KOEI TECMO Reveals New Details and Playable Characters for FAIRY TAIL

KOEI TECMO Europe have today revealed some new details for Studio GUST’S upcoming role-playing-game FAIRY TAIL, which is of course based on events from the popular manga and anime series, as well as confirmed a selection of new playable characters.

A breakdown of the new gameplay details within FAIRY TAIL can be found below:

Team Based Combat:

FAIRY TAILwill see Natsu and the team fight against a variety of foes in their quest to become the No. 1 guild in Fiore. Battle parties consist of up to five mages, allowing fan-favourite characters to combine together to perform impressive magical attacks displayed across a three-by-three battlefield grid. Each move deals a certain amount of damage across the tiles – choosing appropriate attacks can ensure a swift victory over troublesome enemies.

Magic Attacks:

By dealing damage, players will fill up the ‘Fairy Gauge’. This special ‘Magic Chain’ attack allows each party member to deal a combo of attacks before unleashing a powerful finisher – sometimes strong characters, like the beloved Guild Leader Makarov, may even jump in to deal devastating damage with their ‘Extreme Magic’.

When the ally party comes under heavy damage and are in a pinch, characters can awaken dormant abilities for a few turns, drastically increasing their powers. Some mages even have access to whole new attacks – Dragon Slayers can use ‘Dragon Force’ instead of their ‘Awakened’ abilities, while some mages can perform a ‘Mode Change’ offering a wealth of new battle options. Natsu’s renowned ‘Lightning Fire Dragon’s Iron Fist’ is an example of the enhanced abilities that can be performed.

Raid Attacks:

Some mages are even able to unite together to perform mighty combination attacks, known as a ‘Unison Raid’, triggering a special ‘Unison Raid’ cutscene right before unleashing the incredible attack against oncoming foes.

New Characters:

• Sherria Blendy from Lamia Scale
• Kagura Mikazuchi from Mermaid Heel
• Blue Pegasus mage Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki
• Sting Eucliffe from Sabertooth
• Rogue Cheney from Sabertooth.

These exciting new additions to the cast join the previously announced Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, Gajeel Redfox and Juvia Lockser – all battle-ready with powerful magic abilities. With more than 12 playable characters available, players will able to form a dream team with FAIRY TAIL members and their rivals and set off on an adventure like never before.

FAIRY TAIL is currently in development for a 2020 release onto the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam.