{"id":30183,"date":"2024-04-26T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=30183"},"modified":"2024-04-26T16:07:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:07:04","slug":"gory-japanese-18-roguelike-announced-for-ps-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/gory-japanese-18-roguelike-announced-for-ps-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Gory Japanese 18+ roguelike announced for PS\/Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On April 25, Japanese developer Compile Heart announced that their roguelike RPG <strong>Death end re;Quest Code Z<\/strong> will be releasing in Japan on September 19, 2024 for PS4\/PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Compile Heart dropped a blood-soaked trailer this week, further revealing the upcoming game\u2019s violent content. The announcement accompanied the revelation that the title will receive a CERO Z classification- the highest level on Japan\u2019s CERO age rating system, which is equivalent to an over 18 certification.\u00a0<\/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=\"\u30b3\u30f3\u30d1\u30a4\u30eb\u30cf\u30fc\u30c8|\u65b0\u4f5c\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc2024_04_22\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_yTjkbEH6A?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>Death end re;Quest Code Z is the latest game in the Death end re;Quest series of RPGs. The first title, Death end re;Quest was released back in 2018. The story is set inside a fictional VRMMORPG, which is undergoing serious development issues to say the least. Programmer Arata Mizunashi discovers that his colleague Shina Ninomiya is trapped inside the buggy game. The player must switch between the programmer in the real world and Shina trapped in the virtual world in order to save her. This meta game-within-a-game explored switching genres and navigating fake bugs and glitches. It is currently playable on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/990050\/Death_end_reQuest\/?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> in English.\u00a0<\/p>\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=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-001.jpg\" alt=\"Death end re;Quest Code Z\" class=\"wp-image-30186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting even more meta, the upcoming game Death end re;Quest Code Z is set in an \u201cideal world\u201d copy of the original game, called \u201cDE-1.5 World.\u201d This time the main character is Sayaka Hiwatari, a debugger who finds herself grappling with distortions in the game world that threaten the real world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that Sayaka will have to fight against enemies in a 3D dungeon called the \u201cStrain Area.\u201d Its structure, terrain and enemies, traps and items change each time you take it on- meaning that the player will likely face many unexpected deaths. This new entry to the series is a roguelike RPG with randomized dungeon crawling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous entries in the series have featured graphic gory scenes and vivid text descriptions of brutal character deaths, however it seems that Death end re;Quest Code Z will greatly ramp up the violent content. The game is set to feature gruesome death scenes involving broken bones, torn flesh and twisted necks, with realistic sound effects. The content has led to the game receiving a CERO Z rating in Japan, making it the first title in the series that has been classified for adults only.&nbsp;<\/p>\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=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-002.jpg\" alt=\"Death end re;Quest Code Z\" class=\"wp-image-30187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240426-30183-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering that the game\u2019s title contains the letter \u201cZ,\u201d it might be that the developers realized that its content would push CERO\u2019s rating system. The trailer puts emphasis on the gory content whereas promotions for previous games in the series have focused on its anime character designs, landscape artwork and virtual setting. Even the game\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compileheart.com\/derqz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese website\u2019s age warning<\/a> asks \u201cAre you a \u201cKing of Death\u201d who is over the age of 18?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Death end re;Quest Code Z has only been announced for release in Japan at the time of writing, other games in the series have received English localizations- so this title might also receive the same treatment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u2019s CERO age rating has been subject to criticism in the past for its \u201cvague\u201d review process and what some people perceive as a lack of consistency in the games it denies ratings to. This discourse recently kicked off again in relation to <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/stellar-blades-uncensored-release-in-japan-prompts-criticism-of-rating-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellar Blade\u2019s uncensored release in Japan<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Death end re;Quest Code Z is scheduled to be released on September 19 2024 on PS4\/PS5 and Nintendo Switch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240425-291039\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0by Keiichi Yokoyama (original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-04-25 13:10 JST)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compile Heart&#8217;s upcoming roguelike RPG Death end re;Quest Code Z is the first in the series to get a CERO Z (18+) age rating for gory content<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":30188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-30183","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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