Exile Election
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| Developer(s) | Regista |
| Publisher(s) | Nippon Ichi Software |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Vita,PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Exile Election[a]is avisual novelvideo gamedeveloped byNippon Ichi Softwarefor thePlayStation VitaandPlayStation 4video game consoles.It was released in Japan on April 27, 2017.
Gameplay
[edit]The game is described by its developers as a "death game adventure" title.[1]The game plays similar toadventurevisual novelssuch asDanganronpaandZero Escape.[2][3]
Story
[edit]The game takes places in an abandonedamusement park.[4]The game's characters are trapped within the park, with the outside world being in apost-apocalypticwasteland infested with murderous monsters.[1]Within the park, the game's twelve main characters are held captive by a mysterious mechanical doll named "Alice", who holds the "death games", which basically force the characters against each other for survival - the losers being exiled back out into the world.[5]Alice refuses to stop the games until only two characters are alive and present.[3]The game's protagonist is Kaname Ichijou, a young man who has the ability to see sound as colors, and sees spoken falsehoods in the color of red.[6]He also harbors a grudge against most of the rest of the characters of the game for allowing the exile of his little sister.[6]
Development
[edit]The game was announced byNippon Ichi Softwarein January 2017, through two teaser trailers.[7]The game was approximately 90% complete at the time of the announcement.[8]In the following month, Nippon Ichi announced a series of thirteen separate trailers detailing each of the main characters in the game as well.[2][3]The game was released on April 27, 2017 on both thePlayStation VitaandPlayStation 4in Japan; no release plans have been announced for any other regions.[9]
The game's theme song is "Melody and Flower" byYurika Endō.[10]
Reception
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abSal Romano (January 22, 2017)."Exile Election first details, screenshots, and opening movie".Gematsu.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^abChris Gebauer (March 6, 2017)."Exile Election Gets First Full Length Trailer".RPGFan.Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2017.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^abcPeter Triezenberg (February 17, 2017)."Enjoy a Cavalcade of New Trailers for NIS' Exile Election".RPGFan.Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2017.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^Antony Matthews (February 2, 2017)."New Exile Election Trailer Introduces Alice".Hardcore Gamer.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^Sato (February 2, 2017)."Exile Election Mascot Isn't A Monokuma But It's Still Pretty Ominous And Creepy".Siliconera.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^abSato (February 28, 2017)."See All The Key Characters In New Trailer For NIS' PS Vita Death Game Exile Election".Siliconera.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^Sato (January 18, 2017)."How Nippon Ichi Trolled Us With A Teaser-ception For Exile Election".Siliconera.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^Holly Williams (January 10, 2017)."Nippon Ichi Reveal Survival Game Exile Election".Rice Digital.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^Ajay Kadkol (January 22, 2017)."Prices for 'Exile Election' by NIS for PS4 and PSVita Revealed".Latin Post.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^Anime News Network (January 24, 2017)."NIS's Exile Election Game's Opening Movie Streamed".Anime News Network.RetrievedMarch 9,2017.
- ^"Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1481".Gematsu.Gematsu. 18 April 2017.Retrieved1 May2017.
Notes
[edit]- ^Exile Election(Truy phóng tuyển cử,Tsuihō Senkyo)
External links
[edit]- Official Site(in Japanese)