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[LordOfLore]

Trailer.

From Gematsu:

Bandai Namco has released the first full-length trailer for City Shrouded in Shadow, its survival adventure game from Disaster Report developer Granzella.

The game follows the player, an ordinary man or woman—not a hero—as they attempt to survive in a multitude of disasters involving “giant shadows” that suddenly appear. These giant shadows include Ultraman, Nise Ultraman, Alien Zarab, Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Evangelion Unit-01, The Fourth Angel, Gamera, Soldier Legion, and Patlabor’s AV-98 “Ingram,” CRL-98 “Pyro-Buster,” Type 5Q/2C “Grau Bear,” and more. Read more here.

City Shrouded in Shadow is due out for PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 19.

 

[Fury451]

That looks awesome and janky as hell. Wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[bluexy]

How does a game like this even exist. Does one company just own the license to all those properties? Could it come to the west like that?

 

[Mr. Smiley]

oh my god i did not know patlabor was in this

 

[HStallion]

I feel like this is a fever dream of Hideaki Anno's

 

[TheGreatDirector]

This looks like it could be a lot of fun for both good and bad reasons.

 

[mejin]

hahahahaha so bad, it's good.

didn't know Namco Bandai is the publisher. Can't wait for the localization.

 

[Elessar]

Interesting concept but visually, it looks horrible. Looks like a PS3/Vita game with pretty bad animations.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Man I'd kill for this to have some VR support. Just give me a side mode where I can look at Ultraman or the EVA angel from the street or a building.

 

[purseowner]

Glorious cheese here at last.

Easiest import decision ever.

 

[ULTROS!]

I wonder if this will get localized, I'm worried coz of the licenses and stuff.

Anyway, hyped for Disaster Report-ish games.

 

[TheBrainninja]

That looks awesome! I've always been super interested in the Disaster Report stuff, never got around to playing it though. I think Kaiju/Mecha is a really fantastic "disaster" concept.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Interesting concept but visually, it looks horrible. Looks like a PS3/Vita game with pretty bad animations.

It was a PS4/Vita game until quite recently.

 

[HassanJamal]

A Kaiju/Mechs crossover from different series battle where you survive their chaos below? Hell yeah, I'd play that. Hoping to see a rampaging Gundam or Megazord.

 

[Clov]

Looks like a lot of fun! I really hope it gets localized. Namco-Bandai has been pretty good with localizations lately, so fingers crossed!

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Interesting concept but visually, it looks horrible. Looks like a PS3/Vita game with pretty bad animations.

That's essentially the design aesthetic it's been for every disaster game they make.


Also Evangelion what?

What??

 

[sensui-tomo]

hope at the very least it gets an asia english release
I want this day 1

 

[dragonflys545]

WTF this looks crazy!!! I want it!

 

[hughesta]

please have english subtitles and I will import my first game

 

[ZoddGutts]

It's using the Orochi 3 engine by Silicon Studio going by the credits at the end of the trailer. The game graphically wasn't going to blow people's mind, looks fine coming from a small studio.

 

[Baroquemantic]

That actually looks kinda awesome. Now I want a AAA game like this.

 

[Blablurn]

That looks so cool.

 

[NightShift]

I want this SO BAD. I was expecting it to be random matches of 'escape the city' kind of thing but this looks like it has a story to it. The trailer looks like it might be taking the whole thing a little too seriously though.

 

[wapplew]

Run for your life or watch awesome fight?

 

[Ridley327]

I wish there were less giant flying monsters that looked similar, since it's really hard to tell if the end of the trailer is teasing Rodan or Gyaos. I'd assume the latter, just so Gamera actually has more representation, but you never know.

 

[sensui-tomo]

Hey guys, since namco bandai is the team doing this, how cool would it be if they could use the DBZ license and have a scenario where you're running away from Cell (form 1) when he's killing/eating/draining people . I've been trying to think of NB licenses they can pull stuff from.

 

[MotionBlue]

How does a game like this even exist. Does one company just own the license to all those properties? Could it come to the west like that?

Japan has different copyright laws, and corporations are more willing to work with others using their IP.

I would be happily surprised if it came out in the west. We did get the Squid Girl outfit in Splatoon though, so who knows.

 

[Briarios]

I wonder if this will get localized, I'm worried coz of the licenses and stuff.

Anyway, hyped for Disaster Report-ish games.

Actually, I don't think the licenses in this case wouldn't be a problem -- everything shown has been pretty easily distributed in the US. None of them have a Macross style problem ... I think the problem is whether or not they think it would make money.

I am hoping for, maybe, an Asian release with English --- like the Gundam Breaker series. But, I definitely have to have this!

I wish there were less giant flying monsters that looked similar, since it's really hard to tell if the end of the trailer is teasing Rodan or Gyaos. I'd assume the latter, just so Gamera actually has more representation, but you never know.

I'm inclined to believe it's Gyaos, both because of the head shape and the fact it's a scooping up a person, which is what they do lol

 

[Sir Doom]

Sure looks good

 

[plasmawave]

Had no idea Patlabor was in it too!

 

[@MUWANdo]

I want this SO BAD. I was expecting it to be random matches of 'escape the city' kind of thing but this looks like it has a story to it. The trailer looks like it might be taking the whole thing a little too seriously though.

The Disaster Report games are a mix of deadly serious Japanese melodrama and complete silliness.

 

[Ridley327]

I'm inclined to believe it's Gyaos, both because of the head shape and the fact it's a scooping up a person, which is what they do lol

Yeah, Rodan is more about that "blow buildings away" life anyway.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Please, PLEASE come to america

 

[striferser]

BEAUTIFUL. I WANT THIS SOBAD

How does a game like this even exist. Does one company just own the license to all those properties? Could it come to the west like that?

Yeah, Bandai Namco and its subsidiary been making video games based on properties shown here, so i guess they already own the license to make crossover

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

Motherfucking Patlabor up in this? Shieeeeeet.

 

[gafneo]

That's a definite sale from me.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

This looks awesome xD

 

[duckroll]

Really cool. Gonna help bump up the thread title to get more interest!

 

[hokagespit]

so ready for this

 

[jiggle]

How did they make RGG caliber characters
Impressed

 

[HyperZone<3]

Man I'd kill for this to have some VR support. Just give me a side mode where I can look at Ultraman or the EVA angel from the street or a building.

the same studio's upcoming Disaster Report sequel will have PSVR support (and probably add another year to the dev cycle). So that's something to look forward to.

I want this. I want this bad. I might just buy a JPN copy and muddle through it with a FAQ. This looks like a dream game of mine. I NEEEDZ IT!!

 

[raven777]

I want this

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Being a civilian in the middle of a giant robot/kaiju fight is such an amazing concept for a game

 

[Blablurn]

I wanna they see the Western interest in this game.

 

[More_Badass]

Looks cool. Always wanted a game about surviving a kaiju/giant monster/disaster from the perspective of a regular person

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

I recognize Godzilla, Ghidorah....and that's it.

Fun idea, I just need to learn about all the references.

 

[Qvoth]

hmm from the trailer i got a feeling this is more linear than i thought

 

[atomsk]

I will play this regardless.

But playing it in English would be nice.

 

[Despera]

I want this so much for all the wrong reasons.

Perfect example of a game to play while high.

Any chance of localization?

 

[PaulExcellent]

Oh, fuck. I thought you PLAYED as Godzilla, Gamera, etc.
This is coooool as shit tho.

Also fuck being in the middle of a city when EVA-01 and Angels are going around.