Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball, returns with a game based on his manga Sand Land
Just deserts.
Summer Games Fest is underway and Bandai Namco has just revealed a new third-person action game from Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball. It's called Sand Land, and its based on Toriyama's manga from 2000.
Sand Land's set in a post-apocalyptic desert world where water is in short supply. When lawlessness breaks out over rising water costs, a sheriff approaches some local demons to strike a bargain.
What this means from the game's reveal is an action game set in what looks like a large open world. Players explore in everything from hoverbikes to tanks and even on the backs of dinosaurs. There's elaborate futuristic weaponry and fast third-person combat. It's enlivened by lovely comic visual design and an art style that recalls things like Borderlands, with visible pen lines on characters and the landscape.
Sand Land's coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox and Steam, and is developed in Unreal if that's the kind of thing you like to know about. There's no release date but we're told to expect more soon. It looks pretty fun, I reckon?