Is Dragon's Crown's Developer Teasing a New Game That Will Enrage the Pundits?

Rememer Dragon’s Crown? It was doubtlessly one of the best PS3 and PS Vita games of 2013, but it drove the pundits absolutely crazy due to its art style that shown rather extreme bodies (even if many seemed to notice the trait only in the ladies for some reason).
The developer now renewed its official website with a new teaser picture, which you can see above, simply reciting “Blast Off Vanillaware 2015.”

[Godmars290]

Definite side-scroller shooter vibe from that. With an Infinite Stratos theme.

[Deadpool616]

I would love to play a futuristic Dragon's Crown!

[lonelyplayer]

dragon's crown is great. I'm playing it on my vita right now :)

[Anon1974]

Haven't put in much time with this yet but the reviews for it were almost unanimously great and I picked this up via PS+. Looking forward to spending some time with this in the near future. I'm a sucker for a good hack n slash.

Interested to see what Vanillaware comes up with next.

[CaptainObvious878]

Has your account been hacked, darkride?

I would have assumed someone like you would be appalled at this game and would refuse to play it, regardless of how amazing it was.

[Omeganex9999]

Got the platinum trophy for DC for Vita, it's great and addictive :)

[Spotie]

I'm with the Captain, here. Considering how you're quick to jump on the "Misogyny!" hype train, I can't believe you aren't attacking Dragon's Crown for its hypersexualized art style.

Anyway, Vanillaware is one of those companies that's an automatic Day 1 buy for me. I can see what Godmars says with the Infinite Stratos feel(though just superficially, all things considered), and how it would seem to hint at a sidescrolling bullet hell game. I dunno if it'll go that route, but I can't wait to see what it is, regardless.

[Anon1974]

When the hell have I ever claimed "misogyny" or complained about sexualized art styles? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I've ever even used the term "misogyny" here. I think the closest I've ever come to saying anything even remotely against using sexualized women in games is way the hell back when Bayonetta came out, but mostly because her proportions just creeped me out. Like some weird, Sarah Palin Barbie doll with a too small head. Just does nothing for me.

I've also stated in the past that hey...wouldn't it be neat if when my daughter was old enough to play games there were more games like Beyond Good and Evil for her to play? Apparently a father wanting more variety of content in the future for his daughter to play is taboo?

That doesn't for a second mean I don't appreciate an art style like we see in Dragon's Crown. Hell, movies and TV use sex and female sex appeal all the time when appealing to men and it works.

Who ever said I had an issue with that? Because I think Gamergaters shouldn't harass people (or anti-GG's for that matter), that sexism in gaming is a discussion worth having and gamers should be more informed about issues before spouting off...suddenly everyone assumes I'm one of them there, whatchacall...sjw's. It seems like there's no in-between for GG supporters. You're either with them or a femi-nazi.

It's a ridiculous assumption perpetrated by people who have no interest in debating game issues with others who have a different opinion then their own, and an attempt to minimize the discussion by slapping labels on everything rather than stay on topic.

[Anon1974]

You see what I mean? Just look at madjedi's rambling. The second you bring up Gamergate (or you don't even have to bring it up at all) some people's brains turn to mush and they start spouting nonsense about conspiracies and the coming wars and SJW's and third wave blah blah blah. I mean, can anyone honestly make sense of that jabber? We are talking about videogames right? Games? A hobby that we all enjoy? Entertainment?

I've never once posted an article that labeled men and gamers as misogynist's or hostile towards women and I don't believe it for a second, but in their twisted minds the if you post an article they don't agree with you're some sort of Devil/Nazi/Hitler/Feminist spawn who hate all things gamer and who piss pure malevolence...and all things not in 100% accordance with GG is anti-gamer, Milo be praised. Funny considering I've also posted Milo articles before and pro-GG articles before yet it's only "spamming" when it's articles they don't agree with. GG has got to be the most divisive crap I've seen and heard in my 30+ years since I've been gaming. Makes the console wars look like nothing.

And all over a goddamn hobby. Seriously, if you don't agree with a site, don't visit that site. How had is that? Don't like Polygon? Don't visit Polygon. It's an entertainment site, for Christ's sake. Game journalism is mostly just fans with their own blogs, and if you don't like them, don't read them! I don't care for the slant I see displayed on Fox News, so I don't watch Fox News. See how that works? I've seen Kotaku do some stupid things over the years, so I don't read Kotaku. What a concept! Grow up and move on!

It's nonsense. If you need me, I'll be enjoying some videogames this weekend. And yes, some might have boobies. I game because I enjoy it, I've enjoyed it for 30+ years, I'm enjoying it more now that I have kids of my own and I can play with them and I never plan on stopping.

[maniacmayhem]

Going to have to agree with Darkride here. The comments just went in an entirely different direction for no apparent reason.

I mean seriously madjedi, what the heck was that whole rant even about and how does it relate to the topic?

[Malice-Flare]

heh, a yearly cover of Vanillaware's site and a rumor is made. check the gallery for the previous year's cover image...

[Remy_S]

Screw the pundits! They're nothing but oversensitive children that can't deal with artistic expression.

[PeaSFor]

the professional victims, the misandrist, the feminazis, the SJWs from Polygon and Kotaku(we all know exactly who they are) will always bitch and moan, thats their bread & butter.

[SilentNegotiator]

Speaking of Polygon SJWs, I saw on Twitter that Ben Kuchera started the year off by having his mob of bully followers try to get someone fired for having the audacity to be pro-gamergate.

What a POS.

[gamey]

Man. You are a case in point for propaganda working. Any other buzzwards you think have missed out on? You really aren't saying anything of substance but it sure sounds good. There are 8 different loaded terms you used and the rest are just there to link them together. At first I thought it was an opinion and then I realized I've seen that exact wording stitched together about a thousand times already in forums for self-proclaimed "victims of oppression".

[PeaSFor]

@gamey
"I realized I've seen that exact wording stitched together about a thousand times"

Maybe because there's a reason to shine a light on their ulgy and blatant agenda...

So, im sorry to disapoint you but you wont sweep GG under the carpet

[jmac53]

The word pundits imply that they actually have something intelligent to say.

[spacedelete]

its going to be Dragon's Crown for Xbox One and PS4 isn't it. so tired of this rehash rubbish. Sony and MS might as well just announce they are porting every last gen game to next gen. i can't wait to play MADDEN 2009 remaster. sarcasm.

[superchiller]

And with that, your one lonely bubble just popped (thankfully).

[Remy_S]

I would actually love a remaster on ps4, good beat em' ups are hard to come by, especially of this quality.

[madjedi]

Then don't buy it, it is that damn simple.

I wish they would do exactly that just to piss you easily offended individuals off more.

[Drithe]

Dragon's Crown is the greatest side scroller fighter ever.

[Dannycr]

Muramasa > Dragon's Crown

[PurpHerbison]

Knock it off.

[Enemy]

Not even close.

[the_dark_one]

muramasa is cool and all, but ultimately gets repetitive very fast like, good here slash this go there slash that and then fight boss, and repeat.
dragons crow with all its classes to chose it offers much more variety.

but in the end both are excellent side-scroller games

[Dannycr]

@The dark one

DC is waaay more repetitive and it is basically a Chore-fest: go here, grab this, go there kill this, fetch this item.

In Muramasa, you feel you are advancing through the plot and moving into different areas

DC is just go to 1 place, go back to hub world, go to another fixed placed, go back to the hub world. The classes barely change anything, just the way you fight. DC is barely a side scroller fighter, its more a side scroller RPG. Muramasa is more action oriented

[gokuking]

Vanillaware has done New Years images that have been unrelated to their games for years now.

[Assassingamer136]

Anybody notice the penis to the girl robot on the sides?

[LordStig]

I was going to comment on the robot in the birthing position but since you brought that up.

[Assassingamer136]

Hahaha lol

[Abriael]

Not a penis. It's the chest when it's open.

[TFJWM]

It is the chest cover but i doubt that shape is an accident.

[LightDiego]

Dragon's Crown it's awesome, one reason to hate even more the SJW and the majority of gaming journalists, they ignored this great game just because of the art.
Can't wait for a new game from them.

[deadfrag]

Sony should make a discount in Dragons Crown in EU,i still need to pick this game but is still 49.99euros on PSN.

[Protagonist]

I bought Dragon's Crown for the Vita, great game.

[ashen122]

YES what ever they make I'm getting day one! Vanillawares one of my favorite devs

[jc48573]

I've been supporting Vanillaware since the first game.

[Dannycr]

Odin's Sphere?

[gamey]

Dragon's Crown was rad and the first game I ever played from VanillaWare. I'm going to check this game out so hard. A little bit of a straw man article though. No one likes "pundits." Conversations about art style and social commentary are fine, though and essential to have in an intelligent society. I thought the booba-licious sorcerer was funny and weirdly hot and I'm fine talking about whether that's okay or not. I'm not threatened by those conversations. But I guess that makes me a whitekightfeminaziSJWgendertra itor. Right?

[PirosThe4th]

Why does everyone forget GrimGrimoire :D Awesome game. Wish they made something like it.

[Ashlen]

I loved Dragons Crown, in fact I might just play it a bit this afternoon, been a while.

And personally my hats off to any developer who gives the middle finger to anyone who tries to impede there artistic freedom in any way.

FREEDOM!

[gamey]

I'm pretty sure that's not what they're trying to do. No one of any significance has tried to interfere with their artistic whatevers. There is no enemy of "freedom" here. Just a touch of sensationalism. It's a good product and a hellafun game, like you said!