{"id":23630,"date":"2023-12-04T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23630"},"modified":"2023-12-04T18:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:16:33","slug":"20231204-23630","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231204-23630\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyze clues on social media to solve the mystery of a missing k-pop idol in upcoming Japanese indie game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Annulus announced the release of<strong>\u00a0Pricolage -IDOLIZED- <\/strong>on February 19 for the PC (Steam). The announcement was followed by the release of a new trailer. The game will be available in English.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/256967631\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1700238813\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pricolage -IDOLIZED-\u00a0is an adventure game in which you pursue the truth behind the disappearance of a popular female idol by searching for clues on social media. The heroine Sena is a member of the K-pop idol group 7uster. Sena made her debut through the audition program Seven Angels. She is a na\u00efve but kind-hearted and hardworking person, who became an idol to fulfill her dream of making people smile. However, at the peak of her popularity, Sena goes missing. As the protagonist, you search and collect information that can lead to her, investigating the dark crevices of the internet. Your pursuit will also reveal Sena\u2019s true face, which she has kept hidden from the public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Pricolage -IDOLIZED- by Hijiki\" class=\"wp-image-23644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-001jpg-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br>You look through the many posts left by Sena on an Instagram-like social media platform and analyze photos to discover keywords. These key words can be input as hashtags or looked up via search engine to uncover vital information. You will come across her reports of finding curious objects on her way home, as well as posts by users trying to dox her.&nbsp;Pricolage -IDOLIZED-&nbsp;will have 6 different endings, some of which will have gruesome outcomes.&nbsp;<\/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=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002.jpg\" alt=\"Pricolage -IDOLIZED- by Hijiki\" class=\"wp-image-23645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231202-274282-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer of the game is Japanese indie creator Hijiki, who has previously released the horror adventure game Palphone-sama: Curse Call, in which you investigate Twitter accounts and websites that exist in real life to get to the bottom of an urban legend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pricolage -IDOLIZED-&nbsp;was announced in July 2023 and was initially set for release in October, but the launch has been postponed to February 2024 so that additional improvements can be made to the game. The developer created the game in order examine &nbsp; what it means to be an idol, exploring the light and the dark sides that accompany the career. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pricolage \u2013IDOLIZED- is scheduled for release on February 19 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2510890\/Pricolage_IDOLIZED\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231202-274282\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-12-02 19:15\u00a0JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pricolage -IDOLIZED- is a Japanese mystery adventure game in which you analyze clues on social media to get to the bottom of the disappearance of Sena, a k-pop idol group member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":23643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-23630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Analyze clues on social media to solve the mystery of a missing k-pop idol in upcoming Japanese indie game\u00a0 - 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