Giuseppe Nelva
The trailers, like the two we saw earlier this week, focus on the cast of characters that will populate the game, including plenty of familiar faces.
During a dedicated livestream the developer also showcased plenty of gameplay including JRPG-style battles and the gacha.
The game is launching in Japan really soon, on August 4, and it has recently passed one million pre-registrations.
You can check out the videos below.
If you’re unfamiliar with the franchise, the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa debuted in 2001 and also sparked several anime productions, a light novel series, and a live-action film. The manga itself has sold 80 million copies worldwide.
At the moment, a western release has not been announced, but it’s worth mentioning that Square Enix has been quite proactive in publishing its mobile games in the west lately, so a localization is not impossible. It’ll likely be a matter of licensing and the same will likely apply to the other anime mobile game Square Enix just released in Japan, The Irregular at Magic High School: Reloaded Memory.
We’ll have to wait and see if Square Enix makes localization announcements for either game or both, but for now, we simply don’t know.
