Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls developer Arc System Works recently revealed that the fighting game will have an Episode Mode \u2014 a story mode aimed at casual players \u2014 told in an interactive comic book style. Various outlets originally reported that this Episode Mode wouldn’t have any actual gameplay. But recent updates have confirmed that this is not the case.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Japanese news site 4Gamer, producer Takeshi Yamanaka and director\/lead battle designer Kazuto \u2018Pachi\u2019 Sekine revealed more about the game\u2019s story mode. However, 4Gamer\u2019s initial publication suggested that Episode Mode would only contain a Guilty Gear Strive-style cutscene-based story mode with no gameplay. But an update to the interview, added on May 13, clarified that there will indeed be 4v4 bouts to enjoy within the story mode.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Episode Mode, playable battles are incorporated throughout,\u201d clarified Yamanaka. \u201cBattles occur that tie into the story, while the design allows everyone to enjoy it casually, just like reading a comic book. This allows the story to be experienced in a more interactive way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Episode mode will feature around 10 hours of content and gameplay in total, with variations in the story playing out depending on which of the five default teams you pick. The story will build up to a confrontation against Marvel Tokon\u2019s brand-new, mysterious villains: The Champion and his henchwoman Promoter. Teams of four will battle it out in order to face The Champion in the final battle of the game\u2019s Episode Mode, and prevent him from destroying Earth (as detailed in the PlayStation blog post earlier this month).<\/p>\n
The comic book-style cutscenes will be animated and voiced in 10 languages, with players flipping through panels and scenes. The interactive comic book will make use of the PS5 DualSense’s haptic feedback, too. \u201cThe default teams revealed by the official channels have been put together with the Episode Mode storyline in mind,\u201d noted Yamanaka, however those who want more freedom can make their own teams in the game\u2019s other modes.<\/p>\n
Marvel Tokon\u2019s 4v4 tag team battle system is based around one of the chosen characters in each team being the leader. “We want players to be able to freely select four characters that they like, so we\u2019ve included a ‘Team Generation’ feature that automatically generates a team name based on the characters chosen,” explained Yamanaka. The source words used for this name generation system were picked by the dev team, and are selected based on the characteristics of your team leader and the other members. Players are also free to name their teams themselves.<\/p>\n
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