Sukeban Games, developers of the influential VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, have revealed that they are working on a game outside their established series. .45 Parabellum Bloodhound departs from the visual novel format to present something closer to a quasi-turn-based RPG.
.45 Parabellum Bloodhound bills itself as an “Active Time Action” game. If you’re canny, you’ll recognize right away that this is essentially the combat system from 1998’s Parasite Eve. Essentially, you have a Final Fantasy-style ATB gauge that indicates when you can do an action, but while that’s filling, you can move about to dodge attacks. That is apparently “where comparisons end” to Parasite Eve.
According to the provided information, you play as Reila Mikazuch, “a killing machine emerging from depression looking to rebuild her life doing what she knows best. A path well-traveled where the consequences are known, but is her biggest foe really in front of her gun?”
The announcement also addresses the often delayed N1RV Ann-A, the follow-up to VA-11 Hall-A. The statement is that there’s no news. Sorry. Apparently, .45 Parabellum Bloodhound is ahead of it in development and will be where Christopher Ortiz focuses their attention for the “foreseeable future.”
As for when .45 Parabellum Bloodhound, Sukeban is currently just saying “when it’s done” but promises monthly devlogs. It’s currently planned for PC.
