{"id":25757,"date":"2024-01-18T16:26:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=25757"},"modified":"2024-01-18T16:29:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:29:39","slug":"20240118-25757","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240118-25757\/","title":{"rendered":"This Touhou Project-inspired online arena shooter will be a \u201cbullet-hell battle royale\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MAGIC CHAOS<\/strong> is an upcoming title by Japanese indie studio SUPER STARMINE. The game is set to release on March 8 for the PC (Steam) and will be available in English.&nbsp;<br><br><\/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=\"\u300eMAGIC CHAOS\u300fRelease Date Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ymo8PyW6DgM?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>Magic Chaos is a 3D bullet-hell arena shooter that supports solo play and online multiplayer for up to four players. The game boasts simple controls and diverse gameplay. You play as a cute magical girl and aim for victory in \u201cchaotic\u201d bullet-hell battle royales. The player who is the fastest to deplete the opponents\u2019 life bars with a barrage of bullets is the winner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magic Chaos\u2019 playable character roster is made up of various magical girls, each possessing a unique ability. For example, Zophie\u2019s ability \u201cBlink\u201d allows her to teleport up to a certain distance from the opponent; whereas Necromance\u2019s \u201cGraze\u201d works by collecting bullets grazed within a 5.5 second period and shooting them back as a counterattack. Additionally, each character can experience \u201cAwakening\u201d when certain conditions are met. The Awakening buffs the character&#8217;s performance in some way, such as increasing the speed of her bullets or the number of rounds she can shoot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-001.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Chaos character Selection\" class=\"wp-image-25761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-001.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-002.jpg\" alt=\"Magic chaos skill selection\" class=\"wp-image-25763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-002.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-002-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After selecting a magical girl, you choose her skills \u2013 skills are basically the types of shot the character will fire, and you can select a main skill and sub skill. The main skill can also be shot as a charged attack, which increases its speed and volume (i.e., makes for bigger curtain-fire). There is a wide variety of skills to choose from, categorized into Attack, Diffusion and Special types. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main mode of Magic Chaos is the online PvP mode, but there is also an offline singleplayer mode where you play against the CPU. There seems to be a selection of arenas to choose from, featuring various environments and layouts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-003.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Chaos online pre-battle screen\" class=\"wp-image-25764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-003.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-003-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-25757-003-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Magic Chaos\u2019 developer SUPER STARMINE is a Japanese indie dev team originating from a college game development club. They came up with the idea for Magic Chaos out of their love for the bullet-hell shooter series Touhou Project and online multiplayer games. Their intention was to create a game that friends can get hyped over together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magic Chaos is scheduled for release on March 8 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1785220\/MAGIC_CHAOS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&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\/20240117-279255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese art<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231220-276692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icle<\/a>&nbsp;(original article\u2019s publication date:<\/em>&nbsp;<em>2024-01-17 19:11<\/em>&nbsp;<em>JST)<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magic Chaos is an upcoming indie Steam release from Japan that combines Touhou Project-style bullet hell with online arena shooters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":25760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-25757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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