Akira Toriyama left for the heavenly adobe on March 1, 2024. However, with his great works, he will always be among us, just like the latest action RPG by Bandai Namco, Sand Land. This title was released worldwide on April 26, 2024, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows.
Based on the original 2000 manga series created by Toriyama, Sand Land has already garnered a huge fanbase in no time. This makes it the last project of Toriyama. And the creator himself had high hopes for the game; that’s what his posthumous message to the fan suggests.
Akira Toriyama’s Message to the Sand Land Fans
In a recent post, the official X handle of the game posted a letter conveying the emotions and feelings of Akira Toriyama for the Sand Land game. In this letter from January 2024, Toriyama talks about the game. He states that at that time he didn’t watch the gameplay of the RPG.
Sand Land launches soon!
The mysterious desert world where demons and humans live together from Akira Toriyama.
Take off in the Battle Tank and various vehicles to explore the vast regions as Fiend Prince Beelzebub!
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But he can assure that “it greatly expands the worldview of the original manga with many new exciting elements.” According to him, this standalone RPG is going to be of high quality and satisfying as well.
He went on to explain the visuals of the game. The graphics of the game have a distinctive balance between the drawing style of the manga and the atmosphere of the game. In the game, the developers have emphasized attention to detail in many new vehicle designs, various customizations, and background designs.
Akira Toriyama Recommends Sand Land
Toriyama revealed in the message that the Sand Land will not only depict the world of the anime; it will also showcase the new world of Forest Land as well. This title will even feature new characters who aren’t part of the original manga series.
This game tells the substantial story of Beelzebub, a Fiend Prince, who will explore the vast regions of the game with a battle tank and various other vehicles. At the very end of the letter, the creator of the original manga stated that he only played casual games. However, due to his lack of checking out trending games for his family, he had good knowledge about the gaming world. And that’s why this manga legend highly recommends Sand Land.
The aspiring words of Akira Toriyama are bound to make the fans’ eyes fill with tears. With Sand Land, there is no denying that the legacy of this great man will live forever.
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