Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope
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Developer(s) | Entergram |
Artist(s) | Itaru Hinoue |
Writer(s) | Ryukishi07 |
Composer(s) | HiguUmiSound |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita |
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Genre(s) | Visual novel |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope (Japanese: 幻想牢獄のカレイドスコープ, Hepburn: Gensō Rōgoku no Kareidosukōpu, lit. Kaleidoscope of Phantom Prison) is an upcoming Japanese horror visual novel developed by Entergram. The game will be released on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation Vita platforms on an unknown date. The game was originally planned to release in winter. The story revolves around four highschoolers—Fūka Gojō, Karin Tamaru, Mina Yuasa, and Doremi Hanabusa—who are kidnapped and forced to take part in a death game. Ryukishi07 wrote the story and the character designs were drawn by Itaru Hinoue.
Plot
Four friends who attend high school together as second-year students are kidnapped. Steel collars are placed around their necks, with chains attached to a torture chair in each corner of the room. A large cage dangles from the ceiling, in which a silent young boy dressed in all white is trapped. As the girls try to escape, a voice tells them that they are being put through a test with only two possible outcomes: either everyone will die or one girl will die and the other three will survive. In addition, everyone will die if they exceed a five-minute time limit.[1] The boy in the cage gives out four Cards of Fate (運命のカード, Unmei no Kādo) to the girls which will decide how the story unravels. There are two Judgement (断罪者, Danzai-sha, lit. Judge) cards, a Pierrot (ピエロ, Piero) card, and a Prisoner (死刑囚, Shikeishū, lit. Condemned Prisoner) card.[1] During the death game, an incident buried in the girls' past emerges.[2]
Characters
- Fūka Gojō (五条 風華, Gojō Fūka)
- Voiced by: Himika Akaneya
- Karin Tamaru (田丸 火凛, Tamaru Karin)
- Voiced by: Minori Suzuki
- Mina Yuasa (湯浅 水無, Yuasa Mina)
- Voiced by: Moe Toyota
- Doremi Hanabusa (英 土麗美, Hanabusa Doremi)
- Voiced by: Asami Seto
Development and release
The game was first announced as a project titled Sangeki Sandbox (惨劇サンドボックス, Sangeki Sandobokkusu, lit. Tragedy Sandbox) in March 2018.[3] Entergram officially announced the game on August 8, 2019, the same day that the official website opened.[4] Former Key artist Itaru Hinoue is the game's artist and character designer.[3] Hinoue was challenged by drawing expressions that she had never used for characters before.[2] Super deformed (SD) art was drawn by Hisashi Senomoto.[5] The scenario was written by Ryukishi07, a writer who specializes in the horror genre.[3] Hinoue and Ryukishi07 both worked together on Key's 2011 visual novel Rewrite. The music of the game was composed by HiguUmiSound of Higurashi and Umineko fame.[5]
The game will be released on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita.[4] The game was planned to be released on November 28, 2019, but has been postponed to a later release date because of a production-related issue. The limited edition releases will come bundled with a setting guidebook, a drama CD, the Cards of Fate set, and an acrylic art panel feauturing Fūka and Kū-chan.[5] The setting guidebook, titled Official Setting Material Collection "Phantasm Object" (公式設定資料集「Phantasm Object」, Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū "Phantasm Obujekuto"), will contain character designs, commentary from the cast and staff, and the drama CD script.[5] The drama CD, titled Voice Drama CD "Locked Room Desk Quiz Tournament" (ボイスドラマCD「密室デスクイズ大会」, Boisu Dorama CD "Misshitsu Desukuizu Taikai"), is an original story where Fūka, Karin, Mina and Doremi are forced to compete in a quiz.[5]
Music
The first opening theme is "Beautiful World" by Emi Uema and the grand opening theme is "I'm a Great Pretender" by Naomi Tamura.
References
- ^ a b "Outline" (in Japanese). Entergram. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "Staff Comment" (in Japanese). Entergram. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c Sherman, Jennifer (August 8, 2019). "Ryukishi07, Itaru Hinoue's Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison Game Launches in Japan in Winter". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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(help) - ^ a b "Game and teaser site announcement" (in Japanese). Famitsu. August 8, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Products" (in Japanese). Entergram. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope at The Visual Novel Database