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Taking Silverfall from the PC to PSP


Back in April, Silverfall was quietly announced for the PSP platform. Originally a PC hack 'n slash RPG, the title went on fairly unnoticed by both gamers and critics alike. Thankfully, it appears that the PSP rendition of the title won't be a mere port. Rather, it looks to be a total transformation.

Obviously, changes were necessary, considering the very different technological capabilities of a gaming PC and the PSP. "One single character texture of the PC version equals the total memory we have on the PSP! But there would be design challenges too."

To make the title more engaging to handheld players, the characters in the game are now directly controlled via analog stick. Combat will use the face buttons -- a far cry from the original PC version, which had users simply moving their mouse cursors over each enemy. The game is now a solitary excursion, with the team opting to add more enemies on screen, as opposed to having companion AI. Finally, the game's art is being made more colorful for the handheld screen: "As a joke, we had Disney's colour scheme (and more precisely Kingdom Hearts) as a reference." To find out more about the title, feel free to read IGN's full interview.

Silverfall bringing bloody hack 'n slash action to PSP


Have you heard of Silverfall? This PC hack 'n slash RPG came and went pretty silently, failing to earn the attention of many gamers. It looks like the newly announced PSP version may do the same, considering its stealthy debut announcement. The original game failed to earn the respect of critics, with many noting its highly derivative gameplay. We hope that Kiev Games will take all the criticism the original earned and apply it to the PSP version--we can certainly use a solid Diablo-style RPG.

Read more about the game at To the Game, and check out a trailer of the PC version, after the cut.

[Thanks, Raviv!]
[Update: Take-Two is publishing the game in Europe. Check out IGN for first screenshots of the game.]

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