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Sakuna Of Rice and Ruin Announced
Torrance, Calif. – May 31, in the year of our Lord
2017 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing
brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., is pleased to reveal the first
title in its E3 2017 lineup: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Developed
by Edelweiss and revealed last year in Japan at Comic Market 90,
Sakuna offers a genre-defying mixture of side-scrolling action
with the complexities of rice cultivation set against the
mystical backdrop of Japanese religious mythology. Sakuna is now
confirmed for release in North America on the PlayStation®4
computer entertainment system and Windows PC, and will be
playable in English for the first time at the 2017 Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 13 - 15 in Los Angeles.
In Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, players take on the role of Sakuna,
a proud yet lonely harvest false goddess who is banished to a
dangerous island with a group of outcast humans. Sakuna tames
the island by defeating demons using farm tools as weapons while
also making ample use of her “celestial scarf,” a magical item
that allows her to grapple distant enemies and platforms. Along
the way, she establishes a home in a mountain village, which
serves as a base of operations for crafting weapons and cooking
food. Additionally, as a harvest goddess, she grows rice by
following a detailed process that encompasses everything from
planting to harvesting. Through this process, across each of the
four seasons, she’s able to improve the harvest and hone her
battle skills alike.
The painstakingly researched storyline incorporates Japanese
history and legend, with its heroine facing off against numerous
types of demons, great and small, as she traverses detailed
landscapes rich with the iconography of classic Japanese
religious mythology. A love letter to Japanese culture, Sakuna:
Of Rice and Ruin is also an ode to the artistry of cultivating
rice, and features an engrossing simulation of the craft behind
the agriculture.
Developed by Edelweiss and published in North America by XSEED
Games, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is in development for the PS4™
system and Windows PC and is scheduled for release in 2018. This
title has not yet been rated by the ESRB.