There’s good news and bad news.
The good news: Muv-Luv Tactics, which had an early access release for its crowdfunding campaign backers last year, now has a window for its full release.
Muv-Luv Tactics – Kalidasa at Nightmare will be out on PC in 2027, with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.
It’s a tactical RPG that tells a new story of humanity’s fight against the BETA, with no prior series knowledge needed. As an RPG fan and a Muv-Luv fan, I was pretty excited for it!
The bad news: after seeing its trailer and screenshots, some fans began to asks if certain pieces of art were AI generated, and it’s unfortunately looking like the answer is yes.
Now, the Steam page doesn’t have any AI disclosure on it, at least not yet, but people confirmed the early access version used AI generated art for minor pilot characters.
And on top of that, someone linked to the Campfire page for the crowdfunding campaign, where it says openly that the supporter characters based on backers would use a combination of hand-drawn art and AI image generation for their portraits.
So there we have it. I was so excited when I saw the announcement, and then my hopes plummeted. I should have been keeping a closer eye on stuff about Tactics so I’d have known about this beforehand.
Well, for once my slow progression through my backlog worked in my favor. I still have to play Total Eclipse, after all. That will give me some Muv-Luv to occupy myself with while I recover from the disappointment of no longer being nearly as interested in Muv-Luv Tactics.
