The creators behind 428: Shibuya Scramble and Machi will open up crowdfunding for a live-action ADV spiritual successor to those games on May 28, 2025. This is an all-or-nothing project, and the crowdfunding campaign will end on July 25, 2025.
Jiro Ishii is the director of the project. His previous projects include Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and Canaan (the anime related to 428: Shibuya Scramble). Yukinori Kitajima, who had also worked on 428: Shibuya Scramble, will work on the new project as a writer. Kitajima also wrote for games like Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies.
428: Shibuya Scramble was a visual novel that used live-action actors and cutscenes to tell its story. This project will use the same aesthetic. So far,Ishii has confirmed two actors for the game: Masakazu Arai and Fumio Kitagami. Arai previously appeared in Machi, whereas Kitagami was in 428: Shibuya Scramble.
The new live-action ADV in Shibuya will still have an ensemble cast, giving players the chance to experience the same scene from multiple perspectives. The team plans on focusing its budget to create a fun story and game system first, before using the rest of the money on promotion and casting. Unlike the self-serving victory conditions in most games, this one will focus more on helping others. Each protagonist will have an influence on someone else’s storyline to give the world depth.
Crowdfunding for the spiritual successor of 428: Shibuya Scramble and Machi will run from May 28 to July 25, 2025.
Published: Apr 28, 2025 10:00 pm