Last year in Japan – game development studio Ganbarion released an action Role-Playing game under the name of Pandora’s Tower, and as other releases such as The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles is being released by Nintendo in PAL Regions, including Europe and Australia. Nintendo of Australia today announced that the game will be hitting shelves exclusively on the Nintendo Wii from the 12th April 2012. Featuring real-time combat, motion controls, multiple endings and a relationship system – Nintendo are hoping that the game will offer a unique experience and epic story.
Along with an announcement of the upcoming release, Nintendo Australia have detailed the game in more detail:
In Pandora’s Tower you take on the role of Aeron, a soldier, as he battles to save his beloved friend Elena from a mysterious curse that is gradually transforming her into a demonic creature. Only by battling through the towers of a nearby fortress can Aeron save her from her gruesome fate. Using his sword and the magical Oraclos Chain, Aeron must defeat the creatures that lurk there and harvest their meat to feed to Elena. Only by eating all of the “master flesh”, harvested from the largest monsters within each tower, will Elena be fully cured of the curse and free from its monstrous grip.
By returning to Elena to feed her meat from the smaller monsters, you can slow down the transformation – but only temporarily. You will need to carefully judge when it is best to return to her, as not coming back in time could lead to Elena’s permanent transformation into a demonic beast.
The game will come equipped with multiple possible endings and a New Game + mode, offering some form of replay value and when tied with the relationship system you can change the fate of the games main characters.. You must not only decide when to return to Elena to stem the tide of her curse, but also what items to give to her. After spending time speaking to her you will become more familiar with her plight and leaving her to continue your quest may become more difficult. Taking the time to build a bond with Elena could even change the ultimate ending of the story.
While exploring the labyrinthine towers you’ll come across a wide variety of items. Mavda, a mysterious travelling merchant who can upgrade your weapons, can create special new items by combining two or more items that you have found on your journey. The items that you have discovered while exploring the towers can be given to Elena as gifts to strengthen your bond or be used to help you on your quest to battle the 13 masters – the choice is yours.
