Animation director Naomi Iwata announced on May 19th that the game work “Gregory Horror Show Souls in Chains (provisional)]has started a crowdfunding campaign at CAMPFIRE. The corresponding platform is scheduled for PC (Steam).
“Gregory Horror Show” is a 3DCG animation work that was once broadcast on the ground. All four seasons were released from 1999 to 2001. One of the features of this work is the box-shaped angular character design. A large number of unique odd-shaped characters appear, with a horror theme and a pop finish. Also, in the 1st and 2nd seasons, the mysterious hotel “Gregory House” is set as the stage, and it was a rare expression technique to progress from the main character’s first person point of view. It is still a work loved by many fans.
“Gregory Horror Show Souls in Chains (provisional)” is said to be an action RPG that unfolds in the world of the same anime. Players are trapped in a hotel in another dimension, Gregory House, and aim to escape by repeatedly battling with guests. At Gregory House, characters from the past who appeared in the original anime are still alive. I guess I will have to fight with them. In addition, in this work, the characters familiar to the original author himself have been redesigned from 3D to 2D. New characters will also be added.
As for the gameplay, you will capture rooms (stages) that reflect the individuality of each character. Auto-attack functions are also included, and it seems that the focus will be on fast-paced battles where you can enjoy flashy effects. In addition, it is said that there are elements such as getting enhanced items dropped by enemies and gaining abilities by raising the level.
The founder of this project is Mr. Naomi Iwata, who worked on the original work and character design of “Gregory Horror Show”. The crowdfunding campaign page for this work tells the story of how he launched this project. According to them, “Gregory Horror Show” was the content with the strongest attachment among the works he has worked on. More than 20 years have passed since the end of the broadcast of “The Gregory Horror Show”, and it seems that the feeling that he did not want the work to end as it is, led to this project.
This work has been made into a game several times in the past, and “Gregory Horror Show Soul Collector” released by Capcom for PlayStation 2 has become a premier in the second-hand market. In 2018, the mobile game “Gregory Horror Show Lost Qualia” was released. Anframe Co., Ltd. is in charge of development and sales. Unframe will continue to be involved in the development of “Gregory Horror Show: Souls in Chains (provisional)”. The target amount for this campaign is 5 million yen. At the time of writing this article, about 4 days after the campaign started, the total amount of support has reached 3.64 million yen.
“Gregory Horror Show Souls in Chains (Tentative)” is under development for PC (Steam). The price and release date are undecided.For further details see the CAMPFIRE bookproject pagePlease confirm.
