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The DioField Chronicle strikes in September, but no demo for PC playersThe August demo is only happening on consoles
The August demo is only happening on consoles
Square Enix’s upcoming fantasy strategy-RPGThe DioField Chronicleis launching September 22nd, and a demo is coming August 10th – just not to PC. The demo will be on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, leaving us out in the cold. While you weep into your lukewarm beverage, you might as well watch the new trailer below.
The DioField Chronicle | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
The DioField Chronicle | Release Date Trailer
Some staggering moustaches and British accents are on display there. There are at least three characters whose surnames are assorted English towns too. I particularly enjoy Waltaquin Redditch, but Iscarion Colchester is a close second. Classic Squeenix.
This lot are all members of the Blue Fox mercenary group, who are trying to stop rival generically monikered powers the Empire and the Alliance from pillaging DioField Island for its natural resources. You’ll have to best both of the invading forces using its real-time tactical battle system. It’s real-time with pause, basically.
The demo, meanwhile, will cover “the beginning parts of the game”, according to Square Enix, and save data from the demo can also be carried over to the full game at launch - although that’s not much us for us, unfortunately. Indeed, between this andno free remake of the first Valkyrie Profile gamefor Valkyrie Elysium’s PC version, it’s a bit of a rum time for us beige box likers.
The DioField Chronicle is out September 22nd onSteamfor £50/$60/€60, along with PlayStations, Xboxes and Nintendo Switch. The demo is coming to consoles on August 10th. I’ll be washing my hair.
