Armed Fantasia and Penny Blood Reveal More Details as Kickstarter Campaign Launches

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Since Kickstarter's launch in 2009, the online crowdfunding platform has been integral in funding a wide variety of projects within the gaming industry. Popular franchises like Bloodstained have been created through Kickstarter and the platform has also seen the revival of classic gaming staples like Shenmue. Recently, Armed Fantasia and Penny Blood were officially revealed through Kickstarter as spiritual successors to two fan-favorite RPG franchises. Now, their Kickstarter campaign has officially launched, giving fans a deeper look into the upcoming RPGs.

Armed Fantasia looks to serve as a spiritual successor to western fantasy RPG Wild Armswith the game being headed up by former Wild Arms producer Akifumi Kaneko. Armed Fantasia's section of the Kickstarter introduces itself as taking an «old-school JRPG style» with players venturing across a vast desert expanse. The game's «Cross Order Tactics» combat will combine elements of turn-based RPGs with «high octane action.» The Kickstarter also revealed more staff working on Armed Fantasia with character design done by Tomomi Sasaki and soundtrack by Japanese music group Elements Garden.

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Penny Blood presents itself as a «dark investigation through the 1920s» set in various real-world locales within the United States, Europe, and Asia. Penny Blood was created as a spiritual successor to PS2 RPG trilogy Shadow Hearts, with the original Shadow Hearts director Matsuzo Machida at the helm. Penny Blood will feature the return of several other Shadow Hearts staff members with character designer Miyako Kato and composer Yoshitaka Hirota creating the soundtrack alongside veteran composer Akari Kaida.

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