{"id":9492,"date":"2022-02-10T11:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T02:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=9492"},"modified":"2022-02-10T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T02:11:39","slug":"20220209-9492","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220209-9492\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile RPG LOOP8 announced for Japan in the latest Nintendo Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220210-191676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-02-10 08:55 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In the Japanese version of today\u2019s Nintendo Direct 2022.2.10 broadcast, Marvelous Inc. presented a juvenile RPG called <em><strong>LOOP8<\/strong><\/em>. The game is planned to release in 2022 on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation4, and Xbox One. A release outside of Japan has yet to be announced.<\/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=\"\u300eLOOP8\uff08\u30eb\u30fc\u30d7\u30a8\u30a4\u30c8\uff09\u300f1st\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GlEPE2ohdKI?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><em>LOOP8<\/em> is a juvenile RPG that takes place over a summer. In the game, humanity is threatened by an ancient calamity called \u201cKegai.\u201d The protagonist Nini is a boy that grew up on a space station. But after losing his home and family to the Kegai, Nini turns to relatives on his mother\u2019s side for help and arrives in a quiet rural town called Ashihara. From there, Nini is greeted by a relative who introduces herself as Konoha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players will go through daily life in the town and find people possessed by the Kegai. It sounds like in these parts players will build relationships with those around them, train to fight Kegai, and be free to do as they please during their limited free time. Once you find someone possessed by Kegai, you enter the interval between your world and theirs and will be able to confront the Kegai directly. The relationships you\u2019ve built and the training you\u2019ve done will influence the results of your battles with the Kegai.<br><\/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\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The game also has a loop function. If you want to redo something like building a relationship or facing off with Kegai, you can return back a set interval of time while retaining certain aspects of your progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, <em>LOOP8<\/em> has something called the Kareru System which they describe as an emotional AI, and it controls all progress in the game with character emotions and the story constantly changing. Player\u2019s choices also influence the world, and they say to expect a different experience each time you play.<br><\/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\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220210-191676-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>LOOP8<\/em>\u2019s game design and scenario are being led by Yuuri Shibamura, known for their work on <em>Gunparade March<\/em>. Character design is being led by En Morikura, known for designing the VTuber character Kizuna AI, and Shingo Adachi, known for designing and directing the <em>Sword Art Online<\/em> anime. Concept art is being done by the illustrator Kitsuneiro, and Noriyuki Iwadare, known for their involvement in the <em>Ace Attorney<\/em> series is handling the game\u2019s music. Bringing it all together is the producer Youichi Miyaji, known for their work on the <em>Grandia<\/em> series and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvelous&#8217; Juvenile RPG LOOP8 announced for Japan in the latest Nintendo Direct.  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