Nippon Ichi Software, developer of theDisgaeaseries, regularly does teasers and countdowns before a new game announcement - this is the first one in 2021.Nippon Ichi Software on February 1, started teasing a new game with a teaser video on YouTube. The teaser starts with a message stating jump scares and flashes are included. It’s definitely not as bad or as scary as this sounds, but be sure to keep that in mind before watching the video.
Nippon Ichi Software New Game 2021 Teaser
The teaser most notably shows was seems to be a prison. And an eerily smiling silhouette in formal attire worn in western countries. Yes, I mean a suit.
Ateaser siteand a Twitter page were opened as well, with the first tweet asking gamers to try and guess the game’s title, which ends with “ki”.
The twitter account also teases in its banner the silhouettes of 14 characters. Could’ve included a13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimreference here if they were thirteen.
The Twitter account is titled “nis_bokumetsu”.Bokumetsulooks like an abbreviation of our upcoming game’s title. The boku part must mean å “I”. The “metsu” part must be the æ» kanji, which means destroying, annihilating, etc. This definitely looks like a dark-themed game. And seeing the 14 characters and the prison, it’s likely we’re in for a typical JapaneseBattle Royaledeath game.
No platforms are listed yet but thisBokumetsugame is highly likely coming toPS4andSwitch. These are the platforms Nippon Ichi Software always develops on nowadays.
Moreover, it’s important to note Nippon Ichi Software releases several new IPs a year. Some of those get localized, such as rhythm gameMad Rat Dead,which includes tracks by xaki fromUmineko. Others stay in Japan, such as Yuri horror visual novel gameYoru, Tomosu.
The American branch NIS America is also still steadily localizing new Falcom games.Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, the latest entry in the legendary action RPG series, is out in English this week, February 2, on PS4.Ys IXis also coming to Switch andPCvia Steam in Summer 2021. You can read much more onYs IX: Monstrum Noxwith our extensivepast coverageon the game.
Finally,Disgaea 6has just launched in Japan on PS4 and Switch. It’s coming in the West exclusively on Switch, in Summer 2021.
