Indie Japanese developer Surume Manju revealed the progress made on its mecha game Omega Phenex: Commenced Project Six.
This comes almost exactly a year after the latest major update, and we get to see a variety of new elements.
We get to see the shield system, which balances risk and reward while also rewarding timing. You’ll need these shields due to the new system that enables the spawning of about 100 enemies at the same time
You’ll also be able to fight against that many enemies thanks to the Overdrive Mode, which can be activated after filling up the dedicated gauge.
We also get to see how the aiming system has been improved, on top of the EX Duel mode.
You can watch the full video below and wait for Steam Next Fest, since Omega Phenex will participate.
If you’re unfamiliar with Omega Phenex: Commenced Project Six, it’s coming to PC via Steam, but it doesn’t have a release date just yet.
The game promises “tactile mech action at overwhelming speed,” and that has certainly been reinforced with what we saw today. The iconic “missile clouds” that you may have seen in many sci-fi anime are really cool.
You can customize your mecha, named “Icarus” with different parts and paints. While parts change your stats slightly, the “Tune” function is what does the heavy lifting of the functional customization.
Basically, you can use a pre-defined amount of points to modify stats like durability, mobility, or weapon performance. This means that you can decouple function from looks and achieve both the performance and the appearance that you prefer.
Omega Phenex will include over 30 missions plus an Arena Mode for 1 vs 1 battles. You can expect a variety of missions like extermination, exploration, boss battles, and escort missions.
If you’re interested in more mecha games, you can check out Mecha Knights: Nightmare 2 and Muv-Luv Tactics: Nightmare of Kalidasa.