing pleasure, such as high-definition and widescreen modes, which create an immersive experience like no other. If you find the game too sluggish, don’t worry! You can adjust the speed up to 5 times to suit your preferred pace. An assortment of choices lets you tailor the game to fit your style: swap out battle music from previous games, choose how many weeks to play through, modify game balance, and much more! If you’re new to Dokapon, don’t worry – this game is for everyone! Come one, come all!

In a stylish fashion, the Furious Iron Blade of the 21st Century makes its reappearance to slice through the superfluous matters of these times. Why not take hold of its grip and experience the thrill of wielding it yourself?

Key Features

Stick it to your friends and aim to become the richest of the rich!
- Whosoever winds up wealthiest in the end (meaning, the bearer of the most assets) shall be deemed the winner!
- How do you achieve that? Well, by fighting monsters, plundering, pillaging, and betraying your best buds; that’s how! All the rules are made to be broken in this board game!
- Need to fast-track your earnings? No problem! Try engaging with the alliance system, entering the Tenkaichi Tournament, or participating in other unique events to ka-ching like a king!
- And hey, if you just want an RPG adventure in an expansive (expensive?) overworld, that’s perfectly within your reach here too!
Possibly the most heinous Dokapon game of them all?!
- Can this even fly in the 2020s?! I guess we’ll find out, since this remastered version retains all the same irreverence the original was known for!
- That classic pixel-art world from before is kept intact, but with all illustrations and 3D models updated and given new effects for their debut on the big, high-def screen!
- Every 3D model is a full-on ‘toon now, while the illustrated 2D art has been fully smoothed out. But if that’s too much change for you, no problem: the original pixel art can still be tagged in as desired!
“Rock-Paper-Scissors”-style battles anyone can enjoy!
- Encounter an enemy and it’s battle time! But not to worry, because these battles are simple as can be.
- First off, a coin toss decides who goes first. When it’s your turn, you choose one of four possible attack types.
- Choose wisely, and you’ll be doing some good old-fashioned weak-point hitting for massive damage!
- But fail to predict your opponent’s defense type, and that massive damage may be yours to bear instead…
- Will you be able to read your opponent like a book? Will your opponent be able to read you? The tides can turn in an instant with a single slip-up, so make your move and cross your fingers!
Same old multiplayer madness, but now with online matches, too!
- Up to four players can rumble locally, with only a single copy of Dokapon among them!
- Don’t have any friends nearby? (Lost them all to Dokapon fights?) No problem! Online multiplayer’s got your back. The world’s your oyster now!
- Best of all, you can stop playing anytime you’d like (you swear!), then jump right back into the fray later on by loading up your save data!
Utilize the speed multiplier and up the game’s tempo to your liking!
- Yes, you can even speed things up to make the game match your pace.
- At 3x or 5x speed, even the busiest players have no excuse not to give Dokapon a try!
- The speed multiplier can even be used online, cutting down wait times and making the sparks fly faster than ever!
Add some sugar and spice to make everything twice as nice!
- Call them X-factors or secret ingredients; either way, you can access them in the System menu and rebalance the whole game as you see fit!
- Just give it a pinch of this and a dash of that—only as much as you’d like.
- Maybe turn down the number of rounds, for example, if you’ve got a busy schedule and can’t quite handle the usual length?
- Or fine-tune the gameplay experience by giving yourself infinite magic, or limiting the number of times Wallace appears!
- You can even change the background music to some classic battle themes from past Dokapon games, for that little extra kick of nostalgia!
- What would a remaster be, after all, without that certain “je ne sais quoi” that gives this series its edge?

2025-01-16 09:31

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