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Hirogami is an eye-catching blend of Paper Mario and Tearaway from an unlikely source

Well, this was a nice surprise. Ahead of its reveal today in the Convergence Games Showcase during Tokyo Game Show week…

Hirogami was born as a staff side-project within Bandai Namco's Singapore studio, I'm told, and propelled on from concept demo stage towards a public release thanks to internal enthusiam for the idea and a desire for it to find a proper audience. Image credit: Bandai Namco Singapore Hiro's main form affords him a paper fan as a weapon, which you'll first use to defeat an armadillo - cleansing it of the malevolent spirit that has overtaken Hirogami's papercraft lands, filling it with mysterious enemies and blocking paths with thorns. Image credit: Bandai Namco Singapore Then there's the gorilla - slower on his feet but packing a strong punch in combat, and able to drag heavy objects you can then climb.

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