{"id":10532,"date":"2022-03-15T11:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T02:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=10532"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:14:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:14:29","slug":"20220315-10532","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220315-10532\/","title":{"rendered":"Metroidvania action game TOMOMI coming to Steam March 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220314-195360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-03-14 18:45 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>NUL2 Studio has announced that <em><strong>TOMOMI<\/strong><\/em> will be available on PC (Steam) starting March 26. The game will only support Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOMOMI \u4e88\u544a\u52d5\u753b\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TJ_kMMlAgj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TOMOMI<\/em> is a 2D Metroidvania game that tells the humorous story of a temp &nbsp;hero. The game takes place in a world of heroes and evil organizations. The protagonist Tomomi is a hero who is lewd, likes women, and is a bit of an airhead. At some point, Tomomi and her partner Rico get news that an evil organization is developing a new weapon. In order to destroy the weapon, the two infiltrate the organization\u2019s hideout and try to put a stop to their schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside the large building are a number of different areas like a research facility, a furnace, an observatory, and a shopping area. The place is also crawling with the enemy\u2019s other weapons like robots and slimes, which Tomomi fights as she searches for this new weapon. From what we can tell by the trailer, Tomomi makes use of weapons like katanas and shurikens in what looks to be quite speedy combat.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220314-195360-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Tomomi will also come across bosses along the journey, including a 20 meter (roughly 65 feet) tall, massive robot. But to combat them, there are over 20 types of upgrades for Tomomi in the game. As you gain upgrades from bosses and shops, you\u2019ll grow stronger and be able to move all around the screen with ease. Some of Tomomi\u2019s abilities include releasing an electric field when defeating enemies and being able to transform into animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game\u2019s store page also says it\u2019s full of comical scenes, so it sounds like we can expect funny conversations between some quirky characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamemakerstudio2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamemakerstudio2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/steam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#steam<\/a><br>\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u306e\u96f0\u56f2\u6c17\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3044\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3067\u52d5\u753b\u3092\u8cbc\u3063\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3059 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wTCziAxJDt\">pic.twitter.com\/wTCziAxJDt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u306c\u308b\u306c\u308b NUL2STUDIO (@equal0001) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/equal0001\/status\/1473157101279408131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet Translation:<br><\/strong>I want people to get a feel for the gameplay, so I\u2019m posting a video.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>TOMOMI<\/em> is being developed by Japanese indie developer Shiruko\u2019s NUL2 Studio. They also released a free 2D action game called <em>HyperMetalHUNGRY<\/em> back in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TOMOMI<\/em> can be found on Steam <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1229390\/TOMOMI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metroidvania action game TOMOMI coming to Steam March 26. 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