[PS4/Vita] Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky

Exist Archive is set in modern day Tokyo, as well as on another planet called “Protolexa.” The 12 young protagonists are soul-carrying evil gods who become involved in the gods’ quarrels.

The game’s main element is dungeon exploration. You’ll explore dungeons in a side-view format as chibi-size 3D characters and can use skills such as dashing and jumping to solve puzzles to proceed. Enemies are not random—they appear on screen before battle. You can gain the upper hand by attacking them before entering battle.

The “Active Chain Battle” system lets up to four characters participate in battle. Each party member is assigned to the Circle, X, Square, or Triangle button. Pressing the button tied to the corresponding character carries out an attack. By thinking about the order you’re attacking in and chaining moves together skillfully, you can up your battle score and increase the drop rate of valuable items.

During battle, you can position your characters in the front or back rows. The front row increases your attack power, but makes you more likely to be attacked. The back row lowers your attack power, but makes you less likely to be attacked. It’s possible to rotate between rows.

The power of the evil gods dwells within the 12 heroes, and by releasing it, you can unleash a powerful attack.

The following characters are introduced:

Ryou Kujou (voiced by Ryota Osaka)
Ranze Kamikawa (voiced by Aya Endo)
Mayura Tsukidate (voiced by Ai Kayano)
Tokihisa Kiritanigawa (voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara)

The following bits are from Famitsu’s interview with the developers:

The keyword is “sharp.” This is not your typical rule of right-type story.
One important choice you have to make in the game is who to send back to Earth and the order you send them back in will change what happens as you reach the end of the game.
The game will take 40 to 50 hours to clear. There are a number of side elements like extra dungeons available after you finish the game.
There is a boss battle time attack online element.

The game’s staff is as follows:

Producer: Yuichiro Saito
R&D Lead Programmer: Yoshiharu Gotanda
Director and Scenario: Masaki Norimoto
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba
Character Designer: Mino Taro
Development: tri-Ace