world of demons

Platinum Games has revealed they’ve been working for three years on translating the fast-paced, artful games they’re known for into an experience that can be recreated on cell phones. Today they unveiled the fruits of their labor, World of Demons. I’m aware that we’ve pooh-poohed mobile games several times on this site, most recently with Konami’s Castlevania announcement, but this…this is special. Imagine if there was a gamer that combined the frenetic hack-and-slash gameplay of Bayonetta with the gorgeous hand-painted watercolors of Okami. We’d play that no matter what platform it was on! You play as a samurai tasked with building an army of monsters from Japanese folklore — oni and yokai. At the time of launch you’ll be able to choose from three playable samurai and collect up to 80 monsters. The beasts you have on your side can be summoned in the game to fight for you, but you can also fight yourself. Gameplay is performed with simple swipes. Swipe toward an enemy and your character will attack;