Square Enix's new MOBA, Lord of Vermilion Arena has began its open beta testing in Japan.
Dissidia Final Fantasy is a good start, but there's lots more Japan-only arcade games that we'd love to see brought to the West.
I love Taiko no Tatsujin. Really hoping it comes to the West, but if it does, they need to also bring over a good quality drum so we can fully enjoy it.
Perhaps I'd be better off importing an arcade machine.
They did seem dead for the last decade or so, certainly here in England. The odd one survived in London and a few big cities, possibly a couple at seaside resorts as well. Both arcades in my town closed late nineties.
However, we just got a VR arcade and plans afoot for a big cafe bar with both retro and new cabinets. Lots of online leaderboards, events and competition nights are the way they want to try it.
It certainly seems there is a western appetite to at least make out we want arcades back but you have to worry it might be nostalgia driven and unlikely to succeed on that alone. They need kids to use them as well and I dont see many western youngsters doing the arcade thing these days. I hope Im wrong but I just dont see them getting big again unless VR in big play areas kicks off.
"While it’s pretty much unknown in the West, Lord of Vermilion is another one of Square Enix’s strong series. The arcade game uses collectable cards similar to Sega’s Sangokushi Taisen, but instead of warlords you summon fantasy monsters and occasionally crossover characters. The series has guests from Persona, BlazBlue, The King of Fighters, Touhou, and even Final Fantasy.
Lord of Vermillion is being spun off into a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game called Lord of Vermilion Arena for PC. This game has 7 vs. 7 fights where players and enemies can summon monsters. Maps also have fodder monsters for players to defeat so they can level up. Players will be able to create a deck with monsters to summon with five tribes including beasts, demon kind, and the undead. Avatars are also customizable with different weapons and armor. "
Square Enix has announced a new entry in its long-running series, Lord of Vermillion.
