[TGS2022]Theatrical Report Presentation for ACT Platform “Blind Fate: Edo no Yami”. A Blind Electronic Samurai Saves Japan’s Future

Barcelona, ​​Spain-based Troglobytes Games recently released a platform action game at the Spanish Pavilion at TGS 2022Blind Fate: Edo no YamiFromPublish the demo to playI got it, so I checked it out. The game was launched on PC only, but will soon be available on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch platforms.

“Blind Fate: Edo no Yami” is a main character with a demonic face and Jinbaori.“to my mother”But,The city of the future “Edo”The story revolves around the fight against the attacking Yokai machine corps. Yami was a talented hunter of demons, but a sudden attack robbed him of his sight, and he survived by turning his hands and feet into robots. While searching for the person who caused this, the truth of the enemy will be revealed.

At the beginning of the game, a mysterious presence helps Yami as an AI“proboscis”But the tutorial will teach you how to live. First of all, you will receive the task “Find a dog”, in which the game world is “a ruined future in the distant future”, and the survivable era remaining in Tengu data is 535 years ago. However, it seems more future than the present as we know it, and we will scroll through a cyberpunk map filled with weird Japanese neon signs and buildings full of thick tubes.

The story of “Blind Fate: Edo no Yami” and the highlights of the game systemThe main character, Yami, is blind.I say so. He also received the Devil’s full face mask device from Tengu, and sensed its surroundings with the sensor function. In other words, it is set so that the player himself can enjoy the scenery.
However, since the Yami itself does not have eyesight, this device can be used to improve functions other than sight, such as hearing (sound), smell (smell), and skin sensation (heat). According to the CEO of Troglobytes Games, to Japan for the demonstration,Mr. Saverio Caporussoexplained.

Since the eyes are not visible, the enemies that attack the player are initially visible only as ripples. Unless you are very careful or have already challenged the stage and know where your opponent is, you will often be attacked all of a sudden at first. The player responds to it and blindly cuts several times, hitting him the opponent becomes completely visible. Moreover, during the fight, you will be able to understand your opponent’s weaknesses, and you will be able to use various elements such as sound, smell and heat derived from the wheel type menu to perform the final moves.

Japanese players should be able to peek at the artwork cut from somewhere, such as “Akashiyaki Takoyaki”, “Reiwa 3rd year” and even the names of restaurants actually located in Osaka.“weird japanese”They can be seen everywhere, not just on signs. The ‘dojo’, located in the ‘present’ of the game world, plays a role as a hub and includes AI tengu for zazen, the android crane-like crane with the ‘red crown crane’ to use to move around the world and’ ‘Goboku’ There is also a tree called This ‘tree’ may be an alphabetical notation, but there are 3 lanterns in a row in 6 places of this sacred tree, each with a skill tree that can develop different skills. rice field.

In terms of choosing a Japanese viewpoint like this, Mr. Caporusso decided to paint a completely different world in a completely different genre after the success of 2019’s “HyperParasite” double-stick action, which was highly praised in Japan for the Switch version. Say you wanted to Japanese inspired every European game developer of their generationA mixture of cyberpunk and samurai elements from this animeThat’s why this “Blind Fate: Edo no Yami”.

By the way, the crowded city in the style of cyberpunk is the beginningMap “Gifu”In the distant future, Gifu will become the center of the Japanese economy. From here, Yami will travel to areas with different environments such as “Aichi”, “Nagano”, “Yamanashi” and “Shizuoka”, and eventually will head to “Edo” where the Shogun is.
Of course, as a game, it gives the impression that it is very good, and I have the impression that the battle with the enemy is not boring, such as matching the opponent’s movement and unleashing skill moves in time.
In addition, elements such as solving environmental puzzles using perception such as sound and heat have been added, and you can enjoy the story for about 8 hours. The translation accuracy is high, and even the audio is translated into Japanese.

“Blind Fate: Edo no Yami” is currently available on the Steam store page (end to end) at a 15% discount. If you are a player attending TGS 2022, you may also play at the Spanish winger. A free trial is also available on Steam, so check it out if you’re interested.

Saverio Caporusso, CEO of Troglobytes Games. The company is based in Barcelona, ​​but Caporusso was born in Italy and says the team is completely international.