Death End Re;Quest is Out Now in North America
LOS ANGELES, CA., February 19, 2019 – Plug into the World's Odyssey today! We are excited to announce that Death end re;Quest™ is out now for the PlayStation®4 in North America! The Season Pass and European release will launch THIS FRIDAY, on February 22. Players can grab the game digitally on the PlayStation™Store and physically on Iffy's Online Store, as well as select retailers (GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy). We also have the DLC schedule available on the official website, which includes all of the free and paid DLC releases.
Lastly, we have an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look with the creators of Death end re;Quest™ available on the PlayStation.Blog! The Q&A features the President of Compile Heart and Producer, Norihisa Kochiwa, as well as the lead artist, Kei Nanameda, as they discuss their creative processes in this genre-bending JRPG!
Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and turns it on its head. Players are able to change the game's genre and switch game modes from RPG into fighting, shooter, and even a slot mode! You'll also be able to jump at will between the in-game world and the real world to investigate your missing friend, unlocking one of multiple endings. Choose wisely as lines between fantasy and reality will begin to blur...
Story
Arata Mizunashi, a video game programmer, receives a notification from an email sent to him by Shina Ninomiya, a
colleague of his who went missing nearly one year ago. Together, they worked to create World's Odyssey (W.O.D.),
an immersive virtual landscape powered by breathtaking, state-of-the-art technology. That is, until Shina's sudden
disappearance put a swift halt to production. Arata discovers the startling revelation that Shina Ninomiya was stuck
inside of “W.O.D.” the whole time. When Arata delves hurriedly back into the lines of code haunting his forsaken
project, he realizes that his game is now ravaged by an infestation of bugs, and that Shina is its only active player.
Arata soon learns that a nefarious force prevents him from extracting Shina out of the game. Her only way out? She must complete the game to unlock the perfect ending—an outcome with a success rate of 1%. On their journey, they encounter a slew of NPC characters that blur perceptions of humanity and A.I.-technology, setting into a motion a thrilling narrative that calls into question the differences between the virtual world and ours.
Little do they know what horrors await them on both sides of the screen...
Key Features
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? – Jump between reality and in-game modes, as players will need to investigate in
the real world view to solve the mysterious inner-workings of the World Odyssey, and switch to an in-game view
mode to battle against glitched-out monsters. Choose options wisely, as your decision can change the game's
ending!
- Turn-Based RPGs Flipped Upside Down – In this turn-based command battle system, you can roam freely and
duke it out with fearsome monsters. During battle, players can change the game's genre from a first-person
shooter to even a fighting game!
- You're Buggin' Out – While exploring, players will need to activate character-specific dungeon skills to access
hard-to-reach areas and hidden treasures!
- Follow the White Rabbit and Discover a Bug Infested World – In this hyper-realistic game world, players must
help out Shina escape a game universe filled with infected bosses and mesmerizing environments!
Product Information
Title: Death end re;Quest™
Console: PlayStation®4
NA Release date: February 19, 2019
EU Release date: February 22, 2019
Release format: Physical & Digital
Publisher: Idea Factory International
Genre: RPG
Player(s): 1
Voiceover options: Original Japanese and
English
Language format: English subtitles
ESRB/PEGI/USK/ACB: RP
©2019 IDEA FACTORY / COMPILE HEART All rights reserved. Death end re;Quest is a trademark of IDEA FACTORY. Licensed to and published by Idea Factory International, Inc.
