After years of radio silence, the long-gestating action RPG Project Awakening<\/em> is officially back on the front burner. Originally teased in 2016, the title has spent much of the last decade in development limbo. However, recent insights from Japanese developer Cygames suggest that the project is finally gaining significant momentum.<\/p>\n In a recent feature with CGWorld<\/em>, developer Tomino Kimihiro confirmed that the studio is ramping up production efforts. A key factor in this acceleration is the strategic reallocation of talent. Following the successful launch and post-launch support of Granblue Fantasy: Relink<\/em>, the team members responsible for that title have transitioned over to bolster the Project Awakening<\/em> crew. This collaborative effort now spans both the Tokyo and Osaka offices, creating a unified front to push the game toward completion.<\/p>\n Perhaps the most significant technical update is the studio\u2019s decision to pivot away from their proprietary Cyllista engine. Cygames has officially migrated Project Awakening<\/em> to Epic Games\u2019 Unreal Engine 5. This shift is driven by the studio\u2019s uncompromising vision for “hyper-photorealism.” By leveraging the advanced lighting, geometry, and physics capabilities of UE5, the team aims to create a visual fidelity that was previously unattainable, setting a new benchmark for the studio\u2019s aesthetic standards.<\/p>\n While fans of Granblue Fantasy: Relink<\/em> might expect a fast-paced, arcade-style experience, Kimihiro clarified that Project Awakening<\/em> will offer a distinct departure in terms of gameplay feel. The combat is intentionally designed to be more deliberate and methodical.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve opted for a slower tempo to allow players to actively process enemy telegraphs,\u201d Kimihiro noted. \u201cThe goal is to make every dodge and block feel like a conscious, tactical decision rather than a reflex-based spam.\u201d<\/p>\n This “weighty” approach extends to the game\u2019s physics and animation systems:<\/p>\n The journey of Project Awakening<\/em> has been marked by sporadic updates. While the studio briefly touched upon the game\u2019s status in April 2024-reassuring fans that it had not been canceled-the last substantial look at the title remains the 2018 gameplay trailer. That footage, which showcased a knight battling a massive, dragon-like entity, highlighted the early focus on momentum-based combat that the team is now refining with modern technology.<\/p>\n With the recent success of the Endless Ragnarok<\/em> expansion for Granblue Fantasy: Relink<\/em>-which introduced a challenging roguelite mode and expanded endgame tiers-Cygames has proven it can deliver high-quality action experiences. As the studio shifts its full focus to Project Awakening<\/em>, the industry is watching closely to see if this ambitious title can finally deliver on the promise it made nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Project Awakening \u2013 first unveiled all the way back in 2016 \u2013 has resumed development. Japanese studio Cygames announced through an interview with CGWorld that production on the game is going to accelerate. Developer Tomino Kimihiro said that staff members who worked on Granblue Fantasy: Relink have also joined the Project Awakening team. \u201cWe\u2019re now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":11634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1718,36,108,1719],"class_list":["post-11633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gaming","tag-cygames","tag-mixtv","tag-news","tag-project-awakening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11633"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11641,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633\/revisions\/11641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A Unified Development Force<\/h2>\n
Transitioning to Unreal Engine 5<\/h2>\n
Tactical Combat and Weighty Realism<\/h2>\n
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A Long Road to Release<\/h2>\n