{"id":9016,"date":"2022-01-27T17:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T08:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=9016"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:16:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:16:34","slug":"20220127-9016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220127-9016\/","title":{"rendered":"Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Japanese solo game developer Tadasumen has launched a crowdfunding campaign for their upcoming horror game. It&#8217;s a first-person horror game where you swing a glow stick and switch its color in time with the music to cheer up demons, like a dancing otaku at an idol concert. The game is still in the early stages of development, but the core concept sounds promising enough.<\/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=\"\u5236\u4f5c\u4e2d\u30db\u30e9\u30fc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30c7\u30e2\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X_N8rDZTNGA?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><figcaption>*in-development demo footage. Everything is subject to change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Tadasumen is known for creating humorous free games such as <em>PIEN-\u3074\u3048\u3093\u2013<\/em>, <em>PAON-\u3071\u304a\u3093\u2013 BEYOND THE PIEN<\/em>, and the recently released sushi-eating action game <em>Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!<\/em> which could be translated to something like, \u201cI\u2019m going to die if I don\u2019t eat sushi soon!\u201d The last of which left a strong impression on Japanese gamers with its absurd concept, bizarre dialog, and surprisingly well-crafted gameplay (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220114-8524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related article<\/a>).<\/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=\"\u305d\u308d\u305d\u308d\u5bff\u53f8\u3092\u98df\u3079\u306a\u3044\u3068\u6b7b\u306c\u305c\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\u5b8c\u6210\u3060\u305c\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\u3010\u304f\u305d\u30b2\u30fcDirect\uff1aVol.03\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BC6DXyBAwUU?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><figcaption>* <em>Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Tadasumen\u2019s newest project gained momentum after their announcement on Twitter went viral a few weeks ago, receiving around 20,000 retweets as of this writing.<\/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\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/tadasumen\/status\/1482365504664653824\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new project is scheduled to release in mid-2022 as a free game on PC. And after that, Tadasumen plans to release the game on consoles for the first time in their career. Although the game&#8217;s name and most of its content is still undecided, Tadasumen promises to deliver a new horror experience that is both crazy and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowdfunding campaign to cover development costs started on January 20. It\u2019s going well so far, with 57 backers pledging 761,900 yen (around $6,600) in total. Backer rewards include one-week early access, a backers-only spinoff game, getting your name in the credits, and more. The Super Sponsor Course, which includes all the backer rewards, is already out of stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign is set as All-In, which means even if the campaign doesn\u2019t reach its 1 million yen (around $9,000) goal, backers can still receive their rewards. In that case, Tadasumen will work part-time to cover the remaining expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowdfunding campaign page can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/camp-fire.jp\/projects\/view\/550495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> on Campfire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game. 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