As for Level 5's White Knight Story, company president Hino Akihiro says that the development "has been progressing fairly well. We should be able to show everyone something really soon." Regarding the visual quality of the game, he adds by saying, "You will continue to see some of that [level of quality], but there are also new elements beyond the scope of the footage."
When asked what are Hino's childhood super hero memories, "My memory of a super hero are Kamen Rider during kindergarten. I still watch this series to date. But Gundam might be closer to the image of the game. The initial concept of the game was actually not morphing into the white knight, but much closer to 'piloting' it. For me, both Kamen Rider and Gundam are the prime examples of a super hero story. But the game's story won't be a simple good vs. evil story. It will be adults see as something cool and touches their inner child."
I think this game is severely undervalued, even now. It seems comparable to Fable, and Fable has far oversold predictions (fable sold over 600k units in just the first month -via gamespot) for WKS right now.
I agree. This game will be sure to catch the interest of nearly every JRPG fan. With such realistic physics and collisions, I'm sure many WRPG fans will also be interested. Also keep in mind that we haven't seen the boss fight yet. These bosses are supposed to be absolutley huge. I'm sure these fights will capture action fans as well.
In my opinion, this game has the ability to appeal to nearly every gamer. If Level 5 can create a top quality final product (and they're more than capable of doing so) this game could be very successful.
I think this game represents the natural evolution of the traditional JRPG. It look very fluid and I think the game play will become a new standard for next gen RPG battle systems. The TGS video should absolutely floor any JRPG fan. Simply stunning.
1