Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Developer(s)CyberConnect2
Publisher(s)CyberConnect2
Director(s)Yoann Gueritot
Producer(s)Taichiro Miyazaki
Yuki Nishikawa
Hironori Yamaoka
Designer(s)Simon Abitan
Meri Honda
Programmer(s)Yasuhiko Tsuneoka
Kosuke Usami
Naoki Hashimoto
You Oyadomari
Takafumi Murauchi
Ryuichi Sakata
Tan Soon Seang
Shinji Soyano
Artist(s)Tokitsu Yusuke
Writer(s)Yasuhiro Noguchi
Composer(s)Chikayo Fukuda
SeriesLittle Tail Bronx
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: July 29, 2021
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Fuga: Melodies of Steel[lower-alpha 1] is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by CyberConnect2. It is the fourth title in the company's Little Tail Bronx series and it serves as a prequel to Tail Concerto and Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. The game takes place in a war-torn world populated by anthropomorphic dogs and cats ("Caninu" and "Felineko" respectively, lit. "イヌヒト" and "ネコヒト" / "dog people" and "cat people"), where a group of children struggle for survival aboard a giant tank against soldiers from an enemy nation. It was released in July 2021 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

A sequel, Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, was announced in July 2022[1] and was released on May 11, 2023.[2]

Premise

Fuga is set in a war-ravaged world where a village is destroyed by the fascist Berman Empire. Six child survivors band together, and 6 can be rescued throughout the game, one being from the Berman empire themselves. After the attack, they board a gigantic tank known as Taranis - a relic of an ancient but technologically-advanced civilization - in order to travel across the dangerous landscape and rescue their families who were taken prisoner. The Taranis houses a super weapon called the Soul Cannon which is capable of immense destruction at the cost of a crew member's life, with the main characters having to choose when and whom to sacrifice in order for the group to reach their destination. The game is separated into 12 chapters and features multiple endings depending on player choice and how many characters survive.[3]

Development

In February 2018, CyberConnect2 announced a recruitment drive for its "Next Plan" project which would shift its design focus for the next decade to new, original titles.[4] The first of these, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, was showcased at Anime Expo 2019 by the developer as part of its Little Tail Bronx series, and would be its first self-published game. It is the first strategy role-playing game in the franchise, and is designed to be similar to roguelike games where the story is advanced through trial and error. The setting was based on France during World War II[5] and was given a tone where the main characters "will experience the horrors and cruelty of war" but will "depict the bright and joyful atmosphere that the Little Tail Bronx series is known for".[6] The title is meant to be the first of three games from the company known as the "Trilogy of Vengeance" along with Tokyo Ogre Gate and Cecile - games built by smaller teams and development cycles connected by a common theme of vengeance.[7] CyberConnect2 jump-started the project by establishing an in-house game design competition known as the "C5 Project Initiative" where ideas were gathered by various staff. Fuga was originally meant to be released along with the rest of "Vengeance" games by the end of 2019, but was pushed back until early 2020,[5] then again to 2021.[8] The game was released for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, in addition to the previously announced Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms, on July 29, 2021.[9] The game had a development budget in excess of ¥327 million.[10][11] In February 2022, creative director Yoann Gueritot announced via that Fuga would become a trilogy.[12][13]

Reception

Fuga: Melodies of Steel received "generally favorable reviews" from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.[20][21][22]

Legacy

In August 2021, CyberConnect2 announced that a manga adaptation, titled Fuga: Melodies of the Battlefield, was in the works.[23] Written and illustrated by Takafumi Adachi,[23][24] the manga launched on December 7, 2021.[24][25]

Notes

  1. ↑ Known in Japan as 戦場のフーガ (Senjō no Fūga, "Fugue of the Battlefield")

References

  1. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 15, 2022). "CyberConnect2's Fuga: Melodies of Steel RPG Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Romano, Sal (January 25, 2023). "Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 launches May 11". Gematsu. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fuga gets bumped into early 2020, gets a subtitle". GoNintendo. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Romano, Sal (February 1, 2018). "CyberConnect2 details Next Plan strategy, Trilogy of Vengeance titles". Gematsu. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Romano, Sal (July 5, 2019). "Fuga subtitled Melodies of Steel, delayed to early 2020". Gematsu. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ Galizio, James (July 7, 2019). "CyberConnect2 - the Near Future and Beyond: Anime Expo 2019 Interview with Executive Vice President Taichiro Miyazaki". RPG Site. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 18, 2018). "CyberConnect2 Trilogy of Vengeance titles set for simultaneous worldwide release, video update". Gematsu. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 27, 2020). "Famitsu interviews Japanese creators on 2021 ambitions". Gematsu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel adds PS5 and Xbox Series versions, launches July 29". Gematsu. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Fuga Melodies Of Steel Didn't Sell Well at All Which Sucks Cause it's a Pretty Good Game". Noisy Pixel. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel sales fall short of covering development costs". RPGSite. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ @Yoann_CC2 (March 1, 2022). "Yup, we're making Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2. Oh, and 3 too. More info in July! ;)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Clark, Dean (March 14, 2022). "Developer Confirms That "Fuga: Melodies of Steel" Will Be A Trilogy". GameTyrant. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel for Nintendo Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  17. ↑ Romano, Sal (August 4, 2021). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1706". Gematsu. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  18. ↑ de Freitas, Alex (September 12, 2021). "Fuga: Melodies of Steel (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  19. ↑ Chandran, Neal (September 12, 2021). "Fuga: Melodies of Steel". RPGFan. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel (Xbox Series X)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Fuga: Melodies of Steel (Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  23. 1 2 @Fuga_CC2 (August 10, 2021). "【2021年連載開始予定】 『戦場のフーガ』の公式コミカライズが決定︕︕ 漫画を執筆するのは"足立たかふみ"氏！" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  24. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael (December 7, 2021). "Fuga: Melodies of Steel Game's Manga Launches". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  25. ↑ "【タラニス、始動！ "戦争×復讐×ケモノ"マンガ】『戦場のフーガ 鋼鉄のメロディ』第1話". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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