

2012 · Imageepoch · Role-playing · Turn-based strategy
Sol Trigger
PlayStation exclusive
Sol Trigger is the La Résistance to the Machine Church which rules the dystopian city of Kaiserhald. The Machine Church is using a miraculous energy source known as "Sol" to raise the city to even greater heights, but Sol Trigger know that Sol is secretly made from people, and that the Church intends to ramp up their production with a new form of twisted technology.
- Released
- 4 October 2012
- Platforms
- PlayStation Portable
- Genres
- Role-playingTurn-based strategy
- Developers
- Imageepoch
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Country
- Japan
About
Sol Trigger (Japanese: ソールトリガー, Hepburn: Sōru Torigā) is a role-playing video game developed by Imageepoch for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on October 4, 2012.
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game is a turn based RPG. It features gameplay mechanics such as "Sol System", where the players can activate characters' "Sol Power" to activate special moves that become stronger the more they are used. "Sol Power" can also be traded away in order to revive teammates in battle as well, similar to the game Soul Sacrifice. Additional skills can be learned by equipping new weapons.
Story
The game is set in a distant future, based around the fictional city "Kaiserhald". In the game's world, "Sol" has the power to create miracles, but is hoarded by Kaiserhald and its "Machine Church". The "Sol Trigger" is a group of people who oppose their corrupt use of the "Sol", and they fight to stop them.
Development
A Japanese trademark for the name Sol Trigger was first registered in November 2011, and the game was first announced in May 2012, in an issue of Famitsu. It was revealed to be the company's most expensive, high-budget game ever attempted, and their last game for the PlayStation Portable system. Staff include Shuji Sogabe as character designer, who previously worked on the Persona 4 comic, and Kazushige Nojima as the game scenario writer, who previously wrote parts of Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts. Anime video scenes were created by J.C.Staff.
Originally scheduled to be released on August 30, 2012, it was later delayed to October 4, upon request of retailers, who claimed that there were already too many games releasing on that date in Japan. A demo of the game was released for download on the Japanese PlayStation Store in July 2012.
Reception
As of mid-October, the game had sold 52,234 copies in Japan.
Ryoei Mikage, founder and CEO of Imageepoch, said he is interested in the possibility of making a sequel to the game. "Cyril", a character from the game, was made available as a playable character in another Imageepoch game, Chevalier Saga Tactics, when playing a special Sol Trigger themed mission.
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