KAMITSUBAKI ACADEMY NEWSPAPER CLUB, an urban exploration school adventure game set in the world of KAMITSUBAKI CITY, will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on October 30 for 3,080 yen, KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO announced. The Switch version is newly announced. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
You wake up with amnesia in Kamitsubaki City, a city with a giant tower in its center.
There, you meet a girl named Kafu Morisaki, and begin participating at the Kamitsubaki Academy Newspaper Club at her invitation.
You will deepen your bonds with Kafu and the other club members through school life and your investigations of the city.
Introduction
KAMITSUBAKI ACADEMY NEWSPAPER CLUB is an urban investigation school adventure game where you look into Kamitsubaki City’s rumors and secrets with the members of the club.
The game is divided into two modes: “Story parts” where you hang out with the members at school, and “investigation parts” where you explore and investigate Kamitsubaki City.
(This game shares part of its setting and lore with the KAMITSUBAKI CITY series. However, the story here is standalone, you can enjoy this game without having experienced any of the other works.)
Story Parts
Segments where you read through the story via interactions with your fellow newspaper club members.
The story begins with you waking up in Kamitsubaki City with amnesia.
You then meet with the girls and go to school at Kamitsubaki Academy while searching for clues to recovering your memories.
You can advance to story parts by investigating in investigation parts and acquiring items.
Investigation Parts
Segments where you explore Kamitsubaki City with the newspaper club members and look into rumors and investigation requests.
You can progress with your investigations little by little by walking around the city and encountering events occuring in all sorts of locations.
At these events, you make “investigation conclusions” based on five parameters: “Movement,” “Wisdom,” “Insight,” “Mystery,” and “Luck.”
You can improve your parameters by gathering Items and Perks.
Fellow Newspaper Club Members
- Kafu Morisaki
- Rime Tanioki
- Haru Asanushi
- Sekai Yorukawa
- Koko Rinne