Yakuza developer RGG Studio’s Challenge Century has two new trailers and a brand new identify, each revealed at Summer Game Fest. Now dubbed Stranger Than Heaven, the sport takes place in Japan in the course of the early twentieth century. Within the trailer, we get some seems on the surroundings and nightlife of the time interval, together with some glimpses of hard-hitting, bloody motion gameplay.
The story trailer showcases our fundamental character in a smoky nightclub watching a efficiency earlier than going outdoors for a panoramic view of Japan, displaying how modernization and elevated worldwide affect have reworked the nation. Whereas the earlier trailer for Stranger than Heaven confirmed the time setting as 1915–the Taisho Period–this trailer signifies the motion is going down in 1943, which might be within the midst of World Struggle II. This might be an indication that the sport will happen over a prolonged time frame.
We additionally see our character, Daito, taking up some foes, together with a alternative of whether or not or to not present a personality mercy–potentially indicating a alternative/morality system. On the finish, Daito converses with a clearly Western character–who even drops a Forties slur asking about Daito’s ethnic origins–only for Daito to disclose that he has blue eyes, one thing related to Western heritage.
No platforms or a launch date have been talked about, however we assume that Stranger than Heaven will probably be concentrating on current-gen consoles and PC.
