Today (15th August), Alim announced that alongside tri-Ace and Shueisha Character Business Bureau they will be creating a new project titled “Project Mist Gears”. The game will also be recruiting Closed Beta testers today!
The new project is a multimedia project that will revolve around a mobile game, a comic series, and a novel series.
▍Announcement Trailer
▍World Setting
After a devastating catastrophe, extinction and survival all rely on MIST.
All of a sudden, the world was swallowed by a thick mist, and from within the mist, monsters appeared, leading to the largest catastrophe the world has ever faced. The human race is stepped towards extinction on the “Day of Purgatory”.
70 years after the Day of Purgatory, the Valks Kingdom (ヴァルクス-Varukusu) began their project to rebuild the earth, putting their hopes in new equipment named MIST GEARS.
The series is written by emerging writer Hajime Tanaka (田中創, characters are designed by Yoichi Amano (天野 洋一), the creator of Ana No Mujina.
▍About the Game
The game is an RPG with environmental simulations, players will have to act according to the mist covering the world. Using MIST GEARS, equipment powered by the power of the mist, players will have to explore the post-apocalyptic world. The game will support up to four-player co-op.
▍Closed Beta Details
The first Closed Beta will be for Android users. Closed beta participants will also be able to fill out a questionnaire to share feedback on the game. All participants who complete the questionnaire will have a chance to win a 5000 Yen Amazon Gift Card. 10 lucky participants will be picked to receive the price.
■ Closed Beta Recruitment Duration
15th August – 31st August 2018 GMT+8
■ Closed Beta Duration
7th September – 10th September 2018 GMT+8