Description:

Soul Sacrifice  is an action role-playing video game developed by Marvelous AQL and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation Vita. It will be released worldwide throughout 2013 on March 7 in Japan, April 30 in North America and May 1 in Europe.

The core mechanic of the game is the ability to sacrifice parts of the character's body or items to create devastating attacks. These sacrifices will be permanently marked on the player character's body, meaning that they are not an infinite resource that can be tapped into. Its release in North America and Europe has been confirmed for April 30 and May 1 respectively.  The concept was created by Keiji Inafune, best known for co-designing Mega Man.

Plot:

The main protagonist of Soul Sacrifice is the slave that serves a powerful and cruel sorcerer. Just before the protagonist is going to be sacrificed, a demon in the form of a book appears before him. The book is a collection of stories that describe past fights between monsters and the powerful sorcerer. The player character is able to enter the book's world and experience the fights, thereby gaining experience and power.

Gameplay:

Soul Sacrifice is played in the third-person perspective. The player character is a sorcerer that can be selected from multiple types and have various customizations. The abilities ("sacrifices") are part of this customization, which allows the game to have roles such as tank, ranged caster or melee DPS. Not much else is known at this point, but the game will feature four-player cooperative play and the ability to sacrifice party members to destroy powerful foes. The slain party members are not given the usual recognition in a game, such as experience points or loot. However you do gain bonus points for being sacrificed for a better cause.

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