Should ‘have it at E3 next year’
During Sony’s PlayStation 4 reveal event, Capcom showed offDeep Down, a game slated for PS4 and running on Capcom’s next-gen engine, codenamed “Panta Rhei.” The game looks positively medieval, not too dissimilar from Capcom propertyDragon’s Dogma. There are even dragons. Still, on the Capcom forum, senior VP Christian Svenssonput the kiboshon any notions of relation between the two games: “For reference [Dead Rising 3] andDeep Downhave nothing to do withDragon’s Dogma.”
Meanwhile, theDragon’s Dogmafranchise, postDragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, is presently persisting as a free-to-play Vita exclusive,Dragon’s Dogma Quest. Capcom is adamant about turning the series into one of itsflagship franchises. MaybeDeep Downis something like a spiritual forebearer toDragon’s Dogma, allowing Capcom to test the next-gen waters and its new engine with a fresh IP before going all in with anotherDragon’s Dogma?
On the topic ofDeep Down, Svensson noted, “It’s still quite far off. Ono-san tweeted we’d have it at E3 next year.” Could Capcom up and run both games simultaneously despite perceived overlap? Or does havingDeep Downat E3 next year back up the notion of it coming out first whileDragon’s Dogmagets a new game announced at the conference?
