It doesn’t seem like ATLUS USA could keep their final third-party title for E3 2014 secret until the event, with the publisher today confirming that they will be working with Phantom Compass on getting out Rollers of the Realm to the market. Rollers of the Realm is surprisingly a pinball game that swallowed an RPG, set to be a digital-exclusive download for the PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PC platforms from the holiday season of 2014.
In the game, static pinball tables are replaced by dynamic locations with objectives, secrets, and multiple areas. Along with the standard bumpers are AI-controlled enemies, who can attack and do damage to the pinball flippers. And the familiar shiny silver pinballs? Those become playable characters, each with different attributes, special abilities and even physics. The story opens up through six chapters, where players will have to master the strengths and weaknesses of each character ball.
Along with backstories and personal agendas that get revealed through main story progress, characters come to life in voice-acted cinematics and dialog scenes. New characters with new abilities can be unlocked and can browse the realm’s item shop. Upgrades bestow enchantments and special abilities that will be needed to topple some of the game’s tougher bosses.
Certainly different at the very least….
