{"id":5685,"date":"2021-11-06T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T07:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=5685"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:21:08","slug":"20211106-5685","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211106-5685\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona composer\u2019s stealth RPG Guns Undarkness announced for Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211106-181505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-06 16:33 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Shoji Meguro, best known as the composer of <em>Persona<\/em> and <em>Shin Megami Tensei <\/em>series, has officially revealed his indie stealth RPG <em><strong>Guns Undarkness<\/strong><\/em>. It is scheduled to come out on PC (via Steam). According to the Steam store page, the game will support both English and Japanese.<\/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=\"\u300eGuns Undarkness\uff08\u30ac\u30f3\u30ba \u30a2\u30f3\u30c0\u30fc\u30af\u30cd\u30b9\uff09\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\uff08\u5236\u4f5c\u8005\uff1a\u76ee\u9ed2\u5c06\u53f8\uff09\u3010\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30bf\u30fc\u30ba\u30e9\u30dc\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rX7Uu3clYSg?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>Meguro recently left Atlus to focus on his game-making endeavor, while continuing to provide music for future Atlus titles as a freelancer (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211027-5024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related article<\/a>). He has been working on this Unreal Engine 4 project for the past five years, under the alias Megarock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that he has left Atlus, Meguro will be working full-time as an indie developer. While he is most known for his work as a composer, he did serve as a game director on the PSP remake of <em>Shin Megami Tensei: Persona<\/em>, <em>Persona 2: Innocent Sin<\/em>, and <em>Persona 2: Eternal Punishment<\/em> during his tenure with Atlus.<\/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=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guns Undarkness<\/em> is a stealth RPG set in the year 2045, after a nuclear war has devasted the world. You\u2019ll play as a member of a PMC (Private Military Company) and take on missions with your peers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is divided into stealth and battle parts. In the former part, you\u2019ll move around the field while trying to remain undetected. Encountering an enemy without being detected will allow you to start the battle in an advantageous manner. Encounters will unfold in turn-based command battle format, where the protagonists will use various firearms to take on the enemies.<\/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=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\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=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-5685-003-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the development is being handled by Shoji Meguro, and \u201cthe lyrics of songs are written by Lotus Juice, also from the \u2018Persona\u2019 series.\u201d An up-and-coming Russian illustrator Ilya Kuvshinov, known for his work on <em>Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045<\/em>, will handle the characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guns Undarkness<\/em> will feature a linear story without branching paths, and \u201cAmid fierce battles, the protagonists realize the &#8216;true love&#8217; that will lead humanity to a higher level of existence.\u201d<br><\/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\">\u30a4\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u4f5c\u5bb6\u306b\u4ffa\u306f\u306a\u308b\uff01<br>\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\uff08\u682a\uff09\u30a2\u30c8\u30e9\u30b9\u3092\u9000\u793e\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u4f5c\u5bb6\u306e\u9053\u306b\u9032\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<br>\u3068\u306f\u8a00\u3048\uff08\u682a\uff09\u30a2\u30c8\u30e9\u30b9\u3068\u306f\u4eca\u5f8c\u3082\u826f\u597d\u306a\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u4eca\u5f8c\u3068\u3082\u76ee\u9ed2\u5c06\u53f8\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u30a2\u30c8\u30e9\u30b9\u30b5\u30a6\u30f3\u30c9\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u306b\u3082\u3054\u671f\u5f85\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<br>\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u306f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0RpRn3n5Td\">https:\/\/t.co\/0RpRn3n5Td<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iaiPEQSMIp\">pic.twitter.com\/iaiPEQSMIp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u76ee\u9ed2\u5c06\u53f8(Shoji Meguro) (@s_megarock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s_megarock\/status\/1453195236427980806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><em>Guns Undarkness<\/em> can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1801140\/Guns_Undarkness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> on Steam.<br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persona composer\u2019s stealth RPG Guns Undarkness officially announced for Steam. 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