Akashic Re:cords
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{{About|2016 mobile video game||Akashic records (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|2016 mobile video game}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Akashic Re:cords
| image = Akashic re-cords square enix.jpg
| alt = Akashic Re:cords banner
| caption =
| developer = Square Enix
| publisher = Square Enix
| series =
| released = {{Video game release|JP|November 10, 2016}}
| genre = Role-playing game
| modes = Single-player
| director =
| producer =
| artist = Nakaharu
| writer = Shunsaku Yano
| composer = Naoshi Mizuta
}}
{{nihongo|Akashic Re:cords|アカシックリコード|Akashikku Rikōdo|lead=yes}} is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Square Enix and Kadokawa Games for Android and iOS platforms,{{cite web|title=Square Enix's New Smartphone Game Akashic Re:cords Gets A Teaser Trailer|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/09/12/square-enixs-new-smartphone-game-akashic-records-gets-teaser-trailer/|website=Siliconera|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2017}} which was first released on November 10, 2016.{{cite web|title=スクエニ、『アカシックリコード』の配信日が11月10日に決定！ 事前登録15万人達成 さらに『FF ブレイブエクスヴィアス』との連動キャンペーンも|url=http://gamebiz.jp/?p=172300|website=Social Game Info|access-date=June 23, 2017|language=Japanese}} The game was initially described that "your imagination will become creations".{{cite web|title=Square Enix's New Mobile Game Akashic Re:cords Will Have "Your Imagination Become Creations"|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/08/31/square-enixs-new-mobile-game-akashic-records-will-imagination-become-creations/|website=Siliconera|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2017}} The plot revolves a group of people that have signed a contract with the devil in order to regain the World of Books after it got invaded by the "Silverfish".
Gameplay
In the game, the player takes the role of a male "Creator" who fights with his partners in battle. Akashic Re:cords features a Turn-Based system, and allows player to summon devils, each with a "genre": "Light Novel", "Otome", "SF", "Horror", "Mystery", and "Fantasy",{{cite web|title=SUMMON|url=http://akareco.jp/summons/|website=アカシックリコード|access-date=June 23, 2017|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703165847/http://akareco.jp/summons/|archive-date=July 3, 2017|url-status=dead}} to fight against monsters or fellow players in a real-time match. It also features an array of summons illustrated by various artists.{{cite web|title=SYSTEM|url=http://akareco.jp/system/|website=アカシックリコード|access-date=June 23, 2017|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702213010/http://akareco.jp/system/|archive-date=July 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}
Development
A teaser site was first opened in August 2016 by Square Enix, and it was later revealed to be a collaboration project with Kadokawa Games. The staff includes Nakaharu as character designer, Shunsaku Yano as the writer, and Ryo Mizuno.{{cite web|title=Akashic Re:cords By Record of Lodoss War Creator Shows Off Characters And Gameplay|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/10/12/akashic-records-record-lodoss-war-creator-shows-off-characters-gameplay/|website=Siliconera|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2017}} The group band The Oral Cigarettes perform the game's theme tune entitled "Catch Me".
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://akareco.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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