The 2024 G-EIGHT Game Exhibition opened lively on the first day (29th). Japanese publisher PLAYISM brought 6 works and a large number of promotional cards, including the highly anticipated “Enhime” and new works “Phantom Blade Chimera” and “Nitro Express” 》On-site limited open trial, you can also experience the Switch version of “Siege”, “Fowa Fowa Maid Cafe”, “Mech Mayhem” and other masterpieces at once.
The Japanese action game “Homura Hime”, which has been developed by Taiwanese team Crimson Dusk for several years, is announced to be released in 2025. Players will play the role of the demon slayer “Homura Hime” and lead the divine assistant “An” to slay demons. The game is played from a third-person perspective. During the battle, you must dodge 3D barrage and attack the enemy with gorgeous combos.
Following Japan’s Bitsummit Drift, which released its first boss battle experience, “Enhime” also opens G-EIGHT to players this time to try to fight the king: the skeleton girl “Ayasa”. As the first boss of the game, Ayasa seems to have been trapped in the barrier for a long time, waiting for her sister to arrive. Unexpectedly, the demon slayer arrived, and the two inevitably started a fierce fight.
Players can first familiarize themselves with combat methods and blocking techniques in the tutorial level, and then if they successfully defeat the boss, they will receive a small Yaya yarn sticker. On the other hand, if you are handicapped like the editor, don’t be discouraged, as there are consolation postcards for you to receive.
Team Ladybug, the team behind the overwhelmingly acclaimed Touhou Luna Night, and WSS playground, the developer of Anchor Girl Heavy Dependence, have jointly created the new 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania game “Phantom Blade Chimera” for on-site exclusive trial play, complete the experience. Get a raster postcard.
The game focuses on cyberpunk combined with supernatural themes. Players will play the role of “Shen”, a demon hunter who has lost his memory, explore Osaka, which has been transformed into a demon city, and slay demons. He has gradually recovered himself and his lost wife, and about “skills” Memories, the upper interface is divided into a blue blood bar and a green magic bar. Skills consume magic power, but can only be unlocked through upgrading.
The protagonist in the trial version can use guns to kill ghosts such as faceless men, bean monsters, ghost women, etc., and can restore blood at save points similar to mailboxes, and buy drinks with beneficial effects from vending machines. The pixel visual design of the game is very detailed. The ruins of Osaka are filled with car wrecks and store ruins, and some floors even have mushroom Jizo and grass growing out of them.
“Phantom Blade Chimera” is expected to be released on Steam in 2025. Interested players may wish to add it to their wish list or come and try it out.
The 2D side-scrolling shooting action game “Nitro Express” developed by Grayfax Software is open for trial play on site. Players control the policewoman of the Uchito City Police Special Forces “AVDS” and a mecha AI partner to go to the Tokyo Special Administrative Region to fight against the explosive mechanical terrorists. Art The fictional Japanese streets and character movements are depicted with detailed pixels, and there are a variety of powerful weapons worth playing.
According to the publisher, when “Nitro Express” was last open for trial play at the Tokyo Game Show, it did not provide the option to unlock other weapons. This time, an additional “Trial Version Special Budget” was set up to unlock various weapons in the warehouse. The game is expected to be released in 2025. If you try it out at the G-EIGHT Game Show, you can get the protagonist Xiaoya Keli card. The quantity is limited while supplies last.
In addition to the aforementioned three G-EIGHT on-site limited trial masterpieces, there are also three game trials for which you can get exquisite small gifts. For example, Steam’s overwhelmingly acclaimed siege simulation “Siege” has been ported to the Nintendo Switch platform to experience building war machines and destroying villages. , the physical sandbox thrill of annihilating armies and destroying castles. Try it out and have a chance to get badges for free.
The team ALPHAWING’s new game “Samurai Mayhem” is highly praised. It moves from the Japanese Warring States scene of the previous game to the future. It inherits the gorgeous hack and slash and roguelike maze action-adventure gameplay, and controls humanoid bionic robot powered soldiers and super-heavy mechas. , freely customize the color matching of parts, powerfully sweep through enemies, and enjoy the unparalleled fun and exhilaration of driving.
“Mecha Chaos” also provides a demo on Steam. Go to G-EIGHT to try out the latest version, which includes more auxiliary functions and mecha parts. After completing the experience, you can get a metal double-sided photocard for free. The game is expected to be released in 2025.
Finally, the editor personally recommends the extremely well-received pixel collection RPG “Fuwa Fuwa Maid Cafe” which has just been launched. Currently, there is no demo on Steam. Players will play the role of an unemployed person who is determined to quit his job at a black-hearted company and meets a maid named “Shiro”. When you become the manager of a coffee shop, you not only have to prepare the drinks yourself, but you also have to find new staff and have in-depth interactions with the people living in the Electrical Appliance Street.
The background of the game is in Nihonbashi Electric Street, Osaka. It is recommended that you not be too servile at the beginning of the trial, otherwise it will trigger the boring social animal BAD ENDDING, and you will not be able to know the cute and healing aspects of the maid. This game invites Hasegawa Ikumi, Ito Aisa, First-line voice actors such as Sayumi Suzuyo and Yui Ishikawa dub the female characters. Go to PLAYISM to try it out and get the main visual L clip!