428: Shibuya Scramble executive producer Jiro Ishii announced his next game, tentatively titled “Shibuya Live-Action Adventure Game.” Ishii is leading development of the new game alongside screenwriter Yukinori Kitajima, and it will be set in Shibuya just like its predecessor.
The game features an “ensemble drama” system, which brings a synchronized story with multiple protagonists. Players will experience a multiple-perspective scenario and explore each character’s viewpoint.
Cast members for the game include Masakazu Arai (Keima Amemiya in Machi: Unmei no Kousaten) and Fumio Kitagami (Minoru Minorikawa in 428: Shibuya Scramble).
Platforms and a release date for Shibuya Live-Action Adventure Game were not announced, but a crowdfunding campaign on Ubgoe will open on May 28 with more details about the game.
Ishi shared a message regarding the new game, revealing that 428: Shibuya Scramble was created as a successor to Machi: Unmei no Kousaten. He expected that a game would eventually come to surpass both titles. However, no such game emerged, and Ishii approached various game companies about a follow-up project.
Unfortunately, discussions with those companies fell apart, since many were concerned with marketing and business than the core of the project. Despite having felt like he needed to distance himself from the project, Ishii and his team decided to develop the new game independently.
