Kaizen Recreation Works, the group behind the 2020 indie investigative journey recreation Paradise Killer, has unveiled their subsequent wild mission, 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 out of the blue 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 title is kind of literal as she seems to be like an appendage. Michi will be capable of 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 associates, discover (and destroy) collectibles , type partnerships with different companies and, lets not overlook, recruit quite a lot of mascots.
On the planet of Promise Mascot Company mascots live creatures which have coexisted with mankind for the reason that daybreak of time, and every mascot has their very own hopes, desires and wishes that Michi might want to negotiate with the intention to efficiently recruit them. Some mascots need cash, some need fame, some need a rice ball from the native comfort retailer and a few wish to see your complete world burn to ashes in purifying hellfire.
As soon as they’ve been recruited, mascots might be skilled and despatched out on quite a lot of jobs to earn a living, achieve expertise and unfold the title of the Promise Mascot Company far and large! Sadly, jobs don’t all the time 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) by utilizing Hero Playing cards, these playing cards signify 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 growing the world and characters.
Promise Mascot Company will function a soundtrack from two composers, Irish musician Alpha Chrome Yayo and trade veteran Ryo Koike (Resident Evil 4 (2023), Ninja Gaiden II).
Will Michi create probably the most profitable mascot company in Japan whereas additionally discovering the reality behind his sudden exile, will Pinky ever clear up her terrifying anger points and why did that truck simply develop wings? Gamers will be capable of 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 Change and PC in 2025.
Try the trailer beneath: