First, for North Americans: El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron Delayed To August 16th. You'll just have to wait. But the European release is even later.
Second:
El Shaddai’s Lucifel, In A Way, Is Game Designer Sawaki TakeyasuI suppose Lucifel sounds better than Michaer, as Retief would say.
By Spencer . July 20, 2011 . 3:35pm (Siliconera)
El Shaddais Lucifel, In A Way, Is Game Designer Sawaki Takeyasu "When I thought of Lucifel, I had an idea of how I wanted him to look immediately," said Sawaki Takeyasu, lead designer on El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. In the game you play as Enoch who is chosen to stop God from flooding the Earth since he has a pure heart. Lucifel, the suave character who asks Enoch if he has enough armor, guides him through his quest. Since Lucifel has a stronger personality than Enoch, I asked Takeyasu about his vision for the archangel.
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Background here and links. Cross-file under "Archangel Metatron Watch."