As Sekai Project works to increase their console output, the first game to come out for the Switch is a console port of the 2016 PC rogue-like RPG, A Magical High School Girl developed by illuCalab. It boasts a retro visual style and setting based on a high school girl who must get through magical mazes that are set in an alternate realm on her way home from school. In this review, we will look at this game.

A Magical High School Girl looks and plays the part. The retro art style is charming and fits the environment of the game well. The moe illustrations that are drawn for the visual novel-style cutscenes are equally appealing. The music is also good but lacks variety, hence you hear the same themes over and over which begins to get tedious after a while. Gameplay-wise it plays like a typical rogue-like. The control scheme on the Switch is good and responsive. The floor design has a strong element of randomness including in the floor maps (whereas in other games like Shiren the Wanderer 5 there tended to be less variation on dungeon maps). I didn’t encounter any bugs during my time with the game, leading me to believe Sekai Project did a good port of the title. There is also a fair amount of enemy variety with each enemy having their own strengths and weaknesses alongside movement patterns.

On the other hand, the spell naming mechanic is a mixed bag. This is where if you collect an anonymous magicite, you are able to type the name of your spell and it will transform into a usable spell within the game. On the positive side, there are many possible combinations to choose from and when equipped with the right spells, you’ll be able to face the enemies in this game head on. However, many of the spells that you name don’t always come out with what you expect them to. For example, to cure the gag status effect, “Anti-Gag” and “Anti-Gagged” will produce completely different spells and not cure the gag status effect as the name suggests.

Because of this, the best way to take advantage of this system is to look through the handful of guides already out there as this system is too inconsistent with its execution and you will waste a lot of magicite as you try to find the right spells. Likewise, if you are struggling to progress, looking up guides to learn certain spell names for what you want to do (ie. “Anti-Map” to map the floor you are on) would also be helpful to help increase your chances of survival as the game won’t tell you this.

The game is very hard and frustrating and there is little in the way of accessibility features such as difficulty levels. There is a lot of trial and error required for this game and a huge element of luck. While this is a common element of rogue-likes, it felt a bit too unnecessarily difficult in the context of this game. There are lot of enemies who are overpowered and require certain types of spells to defeat. Fortunately, these weaknesses can be guessed but this does take time. The saving grace for me is the fact you can warp to every fourth floor per dungeon which is what made this game become doable for me for the most part. Unfortunately, this game became too difficult and frustrating for me right near the end of the main story, and alongside other stressful life issues that took my attention, I couldn’t finish the game.

When A Magical High School Girl is fair, it’s fun. It’s a solid game for the price of $14.99 with some caveats that I mentioned above. It’s a good doujin rogue-like RPG and I did enjoy my 25 hours with the title. Hopefully we will see more games from illuCollab and Sekai Games in the future.

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A Steam store page has gone up for a Multilanguage Steam release of the otome visual novel Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly. Published by Intragames Co., the title will be released with English, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese subtitles as well as the original Japanese audio. There is no release date on the store page.

Here is a description of the story via VNDB:

As she fell deeper and deeper into the darkness, she could hear the sound of rainfall.
Also, she heard an animalistic cry.

When she woke up, the young girl found herself in a Western-style mansion.
An unknown, terrible monster rushes to attack the confused girl.
As the young girl ran away from the monster, she thought:

“Where is this place?”
“Who am I, anyway?”

Having lost pretty much all of her memories, she eventually met and joined up with some men in the same circumstances as her.
They all held weapons that were strange handguns.
From there on out, with their lives at stake, they must participate in the “Black Butterfly Hunt”, and collect “Kaleidoscope Shards” possessed by those monsters.

Inside the Western-style mansion in which despair and betrayal swirls, will they be able to find hope in their futures?

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is currently available in North America and Europe on PS Vita via publisher Aksys Games.

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Chara-Ani have revealed more info about the remake double pack of Langrisser I&II for PS4 and Switch, currently announced only for Japan. It will launch on 7th February 2019 in Japan for 6,800 yen. Published by Kadokawa Games, it will be available in standard and limited editions for both platforms with the limited edition containing a copy of the game, an artbook, a soundtrack CD and an outer box designed by the illustrator of the original games, Satoshi Urushihara (design pictured above). The first print bonus for the game will be DLC code for “Classic Mode” where you can play the game with the original music and artwork.

Additionally, more information about the remakes have been revealed. You can read it on the info below.

• The user interface and visuals have been remade.
• There is now brand new voice acting.
• There are new scenarios as well as a brand new heroine.
• Langrisser I adds alternate endings. This was first introduced in the series in Langrisser II.

A new heroine has also been revealed, named Betty. There are illustrations of Betty for both Classic Mode and for the remake version. Her description is below.

A female knight of the Dalsis Empire. Born to a distinguished family, she is receiving training as a noble. She is decisive, but also knows how to get things done, so she can be reckless. She respects her older brother, and in some story routes will come to Ledin wanting to help her brother out of a predicament.

Additionally here is the voice cast for the remakes so far:

Langrisser I

• Ledin (voiced by Ryouta Oosaka)
• Chris (voiced by Ayane Sakura)
• Namu (voiced by Yuka Ootsubo)
• Jessica (voiced by Eri Kitamura)

Langrisser II

• Erwin (voiced by Koudai Sakai)
• Hein (voiced by Hiro Shimono)
• Liana (voiced by Saori Oonishi)
• Cherie (voiced by Ari Ozawa)
• Jessica (voiced by Eri Kitamura)
• Lushiris (voiced by Saori Hayami)

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Frontwing have announced that they are opening preorders via Kickstarter for physical goods for the game and the anime adaptations of ISLAND.

The physical game will cost $50 while the limited edition (physical game, detailed artbook, 2-disc soundtrack, opening theme CD and Steam key) will cost $80 with an Early Bird tier for the limited edition coming in at $75. As for the anime, it will cost $399 for the complete anime set and a Steam key.

Here is an image preview of the limited edition. It is identical to the Anime Commemorative Edition that came out in Japan earlier this year.

An $80,000 stretch goal is included that will translate the artbook in the limited edition from Japanese to English. Additionally, a English PS4 release is slated as a stretch goal at $150,000. Currently, the game would only be released digitally on PSN pending Sony approval.

Other items available on the Kickstarter include a beach set, a tapestry and an original shiikishi by the illustrator Kuuchuu Yousai.

ISLAND is due to release on PC via Steam on August 24th. The physical PC game is slated to release in November while the anime is due to ship in February 2019.

Preorders will open on Sunday 26th August at 20:00 PST.

You can check out the campaign preview here.

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Kadokawa Games and Chara-Ani have announced in this week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu that they are remaking the first two games in the old Langrisser series as part of a double pack for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Titled Langrisser I&II, the remakes will be formally announced in an event on 29th August.

Langrisser I was originally released in North America for Sega Genesis by Treco under the name Warsong. The rest of the series was never released officially in the West aside from Reincarnation Tensei on 3DS via Aksys Games. However, there are fan translations for some of the other games available.

You can get the full information on Langrisser I&II below.

“Full Remakes,” from Graphics to Systems
While visual elements like character design and the user interface are of course being redone, the system side is also being optimized to suit the modern era. One point is making it easier to play for tactical RPG novices. New elements not included in the original are also being added.

• The map screen is being beautifully remade, making its topography, units, and so on easier to see.
• Character graphics have been completely remade to be more sophisticated. In battle, there may also be cut-ins that occur.
• Development is 50 percent complete.

Langrisser I Characters

• Ledin – The prince of Baldea, which guards Langrisser. After the Dalsis Empire attacks on the kingdom, Ledin manages to escape, beginning his journey to recover Langrisser.
• Chirs – A traveling cleric pursuing her craft. Ledin saves her when she falls into danger during her travels, and from there she offers her support as an ally.

Langrisser II Characters

• Erwin – A young man on a journey to avenge his father, who was murdered by a demonic being. After he rescues Liana during his travels, he gets wrapped up in her struggle.
• Liana – A girl who lives at the shrine in Salrath as its maiden. For certain reasons, she is being chased by the Imperial army when she is saved by Erwin.

Staff

• Maker: Kadokawa Games
• Planning and Production: Chara-Ani Corporation
• Supervision: Extreme
• Character Design: Ryo Nagi (Ar Tonelico)
• Composer: Noriyuki Iwadare (Langrisser, Growlanser)

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SEGA has released the third video in the “What is Shenmue?” promotional series for the upcoming remasters of Shenmue I&II, which will be releasing in North America and Europe for PS4, Xbox One and PC (Steam) on 21st August. This video introduces the combat systems and mini games found in the two RPGs.

You can watch the video below.

Source: Press Release

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ATLUS have released a new Japanese TV spot for Persona Q2 during today’s episode of the Persona 5 anime giving us the first glimpse of the dungeon RPG sequel.

Fully titled Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, the game will release exclusively for the 3DS on 29th November in Japan. It will feature the main cast of Persona 5 alongside the main casts of Persona 3 and 4. Furthermore, the inclusion of the female MC from Persona 3 Portable on PSP has also been teased.

Atlus plan to share more details on the official Persona twitter account on 6th August JST.

You can watch the TV spot below.

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Nintendo and Square Enix have announced that the recently released and critically acclaimed throwback RPG Octopath Traveler has shipped 1 million units worldwide. This number includes digital sales. They would like to thank everyone “for making this possible” and released the above illustration to celebrate this significant milestone.

Octopath Traveler is now available worldwide for Nintendo Switch.

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In Q1, 1.88 million Switch consoles were sold as well as 17.96 million Switch software, an increase of 120%.

The previously made sales predictions of 20 million Switch hardware sold in fiscal year 2018-2019 has not been altered.

Furthermore, sales data for Nintendo’s first-party Switch titles have been released. The top 10 are:

• Super Mario Odyssey – 11.17 million
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10.35 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 9.32 million
• Splatoon 2 – 6.76 million
• 1-2 Switch – 2.45 million
• ARMS – 2.01 million
• Kirby: Star Allies – 1.89 million
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – 1.42 million
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 1.40 million
• Mario Tennis Aces – 1.38 million

Additionally, the Nintendo Labo series has sold 1.39 million units.

Finally, 86,93 million Switch games have been sold in total worldwide.

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This week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu has revealed the Japanese release date for the latest entry in the Science Adventure series, Robotics;Notes DaSH. The sci-fi visual novel will launch for PS4 and Switch in Japan on 22nd November for 7,800 yen (+ tax) at retail and 7,000 yen via digital download.

The story features the former members of the Robot Club following their graduation from high school. The characters try to follow their dreams starting with Kaito Yashio. Additionally, Daru from Steins;Gate will be making an appearance. The opening theme is performed by Zwei while the ending theme is performed by Kanako Itou. The background music is being handled by Konomi Suzuki.

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Update 31/07/2018 9:47AM GMT: Bandai Namco have confirmed to Gematsu that both Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session and Drum ‘n’ Fun will be digital only in the West.

*Update* Bandai Namco has confirmed to Gematsu that both Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! (PS4) and Drum ‘n’ Fun (Switch) will be digital-only releases in the west.

Drum Session: https://t.co/Lal3qNnBgs
Drum ‘n’ Fun: https://t.co/9gVJlJsF41 pic.twitter.com/QP1u1OkPgS

— Gematsu (@gematsucom) July 31, 2018

Original article follows.

Original 27/07/2018

Bandai Namco have announced that Taiko no Tatsujin is returning to the West with not one, but two new titles coming to North America and Europe on 2nd November 2018.

The first is Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! on PlayStation 4 that was released in Japan and Southeast Asia last year. The second title is Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum n’ Fun! on Nintendo Switch that recently came out in Japan and will release in Southeast Asia on August 9th.

Here are details on the unique features that are exclusive to each game, via Bandai Namco:

Using the Joy-Con® controllers as drumsticks, Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! for Nintendo Switch® introduces motion-control play that replicates the popular arcade-style experience, enabling Nintendo Switch® players to fully take advantage of the platform’s unique capabilities. During Rhythm Mode, players will be able to use platform exclusive characters with power-ups from classic Nintendo® games such as Kirby from Kirby® and Squid from Splatoon® 2. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! also features 20 multiplayer rhythm-based mini-games that can be played by up to 4 players using additional controllers.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! for PlayStation®4 plays to the spirited competitive side of Taiko with its Ranked Mode, enabling players to connect online and test their skills against Taiko players around the world through ghost data. Players will also have the chance to unlock costumes, sound effects, and greetings for the Taiko no Tatsujin mascot, Don-chan, and can play Guest Session with popular characters such as Hatsune Miku® and Hello Kitty®.

Here is an announcement trailer for both titles.

Source: Press Release

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XSEED Games have announced that their port of the PS Vita action RPG Ys: Memories of Celceta is now available for PC via Steam, GoG and The Humble Store. The Nihon Falcom-developed RPG will sell for $24.99, €24.99, and £19.99 with a 10% discount for the first week.

The PC version includes 4K resolution, improvements to the Time Attack and Boss Rush modes as well as a digital copy of the “Adol Travel’s Journal” which was formerly exclusive to the PS Vita limited edition.

Here is a full description of the game, via XSEED Games:

Knowing nothing but his name, Adol Christin awakens to find himself in the town of Casnan—a bustling frontier village at the edge of an endless sea of trees and untamed wilderness. Bereft of past and purpose, he is left to wander the town until a mysterious information dealer who claims to know him winds up joining him on a sudden mission to rid the local mine of monsters. This unexpected quest reawakens Adol’s instincts as an accomplished swordsman, and together with Duren, his adventures attract the attention of a Romun Army general stationed in the town. Impressed with their skills, she enlists the pair to assist in mapping the Great Forest of Celceta – a task which many have attempted but none have ever returned from. Far from the frontier’s edge, Adol and Duren will have to brave the dangers of Celceta while constantly keeping an eye out for any clues that may help Adol recover his lost memories. More importantly, Adol must use his best judgment to decide whom he can trust and who is using his memory loss in order to deceive him…

Revisit the setting from the Japanese cult favorite Ys IV and explore the land and characters of Celceta in a whole new way with Ys: Memories of Celceta on PC. Originally released on the “PS Vita” system in 2013, the PC remaster of this title features support for a wide range of HD resolutions, multiple fixed framerate options as well as an unlocked framerate, customizable control bindings, mouse support, and much more for Adol’s most immersive and visually impressive trek through the land of Celceta to date. Explore one of the most expansive locales in the series’ history, complete with a robust and detailed mapping system that includes customizable waypoints to keep adventurers from losing themselves while unearthing the many secrets hidden within the wilderness. The now-familiar multi-character party system with real-time combat first introduced in Ys SEVEN makes a return in Ys: Memories of Celceta to deliver fast-paced yet strategic action punctuated with meaningful player choice. This PC release also features an enhanced take on fan-favorite Time Attack and Boss Rush modes, pitting Adol alone or as part of a full party of characters against an increasingly difficult lineup of bosses in a race against time – and against other Steam or GOG players, via newly added leaderboard support!

Source: Press Release

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GameMill Entertainment have announced they are releasing a new kart racing game featuring various Nickelodeon IPs called Nickelodeon Kart Racers. It will launch for “all major consoles” worldwide in holiday 2018. The game will feature 24 Slime-themed tracks as well as local multiplayer and battle modes. Currently announced shows to be featured are SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold! and Rugrats.

Here is a description, via GameMill:

Minneapolis – July 25, 2018 – GameMill Entertainment today announced Nickelodeon Kart Racers, a new multi-player console racing game that features iconic Nickelodeon animated characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and more, as they race on 24 different Slime-themed tracks. Nickelodeon Kart Racers allows players to compete as their favorite Nick character in four-player local multiplayer or battle mode to win cups and Kart upgrades. The brand new game is rated E for Everyone and will be available on all major consoles worldwide for holiday 2018.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Nickelodeon to bring all of these amazing characters into one fun, competitive video game for fans of all ages to enjoy,” shares Mark Meadows, Partner of GameMill Entertainment. “Nickelodeon has created characters and stories that are loved around the world and we specialize in transforming treasured characters and stories into playable entertainment for the die-hard fans and casual gamers alike.”

SOURCE: Press Release

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Frontwing have an unexpected release for us all – they have revealed that the first two volumes of the Grisaia: Phantom Trigger series have launched in English on Android in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. This port is based on the Japanese only PS Vita version of the game. Frontwing plans to extend this to more countries in the future over time.

Here is the description of Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol. 1. Aside from the story synopsis, the description for Vol. 2 is identical.

After the big hit series of PC games and an anime adaptation, the Grisaia franchise received its long-awaited sequel in the form of Phantom Trigger, a new visual novel series with art by Akio Watanabe and stories by Ryuta Fujisaki. After receiving a console port in Japan in 2017, Phantom Trigger is now also available for Android! The Android version is based on the console version, with high quality graphics, and fully voiced (with exception of the protagonist).

[Warning]

◆In addition to confirming your device meets the requirements listed below, please note that some devices may not be compatible with this game even if they meet the recommended specifications. In particular, devices with Intel CPUs may experience compatibility issues.
◆After you purchase this game and start it up for the first time, the application data will be downloaded. This requires at least 860MB of available space.
・Downloading the game may cause you to exceed any applicable data limits set by your carrier. Therefore, it is recommended to download the game via Wi-Fi.
・Please be sure you have at least 10 minutes of uninterrupted, stable Wi-Fi or LTE access for the game to finish downloading.

◆Story
The existence of US-Japanese anti-terror organization CIRS (“Central Intelligence and Research, Second Division”) has become public knowledge as a result of a terrorist incident. CIRS has been rebuilt from the ground up, and its most covert functions spun off to a new agency: SORD (Social Ops, Research & Development)

The goal of SORD is to train a new generation of operatives to defend the country against future threats. To that end, the organization has established a series of schools up and down the country. Mihama Academy, more-or-less left to rot after its abrupt closure, has been given new purpose as one such ‘specialist training school’.

This new incarnation of Mihama Academy is home to a diverse group of students, who every day work to polish their unusual skills – sometimes on the job. Mihama now entrusts the misfit girls who attend it with guns and live ammunition. Paying their own safety no heed, these students are again and again plunged into dangerous extrajudicial missions – all for the good of the realm.

No matter how much life grinds them down, what future awaits these girls, who’ve themselves chosen the path of the gun?

You can purchase Vol. 1 here and Vol. 2 here.

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Kadokawa Games have revealed the first details on the recently announced God Wars 2, the sequel to God Wars: Future Past (known as God Wars: The Complete Legend on Switch).

God Wars 2 will have a story that focuses on the “national defense” for Japanese mythology and shows the “end of the mythical world” as Japan transitions from the world of gods to the world of humans. The founding of the Kingdom of Yamato will also be told.

Kadokawa Games will “further evolve” the tactical battle gameplay systems as well as enhance the graphics. This includes character portraits.

Platforms and a release date have not been decided.

Additionally, the first two characters have been revealed.

Nakata Takemi (voiced by Shou Karino)
The son of Okuninushi.

Orochi (voiced by Moa Tsukino)
A girl who inherited the leftover spirit of Yamata no Orochi.

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In an interview with Eurogamer, Octopath Traveler producer Tomoya Asano had some interesting snippets to share about the latest JRPG from Square Enix as well as future plans from his subsidiary Business Division 11.

Firstly, he implies that Business Decision 11 may not be a Switch-exclusive division.

“As you may know at first the team was just the Bravely Default team, it was just a development team and not a division. But because the game did well and sold well we became a special division. Yes, we worked on Octopath Traveler and we’re working on Switch titles, but that doesn’t mean we’re only working on Switch titles.”

Secondly, he confirms that there will be no DLC for Octopath Traveler as well as discusses the possibility of Octopath Traveler becoming a franchise.

“We really want the first concept we sell at full price to be 100 per cent of the game so there won’t be any DLC in the future. As for Octopath as a series, it depends on the sales – if the players like the game it could be an opportunity, yes. But it’s still not out yet, so we’ll see!”

Finally, he discusses whether he will ever return to the Final Fantasy series.

“To tell the truth I’ve no intention and no wish to go back to the Final Fantasy franchise. After my studio became a division, and Square told us to make new IPs. There’s no need and no intention to go back to Final Fantasy. A lot of people ask us to do a remake of Final Fantasy 6 with this kind of graphics. My role, though, is to make new ideas.”

The whole interview is worth reading if you are interested and  you can heck it out here.

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The Amazon Japan product listing for Undertale for Nintendo Switch not only confirms that the popular indie RPG is getting a physical release in Japan for Switch but also suggests the game’s Japanese release date.

The listing says the release date is 15th September. The physical version will also include a story booklet.

Release dates for Undertale in North America and Europe have yet to be confirmed.

Undertale is currently available worldwide on PC, PS4 and PS Vita.

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Aksys Games have announced at their Anime Expo 2018 panel that they are localising the second Code: Realize fandisc (Shirogane no Kiseki) under the name Code: Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~. The Idea Factory/Design Factory developed fandisc will release for PS4 and PS Vita in North America and Europe in 2019. Additionally, Aksys also note that the Vita version will likely be one of the last physical Vita releases in North America.

According to VNDB, the fandisc will contain after stories following the events and new routes in the first fandisc Future Blessings which came out for PS4 and PS Vita earlier this year. There will also be IF stories and a new stories with the main cast, one themed around Christmas.

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Aksys Games have announced at their Anime Expo 2018 panel that they are localising the Experience Inc. horror visual novel Death Mark (known as Shiin in Japan) for PS4, Nintendo Switch and PS Vita. The game will release in North America and Europe, however no release window has been announced.

Here is a description of the game, via VNDB.

The Tokyo metropolitan area’s H City. In this suburban city, a strange rumor has been spreading recently. Those who possess the «mark» will die. The «mark» is unexpectedly engraved onto the body, as if it was a chewed up birthmark, and is said to result in an unknown death.

As a matter of fact, a strange incident occurred where someone met a suspicious death. This incident has become an urban legend, and has propagated various speculation such as it being the result of a ghost encounter somewhere or unknowingly coming into contact with a curse.

Having lost your memory, you stand before a western-style house said to protect those who possess the «mark». As if drawn to something, when the doors to the house open, you’re greeted by a beautiful doll who is the lord of the mansion.

«Welcome to Kujou Mansion.»

The doll continued to speak.

«You will die if you stay like this.»

«But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a way to be saved.»

The countdown to «death» had already begun…

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Kotaro Uchikoshi and Spike Chunsoft have announced at Anime Expo 2018 their latest collaboration following the popular Zero Escape series. The title, formerly known as Project Psync, is called AI: The Somnium Files and is planned to launch worldwide for PS4, Switch and PC (via Steam) at a later date.

The game is set in a near future Tokyo and is a murder mystery visual novel. One of the unique mechanics of this game is the ability to travel into the dreams of people who won’t willingly provide you with what they know. Additionally, Yusuke Kozaki (of Fire Emblem Awakening and No More Heroes fame) is revealed to be the character designer.

You can view the teaser trailer below.

SOURCE: Press Release

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