Akaneiros: Demon Hunters -- new ARPG by American McGee

[squarezero]

Not a lot of info known so far, except that it's coming to PCs and Tablets (one presumes iPads). Here's the exclusive coverage from Kotaku.

Akaneiro is an action role-playing game that takes players to a hand-painted world inspired by ancient demons and late Edo era Japan. Players join the The Order of Akane, an elite group of demon hunters, and attempt to rid a village of yokai. The blood of slaughtered yokai turned into crystalline shards called "Karma Shards", which are what the Order of Akane harvest. There is apparently a variety of weapons that can be upgraded as well.

Any game by the creator of Alice should at least pique most folks interest, I would think...

[squarezero]

Originally Posted by zTurinoz

How about the game's control function? Is it as same as Dungeon Hunter?

We literally know nothing about the game mechanics except "Action RPG"

[Wizard_Mike]

I'm definitely curious!

[JasonFine]

Is that a free game?

[syntheticvoid]

Well, it's by a VERY UNKNOWN developer, so I'm guessing yes.

[timmus]

Wow amazing....
I loved american mc gee's alice....

[Bool Zero]

Originally Posted by syntheticvoid

Well, it's by a VERY UNKNOWN developer, so I'm guessing yes.

You broke my sarcasm meter!

[AnarKitty]

My curiosity is far more than piqued. I want to see what this will become. Like, now.

[styrisvps]

I loved Alice: Madness Returns. Although the combat gets monotone after a while, the story and art are just beautiful. The Cardbridge just took my breath away.