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Tokyo Chronos Sequel ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos to Launch Q4 2020 on Oculus

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

At the end of 2019 Japanese developer, MyDearest Inc. announced work had begun on Tokyo Chronos sequel ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos. Today, a new trailer has arrived alongside more story details and a release window.

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos takes place 300 years after the events in Tokyo Chronos, set in a world where humanity seeks refuge underground from deadly creatures known as Meteora. “Earth’s last hope lies within Chloe, a genetically enhanced soldier who seeks to deliver humanity from their end, while out for vengeance against the monstrosities that took her only friend,” notes the synopsis.

From the cockpit of giant mechs, you’ll go head-to-head with these creatures in epic battles, aided by cyber diva Noa, who helps Chloe through song. Noa happens to be a new symbol of hope for humanity, performing vibrant live concert sequences for fans. She also happens to look familiar to Chloe’s lost friend.

An interactive experience like before, ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos will offer multiple endings depending on the choices you make as Chloe, trying to unravel the mysteries behind the hellish behemoths and the beloved diva.

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

“The response to Tokyo Chronos was incredible, but our community felt like we couldn’t stop there. We had to continue exploring that world,” said Haruki Kashiwakura, director in a statement. “ALTDEUS propels us into the future with an all-new cast, taking us to brand new highs in VR storytelling. We think this new saga is even more ambitious and only improves upon the formula from Tokyo Chronos.”

To catch up with the saga, Tokyo Chronos is available through Oculus Store and Steam, supporting Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos is currently slated for a Q4 2020 launch on Oculus platforms, available with English and Japanese voice acting and Chinese (Simplified), German, and French subtitles. For further updates on the sci-fi anime keep reading VRFocus.

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ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos Will be the 2020 Followup to Tokyo Chronos

Japanese developer MyDearest Inc. launched its anime-style virtual reality (VR) mystery novel Tokyo Chronos earlier this year, offering a unique experience for VR fans after something different. Today, the studio has revealed the first details of its followup title ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos.

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

MyDearest Inc. had previously mentioned the videogame under the guise of Project MEGALiTH, the next entry into this VR murder mystery. Apart from a very teasing trailer, details are a little sparse at present, with Director Haruki Kashiwakura and character designer LAM (Persona 5, Fate/Grand Order) returning.

“Tokyo Chronos marks my first leap into VR and with the release of ALTDEUS, I want to showcase a new side of my work,” said LAM in a statement. “It is my most ambitious project to date, and I think my work with MyDearest will continue to breath vibrant new life into the VR scene.”

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos will offer a similar framework to Tokyo Chronos, a twisting tale that branches out into multiple, unexpected paths.

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

Tokyo Chronos arrived initially on 20th March 2019 via Steam for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, followed by Oculus Go, PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest. As mentioned, the title is a visual novel rather than a videogame, involving an eerie story where time has stopped and eight students suddenly wake up in the “Chronos World”, set in Shibuya, an empty, deserted district of Tokyo, Japan.

If you’re a fan of Japanese animation then you might also want to take a look at Spice & Wolf VR. Based on a novel, the experience is the tale of a 25-year-old travelling merchant who comes across a wolf-deity named Holo who is over 600 years old. She then joins him to see the world. Supporting headsets including Oculus Quest and PlayStation VR, developer Spicy Tails has also confirmed a sequel is in the works.

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos is slated for release in Q4 2020 for various VR platforms, none have been confirmed just yet. Check out the video below and for further updates keep reading VRFocus.

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Tokyo Chronos Dev Announces Follow-Up Altdeus: Beyond Chronos

Personally, I didn’t take to VR visual novel experiment, Tokyo Chronos. But I know plenty of other people did, so I’ve got news for them; a follow-up is on the way.

Developer MyDearest last week announced Altdeus: Beyond Chronos. There’s very little known about the game thus far other than that Tokyo Chronos director Haruki Kashiwakura is returning and it will release in 2020. The description for the game’s early teaser trailer (which you can watch below) also confirms that it will be a ‘VR Adventure Game’, though other platforms haven’t been announced.

The teaser trailer doesn’t give us much other than some ambiguous imagery. Based on the name, though it could be that Altdeus is a direct sequel to Tokyo Chronos, or at the very least connected to the original in some way.

Tokyo Chronos itself was a fairly traditional visual novel adapted into VR. The game had you following along with its story subtitles, in which a group of school friends find themselves stranded in a deserted rendition of Tokyo. I thought the game was visually striking and included some curious moments of VR intimacy. But the reliance on subtitles really killed the immersion and overall I’m not sure the genre suits VR so well, at least when translated to directly.

I’ll be interested to see it Altdeus changes my mind, though. Tokyo Chronos came to basically every VR headset under the sun, including, Quest, Go, PSVR and PC VR devices. There’s a good chance this ends up on a platform you own at some point in 2020, then.

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VR Manga Mystery ‘Tokyo Chronos’ Launches on PSVR Today in the US

It’s been a year since Japanese studio MyDearest and LA-based studio Sekai Project successfully concluded their Kickstarter for Tokyo Chronos (2019), the VR mystery game told through the lens of a visual novel. Now, the studios are getting ready to launch the game on PSVR.

Tokyo Chronos is slated to land today, August 26th, on the PlayStation Store exclusively for PSVR. The game first launched on the PSVR platform in Japan on August 22nd. As far as we can tell, no official release date has been set for the international version. We’ve reached out to Sekai Project for clarification and will update this once we know more.

The game, which was led by Kazuma Miki, a producer behind VR-centric anime series Sword Art Online (2012), previously launched on Quest, Go, and PC VR headsets back in March. The game has since garnered a ‘Very Positive’ user rating on Steam, and a near five star-rating on the Rift, Quest, and Go platforms respectively.

The game is centered around eight childhood friends trapped inside a strangely deserted Shibuya, where time has mysteriously come to stand still. The message, “I am dead. Who killed me?” appears along with the ominous statement: “To kill, or not to kill ─ YOU decide.”

Tokyo Chronos boasts 5,000 lines of voice-acted dialogue in Japanese to go along with English subtitles, making it ether an exercise in reading the visual novel or brushing up on your Japanese skills: something the ‘subs-over-dubs’ anime contingency should be just fine with. There are multiple pathways through the game, and multiple endings as well, the studios say.

At the time of this writing, there’s currently no pricing available for the US PlayStation Store version, although the Mexican store quotes a $50 US price tag. We should know more when Sony flips the switch later today.

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VR Visual Novel Tokyo Chronos Coming To PSVR In August

VR Visual Novel Tokyo Chronos Coming To PSVR In August

Looking for something a little different to play on PSVR? there’s a chance you might be interested in MyDearest’s Tokyo Chronos.

The VR visual novel, which started life under a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign, is coming to Sony’s headset on August 22. At least, that’s in Japan. We don’t know if the game’s planned for release in the west around the same time. That said, it’s already available on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with full support for the English language, so we’d expect the localized PSVR release to be around the same time too.

Tokyo Chronos adapts the niche visual novel genre to VR for the first time. In the game, you join a group of school friends in a deserted version of Tokyo. Exploring the abandoned city together, you have to figure out how you got here and where everyone else has gone.

The PSVR version of the game will be getting a full disc-based release in Japan. In a follow-up tweet the team said a physical version of the game had been a “long-felt wish”.

It’s definitely a game for a specific audience. Personally, I found the slow pacing and reliance on text to be far too tedious. However the game’s got a positive overall rating on Steam and certainly seems to have found a home with existing fans of the genre. If you think it might be to your liking then, by all means, give it a try.

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Tokyo Chronos’ Latest Trailer Features Protagonist Kyosuke Sakurai

Here at VRFocus, we’re big fans of all the weird and wonderful content that comes from Japan. Over the last year, one project that has kept our interest is MyDearest Inc.’s virtual reality (VR) mystery novel, Tokyo Chronos. First teased in the Spring, the studio then went on to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign in the summer, managing to raise over $90,000 USD. Now, as the launch approaches the team has released a new trailer showcasing the adventure’s protagonist, Kyosuke Sakurai.

Via the official Tokyo Chronos website the official overview of Kyosuke Sakurai reads:

  • “Protagonist. 16 year-old attending high school in Shibuya. When he wakes up, he finds himself in the “Chronos World”, an empty, deserted Shibuya where time has froze. Has a peaceful and caring personality. While the others become suspicious of one another, he tries his best to trust them. Back in his elementary school days, it seems that he was the leader of the 8 childhood friends, but…”

If you’ve been following VRFocus’ coverage of Tokyo Chronos you’ll know that the title doesn’t look like your average VR experience. It involves an eerie story where time has stopped and eight students suddenly wake up in the “Chronos World”, set in Shibuya, an empty, deserted district of Tokyo, Japan. As the story progresses each one seems to go missing, with players needing to solve the mystery of the “Chronos World” and hopefully find a way to save everyone if possible.

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Tokyo Chronos is scheduled to launch on 20th March 2019 via Steam for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users, with PC users now able to download a demo of the experience. MyDearest Inc. has also confirmed that the full title will be available for Oculus Go the same day, while PlayStation VR owners will have to wait until July.

MyDearest Inc. is working with Los Angeles based publisher and developer Sekai Project to bring Tokyo Chronos to a worldwide audience. VRFocus will continue its coverage of Tokyo Chronos, reporting back with any further updates or announcements.

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Tokyo Chronos Free Demo now Available on Steam for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

Japanese developer MyDearest Inc. held a successful Kickstarter campaign for its virtual reality (VR) novel Tokyo Chronos last summer, managing to raise over $90,000 USD from 970 backers. Now the studio has launched a Steam page for the title and with it a free demo for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive owners.

Tokyo Chronos

Tokyo Chronos is scheduled to launch on 20th March 2019, with PC users now able to download a teasing preview of the mystery novel experience – the full title will also support PlayStation VR and Oculus Go.

“This is an adventure game where the player truly gets transported to a brand new world, and will become infatuated with the numerous characters, plot twists and mysterious to solve throughout the game,” MyDearest Inc. explains. “With a world class staff and voice acting talent, this will be as close to living in an animation that you’ll get! We always strive to bring the greatest gaming entertainment from Japan to the world for all to enjoy.”

Featuring eight characters, Tokyo Chronos mixes VR entertainment with comic book aesthetics. The protagonist in the story is a 16-year old high school student called Kyosuke Sakurai. Sakurai and the other students suddenly wake up in the “Chronos World”, set in Shibuya, an empty, deserted district of Tokyo, Japan, where time has frozen. As events progress each of them disappears one by one, with the synopsis stating: “I am dead. Who killed me?”

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MyDearest Inc. is working with Los Angeles based publisher and developer Sekai Project who specialise in the localization of Japanese media and entertainment. Tokyo Chronos is being created by a veteran team of industry professionals including producer Kazuma Miki (Sword Art Online), scenario writer Kou Segawa, director Haruki Kashiwakura and character designer LAM.  The studio’s previous titles include Innocent Forest, another interactive VR novel.

Should any further details be released ahead of next month’s launch, VRFocus will let you know.

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2nd Trailer Released for VR Visual Novel Tokyo Chronos

Having completed a successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for its virtual reality (VR) mystery novel Tokyo Chronos,  developer MyDearest Inc. has now released the second trailer for the project.

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A mostly cinematic trailer showcasing all eight characters, there is a small sampling of what looks like in-game content with several of them conversing with the player.

In addition to the trailer, MyDearest Inc. has confirmed that the opening song for Tokyo Chronos, ‘Unlimited’ is sung by vocalist Eir Aoi who’s famous for her work on songs from Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero and more.

After an initial teaser image was released in May, the studio launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $75,000 USD to fund the creation of Tokyo Chronos. Managing to achieve $90,625 by the end the team have given a rough estimate that game keys will be sent out during February 2019.

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Tokyo, Japan-based MyDearest Inc. are specialists in VR entertainment, having released several titles including Innocent Forest, an interactive VR novel. The project is being developed by a veteran team of industry professionals which includes Sword Art Online producer Kazuma Miki.

Tokyo Chronos will feature eight characters who suddenly wake up in the “Chronos World”, an empty, deserted Shibuya where time has frozen. The protagonist in the story is a 16-year old high school student called Kyosuke Sakurai. As events progress each of them disappears one by one, with the synopsis stating: “I am dead. Who killed me?”

The title will support PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and HTC Vive when it arrives. As VRFocus learns more about Tokyo Chronos we’ll let you know.

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VR Visual Novel Tokyo Chronos Gets Funded On Kickstarter

The upcoming virtual reality (VR) visual novel title Tokyo Chronos has been successfully funded on Kickstarter. The title was asking for support to help raise $75,000 (USD) in funds in order to help bring the title to life. Now with the Kickstarter finished, the campaign has been able to raise over $90,000 from 970 backers.

Tokyo Chronos

Tokyo Chronos was first announced earlier this year back in May and the Kickstarter launched back in July. Since its reveal, the VR visual novel has gotten a lot of attention thanks to its unique visual style and premise. Tokyo Chronos is described as being a ‘VR Mystery adventure’ that involves a story where time has stopped and eight friends are now trapped inside. As each one seems to go missing over the course of the title, the player will need to uncover the mystery of what is happening and work to save the eight characters within the title.

With the Kickstarter campaign complete, the team behind Tokyo Chronos will not begin preparations for setting up the BackerKit to allow for the management and receiving of the physical goods that were promised to backers. The BackerKit will also allow backers a means to add items to their existing pledges to further their rewards and support of the title. This also includes the digital download keys for Tokyo Chronos once the title is released.

Tokyo Chronos

Tokyo Chronos is being created by a veteran team of industry professionals including producer  Kazuma Miki, scenario writer Kou Segawa, director Haruki Kashiwakura and character designer LAM. The title is being published by Sekai Project and has Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc as the promotion partner. The team have worked on several well-known properties such as Sword Art Online and CLANNAD.

Tokyo Chronos is planned to support the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR and recently also announced support for Oculus Go. Now that the Kickstarter has ended the development team will be able to leverage the raised funds to help with the rest of the development and promotional process. VRFocus will be sure to bring you all the latest on the title moving forward so stay tuned for future updates.

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Oculus Go Support Confirmed for Tokyo Chronos

Last week, Japanese virtual reality (VR) developer MyDearest and LA-based Sekai Project launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for a virtual reality (VR) novel videogame called Tokyo Chronos. Being made for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the development team have now confirmed support for Oculus Go.

In an update on the campaign page Sekai Project state:

“Just wanted to update everyone on the campaign. After discussing with the developers, we’ve decided to also add Oculus Go digital download keys to the campaign!

“At the $30 tier up to the $75 tier, you will be able to choose between Steam, PSVR and now Oculus Go. At the $80 tier and above you will be able to get all three! Or if you wanted 2 Steam keys and 1 Oculus Go key. Technically you can choose there [sic] as well so we won’t stop you. Go crazy and get 3 Oculus Go keys!

“Since the campaign is already under way, we can’t alter the reward tiers to include Oculus Go, but we’ve marked each reward image to reflect the update so do not worry if you don’t see Oculus Go mentioned when you pledge to an eligible tier.”

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The Tokyo Chronos campaign is looking to raise $75,000 USD by 20th August with the current amount sitting on $31,243.

Being created by a veteran team of industry professionals which includes Sword Art Online producer Kazuma Miki, Tokyo Chronos will feature eight characters (five of which have been revealed) who suddenly wake up in the “Chronos World”, an empty, deserted Shibuya where time has frozen. While four characters were unveiled at the start of the campaign the fifth is  Sai Kamiya (voiced by Romi Park).

As the campaign continues and Sekai Project reveal further characters and progress updates, VRFocus will keep you posted.