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 a visual novel video game developed by Nippon Ichi Software for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 video 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 to adventure visual novels such as Danganronpa and Zero Escape.[2][3]
Story[edit]
The game takes places in an abandoned amusement park.[4] The game's characters are trapped within the park, with the outside world being in a post-apocalyptic wasteland 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 by Nippon Ichi Software in 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 the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 in Japan; no release plans have been announced for any other regions.[9]
The game's theme song is "Melody and Flower" by Yurika Endō.[10]
Reception[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sal Romano (January 22, 2017). "Exile Election first details, screenshots, and opening movie". Gematsu. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Chris Gebauer (March 6, 2017). "Exile Election Gets First Full Length Trailer". RPGFan. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c Peter Triezenberg (February 17, 2017). "Enjoy a Cavalcade of New Trailers for NIS' Exile Election". RPGFan. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Antony Matthews (February 2, 2017). "New Exile Election Trailer Introduces Alice". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Sato (February 2, 2017). "Exile Election Mascot Isn't A Monokuma But It's Still Pretty Ominous And Creepy". Siliconera. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Sato (February 28, 2017). "See All The Key Characters In New Trailer For NIS' PS Vita Death Game Exile Election". Siliconera. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Sato (January 18, 2017). "How Nippon Ichi Trolled Us With A Teaser-ception For Exile Election". Siliconera. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Holly Williams (January 10, 2017). "Nippon Ichi Reveal Survival Game Exile Election". Rice Digital. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Ajay Kadkol (January 22, 2017). "Prices for 'Exile Election' by NIS for PS4 and PSVita Revealed". Latin Post. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Anime News Network (January 24, 2017). "NIS's Exile Election Game's Opening Movie Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1481". Gematsu. Gematsu. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Exile Election (追放選挙, Tsuihō Senkyo)
External links[edit]
- Official Site (in Japanese)