Let It Die(video game)

Let It Die[a]is a free-to-playhack and slashvideo gamedeveloped byGrasshopper Manufactureand published byGungHo Online Entertainment.[1]The game was released for thePlayStation 4in December 2016, and in Japan in February 2017.[2]It was released forMicrosoft Windowsin September 2018.[3]

Let It Die
Developer(s)Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher(s)GungHo Online Entertainment
Director(s)Hideyuki Shin
Producer(s)Shuji Ishikawa
Designer(s)Noriaki Kazama
Artist(s)Takashi Kasahara
Writer(s)Muga Takeda
Composer(s)Akira Yamaoka
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 4
  • WW:December 3, 2016
  • JP:February 2, 2017
Windows
  • WW:September 26, 2018
Genre(s)Hack and slash,Roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player

Abattle royale gamesequel,Deathverse: Let It Die,was announced in October 2021 and had a limited time beta test in May and June 2022. It was developed by Supertrick Games, a game studio spun off of Grasshopper Manufacture, who developed the original game.[4]

Gameplay

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Under the supervision of a skateboarding grim reaper called Uncle Death, players fight through a treacherous tower, obtaining various types of weapons and armor while finding creatures and mushrooms to eat in order to stay alive. Upon death, a player's "death data" is circulated among other player's games where they will appear as formidable opponents. The sharing of death data is one of the various asynchronous multiplayer elements that in the game.[citation needed]

Development

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Let It Diewas originally known asLily Bergamo.Its initial plot focused on a female protagonist called Tae Ioroi and was set in the year 2026.[5]The game's world drew from both Japanese and Western cultures.[6]It was described as a "super action game"[7]or an "extreme action game".[1]The game was supposed to feature an "element of growth", in that by gradually accumulating experience, the player's data is updated more and more rapidly.[1]Lily Bergamowould have featured online play and features.[7]

In addition to the game,Lily Bergamowould feature a "companion app", which would be playable on smartphones.[1]The game would feature online play, and according to GungHo Online Entertainment's CEO Kazuki Morishita, would allow "both smartphone and PlayStation gamers to be in the same world”.[6]According to Morishita, Grasshopper Manufacture "wants to make the most out of the strengths of online play, and the idea of using smartphones to play has been a big deal”, with the goal of the app being the ability for players "to completely rely on their smartphones to play".[8]

Logo of the formerLily Bergamo

Lily Bergamowas to be the first game to be developed byGrasshopper Manufactureafter it was acquired byGungHo Online Entertainment.[9][10]Suda stated thatLily Bergamowas conceived after GungHo CEO Kazuki Morishita expressed his desire to "make a game that leverages the inherent flavor of both companies."[1]The game was revealed in April 2013,[11]and in Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia's Press Conference on September 9, 2013, the release date was set to sometime in 2014.[12]Additional information was shown at the 2013Tokyo Game Show,including the name of the protagonist, the ability to play on smartphones and the game's setting.[6]At the game show, a special stage event was held forLily Bergamo,including acosplaymodel dressed up as the game's protagonist Tae Ioroi, and specially-madeLily Bergamostickers were distributed.[13]Although the game was not playable then, Suda promised that it would be at the 2014 Tokyo Game Show instead.[8]Yusuke Kozakiwas the head of character design inLily Bergamo,[1]along with direction by Nobutaka Ichiki and game design by Yusuke Kozaki.[6]AtrademarkforLily Bergamohad been filed in North America, which hinted at a soon-to-be confirmed release in that region[5]and globally.[14]

Announced on June 11, 2014, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014,Lily Bergamowas changed toLet It Die;[15]the concept of an "extreme action game" remained. The change commenced around the end of 2013.[15]Executive directorGoichi Sudaexplained that the concept of death is relevant throughoutLet It Die,and that if one player dies in-game, they will appear in another player's game, making the deaths of players important in the experience, hence the title. Reportedly, the game would have normal AI enemies and dead player characters' avatars, and was announced as free-to-play. The game represents a huge departure from Suda's past video games in terms of creative philosophy.[16]GungHo Online Entertainment hadtrademarkedLily Bergamoin the United States, hinting at a possible global release, with the reveal ofLet It Dieconfirming it.[14]On October 29, 2015,GungHo Online Entertainmentannounced thatLet It Diehad been delayed, and that it would now launch in 2016 instead of its originally planned 2015 release window.[17]On December 3, 2016,Let It Diewas released for free onPlayStation Networkin North America and Europe.[18]

Let It Diefeatured 100 Japanese artists in the rock and metal music genres[19]curated bySilent Hillseries game music composerAkira Yamaoka,who described the work as a "one-of-a-kind musical experience".[20]

Reception

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Let It Diereceived "mixed or average" reviews, according to video gamereview aggregatorMetacritic.[21]In February 2017, it was announced that the game has been downloaded over two million times.[25]By April 2018, that number had risen to over four million.[26]In March 2020, it was announced that the game has over six million downloads.[27]

Notes

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  1. ^Japanese:レット・イット・ダイ,Hepburn:Retto Itto Dai

References

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  12. ^"Grasshopper Manufacture's newest title is Lily Bergamo, coming 2014".Polygon. 9 September 2013.Retrieved2014-03-08.
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  15. ^ab"What Happened To Lily Bergamo? You Already Saw It, In" Let it Die "".Retrieved2014-06-11.
  16. ^"Suda 51′s Let It Die is what Lily Bergamo became".11 June 2014.Retrieved2014-06-11.
  17. ^"Bình thành 27 năm 12 nguyệt kỳ đệ 3 bốn nửa kỳ quyết toán tin nhắn 〔 Nhật Bản tiêu chuẩn cơ bản 〕( liên kết )"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-11-17.Retrieved2015-11-13.
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  19. ^"Upcoming Video Game Let it Die to Feature Music from Over 100 Prominent Japanese Metal/Rock Musicians".MetalSucks.2016-11-08.Retrieved2019-01-13.
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  23. ^Tack, Daniel (December 12, 2016)."Bizarre, Brutal Fun - Let It Die - PlayStation 4".Game Informer.Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2016.RetrievedDecember 12,2016.
  24. ^Johnson, Leif (December 15, 2016)."Let It Die Review".IGN.RetrievedDecember 15,2016.
  25. ^Makuch, Eddie (February 15, 2017)."Crazy PS4-Exclusive Action Game Let It Die Passes 2 Million Downloads".GameSpot.RetrievedApril 6,2017.
  26. ^"4M Senpais Trying and Dying!".April 2, 2017.RetrievedApril 6,2017.
  27. ^Romano, Sal (March 2, 2020)."Let It Die tops six million downloads".Gematsu.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
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