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Black Rose Valkyrie Game's 2nd Promo Video Streamed
posted on by Karen Ressler
Compile Heart's official website for Black Rose Valkyrie (Kuro Bara Valkyrie) began streaming the PlayStation 4 game's second main promotional video on Thursday. Suzuko Mimori narrates the video as her character Ai Yakumo and introduces the main characters, premise, and gameplay.
The website also began streaming a battle combo play digest video in March, and a character video in February:
The regular version of the game will ship in Japan for 7,776 yen (about US$73) on June 30, and the downloadable version will cost for 6,912 yen (about US$65). A limited edition will cost 9,936 yen (about US$93) and include a production document collection, soundtrack CD, and drama CD. People who preorder the game will receive a character illustration book.
The game takes place in a world where a "chimera virus" threatens humanity. The protagonist Asahi Shiramine (Daisuke Namikawa) leads Valkyrie, a special unit dedicated to taking down chimeras.
The project is reuniting Tales role-playing game series veterans Kousuke Fujishima (Ah! My Goddess, Sakura Wars) and Takumi Miyajima (Fate/Zero). Fujishima is designing the game's characters, while Miyajima is writing the game's scenario.
The project is part of the new brand titled IDEA FACTORY INTERNATIONAL, and the game marks the first time Idea Factory's California-based overseas representative Idea Factory International has been part of a game's production
Compile Heart, Idea Factory, and Idea Factory International, all subsidiaries of the Idea Factory Group, are teaming together for the new IDEA FACTORY INTERNATIONAL brand. Idea Factory International was founded in September 2014 as the overseas representative of Idea Factory. The company has released several Compile Heart games such as Monster Monpiece and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1.
Source: Dengeki Online
