However, the game version will have a different atmosphere and has a story that will be presented differently, as new story scenes not in the anime are also included. The game also has various story scenes, some of which appeared in the anime as well.
In Inazuma Eleven Ares, every team that was especially popular returns with its characters being recruitable. Hino then moved on to talking about Ares and what makes the game special. Hino stated that quality will be prioritized, and Level-5 wants to make a game that will be considered amazing by the end of all this. Now, development on the game has begun again, as a new project that is being worked on by Level-5 and a different development studio from the previous one.Īs such, judging from the current development progress, Hino noted that the game will likely come out May 2019 earliest, although this isn’t a solid release window either. Level-5 knows of the quality expected from an Inazuma Eleven title and moved to cover its losses, but were unable to make up for that at its current position.
By the time it realized it, the company wouldn’t be able to make the date. Hino acknowledges that Level-5 should have monitored the outside studio more closely, but also states that this fact was hidden from them. Great Road will offer a deep online experience, even allowing for national tournaments to be held.Inazuma Eleven Ares has been delayed even further to 2019 by Level-5, with president Akihiro Hino coming out in a livestream to apologize and explain the reason the game’s been in development for this long.Īccording to Hino, the reason why the game has taken this long is because in order to speed up development, the game was partially outsourced to an outside development studio, but it turned out that the outside studio took on the job without the necessary amount of staff to support development. It will be a brand new kind of Role Playing Game, where players can gather athletes and take part is various matches. Hino promised that players will get to enjoy a high degree of freedom, and can use the controller to position players on the field. In addition, the game will now be coming out in Spring 2020. Interestingly, Hino has referred to Great Road as a brand new game. This inclusion will bring back characters from the older Inazuma Eleven series.
It will still offer Ares related story offerings, but the game now also includes an ''Alpha Episode''. Instead, the title will live on as Inazuma Eleven Heroes: Great Road. In today's announcement, Hino has revealed that the game we know as Inazuma Eleven Ares is no more. This has caused Level-5 to move work in-house fully, and review various aspects of the game including match play. While a great part was still being made in-house, the structure created problems nonetheless. Akihiro Hino, the CEO of Level-5, has recognized this in a Japanese blog post.Īs mentioned in December 2018, Level-5 relied on an external studio for the development of Inazuma Eleven Ares.
The big disappointing factor is that the Inazuma Eleven Ares game hasn't been released yet. Today, the final episode of the Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin anime aired in Japan.