With the advent of the Nintendo Switch 2 era, the future of the "Angel Hunter" series has become the focus of players' attention.This IP, which has been deeply bound to the Nintendo platform for more than ten years, fell into fog after the soul character Hideki Kamiya left Platinum Studio in 2023.Recently, Kamiya revealed on his YouTube channel that he had originally planned a blueprint for "The Hunter Angels 4", and even planned to start a new trilogy with the ending of "The Hunter Angels 3".
"Some people say I want to end the series with the third part, which is completely wrong," Kamiya explained. "The trilogy is just a phased rest. What I envisioned is to start a new chapter with this starting point - not only the story restart, but the game system will also be completely innovated. The combat system that gradually evolves from the first generation to the third generation will be fully replaced in the new chapter."
Talking about the controversy caused by the villain "Singularity" of "The Angle Hunter 3", Kamiya admitted that the plot was not perfect, but emphasized that core elements such as the multiverse had been buried as early as the first generation: "This is a theme I want to continue to explore, and I hope there will be a chance to fully display it to players in the future." It is not clear whether this "opportunity" will be achieved through the new "The Angle Hunter" sequel or other projects.
It is worth noting that the legend "The Witch of the Angel: Origin" released in 2023 was originally highly expected by Kamiya.He looks forward to continuing to develop this spin-off series with director Abebe Tinari, but this plan has been stranded as the two left one after another (Tinari joins Housemarque to develop the PS5 exclusive "Saros".In addition, Kamiya publicly expressed his hope to revive the "Dragon Scale Incarnation" project after completing "God 2", and the possibility of his return to the "Angel Hunter" series is becoming increasingly slim.
Although Nintendo is not the copyright owner of "The Angel Hunter", the company continues to fund the development of 2nd, 3rd and extras, making Bernita an iconic character in "Nintendo Star Fight".The industry speculates that Nintendo may launch the Switch2 enhanced version of "Angel Hunter 3" to transition, or continue to promote the series with Platinum Studios in the absence of God Valley.In any case, this IP, known for its "textbook-level action design", is facing the most severe inheritance test since its establishment.
