It’s been shut to a few years because the January 2022 reveal of Showa American Story, whose B-movie type trailer depicting Nineteen Eighties America as a colony of Japan grew to become a viral hit.
Updates have been few and much between since then, however IGN can now completely reveal a brand new trailer together with a 2025 launch window on PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam). The sport style is described as an “finish of the century romantic RPG fantasy ensemble interval drama”.
The dramatic trailer introduces new boss character named Shogun, a tough-looking villain who holds a protect like Captain America, a fluttering cape, and floats like Superman towards the sundown. Elsewhere within the video, we see Shogun using on the again of a pitch-black giraffe.
Inventive Director XY.Luo advised IGN, “Shogun is a boss character who stands 6 meters tall. He makes use of the giraffe’s lengthy neck to strike, and he can even fly, throwing his protect to assault the participant.”
Luo defined that the battle towards such an outsized enemy who rides on the again of a fair taller beast will create an epic scale reminiscent of Monster Hunter.
Showa American Story is a highway movie-style motion RPG during which you cross America in a camper van and bike, and the trailer exhibits a wealth of areas to go to. We see San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge embellished with Japanese lanterns, Las Vegas awash with neon indicators in kanji, the Hollywood signal changed with “Neo Yokohama”, and the newly christened Neo Tokyo-4 (Austin, Texas) awash with cherry blossoms. A person commits seppuku earlier than Mount Rushmore. America is irresistibly dyed within the colours of Japan’s Showa period.
Protagonist Chouko Chigusa fights her approach throughout America, preventing zombies and unusual humanoid creatures with a wide range of brutal fight choices. Along with her major weapons of swords and weapons, we see Chouko battle with an enormous drill. Luo advised us that Chouko’s arsenal will develop all through her journey, with all kinds obtainable. The trailer additionally exhibits a wealth of customization components and minigames contained in the camper van.
The story remains to be shrouded in thriller, however there’s little question it has a robust forged of characters. In August, IGN exclusively revealed boss character Gokou, the Texan governor turned cowboy-samurai who offered his state to Japan. And with the brand new trailer exhibiting Chouko Chigusa stomping on enemies together with her excessive heels and placing zombie heads with a golf membership, our curiosity is piqued for additional updates as Showa American Story’s 2025 launch approaches.
Daniel Robson is Chief Editor of IGN Japan, and Esra Krabbe is a member of the editorial group.
