A new JRPG game was announced by Square Enix called Oninaki. The producer of the game has now been revealed to be Takashi Tokita who is the director of Chrono Trigger. The game is going to released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Takashi Tokita is working as the game’s creative producer. He has also previously worked on games like Chrono Trigger and Live A Live, and Parasite Eve. While most recently, he has the direct and scenario writer on Final Fantasy: the 4 Heroes of Light.
The colorful game is expected to come out sometime this summer on the both the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch console, as well as for players on PC. Take a look at the trailer below:
Developed by Square Enix, the tale is about a hero called Kagachi who can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. All this to prevent the wandering souls from being turned into life-ending monsters. Your job as a player is to guide wanderings souls in order for the to continue the cyclical process of reincarnation over again.
The trailer seems to show real time gameplay action, with the hero’s abilities to target either single or entire groups of enemies. The character is bound by duty in trying his best to deny the Lost to enter the world. There is a possibility that the souls he collects after defeating enemies, can be used to power his abilities up or level up his skills.
A release date of the game was not confirmed, but Nintendo states that players on the Nintendo Switch can expect the game to be out this summer. the game is also coming out for the PlayStation 4 and PC as well, with no release date confirmations for either of the platforms.
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