Sega announced that the “Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles” console game will launch in Asia for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on October 14, and PC via Steam on October 16! A new game trailer and the English intro trailers for Shinobu Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku are also revealed.
▍New Trailer
▍PS4 Limited Edition Package
The PS4 version will have a standard and limited edition, which includes the game, a digital product code and an original figurine device stand.
The code will feature Character Unlock Keys for Kimetsu Academy Tanjiro Kamado, Kimetsu Academy Nezuko Kamado, Kimetsu Academy Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Kimetsu Academy Inosuke Hashibira, as well as a set of 13 avatars, in-game costume Butterfly Mansion Patient Wear for Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira, limited themes and 8000 Kimetsu Points for unlocking items and features.
▍About the Game
“Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles” features a Solo Mode that lets you go through the story as portrayed in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime from “Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering ResolveArc” up through “Mugen Train Arc”, while the Versus Mode lets you freely choose two characters from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime as well as official spin-off series to fight against each other!
In the Versus Mode,characters including Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado from the anime can be freely matched against each other in a 2 vs 2 setting. This can be played on or offline with up to 2 players with a simple but exhilarating battle system that is filled with action!
The Asia release will include English and Japanese voice-overs, and English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese subtitle options.
▍English Intro Trailers
The English intro trailers of Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, and the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, are revealed.
■ Insect Hashira – Shinobu Kocho
Shinobu Kocho is one of the Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Insect Hashira, who uses Insect Breathing. She always keeps a polite attitude and never lets her smile fade, no matter when facing a human or demon. She fights with the grace of a butterfly and a list of elegant techniques in the Versus Mode!
■ Flame Hashira – Kyojuro Rengoku
Kyojuro Rengoku is one of the Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Flame Hashira, who is cheerful and eccentric, but never the one who minces his words. He fights using the Flame Breathing that has been passed down to him through countless generations in the Versus Mode!