The Rising of the Shield Hero: Relive the Animation
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| Original title | 盾 の 勇者 の 成 り 上 が り |
| transcription | Tate no Yusha no Nariagari |
| Studio | Kadokawa Corporation |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Corporation |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
September 24, 2019 |
| platform | Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows |
| Game engine | RPG Maker MV |
| genre | role playing game |
| control | Keyboard , mouse |
| medium | Download |
| language | English , Japanese |
The Rising of the Shield Hero: Relive the Animation is a 2019 video game belonging to the Tate-no-Yūsha franchise. The plot of the game is based on the anime series of the same name by the production studio Kinema Citrus .
The game was developed using the RPG Maker MV game engine . A first demo was already playable at the end of April 2019 and can be downloaded free of charge from the official website of the anime series. The finished game will be released in Japanese on the Steam gaming platform at the end of September 2019 . An English version and a port to the Android and iOS operating systems will follow in autumn.
action
The plot of the game is based on the anime series, realized by the production studio Kinema Citrus .
Naofumi Iwatani is a 20 year old student and otaku . One day, while rummaging through the local library , he becomes aware of the "Chronicle of the Four Holy Heroes". When he opens the chapter of one of the heroes mentioned in the book, he is transported to another world by magic and is henceforth equipped with a shield as the "hero of the shield" . Next to him, Motoyasu Kitamura, Ren Amaki and Itsuki Kawasumi were conjured up as heroes of the spear , sword and bow . Naofumi quickly realizes that life as the hero of the shield in the new world is anything but easy: After a false suspicion, he is ostracized throughout the kingdom.
Alone on his own, Naofumi has to put together a group of comrades-in-arms with whom he can save the world that loathes him from being destroyed by the catastrophic "waves" that occur in a regular cycle.
development
The game was developed by the company Kadokawa , under whose order the anime series for Aneko Yusagi's light novel series Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari was created, using the RPG Maker MV . The game is a classic 2D role-playing game .
The game also uses more than 700 cutscenes from the anime. The gameplay also has influences from the anime. So the player has to protect the characters with Naofumi from the attacks of the opponents and prevent their KO.
publication
A demo version of the game was released on April 27, 2019 and can be downloaded for free from the anime series homepage. In this demo, the player can play in the first wave until the fight.
In early September, the finished game was announced for release on Steam at the end of the month . It was also announced that the game will be ported to the Android and iOS operating systems , as well as an English voice output. Both the English version and the versions for Android and iOS will be released in the course of the coming autumn.
The game was released on September 24, 2019.
Web links
- Official website (Japanese, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Rising of the Shield Hero: Relive The Animation Announced on Steam, Coming This September in Japan (Updated). Dualshockers.com , September 3, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .
- ^ Joseph Luster: The Rising of the Shield Hero PC Game Launches in Japan. Crunchyroll , April 26, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Nick Valdez: The Rising of the Shield Hero Announces New Game. Comicbook.com, September 3, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
- ^ Sal Romano: RPG Maker MV-made The Rising of Shield Hero: Relive the Animation announced for PC. Gematsu , September 3, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Jennifer Sherman: The Rising of the Shield Hero: Relive The Animation Game Launches for PC on September 24th. Anime News Network, September 20, 2019, accessed September 23, 2019 .