{"id":401,"date":"2021-07-07T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T08:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=401"},"modified":"2021-07-08T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:00:28","slug":"20201208-401","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20201208-401\/","title":{"rendered":"Development on the Steam version of El Shaddai continues, for a possible 10th anniversary release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20201208-145348\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2020-12-08 15:05 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ari Clark<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On December 7, Japanese game creator Takeyasu Sawaki spoke publicly about the state of progress on the Steam version of his game, <em><strong>El Shaddai<\/strong><\/em>. He hopes to continue to share relevant information via Twitter.<\/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\">\u3010\u30a8\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30c0\u30a4 Steam\u7248\u7d4c\u904e\u5831\u544a \u3011<br>\u73fe\u5728\u5236\u4f5c\u4e2d\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u9032\u6357\u3082\u77e5\u308a\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3046\u306e\u3067\u30c1\u30e7\u30af\u30c1\u30e7\u30af\u3068\u73fe\u72b6\u3092\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3044\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u3061\u306a\u307f\u306b\u4eca\u306f\u3001Xbox\u3001PS3\u304b\u3089PC\u3078\u3068\u30cf\u30fc\u30c9\u304c\u5909\u308f\u308b\u306e\u3067<br>\u82f1\u8a9e\u30fb\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306e\u97f3\u58f0\u3068\u5b57\u5e55\u5207\u66ff\u3048\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306e\u30aa\u30d7\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3<br>\u30aa\u30d7\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u4ee3\u66ff\u3092\u517c\u306d\u305f\u30e9\u30f3\u30c1\u30e3\u306a\u3069\u3092\u5236\u4f5c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dCHt7gzBm2\">pic.twitter.com\/dCHt7gzBm2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u7af9\u5b89\u4f50\u548c\u8a18(Elshaddai\u306e\u4eba) (@Sawaki_Takeyasu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sawaki_Takeyasu\/status\/1335897610989682688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/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>[El Shaddai Steam Version Progress Report]<br>We\u2019re currently in development, but I thought you might like to know how it\u2019s going, so I think I\u2019ll write about our current status now and then.<br>By the way, due to the change in hardware going from Xbox and PS3 to PC, we\u2019re currently developing a launcher that can handle multiple alternative options\/options for switching between English and Japanese audio and subtitles.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>El Shaddai<\/em> is a 3D action game released in 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. One of a series of fictional works by Takeyasu Sawaki based around \u201cmythical concepts\u201d, it spins its tale using creation mythology as a motif. It features a human called Enoch, who throws himself into battle to capture fallen angels in order to impede the heavenly Council\u2019s plan to unleash a Great Flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development team disbanded after the game\u2019s release, leaving their tale unfinished; however, the story was supplemented with a combination of mixed media, including novels and comics. The series has continued to develop in its own unique ways, such as with the release of another game in the same universe, <em>The Lost Child,<\/em> in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest factor that thrust <em>El Shaddai <\/em>into the spotlight was a particular moment from a promotional video shown before its release. As Enoch dons some iron armor and sets off to do battle in the mortal world, his guide, the archangel Lucifel, asks him, \u201cYou sure that\u2019s enough armor?\u201d Brimming with confidence, Enoch replies, \u201cNo problem. Everything\u2019s fine,\u201d and descends to the mortal world, where he unfortunately gets beaten to a pulp in an instant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that point, a heavenly voice rings out from who-knows-where: \u201cThe Lord has spoken \u2013 this is not your appointed time to die.\u201d With those words, time rewinds itself, and the scene returns to the moment just before Enoch flies off to the mortal world. When he is once again asked, \u201cYou sure that\u2019s enough armor?\u201d, Enoch meekly responds, \u201cI\u2019ll take the best you\u2019ve got,\u201d and is clad in his distinctive white armor. Swooping down once again, Enoch easily turns the tables on his foes, and triumphs with a smug grin on his face.<\/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=\"\u30a8\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30c0\u30a4\u516c\u5f0f\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fce3 lucifel_pv 1080p free\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p96ortn0ots?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>The beautiful, whimsical, and artistic visual style that the game adopts, and the lofty themes that it deals with, including angels and God, made the surreal exchanges between Enoch and Lucifel into a signature feature of the game, as they deliver their ridiculous dialogue with completely straight faces. The incongruity is so giggle-inducing that it became an overnight sensation at the time of the video\u2019s release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turned into an internet meme, especially on platforms such as NicoNico Douga, and the aforementioned line from Lucifel won first place in the Net Buzzword Awards 2010 Grand Prix in Japan. Also, material from the game that included clips and screenshots of the infamous scene was officially released as a free resource for public use on April Fool\u2019s Day in 2018, as the franchise continues to develop in its own surprising way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2018 interview with Japanese gaming website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespark.jp\/article\/2018\/08\/06\/82802.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game*Spark<\/a>, Takeyasu alluded to development of a Steam port for <em>El Shaddai<\/em>. The gist of his statement was that he\u2019d been working to make it a reality, but that there had been a disconnect with the development environment at the time and it had been a rough process. Since then, further reports on the matter had ceased; however, with this latest tweet, it seems like the project is confirmed to be making progress again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, they are apparently working on a launcher that can handle multiple alternative options and provides an option to switch between languages, due to the change in platform compatibility. The PC version will apparently support audio and subtitles for at least two languages, English and Japanese. Sawaki also expressed his hope in the Twitter replies that it would be ready in time for <em>El Shaddai<\/em>\u2019s 10th anniversary, so the odds are high that the release date will be sometime in April 2021.<\/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\">\u6025\u3050\u6c17\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3001\u6765\u5e74\u306e\uff11\uff10\u5468\u5e74\u307e\u3067\u306b\u306f\u51fa\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3002\u3002\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u7af9\u5b89\u4f50\u548c\u8a18(Elshaddai\u306e\u4eba) (@Sawaki_Takeyasu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sawaki_Takeyasu\/status\/1335954030116233220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>First Tweet:<br><\/strong>Looking forward to this, but don\u2019t feel like you have to rush it too much, okay?<br><strong>Second Tweet:<br><\/strong>I don\u2019t intend to rush it, but I\u2019d love to have it out by the 10th anniversary next year&#8230;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For more information about the Steam version of <em>El Shaddai, <\/em>check out the status updates on Takeyasu\u2019s Twitter account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development on the Steam version of \u201cEl Shaddai\u201d continues, for a possible 10th anniversary release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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