The game was described by the devs managing the booth (all members of J-hiphop troupe Don Yasa Crew, with zero dev experience) as embodying the virtues of their rap music while trying to send a message for the world through the mythology and iconography of Japan. You don’t necessarily look for Japanese hip-hop stars to be making the next top-down action game, but Sonokuni has the psychedelic biopunk mythological vision to perhaps deliver one of the more unique titles in the genre upon its planned release next year. Sonokuni Sonokuni's extremely colourful trailer for Bitsummit 2023 Read on, then, for a clutch of different titles to keep an eye on. Seeing friends play in-person experiences like Make Friends that I had the chance to try at Tokyo Game Dungeon was similarly joyous, and other unique titles like the mixed-reality obstacle course of Laser Dance and the 1-bit story-driven adventure of From_. I featured titles like the fascinating psychological visual novel Mindhack last year (now available on early access) as well as Kitsune: The Journey Of Adashino, and in their return to the event under the watchful eye of publisher room6, both look more polished and just as intriguing. Keeping with the event’s spirit of showcasing independent talent and undiscovered gems, I’ve chosen to pick out some of the smaller games peppering the show floor and highlight just a few favourites. With so many games on show it’s hard to narrow them all down. Bitsummit Let’s Go was the name given to the 11th incarnation of the event, expanding to three days for the very first time - also featuring over 100 games, the largest showcase yet.
Japan’s biggest yearly indie games event returned to a blisteringly hot Kyoto last weekend, just in time for the world-famous Gion Matsuri taking place in the city that same weekend.
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