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2022/10/27

Valkyrie of Phantasm Aerial Action Touhou Project Derivative Work Early Access release on October 23rd!

Press release

PLAYISM is proud to announce Valkyrie of Phantasm’s Steam Early Access release on October 23, 2022. This is a new entry featuring action packed airborne battles brought to you by Touhou Sky Arena developers Area-ZERO.

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Valkyrie of Phantasm Aerial Action Touhou Project Derivative Work Early Access release on October 23rd!

PLAYISM is proud to announce Valkyrie of Phantasm’s Steam Early Access release on October 23, 2022. This is a new entry featuring action packed airborne battles brought to you by Touhou Sky Arena developers Area-ZERO.

High-Speed Aerial Combat Project!

Soar through the skies freely, dodge raining enemy fire gracefully, and counter with a variety of dazzling spells in Valkyrie of Phantasm, Area-ZERO’s (Touhou Sky Arena) latest Touhou Derivative Project that’s faster and more thrilling than ever before.

Fly faster and fight incredibly intense barrage-filled aerial combat action in Valkyrie of Phantasm! Coming soon to Early Access on October 23, 2022.

 

Early Access Features and more!

The Early Access version represents approximately 30% of the full game. Content will be added in subsequent updates to bring the game up to 100% completion!

Early Access Features
● Four playable characters
● Story Mode: Five stages
● 1 vs 1 CPU versus mode
● 1 vs 1 network versus mode (test mode)
● Tutorial mode
● Four basic shots and five spells per character (total of 20 spells)
● 19 abilities

Full Version Planned Features
● All eight playable characters (remaining characters to be added subsequently)
● Full story mode (over 30 stages)
● 2 vs 2 team battle stage
● Three new spells per character
● Over 20 new abilities

*The above features will be implemented in subsequent updates as we gradually complete the game.We look forward to all of your feedback and opinions to help us improve the game!

■ Giveaway on the PLAYISM Discord:

To celebrate the release of Valkyrie of Phantasm, our Discord server will be hosting a giveaway of 5 keys for winners, and 3 grand winners will get a key and an original T-shirt!
https://discord.gg/fhn7RfWjgt

There will also be a Twitch stream occurring at 10/23 12pm JST to celebrate the launch and showcase our newest title!
https://www.twitch.tv/playism_plays

■ Story

A meteorite suddenly falls to Gensokyo.
A crack appears in its golden, egg-like surface, and small droplets of light emanate from the inside, which then scatter in all directions.
Eventually, they arrive in the hands of Gensokyo’s most powerful.

One of these lights reaches Reimu Hakurei. It surrounds her, transforming into what looks like a suit of armor. A name echoes in her head, and she proclaims.
“A Valkyrie Arm…”
Sensing the beginnings of an incident, she sighs and looks off in the direction the light came from.
She floats up and into the air–and a moment later she’s already gone, leaving naught behind but a thin red trail.

“My body feels so light…”
Soaring faster than ever before, Reimu realizes her armor — her Valkyrie Arm —is to thank for her newfound speed.
Who gave her this power, and for what purpose? Reimu hastens to find the cause of all this.

But it doesn’t take long before someone stands in her way. “It looks like I’m not the only one.”
Before Reimu is another girl, similarly clad in a Valkyrie Arm. Each of them now possess the same power, and inevitably…
…a high-speed danmaku battle begins.

 

■Initial Playable Characters

Reimu Hakurei 

Marisa Kirisame

Youmu Konpaku  

Patchouli Knowledge

Valkyrie of Phantasm

■Official Site: https://areazero-campaign.com/vop

■Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015620/

■PLAYISM page: https://playism.com/cn/game/valkyrie-of-phantasm/

■Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV–vcQYKV0

■Developer: Area-ZERO

■Publisher: PLAYISM

■Platforms: Steam

■Early Access Release Date: October 23, 2022 (Sunday)

■MSRP: $12.99 *10% OFF for one week after release!

■Genre: Aerial versus battle

■Supported Languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese

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