Another reveal at E3 2019 was by Square Enix, announcing that their latest action-rpg game developed by the talented Tokyo RPG Factory team, Oninaki will debut digitally on the Nintendo Switch system, PlayStation 4 and PC STEAM on August 22.
Oninaki is
the third title from the Tokyo Toy Story, and it’s their first rpg game, taking
inspiration from Japanese role-playing game. Oninaki follows I Am Setsuna in
2016, and Lost Sphere in 2018, but takes a new, inspired art direction and adds
a captivating storyline, that creates a unique yet familiar JRPG experience.
Oninaki
tells the story of Kagachi a young Watcher who embodies the tenants of
reincarnation, whose job is to user the lost souls of this world onto the next.
When he meets a young girl called Linne, with no memory of her past, their
fates soon become entwined across a tale of death and blood. Along his travels,
Kagachi soon meets Kushi a famous Watcher and honored leader, and the cruel and
heartless Night Devil, a swordsman from the past who’s hunting Linne.
Kagachi
must harness the power of daemons, lost souls who can’t reincarnate, and use
them in battle. Each daemon represents a different weapon type, and can be
switched between in real-time in order deal powerful blows to your enemies,
with unique skills and power-ups.
Oninaki will
debut digitally on the Nintendo Switch system, PlayStation 4 and PC STEAM on
August 22.
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Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
