{"id":64793,"date":"2026-04-07T16:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64793"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:44:36","slug":"el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatrons-brand-new-spinoff-is-a-surprisingly-chill-reversi-based-game-made-by-the-titles-og-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatrons-brand-new-spinoff-is-a-surprisingly-chill-reversi-based-game-made-by-the-titles-og-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron\u2019s brand-new spinoff is a surprisingly chill Reversi-based game made by the title\u2019s OG creator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese developer crim just dropped a brand-new game based on its cult classic action-adventure El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, but with a rather unexpected twist. <strong>Elshaddai Zero Nine Reversi, <\/strong>available on the Google Play and Apple App Store for free, is exactly what it says the tin \u2013 an elaborate El Shaddai spin-off with Reversi mechanics, developed by series creator Sawaki Takeyasu himself just in time for the title\u2019s 15th anniversary.<\/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\">\u300eElshaddai Zero Nine Reversi\u300f<br><br>iOS \/ Android\u3067\u914d\u4fe1\u958b\u59cb\uff01<br><br>\u77f3\u306bHP\u304c\u3042\u308b\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b7\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3002<br> \u76e4\u9762\u306b\u591a\u7a2e\u985e\u304c\u3042\u308a\u591a\u5f69\u306a\u6226\u7565\u304c\u697d\u3057\u3081\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u6cb9\u65ad\u3059\u308b\u3068\u201c\u3059\u307f\u3063\u3053\u30a4\u30fc\u30ce\u30c3\u30af\u201d\u3067\u89d2\u3082\u6d88\u3048\u308b\u2026\uff01 <br>\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u554f\u984c\u306a\u3044\uff01<br><br>\ud83d\udcb0 \u7121\u6599\u3067\u3059 \ud83d\udcb0<br><br>\u904a\u3093\u3067\u307f\u305f\u611f\u60f3\u3084\u3001\u30b3\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u5f85\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3059\ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Elshaddai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Elshaddai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30a8\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30c0\u30a4<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X13bNuIxSA\">pic.twitter.com\/X13bNuIxSA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u7af9\u5b89\u4f50\u548c\u8a18(\u30b5\u30ef\u30ad\u30a8\u30eb) (@Sawaki_Takeyasu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sawaki_Takeyasu\/status\/2040928223979294825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sawaki_Takeyasu\/status\/2041031447537238141?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to Takeyasu<\/a>, the game follows the story of Lucifel, who, after completing his journey with Enoch, confronts Archangel Michael over a game of Reversi, tasked with bringing order to the chaos-ridden world. During the game, the two share a casual chat, reminiscing over many different episodes which took place in the El Shaddai universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gameplay itself is based around Reversi, with a couple of twists to the classic game\u2019s mechanics. All pieces are assigned health points from 0 to 9 (hence the name Zero Nine Reversi), losing 1 HP per flip. The piece is removed from the board once its HP reaches 0. Furthermore, special new rules are introduced to the base game, some of which allow you to place pieces freely on the board, or even remove corner pieces (which are arguably the most important in a game of Reversi). The game also comes in five different difficulty modes, and features a variety of different game board sizes, including an irregular cross-shaped board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the game also features a \u201cstory mode,\u201d letting players unlock bits and pieces of lore as they progress. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sawaki_Takeyasu\/status\/2040961559380582583?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Takeyasu hints<\/a>, there may be some new bits and pieces to discover about El Shaddai\u2019s lore and characters through Lucifel and Michael\u2019s banter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, El Shaddai\u2019s comeback as a board game-based mobile app probably wasn\u2019t on anyone\u2019s bucket list. And apparently,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sawaki_Takeyasu\/status\/2041115191153443261?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the reason why<\/a> Takeyasu decided to create something so out of left field for the title\u2019s 15th anniversary was to combine \u201cfree-to-play\u201d and \u201ceasy to understand\u201d gameplay that gives newcomers an overview of the original game\u2019s lore, while still making it a treat for long-time fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elshaddai Zero Nine Reversi is available for free via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.antigravity.zeroninereversi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/jp\/app\/elshaddai-zero-nine-reversi\/id6759926499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creator of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron just released a free new spin-off title based on the game of Reversi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":64797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-64793","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 v27.2 - 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