Hitting the List of Noteworthy Delisted Games! Raid on Taihoku will be launched on February 16th Close to 50% of the players are international
Adapted from a popular board game,《Raid on Taihoku》will be officially launched on Steam at 12p.m. (GMT+8) on Feb 16th (2023.2.15 @ 8:00pm PDT). The story is based in Taipei City under Japanese colonial rule in 1945. Players will an amnestic high school girl, Kiyoko, and a Taiwanese dog, Kuro, to survive in the city under the raid by the United States Air Force. While Kiyoko is regaining her memories, they are also facing unexpected danger and challenges.
Theme of War has Received A Big Attention From Overseas Players
The game producer, KJ Chang, indicates that only half of the players who have added the game into their wish lists are Taiwanese, and up to 47% of them are international. Next to Taiwanese players, the second biggest audience are Japanese players, and then those from the United States, China and Hong Kong.
Due to the raids is a shared memory of Japanese and Taiwanese people during WWII. To understand Japanese players’ thoughts more precisely, the team has also invited several Japanese who live in Taiwan to play the demo, including Prf. Kameda Toshi, who teaches in the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at National Taiwan University, and an international student Yamada Ryota who studies in the Department of Chinese Literature at NTU. After playing the demo, they had an interview which was recorded as a short clip.
Price Secret of the Game & Art Book and Soundtrack Simultaneously on Sale
《Raid on Taihoku》is produced by Mizo Games, Fun2 Studio, launched by Loftstar Interactive Entertainment. It is officially available today, it will be released in Chinese, English, and Japanese.
In commemoration of 《Raid on Taihoku》‘s birthday on May 31,《Raid on Taihoku》 is priced at NT$531 (19.99USD), with a special price of 10% off during the first week of release. The official art book and soundtrack are also available for purchase. The art book contains rich concept drawings of characters, scenes, props and plot illustrations. The soundtrack, which was created by renowned musicians Weifan Chang and Enno Cheng, features 29 music tracks that fit the mood of the time and the game’s ending theme, “When The Sky Returned”.《Raid on Taihoku》 is also available as a digital deluxe edition bundle, allowing players to collect the《Raid on Taihoku》 game software, art book collection and soundtrack at a discounted price of 85%.
Players that love games about war and want to support the indie genre cannot miss out on this brand-new sensual masterpiece! The developers stated that they will continue to release more exciting information about《Raid on Taihoku》.
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