Bandai Namco Entertainment (Shanghai) attended ChinaJoy 2023 as part of its list of exhibitors, in there it held a small booth for the new Gundam-based mobile game, Gundam: Poetry of Steel (鋼彈鋼鐵之詩) coming to China first in 2023.
The game was shown off will a small area to let fans pick up some pins and goodies, while the main attraction of its Gundam booth was the massive gundam statues featuring the RX-78, Strike Gundam, and Gundam Aerial long with another exhibit detailing the past and future of Gundam Seed as the series recently announced the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Sequel anime film.
Players in China can currently pre-register for the title.
▍Gundam: Poetry of Steel Trailer (CN)
▍About Gundam: Poetry of Steel
In the title players act as a commander of their own elite squad of mobile suits, combining their unique strengths with smart tactics and strategy to overwhelm the opponent with minimal losses. The game is said to feature a complex AI system, and will also allow for single-player and multi-player battles.
The game will also be rendered entirely in 3D, in contrast to many other G-Generation or SD Gundam strategy games which combine a mix of 2D visuals and sometimes 3D models when animating the action. The game also features a model inspection mechanic that lets you check out each moobile suit in extreme detail from polish of its chassis and more.
The game contains a collection of storylines from several Gundam series, letting players recreate some of the most iconic moments of each character from the protagonists’s awakening to piloting a Gundam, to the shocking realities of war, and the brutal clashes they have to undergo. To help make these moments feel even more authentic, the developers invited the voice actors of each of these series to redub their iconic lines for action sequences.
▍Gundam: Poetry of Steel Exhibit at ChinaJoy 2023
Celebrating 20 years of the Gundam Seed series, the Bandai Namco section also held a special exhibit for the Gundam Seed series with a hall that showcased the past of the series from its most iconic mobile suits, and some figures depicting the Freedom Gundam, and other nostalgic moments.
