Master Detective Archives: Rain Code[a] is an upcoming adventure video game developed by Too Kyo Games and Spike Chunsoft, the latter also publishing it. The game is scheduled to be released in 2023 for the Nintendo Switch.
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| Publisher(s) | Spike Chunsoft |
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| Engine | Unreal Engine |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Q2 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Overview
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code is a fantasy-mystery adventure game set in a rainy city lit by neon lights.[1][2][3] The characters include a boy, a cheerful girl, and ghost-like monsters.[4]
Development and release
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Rain Code is co-developed by Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games,[1] a company formed in 2017 by ex-employees of Spike Chunsoft.[3] It is written by Kazutaka Kodaka and Takekuni Kitayama, and features music by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda, and character designs by Rui Komatsuzaki and Shimadoriru; several key staff members previously worked on Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa series.[2][5]
Kodaka began the planning for the game in 2016 while he was still working at Spike Chunsoft.[2][6] It is designed to be different from Danganronpa, with a dark fantasy setting influenced by the work of filmmaker Tim Burton,[3] and uses 3D models throughout as opposed to Danganronpa's blend of 3D environments and 2D characters (aka 2.5D graphics), although still features a similar psycho-pop aesthetic with neon colors.[7] It is developed using the Unreal Engine.[2]
The game was first teased by Too Kyo Games in 2018 with a piece of concept art showing a rainy city and a ghost,[6] and was announced in November 2021 as Enigma Archives: Rain Code. It is planned to be released by Spike Chunsoft; release dates and platforms were not announced,[5] but included game consoles.[2] On September 13, 2022, it was announced that the game, retitled Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, is scheduled to be released in Q2 2023 on the Nintendo Switch.[8][9]
Notes
- ^ Known in Japan as Chō Tantei Jikenbo: Rain Code (超探偵事件簿 レインコード, lit. "Super Detective Case Files: Rain Code"), stylized as Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE
References
- ^ a b Dellosa, Catherine Ng (November 29, 2021). "Enigma Archives: RAIN CODE is an upcoming dark fantasy mystery game from the developers of Danganronpa and Zero Escape". Pocket Gamer. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "『超探偵事件簿 レインコード』はコンシューマー向けに開発中。開発期間約5年におよぶ、小高和剛氏の推理ミステリーゲーム集大成に". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Game Linkage. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c "小高和剛氏、打越鋼太郎氏らによる新会社Too Kyo Games設立！ 日本独自のゲームで世界に挑む、新会社設立に迫るインタビュー". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Game Linkage. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Liu, Stephanie (November 27, 2021). "Danganronpa Team Working on Enigma Archives: Rain Code". Siliconera. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Romano, Sal (November 27, 2021). "Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games announce dark fantasy mystery game Enigma Archives: RAIN CODE [Update]". Gematsu. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "トゥーキョーゲームスがゲーム＆アニメプロジェクト4本を発表。小高和剛氏、打越鋼太郎氏、小松崎類氏、高田雅史氏らがの新ゲーム会社". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Game Linkage. September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Kemps, Heidi (December 3, 2021). "Save it for a Rainy Day". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Ollie (September 13, 2022). "The Minds Behind Danganronpa Reveal 'Master Detective Archives: Rain Code'". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ Liu, Stephanie (September 13, 2022). "Master Detective Archives Rain Code Will Come Out in Spring 2023". Siliconera. Retrieved September 13, 2022.