Kaizen Recreation Works, the workforce behind the 2020 indie investigative journey sport Paradise Killer, has unveiled their subsequent wild venture, an open world mascot administration crime drama referred to as ‘Promise Mascot Company’. Gamers will take management of the scarred mug of Michi, a disgraced yakuza lieutenant who’s all of a sudden exiled to a cursed city to show a bankrupt mascot company right into a worthwhile enterprise.
Serving to Michi alongside the way in which is Assistant Supervisor Pinky, who occurs to be a mascot herself, her identify is sort of literal as she seems to be like an appendage. Michi will be capable to discover his new residence of Kaso-Machi along with his run-down truck that may be upgraded all through the sport as he discovers new buddies, discover (and destroy) collectibles , type partnerships with different companies and, lets not neglect, recruit quite a lot of mascots.
On this planet of Promise Mascot Company mascots live creatures which have coexisted with mankind because the daybreak of time, and every mascot has their very own hopes, goals and needs that Michi might want to negotiate as a way to efficiently recruit them. Some mascots need cash, some need fame, some desire a rice ball from the native comfort retailer and a few need to see the complete world burn to ashes in purifying hellfire.
As soon as they’ve been recruited, mascots may be skilled and despatched out on quite a lot of jobs to generate profits, acquire expertise and unfold the identify of the Promise Mascot Company far and broad! Sadly, jobs don’t at all times go as initially deliberate – whether or not it’s a slender doorway, kitchens catching on fireplace or dreadful nightmare spirits, hazard lurks round each nook. It’s as much as the participant to help their imperilled worker(s) through the use of Hero Playing cards, these playing cards symbolize quite a lot of characters Michi will meet throughout his time in Kaso-Machi. With tactical card utilization, a mascot can overcome any problem and win hearts, minds and a wholesome paycheque.
Kaizen Recreation Works additionally introduced the expertise they acquired to assist convey Promise Mascot Company to life, beginning with Inko Ai Takita, a Japanese manga artist primarily based within the UK who illustrated Promise Mascot Company’s unusual mascot character. Kaizen additionally introduced that they’re collaborating with well-known Japanese developer Ikumi Nakamura (The Evil Inside, Ghostwire: Tokyo and the not too long ago introduced Kemuri) and idea artist Mai Mattori, Each Ikumi and Mai are serving to Kaizen with design and creating the world and characters.
Promise Mascot Company will function a soundtrack from two composers, Irish musician Alpha Chrome Yayo and business veteran Ryo Koike (Resident Evil 4 (2023), Ninja Gaiden II).
Will Michi create essentially the most profitable mascot company in Japan whereas additionally discovering the reality behind his sudden exile, will Pinky ever remedy her terrifying anger points and why did that truck simply develop wings? Gamers will be capable to be taught the solutions to those burning questions and extra when Promise Mascot Company releases onto PS5, PS4, Xbox Collection X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Swap and PC in 2025.
Take a look at the trailer beneath:
