Guild (video game series)

{{Infobox video game

|title = Guild01

|image = 200px

|developer = Level-5
Grasshopper Manufacture (Liberation Maiden)
Vivarium Inc. (Aero Porter)
Nex Entertainment (Weapon Shop de Omasse, Crimson Shroud){{cite web|url=http://www.nex-ent.co.jp/contents/consumer.html|title=Nex Entertainment Consumer Products list|access-date=17 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719111609/http://www.nex-ent.co.jp/contents/consumer.html|archive-date=19 July 2012}}

|publisher = Level-5

|designer = Goichi Suda (Liberation Maiden)
Yoshiyuki Hirai (Rental Bukiya de Omasse)
Yoot Saito (Aero Porter)
Yasumi Matsuno (Crimson Shroud)

|composer = Basiscape (Crimson Shroud)

|released = As Guild01
{{vgrelease|JP|May 31, 2012{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/con04i/|title=Level-5's Guild 01 Set for May 17|access-date=February 28, 2012|publisher=Andriasang|year=2012|author=Gantayat, Anoop|archive-date=May 6, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130506003816/http://andriasang.com/con04i/|url-status=dead}}}} Nintendo eShop
{{vgrelease|EU|October 4, 2012|NA|October 25, 2012|JP|November 14, 2012}}

|genre = Various

|modes =

|platforms = Nintendo 3DS

}}

Guild01 was released as a compilation for Nintendo 3DS in Japan on May 31, 2012 and consists of four completely distinct games, designed by Goichi Suda, Yoot Saito, Yasumi Matsuno and Yoshiyuki Hirai of comedy duo America Zarigani.{{cite web|author=Ashcraft, Brian|date=October 12, 2011|url=https://kotaku.com/a-new-3ds-game-with-four-games-in-it-made-by-four-diff-5848948|title=A New 3DS Game with Four Games in it, Made by Four Different Creators|website=Kotaku|publisher=G/O Media|access-date=June 25, 2022}} The game was bundled with a playable demo of Level-5's game, Time Travelers.{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-04-24/level-5-guild01-game-promo-video-posted |title=Level-5's Guild01 Game's Promo Video Posted |date=April 24, 2012 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=2012-12-05}} They were later released on the Nintendo eShop in late 2012, with the exception of 'Weapon Shop de Omasse,' which was released in February 2014.

{{Main|Liberation Maiden}}

{{nihongo|Aero Porter|エアロポーター|Earo Pōtā}} is a simulation game directed by Yoot Saito. The player is in charge of an airport, and their goal is to manage baggage quickly and ensure that the airplanes are able to depart on time. If the player is successful, their airport's rating will grow, gaining them more money and passengers as well as allowing them to purchase new airplanes and expand their airport. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australasia on November 29, 2012 and individually in Japan on December 5, 2012. It received a 70 on Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/aero-porter/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title = Aero Porter|website = Metacritic}}

{{Main|Crimson Shroud}}

{{nihongo|Crimson Shroud|クリムゾンシュラウド|Kurimuzon Shuraudo}} is a traditional adventure RPG created by Yasumi Matsuno, developed internally at Level-5{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comyka/|title=First Look: Guild 01|access-date=2011-10-29|publisher=Andriasang|year=2011|author=Gantayat, Anoop|archive-date=2013-05-05|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505230948/http://andriasang.com/comyka/|url-status=dead}} alongside Nex Entertainment. The player is a "Chaser", someone who is an expert at searching for people. The game is set 1,000 years in the past in a world without magic, and the story details how magic became commonplace in its world. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop in Japan on November 28, 2012 and in North America, Europe and Australasia on December 13, 2012. The game features music by Hitoshi Sakimoto's company, Basiscape, with music from him, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Azusa Chiba, Kimihiro Abe, and Masaharu Iwata.{{cite web|title=CRIMSONSHROUD Original Soundtrack|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/32688|publisher=VGMdn.net|access-date=7 March 2014}} It received a 76 on Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/crimson-shroud/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title = Crimson Shroud|website = Metacritic}}

{{Main|Weapon Shop de Omasse}}

{{nihongo|Weapon Shop de Omasse|レンタル武器屋 de オマッセ|Rentaru Bukiya de Omasse|lit. Omasse's Rental Weapon Shop}} is a fantasy rhythm RPG written by Yoshiyuki Hirai, in which the main characters are a father and son pair who craft weapons for heroes. The player uses rhythmic gameplay to forge weapons which are rented by heroes for their quests; the weapon chosen will affect whether or not the hero is successful.{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comyj8/|title=More Guild 01 Details|access-date=2011-10-29|publisher=Andriasang|year=2011|author=Gantayat, Anoop|archive-date=2013-01-20|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120235608/http://andriasang.com/comyj8/|url-status=dead}} The game was released individually on the Japanese Nintendo eShop on November 21, 2012. Originally, this was the only title not to be announced for Western release, with the publisher citing the high degree of translation required and debatable audience size for the game for a localization to be produced.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/11/15/why-omasse-rental-weapon-shop-wasnt-localized-and-other-guild01-questions/ |title=Why Omasse Rental Weapon Shop Wasn't Localized And Other Guild01 Questions |publisher=Siliconera.com |date=2012-11-15 |access-date=2015-05-21}} In January 2014, a classification of the game was posted by the Australian Classification Board under the title, Weapon Shop de Omasse, suggesting that the game would receive a localization.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/08/level-5-localizing-missing-guild-01-game-weapon-shop-de-omasse/ |title=Level-5 Is Localizing Missing Guild 01 Game Weapon Shop De Omasse |publisher=Siliconera.com |date=2014-01-08 |access-date=2015-05-21}} The game was released on February 20, 2014 after the announcement during a Nintendo Direct on February 13, 2014. It received a 63 on Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/rental-bukiya-de-omasse/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title=Weapon Shop de Omasse|website=Metacritic}}

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{{Infobox video game

| title = Guild02

| image = 200px

| developer = Level-5
Millennium Kitchen and Aquria{{cite web|url=http://www.aquria.co.jp/works.html |access-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226092924/http://www.aquria.co.jp/works.html |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |title=株式会社アクリアはゲーム制作組織です。一風変わったゲームの制作が得意分野となります。是非ご用命ください。 }} (Attack of the Friday Monsters!)
Comcept and Natsume Atari{{cite web|url=http://www.natsumeatari.co.jp/results/results_natsume.html |title=ナツメアタリ株式会社｜制作実績 |publisher=Natsumeatari.co.jp |access-date=2015-05-21}} (Bugs vs. Tanks)

| publisher = Level-5

| designer = Keiji Inafune (Bugs vs. Tanks)
Kaz Ayabe (Attack of the Friday Monsters!)
Kazuya Asano, Takemaru Abiko (The Starship Damrey)

| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 13, 2013|NA|May 16, 2013|EU|May 16, 2013|AUS|May 16, 2013}}

| genre = Various

| modes =

| platforms = Nintendo 3DS

}}

A follow-up title, titled Guild02, was announced on May 24, 2012. The compilation features three games designed by Keiji Inafune, Kazuya Asano, Takemaru Abiko and Kaz Ayabe.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-05-23/kenji-inafune-other-creators-announced-as-working-on-guild02-game |title=Keiji Inafune, Other Creators Announced as Working on Guild02 Game |date=May 23, 2012 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=2012-12-05}} The compilation has not been announced for a retail release. These games were released on the Nintendo eShop in Japan in March 2013, and in North America, Europe and Australasia in May 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/17-1/level-5s-guild-02-3ds-eshop-games-announced-for-western-release |title=Level-5's "Guild 02" 3DS eShop Games Announced for Western Release |publisher=Crunchyroll |date=2013-04-18 |access-date=2013-05-19}} Each Guild02 game has bonus content which can be accessed if save data for any Guild01 game is detected.

{{Main|Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale}}

{{nihongo|Attack of the Friday Monsters!|怪獣が出る金曜日|Kaijū ga Deru Kinyōbi|lit. The Friday When Monsters Appear}} is a life simulation game designed by Kaz Ayabe, who is known in Japan for the popular Boku no Natsuyasumi series. The game follows a boy named Sohta who lives in a town where monsters and superheroes from 1970s tokusatsu shows appear every Friday. The game was released in Japan on March 13, 2013 and in North America, Europe and Australasia on July 18, 2013. It received a 77 on Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/attack-of-the-friday-monsters-a-tokyo-tale/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title = Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale|website = Metacritic}}

{{Main|Bugs vs. Tanks!}}

{{nihongo|Bugs vs. Tanks!|虫けら戦車|Mushikera Sensha}} is a tank action game designed by Keiji Inafune.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} The game sees players take the role of various World War II tanks piloted by Nazi soldiers that have been shrunk down to miniature size in order to fight against various bugs and insects. The game was released in Japan on March 19, 2013 and in North America, Europe and Australasia on June 20, 2013. It received a 50 on Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bugs-vs-tanks/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title = Bugs vs. Tanks!|website = Metacritic}}

{{Main|The Starship Damrey}}

{{nihongo|The Starship Damrey|宇宙船ダムレイ号|Uchūsen Damurei-gō}} is a first-person perspective survival horror game designed by Kazuya Asano and Takemaru Abiko. The game throws players into a suspenseful environment with no tutorials or hints to guide them. The game was released in Japan on March 27, 2013 and in North America, Europe and Australasia on May 16, 2013.{{cite web|last=Matulef |first=Jeffrey |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-09-level-5s-horror-adventure-curio-the-starship-damrey-due-next-week-on-3ds-eshop |title=Level-5's horror adventure curio The Starship Damrey due next week on 3DS eShop • News • 3DS • |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=2013-05-09 |access-date=2013-05-19}} It received a 58 on Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-starship-damrey/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title = The Starship Damrey|website = Metacritic}}

Famitsu gave Guild01 a score of 34/40.{{cite web |url=http://gematsu.com/2012/05/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1225 |title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1225 - Gematsu |date=23 May 2012 |access-date=2012-12-05}} In an import review, ComputerAndVideoGames.com gave the game a score of 7.5, saying that whilst the individual games have a lot of charm, the differences between them are too great for them to work as a single package.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/361891/reviews/guild-01-review-japans-greatest-development-talents-fail-to-hit-gold-review/|title=Guild 01 review: Japan's greatest development talents fail to hit gold|first=Daniel|last=Robson|date=11 August 2012|work=Computer and Video Games|access-date=2012-12-05}}

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• {{official website|http://www.guild-series.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
• {{official website|http://www.level5.co.jp/products/guild01/index.html|Guild01 website}} {{in lang|ja}}
• {{official website|http://www.level5.co.jp/products/guild/guild02.html|Guild02 website}} {{in lang|ja}}

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