Operation Abyss gets a first western gameplay trailer

There's a whole load of chat on the PSN blog, but really all you need to know is NIS America is hoping to repeat the huge success of Demon Gaze with this slightly sci-fi tinged JRPG translation. The game's big trick is the Blood Code evolution of characters, allowing them to adopt traits of historical figures as they rank up.

Operation Abyss is out in June and should be another hefty slice of techno-dungeon crawling fun! Scarily it sounds like saving game in the dungeons will be a DLC feature, which is a rather annoying trend if that catches on.

More standard DLC includes:

Dark Hero Portraits Content: 6 additional characters and each with 3 different color variations.
Price: Free until July 9 (July 5 EU), $0.99/€0.99 thereafter
Swim Team Xth Squad Portraits
Content: 6 additional female characters in swim suits and each with 3 different color variations.
Price: $0.99/€0.99 from June 9 (June 5 EU)

Bonus Content
Content: 2 type of items that will help the players to start off the game.
-Power Recorders (x3) - Let's player save anywhere inside the Abyss.
-Hachi's Workout Pack - Raises all enemy levels by 5.
Price: Free until July 9 (July 5 EU), $0.99/€0.99 thereafter