The Witch and The Hundred Knights

The Witch and the Hundred Knights is an upcoming Action RPG in development by Nippon Ichi (more noteworthy, the team behind Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?) for the PlayStation 3.

Deep within the forest, there live two witches: the beautiful Swamp Witch and the ugly Forest Witch. The two are engaged in a deadly war for supremacy, which has lasted for over 100 years. One day, the beautiful Swamp Witch, Metallica, encounters the legendary "One Hundred Knight(s)", a dark knight who had died hundreds of years prior to her conflict. In hopes of gaining the upper hand against her rival, she revives the One Hundred Knight(s) in her goal to defeat the Forest Witch and turn the world into a giant swampland.

In the game, the player takes control of one of the "One Hundred Knights". The game is played from a top-down perspective and battles will be fought in hack-and-slash style with some Rougelike elements mixed in. The player will eventually face off against giant bosses, and will have to make use of a variety of special attacks, some of which are associated with particular individuals of the "One Hundred Knights". The player will be able summon the other 99 individual Knights for a brief period of time. It is crucial for the player to make use of the rest the Knights.


 * Alpha Bitch: Metallica.
 * Awesome McCoolname: Metallica.
 * Fail O'Suckyname: Visco's nickname, Princess Dog.
 * Baleful Polymorph: Subversion with Visco, who was only turned partly dog and still has access to her natural abilities.
 * Bifauxnen: Lana Nia Luccinia.
 * Brought Down to Normal: The Knight(s); after being resurrected by Metallica, it has lost most of its magical power.
 * The Cavalry: The other 99 Knights; you call them into battle in order to unleash devestating combos. They can also turn into different weapons for the player to use.
 * Clothes Make the Superman: The helmet of the "One Hundred Knights", which Metallica finds and puts on a creature in the swamp to resurrect them.
 * Decoy Protagonist: While the Knight(s) are the main playable character, Metallica is the real protagonist.
 * Dark Magical Girl: Metallica.
 * Bloodier and Gorier/Darker and Edgier: Word of God states the game will be noticeably darker then the Disgaea series, with a darker fantasy setting and blood actually being visible.
 * Dog Girl: Visco ala Baleful Polymorph, courtesy of Metallica.
 * Development Hell/Schedule Slip: The game was originally supposed to come out in Japan in Spring 2012, only to be delayed to a release date of June 2012. It was then delayed again to Fall 2012, with an NA release in Q1 2013.
 * Expy: The Knight(s) are essentially these of the Prinnies. They even have fanny packs!
 * They also look similair to the Patapons.
 * Extreme Omnivore: The Knight(s); eating items that enemies drop restores GIGA-cal.
 * Name's the Same: Metallica, anyone?
 * Nice Hat: Metallica's witch hat; it even has two points in the front to make room for her Horned Hairdo!
 * More Teeth Than the Osmond Family: Metallica, as evidenced through her Slasher Smile.
 * Punny Name: GIGA-cal -> Calories
 * Rapunzel Hair: Metallica; also counts as a Horned Hairdo.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: Visco the Inquisitor.
 * Stripperific: ...Metallica demonstrates this for us.
 * Thigh High Armored Boots: Visco; also either a Grade A or B on the Zettai Ryouiki scale.
 * Tsurime Eyes: Metallica.
 * Video Game 3D Leap: This will be Nippon Ichi's first fully 3D video game, and also their first Action RPG.
 * Villain Protagonist: Metallica.
 * X Meets Y: Diablo meets Disgaea.