Originally a VN-esque game in PSVita now goes to PS3 as a true spiritual succesor of Ar Tonelico
http://www.siliconera.com/2013/09/24/ar-tonelico-and-ciel-no-surge-combined-for-gusts-next-game-ar-no-surge/Opening
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YTT4YTZQCc[/youtube]
Battle system is similar to Ar Tonelico 2's battle system.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LyKkD_B7RA[/youtube]
Some bits from the interview with Tsuchiya:
- Ar nosurge is a core title of the surge concerto series.
- The main themes of the game are "Opposition and coexistence" and "Bonds" (particularly male-female bonding and friendship bonding).
- Everything in this game has its meaning of existence, its own place in the world, even an unexpected meeting also has its inevitable cause.
- Both Delta and Ashes are equally important as protagonists. Generally, players can switch between the two whenever they want.
- Battle system is described to be hybrid, and will take in consideration of GUST's previous titles.
- There will be online features, but the game is fully enjoyable by itself. Not sure if it'll be DLC, or actual online play.