At present, throughout AnimeJapan 2023, Bandai Namco shared new particulars about its Synduality combined media challenge that may embrace a sport and an anime sequence.
We be taught that the sport, which was launched at Tokyo Recreation Present 2022 merely as Synduality, now has an official title, Synduality: Echo of Ada. Each the sport and the anime’s titles embrace the identify of the “Magus” character who performs a key position within the story.
We additionally get the important thing paintings of the sport with the official title. It is a mecha third-person shooter coming in 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S.
It is set in a distinct timeframe within the Synduality world in comparison with the anime and the participant performs the position of a “Drifter” amassing a useful resource named “AO Crystals” which might solely be present in harmful planetary environments. The objective is to recuperate the assets and provides and return safely whereas finishing quite a lot of missions. The drifter pilots mecha named “Cradle Coffins” with the assist of a “Magus.”
On the sport’s huge map, you may battle in opposition to creatures named “Enders” which might be hostile to people. You might also encounter different gamers trying to find AO Crystals within the on-line surroundings creating heated PvPvE gameplay the place enemies and different gamers act on the similar time.
The sport is ready sooner or later as toxic blue rain named “Bluecyst” has devastated Earth in 2099. Generally referred to as “Tears of the Blue Moon,” it has worn out 92% of the inhabitants. The remainder now lives underground in a city-stated named “Amasia.”
In 2022, Amasia, which has turn into self-sustaining and is having fun with a interval of prosperity, collapsed in a single day as a consequence of a mysterious incident. A while has handed after that, and the participant is now looking for assets on their Cradle Coffin with their Magus watching their again.
In case you missed it, you’ll be able to take a look at the reveal trailer from Tokyo Recreation Present.
Talking of the anime, it’s going to additionally embrace the identify of the Magus within the title and it will be named Synduality Noir. It will broadcast in July 2023 and will probably be distributed worldwide (excluding Japan and China) on Disney+.
It is set in 2242 and varied settlements named “Nests” have been created above floor. The Enders are nonetheless a menace and the Drifters are nonetheless combating in opposition to them whereas trying to find AO Crystals, that are indispensable to the survival of the Nests.
Someday, Kanata (voiced by Takeo Otsuka), a younger man who desires to turn into a drifter within the nest referred to as Rocktown, visits historic ruins together with his buddy Tokio (Yusuke Kobayashi) and finds the dormant Magus Noir (Aoi Koga) sleeping there. That is when future begins to unfold.
The theme music is “Raytracer” carried out by Japanese artist Stereo Dive Basis and you may hear a pattern within the trailer beneath.
We additionally check out the official poster for the anime.
But, that is not all, as Bandai Namco goes all out with this one. A sequence of fashions is coming beginning with Kanata’s Cradle Coffin “Daisyogre,” releasing in July 2023 inside Bandai’s HG sequence.
Noir’s determine from the Determine-rise Customary model and the Cradle Coffin “Gilbous” HG mannequin piloted by the mysterious “Black Masks” are coming in August 2023. A Daisyogre determine can also be coming from SH Figuarts.
Bandai Namco has been pushing the creation of latest IPs very onerous as of late, together with initiatives that includes video games and anime like this one. A current instance is Scarlet Nexus.
It will be fascinating to see if Synduality would be the breakthrough that the corporate is looking for. It actually seems promising.