City Shrouded in Shadow details confirmed giant shadow scenarios, teases new giant shadow
An in-depth look at Granzella's PlayStation 4 survival game.
Bandai Namco has released new City Shrouded in Shadow information and screenshots, detailing the Granzella-developed sci-fi survival action game‘s currenetly confirmed giant shadow scenarios, and teases yet another to be revealed later on.
Get the details below.
■ A Sci-Fi Survival Action Adventure Game from Two Companies
City Shrouded in Shadow is a new sci-fi survival action adventure game from Bandai Namco in collaboration with Granzella, the studio led by Kazuma Kujo, creator of the natural disaster-themed survival action adventure game series Disaster Report.
■ A Threat Brought About by Giant Shadows
Neon lights that illuminate the city night, building lights, convenience stores, and people hustling and bustling about the city. In a city built with a sharp attention to detail, a giant shadow approaches. The tranquil city and its familiar, everyday streets become engulfed by the “giant shadow!”
City Shrouded in Shadow depicts a threat brought about by giant shadows. The giant shadows are on a completely different scale than humans, who have no means of matching them in size. How will humanity take action, and what choices will they make in order to survive this “living threat”—?
This is an innovative “sci-fi survival action adventure game” that depicts the story of one person as the protagonist living in the extraordinary brought about by “giant shadows.”
■ The Story of the Citizens Living in the Extraordinary Brought About by Giant Shadows
This is not the story of a hero—. It is your story.
How does a human without any special powers survive the threat of a desperate situation brought about by the giant shadows approaching the city?
The protagonist of this game is not a hero with special powers, but he is a great man burdened with a big mission. A normal human that you can find anywhere… that is the protagonist of this game. He will sometimes cooperate with and sometimes oppose his fellow humans while accomplishing his purpose in surviving the threat of the danger that relentlessly approaches. This is a depiction of the threat and drama that unfolds at the feet of the giant shadows.
■ The Giant Shadow Whose True Form is the “Giant of Light”
Two “giants” suddenly appeared in the city, one of which destroys buildings and covers the city in flames. The other one appears alongside a light and fights to protect the city and its people. What appears before the protagonist’s eyes is an intense battle that unfolds on an overwhelming scale.
The living threats attack the people. Any movement by the giants is a major threat to humans. The Giant of Light fights against the other giant, and the results, what reveals the other giant’s true form is—.
The shadow’s true form comes to surface in the dark of the night. In the fierce battle that unfolded in the city, there was a Giant of Light.
The other giant’s true form is finally revealed as that of a space alien. His name—-Alien Zarab. By appearing in disguise as a “Fake Ultraman,” Alien Zarab planned to have the Giant of Light, Ultraman, misunderstood as an enemy of the planet.
Alien Zarab, who got Ultraman out of the way for a short time, continues to destroy the city. Peeping out from buildings, Alien Zarab tramples down on the city. Humanity does not have the means to combat this overwhelming destruction. These fierce attacks drive the protagonist and heroine into a corner.
An alien invasion. A trap lurking behind a supposed friendship.
■ The Giant Shadow Whose True Form is the “King of Monsters”
The protagonist and company rush to a specific building at night. At that time, two giant shadows approach the city. The rays of light rush along to cover buildings flames, and the roaring of the two giant monsters cuts through the city. In order to accomplish his mission, the protagonist runs through the sinking city.
The “King of Monsters” reveals himself before the protagonist and the others with a huge splash, who were all aboard the same search boat. Humanity’s chance meeting with “Godzilla.” That giant’s movements shake and swing the boat. The loaded containers shift about, and in the broken steel tower scraped by the shock, the protagonist and the others’ escape begins.
The roars of two monsters that tear through the night. Godzilla versus King Ghidorah—the greatest battle has begun.
The giant monsters trade blow after blow. The shocks created shake buildings and shatter windows. Such overwhelming power leaves the humans living in the extraordinary unable to move.
What unfolds before their eyes is the decisive battle between two giant monsters.
■ The Giant Shadow Whose True Form is an “All-Purpose Decisive Humanoid Weapon”
A new giant shadow appears before the protagonist and company. For humanity, this Fourth Angel was a threat. The attack aircraft that were a fruitless effort to counterattack against the Angel’s fierce attacks were shot down. The Evangelion Unit-01 that appeared from the sky at that time confronted the Fourth Angel with the Gatling gun on his arm.
Evangelion Unit-01 rapid-fires its Gatling gun at the Fourth Angel. The countless number of ammunition shells strike at the asphalt. However, it seems that the attacks have not passed through to the Angel at all due to its A.T. Field. Is there a means to fight against this Angel that so calmly invaded?
The giant brought about a threat to humanity. And fighting against it is All-Purpose Decisive Humanoid Weapon.
Unable to effectively attack due to the Fourth Angel’s A.T. field, Evangelion Unit-01 is driven into a corner. Unit-01 damages its head. However, Unit-01, which appears to have stopped functioning, rises and restarts with the roar of a beast, then swoops down on the Angel.
■ The Giant Shadow Whose True Form is a “Flying Giant Monster”
The protagonist and heroine take refuge in the subway to escape from the threat. However, following an urgent broadcast, the trains suddenly stop. In order to get above ground and escape on foot, the protagonist must move forward with the other passengers in a subway station shrouded in darkness where never before seen monsters approach.
Looking up at the building, a plant-like giant grass body is rooting from the top. Legion Soldiers emerged from the basement and appeared before the great number of curious onlookers and attacked. When it all turned to panic, a giant monster swooped down from the sky.
Gamera does not tolerate enemies of Earth. In order to counter the alien invasion, the large beast swoops down from the heavens.
With a flashlight in hand, the protagonist moves forward into the darkness with the heroine. They slip through the countless Legion Soldiers awaiting them and aim for the ground above. In the subway station, movement is restricted by Legion’s grass body roots, which blocks the protagonist and company’s path like a labyrinth.
Escape from the dilemma where countless shadows lurk in the darkness of the underground and the roots of a grass body extend to turn your path into a labyrinth.
■ Characters
Ken Misaki (Male Protagonist) (voiced by Takuya Satou)
A protagonist. A young man who lives in the city where this game takes place. On a certain rainy night, he encounters a variety of giant shadows after seeing a strange flash. He was trying to go to the park, where an important person was waiting, when a giant shadow suddenly appeared and began to destroy the city. To rescue the girl waiting for him at the park, he makes a bolt towards the giant shadow trampling the city.
*The player can decide this character’s occupation (businessman, student, etc.), initial clothing, and hair style. *You can change this characters clothing and hair style during the game. *You can choose to play as a male or female protagonist from at the start of the game. You can also change their name.
Miharu Matsubara (Female Protagonist) (voiced by Satomi Akesaka)
A protagonist. A young woman who lives in the city where this game takes place. After witnessing a strange flash, she encounters a giant shadow destroying the city. In the city exposed to the giant shadow threat, she will meet a variety of people. People who ask for help, people who will lend a helping hand, people who take advantage of the chaos, and people who will take aim at her life…! She must survive while getting caught up in the vortex of everyone’s expectations in the extreme conditions caused by the giant shadows.
*The player can decide this character’s occupation (businessman, student, etc.), initial clothing, and hair style. *You can change this characters clothing and hair style during the game. *You can choose to play as a male or female protagonist from at the start of the game. You can also change their name.
Yuki Kouno (Heroine) (voiced by Reina Ueda)
A young girl who was supposed to meet the protagonist at the park when the giant shadows appeared. The heroine of this story. Along with the hero, she will survive the threat of the giant shadows that appeared in the city. She has a bit of a timid personality, and in this unprecedented disaster caused by giant shadows, places great confidence in the protagonist. She is usually somewhat carefree, kind and sociable towards others, and is the type of person who cannot ignore those in need.
*The player can decide this character’s initial clothing and hair style. *You can change this characters clothing and hair style during the game. *You can choose her relationship with the protagonist, such as “lover” or “friend.”
Hideyasu Ootsuka (voiced by Ryouta Takeuchi)
A web news writer covering the giant shadows and trying to get a scoop. He is a seemingly crude man who appears troubling at first glance. He is usually writing articles for the web news, mainly covering sub-culture and gossip, while also revealing corporate and government fraud, as well as doing extortion-like things. He has an extreme attachment to money, and doesn’t dislike danger if it means getting a scoop. He will also try to use anyone. He keeps an eye on whether there is some sort of cause-and-effect relationship between the protagonist and the appearance of the giant shadows.
Risa Kashiwagi (voiced by Yuuko Kaida)
A journalist who mainly covers social problems and subcultures, and contributes articles to news websites. She meets the protagonist and company when she gets rolled up in the disaster caused by the giant shadows. She is a woman of action with a sharp mind, and an adult who can be attentive and kind to those around her. She will save the protagonist and company from a crisis every so often. She is acquainted with the web writer Ootsuka, but heavily despises his dirty money and selfishness.
■ A New Giant Shadow Approaches the City
Gunshots that cut through the night, surging sparks. A new giant shadow will appear, and the curtain will rise on a battle on the field of a giant. Its true form is—.
Find out in the next update!
(Editor’s Note: This looks like it could be Patlabor. Last week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu hinted at it being a work that contains six alphabetical characters, which applies to Patlabor—パトレイバー.)
City Shrouded in Shadow is due out for PlayStation 4 in Japan this fall.
