You may never have heard of it, but Glory of Heracles is the revival of a very old 8- and 16-bit RPG series by Data East that only ever saw the light of day in Japan. How it ended up on DS in America coming from Nintendo (of all publishers) is a mystery for the ages, but this cel-shaded Paon-developed adventure is definitely coming our way before year's end. The title more of less spells it out: it's an RPG set in Ancient Greece, and immortal demi-god Hercules (aka Heracles) factors in somehow.
Glory of Heracles is a turn-based RPG that dives into Greek mythology. You play as a nameless immortal character, even though the nymphs believe that you’re the great Heracles, son of Zeus. Joined by other immortal characters such as the tomboy Leucos, the pretty boy Axios, the arrogant Heracles, and the child mage Eris.
A man wakes up on the shore, his memory gone. Later, he finds out that, not only is he immortal, he may also be the legendary hero, Heracles. To ascertain whether he truly is the Heracles of legend or if the nymphs who gave him this information were playing a devious trick, the supposed Heracles heads to Mount Olympus, home of the gods. This is the premise of the DS game The Glory of Heracles, the first game in its series to see an international release.
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