{"id":21340,"date":"2023-09-01T18:49:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=21340"},"modified":"2023-09-01T18:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:49:35","slug":"20230901-21340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230901-21340\/","title":{"rendered":"New official Godzilla game accused of \u201cborrowing\u201d too much from Into the Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Toho Games announced the upcoming title <strong>Godzilla<\/strong> <strong>Voxel Wars <\/strong>on September 1. Developed by Nukenin, the game is scheduled for release in November 2023 for the PC (Steam). As details and visuals of the game were released, users started raising doubts that the upcoming title might bear a bit too much in common with the popular strategy game Into the Breach.&nbsp;<\/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=\"\u3010\u30b4\u30b8\u30e9\u65b0\u4f5c\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u304cSteam\u306b\u30662023\u5e7411\u6708\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\uff01\u3011\u30b4\u30b8\u30e9 \u30dc\u30af\u30bb\u30eb\u30a6\u30a9\u30fc\u30ba\uff08Godzilla Voxel Wars\uff09PV \u7b2c\uff11\u5f3e\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/odQ_CngK7zU?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>Godzilla Voxel Wars is a turn-based strategy game, in which players can play as the famous Toho franchise monsters such as Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah as they fight to ward off a \u201cFungoid mushroom invasion\u201d on an 8&#215;8 grid field.&nbsp;Battles in Godzilla Voxel Wars are fought in a turn-based system, and the fewer turns it takes to clear a stage, the higher a score one can earn. The game will contain numerous stages across 6 different worlds, and each stage will bring new enemies and allies, creating the need for new strategies. The game will encourage replaying stages in order to try different approaches and discover optimal tactics. The game\u2019s world will have two layers, the surface, and the more challenging underground, and will also include the feature of creating custom stages and sharing them with other players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21346\" width=\"1077\" height=\"647\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230901-262567-header-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer of this title is Nukenin, behind which lies Ken Watanabe, who had previously worked on titles such as Pikmin 3 and Splatoon as a graphic programmer while working for Nintendo. He is currently active as a freelancer, developing mobile games predominantly. The music for Godzilla Voxel wars is being led by Shiiba Daisuke, who had been involved in Nintendo\u2019s Rhythm Tengoku and Jam with the Band.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement of the new official Godzilla game has been met with mixed reactions, as many users point out similarities with the strategy game <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/590380\/Into_the_Breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Into the Breach<\/a>, which seem to be too close to be coincidence. Into the Breach likewise features turn-based strategic combat that takes place on a grid field. Some consider that the gameplay system and visuals of Godzilla Voxel Wars overlap with Into the Breach to a point which can no longer be called inspiration, and question why an official game of such a large franchise would include such overt copying of another title.&nbsp;<\/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\">\u4e00\u5fdc\u96e3\u6613\u5ea6\uff1f\u3068\u304b\u8ffd\u52a0\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u3068\u304b\u3067\u5dee\u5225\u5316\u3057\u3066\u308b\u3063\u307d\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3081\u3061\u3083\u304f\u3061\u3083\u306a\u3093\u304b\u4f3c\u3066\u308b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3088\u306a\u2026\u3044\u3084\u30a4\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30ba\u306a\u3089\u3068\u3082\u304b\u304f\u3053\u308c\u516c\u5f0f\u306a\u3093\u3088\u306a\u2026\u307b\u3093\u307e\u306b\uff1f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPDUXZ4Q2k\">https:\/\/t.co\/nPDUXZ4Q2k<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u308a\u3093\u306d\u3053\ud83d\udc31 (@scatlet_poison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scatlet_poison\/status\/1697508339570323672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong>There is somewhat of a distinction made through difficulties and additional systems, but it just looks too much like a certain game&#8230;I mean if this were an indie game, I could understand&#8230;but this is official&#8230;really?<\/font>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the game is still unreleased and judgments are being made based on information currently available on the title\u2019s Steam page, it remains to be seen how players will feel about the topic upon experiencing the game directly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2439780\/Godzilla_Voxel_Wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Godzilla Voxel Wars<\/a> will be available for PC (Steam), and is scheduled for release in November 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230901-262567\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article\u2019s publication date:&nbsp;2023-09-01 13:29&nbsp;JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toho Games announced the upcoming title Godzilla Voxel Wars for November 2023. 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