Square Enix kündigt Taktik-RPG The Diofield Chronicle an • Nintendo Connect

Yesterday’s State of Play presentation from Sony featured the tactical RPG The Diofield Chronicle announced for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation. This one seems to TRIANGLE STRATEGY to present the genre of strategy role-playing games in a modern light for PlayStation as well.

However, it later became known that The Diofield Chronicle will also be released for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) in 2022.

The Diofield Chronicle is shown in the trailer presented as a strategy role-playing game in a fantasy setting and with a 3D implementation, despite the classic overview perspective. This new franchise was developed by Square Enix together with Lancarse Ltd. developed by a team of experienced strategy game developers.

The Diofield Chronicle shines with unique character designs by Taiki (Lord of Vermilion III, IV), artwork by Isamu Kamikokuryo (FINAL FANTASY XII, FINAL FANTASY XIII), and beautiful orchestral scores by world-renowned composers Ramin Djawadi and Brandon Campbell, arguably best credited for their game’s soundtrack of Thrones are known. The debut trailer above gives a first glimpse of the story and the new, highly strategic, real-time combat system, also known as “Real-Time Tactical Battle” (RTTB).

In breathtaking “diorama” style combat scenes, players engage in intense real-time combat, issuing critical commands and using a variety of skills, classes and gear to gain the upper hand over their opponents.

The DioField Chronicle is set in a beautiful, unique world inspired by a mix of fantasy, medieval and modern. Ruled by the Shaytham Dynasty, the kingdom of Alletain has lived in peace on the island of DioField for 200 years, but that peace is suddenly shattered by the rise of war powers and modern magic.

The kingdom of Alletain has rich deposits of jade – a mineral coveted as a key ingredient in magic and sorcery – and both the Empire and the Alliance have set their sights on the island of DioField. Players command an elite force of mercenaries calling themselves the Blue Foxes. Will the name “blue fox” stand for hope or for darkest despair?