The highly anticipated PC port of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is launching in just a few weeks, and the price for the Steam version has now been official revealed. The new trailer also confirms the contents and price of the Deluxe Pack for the game, which comes with a few extra goodies.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was announced for PC in February, thought it came out in 2011 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. It is a third-person action-adventure game that follows Enoch on his journey to seek seven fallen angels, in order to prevent a great flood from destroying all of mankind. Upon release, El Shaddai was praised for its sophisticated visuals and a simple, yet deep battle system.
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While the focus is on the price and Deluxe Pack contents, the trailer also shows a lot of gameplay and story cutscenes. It will combine 2D and 3D platforming with action sequences, in a fashion that harkens back to gameplay from Nier: Automata by Platinum Games. It is now confirmed that El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron will be priced at $39.99 for the standard edition. A PDF artbook will be available for $13.99 and will feature over 90 pages of illustrations. Fans will also be able to purchase the soundtrack for $24.99, which comes with 61 tracks from the game.
The Deluxe Pack of El Shaddai will be priced at $78.97 and will include both the digital artbook, as well as the soundtrack. Since it only includes these two extras, it doesn't quite compare to the special editions of some video games. Both versions of the game will be available at a discounted rate for two weeks after launch. The standard edition can be purchased for $32.39 while the deluxe version will be available for $39.25, a 19% and a massive 45% discount respectively.
While El Shaddai will be available to a much bigger audience than its original release, the price does seem to be higher than anticipated, even after considering the discount. This likely won’t deter some fans from purchasing the PC port, but it may stop the game from getting exposed to a large number of new players. The PC port of Persona 4 Golden was available for only $19.99 in comparison. For some, the Deluxe Pack may come off as somewhat generic, and those hoping for some special goodies will likely be left disappointed. That being said, strong word of mouth may offset the relatively higher asking price.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is now available on PS3 and Xbox 360, and will launch on PC on September 1.
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