Oninaki is the third game to come out of Square's Tokyo RPG Factory since it launched the subsidiary. The other two titles are I Am Setsuna, which released in 2016, and Lost Sphear, which came out in 2018. Oninaki is set to release on the Nintendo Switch this summer. Oninaki (Japanese: 鬼ノ哭ク邦, oni no naku kuni) is an action role-playing game from Tokyo RPG Factory, developers of I am Setsuna and Lost Sphear, and published by Square Enix. It was announced in February 2019, and was released on August 22, 2019 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam.
About Genre RPG Rating Rated 'T' for Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language Summary With exciting new action-RPG gameplay by the creators of I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear, Oninaki will put players in the role of a mysterious Watcher named Kagachi who is bound by duty to sever the bonds that tie the Lost to this world. With Kagachi’s guidance, these wandering souls in the world of the Beyond can continue the cyclical process of reincarnation over again After meeting a mysterious girl named Linne, Kagachi's fate becomes entwined with blood and death. During the journey, players will also meet key characters like Kushi, an exemplary Watcher and trusted leader, Mayura, a Watcher with a kind heart, and the malicious Night Devil from a forgotten time.
During today's Nintendo Direct, a new JRPG from Square Enix's Tokyo RPG Factory was announced. Titled Oninaki, the game tells the story of a Watcher, a member of an organization known as the Veil Watch.
The Watchers maintain order between the realms of the living and the dead by traveling between the planes and battling souls that have gone astray. In Oninaki, the dead are restored to life through reincarnation, but a soul that is mourned for may feel regret. Those that regret go astray and become monsters.
When a player defeats these monsters, and rescues the souls within them, they can then take on the powers of those souls and 'manifest' them during battle — the game's version of a class system. Players may switch between these souls and will need to figure out which soul is best to use during any given situation.
Oninaki is the third game to come out of Square's Tokyo RPG Factory since it launched the subsidiary. The other two titles are I Am Setsuna, which released in 2016, and Lost Sphear, which came out in 2018.
Oninaki is set to release on the Nintendo Switch this summer.