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Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 - another round of new gameplay details

by rawmeatcowboy
30 April 2016
GN Version 5.0

- The stage at a demo event is very similar to the Orbital Elevator, which was in the prequel
- this time the stage is called "Heaven Tower (Tangled)"
- RoRo and Nowa were shown speaking with Acura or to each other
- makes mention of the Diva Project, which it seems someone's trying to replicate
- features the boss Nike that has hair-related attacks
- enemies in the stage seem to revere her as a Goddess
- when you happen upon some platforms that crumble under you, RoRo tells Acura that he should do some dieting
- Acura dryly replies that it's faster to reduce the weight of the equipment
- Acura has a Special Skill called "Strike Saw"
- the two items at RoRo's sides are "Speaker Pods" that open and broadcast songs
- Acura uses something like GV's EP when doing the "Blitz Dash"
- the energy meters are on the bottom left corner of the screen, similar to GV's Special Skill points
- these are rechargeable by hitting down twice
- the "claw" in the Japanese name (Azure Striker Gunvolt: Claw) is a reference to Acura's attack
- the name "Gunvolt Acura" was suggested, but was discarded
- the "masked man" shown last year won't appear in the sequel after all
- the design was going to be used for either GV or an enemy, but that idea was seemingly scrapped
- there was a point where it wasn't intended to change GV's design
- RoRo's addition to the game means that the amount of songs becomes about twice the amount of the previous game
- some more songs might be added through DLC
- "Reincarnation" song returns with some changes in lyrics, music, and gameplay

Thanks to Skybane for the heads up!

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