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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Sometimes it takes a little evil . Fiend Prince Beelzebub must defy heaven to save the world in this exciting Sandstorm trailer for Sand Land, coming 26th April, 2024 to PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam.

- Sandstorm - Darude

 

[Nonehxc]

Haha

I was gonna answer with 'Darude' to your post, then I read the quote and was like

...then I watched the trailer and I was like hahaha well played Bandai.

I must be one of the select few that still has his SandLand tome from 23 years ago in pristine condition, will post a few pics later.

 

[John Bilbo]

 

[Buggy Loop]

That music choice

 

[Fart Knight]

Day one

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The Swan song of Akira toriyama

 

[kunonabi]

I'm already super excited for this they didn't need to pull out the Darude.

 

[Darkkahn]

Really liking this game's aesthetics, will definitely get it at some point.

 

[Deft Beck]

I really should have seen this coming, but it's still really funny.

 

[Alexios]

Lol, not what I expected. Good stuff.

The Swan song of Akira toriyama

Er, he wrote this 24 years ago (and they'll obviously keep using his stuff for games/anime/whatever even now he's gone).

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Came in here to actually post Sandstorm. Amazing marketing.

 

[SegaManAU]

 

[Barakov]

I'm in there day 1. Also the teaser at the end

 

[cash_longfellow]

That music choice

That’s what happens when you rave and get sand in your eyes

 

[StereoVsn]

Oh god, Darude, that song was everywhere when it came out. I am pretty sure I still have a few CDs with it, maybe even the OG album.

I am now tempted to get this game just because.

 

[Davevil]

 

[STARSBarry]

I'm in there day 1. Also the teaser at the end

Be teased no more.

 

[Boss Mog]

Even with all these trailers, I still have no idea what kind of game this is.

 

[JimboJones]

Even with all these trailers, I still have no idea what kind of game this is.

Yeah the demo sucked, still want to give it a chance though barring any egregiously bad reviews.

 

[Roman Empire]

I love the Sand Land manga and all but anything Bandai for me is a wait for sale.

 

[STARSBarry]

Yeah the demo sucked, still want to give it a chance though barring any egregiously bad reviews.

Agree with that, but I suspect it sucked because it told you nothing and dumped you in the desert with no context or quest.

I think once the player is given a bit of direction the game will be much better as I don't understand why I'm repairing towers etc, one trailer showed a home base city you slowly upgrade.

Honestly I think the demo made me rethink buying it, but I did have a lot of fun with the tank combat.

 

[Bullet Club]

Famitsu review score

SAND LAND (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series) – 8/8/10/9 [35/40]

• The story takes about 20 to 30 hours to clear, or over 100 hours with side activities.

 

[Stafford]

Famitsu review score

SAND LAND (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series) – 8/8/10/9 [35/40]

• The story takes about 20 to 30 hours to clear, or over 100 hours with side activities.

Do they easily throw around high ratings or nah? I want this game to be good sooooo badly, because I love how it looks. The combat on foot and in vehicles was fun in the demo, it looked great but it also gave me the impression there is fuck all to do in this map. But then all of the trailers show the exact opposite.

Have there even been previews?

 

[TintoConCasera]

Wasn't this robot in Dragon Ball? Was it a cross-over back then? Or has it been cross-over'd now?

 

[Bullet Club]

Do they easily throw around high ratings or nah?

They do, and they are well known for being a bit dodgy. More reviews should start popping up in the next few days.

Some previews:

Sand Land Exclusive Hands-On: We’re Wowed by Akira Toriyama’s Playable Manga – IGN FanFest - IGN

For IGN Fan Fest we got an exclusive hands-on preview with the upcoming open-world game Sand Land, a new game based on a classic Akira Toriyama manga.

www.ign.com

SAND LAND Hands-On Preview – More Refreshing Than A Desert Spring

SAND LAND Hands-On Preview – More Refreshing Than A Desert Spring

press-start.com.au

 

[sigmaZ]

Even with all these trailers, I still have no idea what kind of game this is.

 

[kiphalfton]

Wasn't this robot in Dragon Ball? Was it a cross-over back then? Or has it been cross-over'd now?

Hey, I've seen that robot in DBZ Kakarot about a million times.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Hey, I've seen that robot in DBZ Kakarot about a million times.

Had to double check to make sure I wasn't tripping lol. Indeed, he appears in Dragon Ball.

Always loved the design of this guy. Toriyama sure nailed vehicles, weapons, robots and any kind of machinery.

 

[kiphalfton]

Had to double check to make sure I wasn't tripping lol. Indeed, he appears in Dragon Ball.

Always loved the design of this guy. Toriyama sure nailed vehicles, weapons, robots and any kind of machinery.

It is a great design. The art style of OG Dragon Ball is fantastic.

If it is an Easter egg in Sand Land, hopefully they use it ONCE (which should have been the case in Dragon Ball Kakarot, but sadly the enemies were recycled to hell and back in that game).

 

[Wolfpact1983]

When will the reviews drop?

 

[Stafford]

When will the reviews drop?

Found the first western one.

SAND LAND | Review

Sand, sand, and more sand: welcome to 'SAND LAND', an open-world action title developed by ILCA and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. A video game

xboxera.com

8.0!

Pros:

Great visuals and music.

Story is entertaining as are the characters and their dynamics.

Fun vehicle combat with great customisation.

Cons

• Crummy land combat.
• Overworld has odd invisible boundaries among other quirks.

 

[Arsic]

I’m going between this and stellar blade this weekend.

I love Toriyamas work. Sand land is a nice quick and fun read.

This getting a game is mind boggling to me AND it’s well thought out. The team clearly loved the source material.

Looks to scratch that itch of a fun PS2 action game in all the right ways.

 

[Stafford]

I’m going between this and stellar blade this weekend.

I love Toriyamas work. Sand land is a nice quick and fun read.

This getting a game is mind boggling to me AND it’s well thought out. The team clearly loved the source material.

Looks to scratch that itch of a fun PS2 action game in all the right ways.

I've only watched episode 2 of the anime and already loving it. So the anime will likely be brief too then? That's good for a change, instead of yet another anime that goes on and on, and on.

 

[Arsic]

I've only watched episode 2 of the anime and already loving it. So the anime will likely be brief too then? That's good for a change, instead of yet another anime that goes on and on, and on.

The manga is just one book. I read it all in about a hour and a half?

It’s quick short and to the point. Unsure if the anime may take liberties to extend it or go past the end of the manga.

The game already plans to add what happens after the ending of the manga but Akira wrote it so it’ll be quality.

 

[Stafford]

The manga is just one book. I read it all in about a hour and a half?

It’s quick short and to the point. Unsure if the anime may take liberties to extend it or go past the end of the manga.

The game already plans to add what happens after the ending of the manga but Akira wrote it so it’ll be quality.

Awesome. But I need to make sure to at least finish the anime before I play the game. Man it's such a goddamned shame the good man isn't here to see all this.

In the XboxEra I don't read anything about the map not being great, how there's not much to do. So it really seems it was just a bad demo.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

The manga is just one book. I read it all in about a hour and a half?

One e-book apparently. "Sold exclusively in stores" and it's out of stock everywhere. A shame.

edit: I have three games ready to trade it to get this game, and I snagged a scalped copy of the manga locally. Will I play this or Stellar Blade first?

 

[Arsic]

One e-book apparently. "Sold exclusively in stores" and it's out of stock everywhere. A shame.

edit: I have three games ready to trade it to get this game, and I snagged a scalped copy of the manga locally. Will I play this or Stellar Blade first?

Wow. It really is out of stock everywhere. Insane!

I plan to play stellar blade first. Likely redoing the demo section since I forgot the tutorial controls.

I’ll play a little bit after that section then give sandland a whirl.