The Raven Crest - VSRFX

The Raven Crest - VSRFX (Formerly referred as Project Diamond) is an upcoming Video game by In-Verse, a new entry of the VSRFX series in two years, is an Action-Adventure game centered in Martial arts and melee action. With High emphasis in the Single and Multiplayer elements. And being the first ever In-Verse and the series Exclusive to PS4 in December 2016.

Is the first game in two years and the first in the series that receives ESRB M of Mature, PEGI 18 and the second that has CERO D (17+).

Confirmation/Teaser
Only a poster is seen, with the following quote originally by George S. Patton: ''"Better to fight for Something than live for Nothing." See you in later''. With a white background and a Red Diamond is seen with a black belt used for karate and a black feather above the diamond and many gears in the ground. And Pauly-kun did not do further explication until September 8 that is a new VSRFX game.

Gameplay
The game is set in an open world 3D environment with third person camera perspective, similar to the Yakuza Series, mainly focused in action and eliminating enemies. Each character has different movesets. As the seventh installment of the series, this game will have seven playable characters.

Story/Summary
Set in 2009, this story relates the youth life of a woman named Valeria Laine, converted in a killing machine by an organization called Phantom Phoenix alongside her brother, one day, she betrayed the organization because she was cloned and revealed her true colors, saves her brother from being brainwashed, starts to form bonds with new people, and learns that there are stronger opponents than her.

Valeria Laine
Valeria returns as the main character of this game, a fighter in heart, doesn't consider herself an heroine but cares about others, but to note that Valeria has her VSRFX infused red eyes instead of her birth green color ones, and to note that Valeria takes her original paternal birth surname Laine, she's 16 years old in this story.
 * Fictitious voice list: Karen Strassman (EN), Mitsuki Saiga (JP)

Claude Lindbergh
Valeria's brother, aiside of being a sidekick, his role is more or less a friendly rival of hers. He desires to protect his sister despite her own independence, and Valeria accepts Claude's affection despite her rude and battle hungry demeanor. He prefers to be called his fake surname, he's 18 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: David Earnest (EN), Yuto Kazama (JP)

Elisa Delgado
Elisa is a young police cadet, and practices Capoeira, she found Valeria trapped in a massive clone trap and saved her. She becomes easy friends with the protagonist. But in the other half, she is supposed to arrest her by being a criminal, she's 22 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Julie Ann Taylor (EN), Rie Tanaka (JP)

Nagi Hisame
A martial artist who trains mainly Karate, he's aiming to be the successor of his family's dojo and his ideals of Justice are eliminating all "evil", that's why he stands against Valeria previously even if they're friends sometimes, he's 15 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Erik Davies (EN), Yuichi Nakamura (JP)

Charlie Vernon
Charlie is a young student that got in the jail because of solely name confusion, he is a genius yet a coward, but he knows some moves as watching eastern action movies, the comic relief and knows Haizea, he's 14 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Sam Regal (EN), Daisuke Namikawa (JP)

Haizea Velano
She's from a very ancient heritage, a college student whose aspiration is being a great scientist (at first), she knows many subjects and is friends with Charlie, her junior, and Claude, her best friend, she's 20 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Michelle Ruff (EN), Akemi Okamura (JP)

Ran Howard
She's a fellow student of the same school as Valeria. She has a particularity that she has Crimson Flame powers and uses it with caution, but fears them. Ran is a shy, kind hearted and normally scared of fighting, trained in boxing as her father before her, she's 15 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Jennifer Sekiguchi (EN), Ryo Hirohashi (JP)

Allen Laine
Valeria and Claude's father, a professional fighter in many levels, he went missing for a while searching his sons. He lives pacifically alongside his wife and he's shown to be a serious man, Valeria states that he's not easy to beat in a hand in hand fight, he's 43 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Dan Woren (EN), Unsho Ishizuka (JP)

Meiko Yuki (May Lindbergh)
Valeria and Claude's mother, she's a kind hearted woman and she also happened to be a former martial arts teacher. She has a motherly instinct in when she respects everyone, she was pretty disilusioned when her sons got captured, she's 40 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Wendee Lee (EN), Eiko Yamada (JP)

Mina Lindbergh
Valeria and Claude's cousin from father's side, a cheerful woman who does her best in giving a great impression to the other family members, she despite being older than her cousins, she's a bit immature, she's 21 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Cassandra Lee Morris (EN), Omi Minami (JP)

Mister Big/Falcone
Mina's bodyguard and a weapon fighter that he uses nunchaku and bo, he's strong and makes wise decisions very often, however, he's not very rude at first, but later, he is. He's 45 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Taylor Henry (EN), Tessho Genda (JP)

Kira Ilias
A student who goes in the same school as Valeria and Ran, nobody knows but her that she belongs to a clan that is skilled in fighting, tries to have a relatively normal life, she's more closer to Valeria due to her admiration, she's 14 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Brina Palencia (EN), Hoko Kuwashima (JP)

Dante Hamilton
Ran's martial arts instructor and fellow friend, he comes from a rich family and is isolated to the others due to his demeanor, but with Ran he shows kindness and even wants to protect her, and he quite hates Valeria, he's 17 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Steve Staley (EN), Koji Yusa (JP)

Maya Hamill
A young girl raised in a ninja clan, but she's still too young to train, she's a very curious girl and looks to her mentors, despite her being a kid, she shows concern about wanting to be strong as the older ones, she's 9 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Christine Marie Cabanos (EN), Mikako Takahashi (JP)

Ryo Hisame
He's Nagi's younger brother, a friendly, a little spoiled and curious boy who wants to be the next in line to the succession to be to dojo master to compete for his brother's affection, but he loves his brother Nagi, he's 10 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: Mona Marshall (EN), Mikako Komatsu (JP)

Emil Westfield
One of the duo, alongside Christina, he's the body to the first's brain in the Theft duo. He's not well known for his success, but he tries to be more open to other members, he's 19 years old.

Ash Velano
He's Haizea's younger brother, he's quite stubborn at times. But is a good boy, and knows to cook well, he's 11 years old.

Christina Rhodes
She's from the Theft duo, acting as the brains of the team. She wants money in the form of stealing from the starts, she's 21 years old.
 * Fictitious voice list: (EN), Akemi Satou (JP)

Kírova Twins (Luciana/Francesca)
These two assassins are members of Phantom Phoenix, an evil organization. Luciana is the cold, aloof younger sister were as Francesca is the sultry, happy older sister. They're twins and both have 40 years old (they deny it.)

Jack Burton
Another member of the Phantom Phoenix organization, he's focused in the weapon designing, as he uses guns and pistols in his fight. He's 30 years old.

Mao Chung
She's focused in the strategical part of the Phantom Phoenix Organization, and she's probably the brains of the group, she hates being called old, and she's an expert kung-fu master, she's 37 years old.

Nicholas "Nick" Howard
Ran's father, a professional boxer who is in fact the enforcer of Phantom Phoenix and right-hand man of Marcel, intelligent, strong willed, and he has joined the organization to help to prevent more persons harm Ran. He's 46 years old.

Marcel Adler
Phantom Phoenix's boss, he's the instigator of the plans of all of them. And one of the main responsible people of the events. He has a secret that involves fighting a lot, his muscles grow as more as victories comes, he's the youngest member of all of the bosses, he's 37 years old.

Valeria Clones
Major mooks of the game, they are all physically the same except the fact that they have different clothes and voices. But some of them are created with other humanoid blood.

Controversy
Pauly-kun stated that the game will be more "realistic", involving actual death and real life violence.

Trivia

 * This is the first VSRFX game in two years. The last one being VSRFX Origins in late 2013.
 * This game is a light hearted (rather darker) retelling to the first VSRFX game, with some of the characters of Fighter's Road, Allen's Revenge, Gaiden and Origins.