Publisher PQube is bringing developer Kemco‘s psychological horror visual novel Raging Loop (also known as Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P) to PlayStation 4 and Switch both physically and digitally in North America and Europe in 2019, the company announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via its official website:
Story
Immerse yourself in a thrilling psychological horror story taking place in the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu. A heavy mist surrounds the place, preventing everyone from ever leaving. Ancient gods have come back to hunt the villagers down one by one. The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
The Feast
Once upon a time, the mountain by the village was the home of five beast guardians. During the feast, some of the villagers of Yasimuzu will inherit their power.
The Guardians
- The Wolves kill one person every day.
- The Snake sees if one is a wolf or a human.
- The Spider protects one person from the Wolf.
- The two Monkeys know each other’s identity.
- The Crow knows whether a corpse belonged to a Wolf or a Human.
Key Features
- A Tribute to Japanese Folklore – Haruaki Fusaishi is a young man freshly arrived to Yasumizu, a remote settlement in a mountainous region of Japan. He will become involved in an ominous local tradition known as the feast. Among the villagers lurks the werewolf, an entity who has sworn to take revenge on everyone.
- An Extensive New Game Plus – Clear the game to unlock the Revelation Mode and discover the story in a new light. You will see the inner thoughts of the characters and unlock new scenes that will give you more insight about their motivation.
- A Visual Novel with a Complex Branching Story – Keep track of all your choices thanks to a comprehensible flowchart. Rewind the story and select other actions to see different outcomes and learn about the characters’ motivation. A death may be rewarded with a new piece of information, a Key that will give you access to new paths and bring you closer to the identity of the killer.
- An Endless Spiral of Deaths – Haruaki Fusaishi will find himself stuck in an inextricable loop from which he cannot escape. Conscious of his own fate, he will take advantage of all the knowledge acquired before his tragic deaths.
Watch the announcement trailer below.