Root Letter
| Root Letter | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Kadokawa Games |
| Publisher(s) | Kadokawa Games |
| Artist(s) | Mino Taro |
| Writer(s) | Dario Fuji |
| Composer(s) | Takashi Nitta |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Visual novel, adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Root Letter (stylized √letter[1]) is an upcoming visual novel adventure video game. The game will be developed and published by Kadokawa Games as the first title in their Kadokawa Game Mystery brand. It is scheduled for a worldwide release sometime in 2016 for both the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 video game consoles.
Gameplay
The game will play as an adventure video game/visual novel.[2] In the game, the player must figure out what happened to the character of Aya, a girl who mysteriously vanished after receiving a particular letter.[3] The gameplay will be split into two distinct parts; the adventure part, where the player interrogates characters who knew Aya in order to find more information about her, and the simulation parts, where the player relives and plays through prior interactions with Aya.[3]
Story
Root Letter is set in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, where the protagonist arrives in search of Fumino Aya, a pen pal friend from high school whom had disappeared for 15 years.[2] After he finds a letter dedicated to him from her that was never sent, he sets out to interrogate her classmates as he wonders if everything Aya had told him had been a lie.[4]
The game will contain multiple endings based on the player's choices throughout the game.[2]
Development
The game was first announced in November 2015, with a worldwide release sometime in the first half 2016.[4] A Chinese release is planned as well.[5] Its announcement occurred at the same time and event as God Wars: Beyond Time.[6] The game was introduced as the first title in a new line of adventure video games by Kadokawa Games, the Kadokawa Game Mystery series.[1] Each entry in the series are planned to contain the same "fictional actresses" playing different roles across different titles.[7] Key staff from Konami's LovePlus series of dating sim games will contribute to the game, including character designs from Mino Taro, and producer Akari Uchida.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Kadokawa Games Announces Mystery Adventure Game Root Letter For PS4 And Vita". Siliconera.
- 1 2 3 "Root Letter Debut Trailer - Visual Novel Mystery - Rice Digital". Rice Digital.
- 1 2 "Root Letter introduces actress AYA, game system". Gematsu.
- 1 2 "Kadokawa Games announces Root Letter for PS4, PS Vita". Gematsu.
- ↑ "Yuko Minaguchi, Kikuko Inoue Join Cast of Root Letter PS4/PS Vita Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2016.
- ↑ "Kadokawa anuncia God Wars e Root Letter para PS4 e Vita". Eurogamer.pt. 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Root Letter PS4/PS Vita Adventure Game's English-Subtitled Aya Video Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Root Letter at The Visual Novel Database