SD Gundam G Generation Eternal brings the strategy RPG series to iOS and Android devices
Bandai Namco surprised Gundam fans in the latest Gundam Game Fest stream announcing SD Gundam G Generation Eternal at the end of it. The latest entry in the SD Gundam G Generation strategy RPG series is going mobile. It will be coming to iOS and Android devices, though no release date was shared, though G Generation Eternal will be getting a closed beta test before it launches.
Recent installments in the G Generation series, G Generation Genesis and G Generation Cross Rays, separated the Universal Century (UC) and Alternate Universes (AU) timelines of the Gundam franchise. Genesis included series, such as the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, Zeta Gundam, Gundam Side Story: Missing Link, Gundam Unicorn, Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, and more. Meanwhile, Cross Rays contained Gundam Wing, Gundam SEED, Gundam 00, Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans, and more.
In G Generation Eternal, it is aiming to combine every single Gundam series into one game. The initial series list featured are as follows:
- Mobile Suit Gundam
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
- Mobile Suit Z Gundam: A New Translation
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
- Mobile Fighter G Gundam
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- After War Gundam X
- Turn A Gundam
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
- Gundam Reconguista in G
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
and more...
G Generation Eternal will be a free-to-play game containing some form of microtransactions, though Bandai Namco has not shared how that will manifest yet.
The game contains many gameplay systems that have defined the G Generation series. Players can earn new units, warships, and characters as they progress through stages. Units can be developed into entirely new units once they reach certain level thresholds.
Check out the announcement trailer of SD Gundam G Generation Eternal down below, along with further details from the official website and its first screenshots.
Game System
SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL is a mobile strategy game featuring G Generation's tactical gameplay where you command a squad of units in battle on grid-based maps.
There's also an auto mode that's perfect for casual play on your smartphone!
Squad Formation
In this installment, you can create "warship groups" centered around a warship, or "mobile groups" composed of individual units.
Assemble your favorite units and characters from various "Gundam" series to create your own original squad!
Relive Gundam Stories
Relive scenes from the original Gundam works through tons of exciting stages!
Experience all the unforgettable locations and famous quotes from your favorite Gundam series—or even those from entries you haven't seen yet!
Training & Event Stages
There are more than just stages where you can experience the mainline Gundam stories! There's training stages where you can earn materials for powering up units, event stages where you can obtain new units themselves, and more!
We also plan to implement high-difficulty stages that will require all of your strategic prowess to overcome. The fun never stops!
Development
"Development" is a central game mechanic in the G Generation series where you use your powered-up units to create new ones!
Try your hand at developing all kinds of new units for your squad!
Obtaining Units, Warships, & Characters
You can obtain new units, warships, and characters by completing stages, via development, and through quests!
Enjoy the challenge of overcoming the obstacles each stage puts in your path and aim to create your own unique squad with the array of units you collect along the way!
Powering Up & Training
You can power up and train the units and characters you've obtained by having them battle in various stages.
Plus, you can obtain power-up materials in training stages which can instantly make your units even more powerful! Take your favorite units to the next level!
Etc.
Not only will this game have the overall structure and features you know and love from the G Generation series, but there are also plenty of new additions in development just for this release!
