Deep Down Preview and Gameplay Video

Forbes is offering up one of the first previews we’ve seen for Capcom’s dungeon crawler Deep Down, which also brings a new single- and multi-player gameplay video to our attention that surfaced over on the PlayStation Japan YouTube channel. This looks incredible:

And an excerpt from the preview itself:

In the multiplayer demo you get to see four people battle a truly massive dragon. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a steady stream of flame; it’s quite the inferno, racing out of the cavern and down the corridors beyond.

But the neatest thing in this demo is the magic. At one point, one of the players uses a spell that freezes time. All the other players and the dragon and even the fire itself are frozen in place. The player then uses two fireball type spells which are themselves frozen, aimed at the beast. When time restores itself, the fireballs fly into the dragon’s side. It’s quite a spectacle.

In the single-player demo you notice some interesting things as well, including one or two pretty awesome spells. But what really stands out to me is hit locations. Hitting a troll (or whatever the things are) in the leg can send it to its knees for a moment. Hitting in the head does more damage, and so forth.

I also noticed the map overlay is 3D, showing each level of the dungeon you’ve explored. It looks pretty handy, especially since it looks like you’ll be doing a lot of falling-through-floors in this game.

Oh, and the music sounds excellent so far. Very reminiscent of other Japanese RPGs, very moody. (Though the announcers speak over the entirety of both videos which makes it a bit distracting, especially if you like me don’t speak Japanese.)