The 2012 “Drakojan Skies” project is indeed a new game! Details are always subject to change, but for now here’s a small glimpse:

Brief Story Description: “Eight fighter pilots rebel against their own forces to protect those they were sent to destroy, exposing a conspiracy which threatens to unravel the bond between Earth and Ethonia forever.”

Currently planned features:

• Classic old school 2D Side-Scrolling Shoot-Em-Up Gameplay
• Chose between 3 ship classes (Scout – Fighter – Bomber)
• Chose between 3 playable Akeshi classes (Hunter – Warrior – Warlord)
• Upgradable Primary and Secondary weapons
• Over 11 large levels with mid-bosses, checkpoints and end stage bosses
• “Story-Mode” which contains nearly an hour of comic-/RPG-like cutscenes and character dialogue
• “Arcade-Mode” for those who want to skip all the dialogue and story, and jump right into the action

The earliest release date is expected to be around summer 2013.

More updates later, but for now, here are portraits of 3 of the 11 main Akeshi characters:

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