Promise Mascot Agency simply introduced its voice solid, which incorporates various shock additions from the world of online game growth.
Kaizen Recreation Works’ open-world narrative journey sees gamers discover a cursed Japanese city and recruit mascot buddies. You even assist a residing finger work by way of anger points.
The place Promise Mascot Agency is punching above its weight is within the voice solid division. It’s nabbed PlayStation developer legend Shuhei Yoshida in his first ever online game voice position, and the announcement comes sizzling on the heels of Yoshida’s final day at Sony.
At farewell celebration yesterday
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— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) January 14, 2025
Shuhei Yoshida labored on PlayStation from the very starting, taking part in a key position within the authentic console’s success from 1993. He was one of many extra public-facing PlayStation executives whereas President of SIE Worldwide Studios from 2008 to 2019, championing indie and VR success particularly. Yoshida introduced his exit from Sony in November throughout his thirty first yr at PlayStation.
“After I hit 30 years, I used to be pondering, hmm, it might be about time for me to maneuver on,” he defined on the time. “You understand, the corporate’s been doing nice. I like PS5, I like the video games which are popping out on this platform. And we have now new generations of administration who I respect and admire. And I’m so excited for the way forward for PlayStation.”
Whereas Yoshida long-term plan stays up within the air, within the short-term he’s turned to online game voice appearing, and that is the place Promise Mascot Agency is available in. Yoshida performs Monouge, an odd-looking green-skinned former mascot who’s opening their very own recreation middle.
Yoshida isn’t the one huge identify becoming a member of the Promise Mascot Agency voice solid. Yakuza: Like A Dragon’s Takaya Kuroda, who performs sequence protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, and Legend of Zelda’s Ayano Shibuya additionally star, as do Eri Saito (Chainsaw Man, Metallic Gear Stable 4, Means of the Samurai 3) and Swery, developer of Deadly Premonition, The Good Life, and Spy Fiction.
You’ll be able to see what Yoshida and co sound like in-game within the unique trailer, beneath.
“We will’t consider that our bizarre recreation managed to draw such a powerful voice solid,” stated recreation director Oli Clarke Smith.
“When our lead Japanese localiser, Roppyaku Tsurumi, informed us that Kuroda-san had auditioned, we nearly misplaced our minds. All the solid have introduced our group of misfits to life splendidly. After engaged on these characters for 4 years, they’ve grow to be like buddies to us, and we’re so completely happy that they’ve all been given a voice. The crew on the recording studio, Xenorex, did an incredible job.”
Right here’s the official blurb:
Takaya Kuroda voices the disgraced ex-yakuza Michi, exiled to the forgotten (and fairly undoubtedly cursed) Japanese city of Kaso-Machi with two objectives: repay his debt and restore glory to the city’s defunct mascot company! Recruit the bizarre and fantastic mascots throughout city with assist out of your severed finger assistant supervisor and chaos goblin, Pinky☆ – voiced by Ayana Shibuya, negotiate their contracts and assign them jobs they love.
Promise Mascot Agency will probably be accessible on PC and consoles early 2025.
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