Now thats a game im excited for.  Much more excited to see Scalebound and Phantom Dust than Crackdown

Platinum said that it's going to be different from their usual games, so it's probably not going to be a pure hack and slash. I get the feeling it'll be an action RPG with multiplayer elements based on what they've said about it.

Platinum said that it's unlike anything they've made previously, so it's probably not going to be a pure hack and slash. I get the feeling it'll be an action RPG with multiplayer elements based on what they've said about it.

I think the multiplayer will be optional, don't think it's an MMO or anything like that. Pretty much what they've said about it is "it's unlike anything we've made previously" (which hints that it's not a pure hack and slash), "we are not building this as a linear boss driven game, the player can go back and replay things and [explore]" (which hints that it's open world), "we are not building this to be a short game, but something that players will want to play for longer sessions" (which hints that it's an RPG of some sort, since RPG's are longer than other genres typically, and probably an action RPG since Platinum has so much action experience). And in response to questions about multiplayer they said "if you go back and watch the trailer, every shot counts, every shot means something {about the game], you might see something there" and at the end of the trailer some other dragon riders do show up, which hints at multiplayer, probably co-op multiplayer.

I think the multiplayer will be optional, don't think it's an MMO or anything like that. Pretty much what they've said about it is "it's unlike anything we've made previously" (which hints that it's not a pure hack and slash), "we are not building this as a linear boss driven game, the player can go back and replay things and [explore]" (which hints that it's open world), "we are not building this to be a short game, but something that players will want to play for longer sessions" (which hints that it's an RPG of some sort, since RPG's are longer than other genres typically, and probably an action RPG since Platinum has so much action experience). And in response to questions about multiplayer they said "if you go back and watch the trailer, every shot counts, every shot means something {about the game], you might see something there" and at the end of the trailer some other dragon riders do show up, which hints at multiplayer, probably co-op multiplayer.