{"id":24717,"date":"2023-12-21T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T03:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=24717"},"modified":"2023-12-21T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T03:08:24","slug":"20231221-24717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bandai Namco have released a new gameplay trailer for <strong>Sand Land<\/strong>, an action RPG based on the 2000 one-shot manga of the same name by Akio Toriyama, best known for Dragon Ball and his character design work on Chrono Trigger. In a desert world, where both people and demons suffer from extreme water shortages, the player will be tasked with finding the legendary spring so that they can bring back water to the land.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAND LAND: Uniride Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ta_lOrG8zrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\">Sand Land&#8217;s most recent trailer shows off gameplay using the one-wheeled Uniride vehicle<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trailers and screenshots released since June show dramatic desert scenes of towering rock formations and cities. Teaming up with the manga\u2019s motley crew of characters; Fiend Prince Beelzebub, his chaperone Thief, and Sheriff Rao, there will be a variety of things to do in this action RPG.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-001.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-001-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-001-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be able to build up your base into a thriving city, as well as develop and customize tanks, motorbikes and other vehicles that can help you navigate the harsh desert more effectively. The vehicle customization seems quite extensive, allowing players to tinker around and add on extra parts that they find, such as suspensions, engines and attachable weapons. Creating a Jump-Bot for example, will allow you to bounce over craters and explore hidden corners of the vast desert, as you search for useful loot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-002.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-002-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This game adaptation is based on the original manga, with the cel-shaded look of the character models recreating Akio Toriyama\u2019s style. Sand Land will offer players the chance to explore a huge desert, engaging in battles with strange creatures, strategically building up their vehicles and base, while enjoying the epic story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sand Land is scheduled to release on PS4\/PS5, XBox Series X|S, and PC. The release date has yet to be announced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama&#8217;s Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":24721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-24717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama&#039;s Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama&#039;s Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AUTOMATON WEST\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-21T03:08:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-21T03:08:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-header.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Verity Townsend\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AUTOMATON_ENG\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AUTOMATON_ENG\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Verity Townsend\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST","description":"Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama's Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST","og_description":"Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama's Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.","og_url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/","og_site_name":"AUTOMATON WEST","article_published_time":"2023-12-21T03:08:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-21T03:08:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-header.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Verity Townsend","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AUTOMATON_ENG","twitter_site":"@AUTOMATON_ENG","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Verity Townsend","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/"},"author":{"name":"Verity Townsend","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d093b34094aa444f3b5cf8d2af3a6bad"},"headline":"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0","datePublished":"2023-12-21T03:08:23+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-21T03:08:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/"},"wordCount":320,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-header.jpeg","keywords":["News (Japan-related)"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/","name":"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-header.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-12-21T03:08:23+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-21T03:08:24+00:00","description":"Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama's Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-header.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231221-24717-header.jpeg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Sand Land RPG desert scenery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24717\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dragon Ball creator\u2019s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/","name":"AUTOMATON WEST","description":"AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#organization","name":"\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30a2\u30af\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u30b2\u30fc\u30df\u30f3\u30b0\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/activegamingmedia_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/activegamingmedia_logo.png","width":374,"height":190,"caption":"\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30a2\u30af\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u30b2\u30fc\u30df\u30f3\u30b0\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/AUTOMATON_ENG","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCabvYnvuUUbbGUrxkaFRgSA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d093b34094aa444f3b5cf8d2af3a6bad","name":"Verity Townsend","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pz-WVnDc_400x400-100x100.jpg","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pz-WVnDc_400x400-100x100.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pz-WVnDc_400x400-100x100.jpg","caption":"Verity Townsend"},"description":"Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.","url":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24717"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24729,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24717\/revisions\/24729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}