Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope (Japanese: 幻想牢獄のカレイドスコープ, Hepburn: Gensō Rōgoku no Kareidosukōpu, lit. Kaleidoscope of Phantom Prison), officially abbreviated as Gerokasu (ゲロカス, lit. Trash), is a Japanese horrorvisual novel developed by 07th Expansion and published by Entergram. The release date of this game on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation Vita platforms was on December 17, 2020. The game was originally planned to release on November 28, 2019. The story revolves around four highschoolers—Fūka Gojō, Karin Tamaru, Mina Yuasa, and Doremi Hanabusa—who are kidnapped and forced to take part in a death game. Ryukishi07 wrote the story, while character designs were drawn by Itaru Hinoue.
Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope
Original PlayStation 4 cover featuring (clockwise from the left) Karin Tamaru, Doremi Hanabusa, Fūka Gojō and Mina Yuasa.
Four friends who attend high school together as second-year students are kidnapped. Steel collars are placed around their necks, with chains attached to a torture chair in each corner of the room. A large cage dangles from the ceiling, in which a silent young boy dressed in all white is trapped. As the girls try to escape, a voice tells them that they are being put through a test with only two possible outcomes: either everyone will die, or one girl will die and the other three will survive. In addition, everyone will die if they exceed a five-minute time limit.[1] The boy in the cage gives out four Cards of Fate to the girls, which will decide how the story unravels. There are two Judgement cards, a Pierrot card, and a Prisoner card.[1] During the death game, an incident buried in the girls' past emerges.[2]
Gerokasu was first announced as a project titled Sangeki Sandbox (惨劇サンドボックス, Sangeki Sandobokkusu, lit. Tragedy Sandbox) in March 2018.[3]Entergram officially announced the game on August 8, 2019, the same day that the official website opened.[4] The game has been described by Entergram as a "girls mental suspense" game.[5] The scenario was written by Ryukishi07, 07th Expansion's leading member.[3] Former Key artist Itaru Hinoue is the game's artist and character designer.[3] Hinoue and Ryukishi07 both worked together on Key's 2011 visual novel Rewrite. Super deformed (SD) art was drawn by Hisashi Senomoto.[6] The music of the game was composed by HiguUmiSound, a group known for their work on 07th Expansion's past works Higurashi and Umineko.[6]
The game was released on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita.[4] The game was planned to be released on November 28, 2019, but its release was postponed indefinitely due to a production-related issue.[7] The game was then announced to release on December 17, 2020.[8] The limited edition releases come bundled with a setting guidebook, a drama CD, the Cards of Fate set, and an acrylic art panel featuring Fūka and Kū-chan.[6] The setting guidebook, titled Official Setting Material Collection "Phantasm Object" (公式設定資料集「Phantasm Object」, Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū "Phantasm Obujekuto"), contains character designs, commentary from the cast and staff, and the drama CD script.[6] The drama CD, titled Voice Drama CD "Locked Room Desk Quiz Tournament" (ボイスドラマCD「密室デスクイズ大会」, Boisu Dorama CD "Misshitsu Desukuizu Taikai"), is an original story where Fūka, Karin, Mina and Doremi are forced to compete in a quiz.[6]
Musicedit
The first opening theme is "Beautiful World" by Emi Uema and the grand opening theme is "I'm a Great Pretender" by Naomi Tamura.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Outline" (in Japanese). Entergram. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^"Staff Comment" (in Japanese). Entergram. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ abcSherman, Jennifer (August 8, 2019). "Ryukishi07, Itaru Hinoue's Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison Game Launches in Japan in Winter". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ ab"Game and teaser site announcement" (in Japanese). Famitsu. August 8, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^Agossah, Iyane (August 8, 2019). "Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope Horror Game Penned by Ryukishi07 Announced for PS4, PS Vita, Switch". DualShockers. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ abcde"Products" (in Japanese). Entergram. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^Agossah, Iyane (September 6, 2019). "Ryukishi07 Penned Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison Gets Indefinitely Delayed". DualShockers. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^"New release date announced" (in Japanese). Famitsu. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
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highschoolers Fuka Gojō Karin Tamaru Mina Yuasa and Doremi Hanabusa who are kidnapped and forced to take part in a death game Ryukishi07 wrote the story while character designs were drawn by Itaru Hinoue Gensō Rōgoku no KaleidoscopeOriginal PlayStation 4 cover featuring clockwise from the left Karin Tamaru Doremi Hanabusa Fuka Gojō and Mina Yuasa Developer s 07th ExpansionPublisher s EntergramArtist s Itaru HinoueWriter s Ryukishi07Composer s HiguUmiSoundPlatform s PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch PlayStation VitaReleaseJP December 17 2020Genre s Visual novelMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Development and release 4 Music 5 References 6 External linksPlot editFour friends who attend high school together as second year students are kidnapped Steel collars are placed around their necks with chains attached to a torture chair in each corner of the room A large cage dangles from the ceiling in which a silent young boy dressed in all white is trapped As the girls try to escape a voice tells them that they are being put through a test with only two possible outcomes either everyone will die or one girl will die and the other three will survive In addition everyone will die if they exceed a five minute time limit 1 The boy in the cage gives out four Cards of Fate to the girls which will decide how the story unravels There are two Judgement cards a Pierrot card and a Prisoner card 1 During the death game an incident buried in the girls past emerges 2 Characters editFuka Gojō 五条 風華 Gojō Fuka Voiced by Himika AkaneyaKarin Tamaru 田丸 火凛 Tamaru Karin Voiced by Minori SuzukiMina Yuasa 湯浅 水無 Yuasa Mina Voiced by Moe ToyotaDoremi Hanabusa 英 土麗美 Hanabusa Doremi Voiced by Asami SetoSora Motoki 元基 空役 Motoki Sora Voiced by Fuka HarunaDevelopment and release editGerokasu was first announced as a project titled Sangeki Sandbox 惨劇サンドボックス Sangeki Sandobokkusu lit Tragedy Sandbox in March 2018 3 Entergram officially announced the game on August 8 2019 the same day that the official website opened 4 The game has been described by Entergram as a girls mental suspense game 5 The scenario was written by Ryukishi07 07th Expansion s leading member 3 Former Key artist Itaru Hinoue is the game s artist and character designer 3 Hinoue and Ryukishi07 both worked together on Key s 2011 visual novel Rewrite Super deformed SD art was drawn by Hisashi Senomoto 6 The music of the game was composed by HiguUmiSound a group known for their work on 07th Expansion s past works Higurashi and Umineko 6 The game was released on the PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita 4 The game was planned to be released on November 28 2019 but its release was postponed indefinitely due to a production related issue 7 The game was then announced to release on December 17 2020 8 The limited edition releases come bundled with a setting guidebook a drama CD the Cards of Fate set and an acrylic art panel featuring Fuka and Ku chan 6 The setting guidebook titled Official Setting Material Collection Phantasm Object 公式設定資料集 Phantasm Object Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshu Phantasm Obujekuto contains character designs commentary from the cast and staff and the drama CD script 6 The drama CD titled Voice Drama CD Locked Room Desk Quiz Tournament ボイスドラマCD 密室デスクイズ大会 Boisu Dorama CD Misshitsu Desukuizu Taikai is an original story where Fuka Karin Mina and Doremi are forced to compete in a quiz 6 Music editThe first opening theme is Beautiful World by Emi Uema and the grand opening theme is I m a Great Pretender by Naomi Tamura References edit a b Outline in Japanese Entergram Retrieved November 13 2019 Staff Comment in Japanese Entergram Retrieved March 3 2020 a b c Sherman Jennifer August 8 2019 Ryukishi07 Itaru Hinoue s Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison Game Launches in Japan in Winter Anime News Network Retrieved November 13 2019 a b Game and teaser site announcement in Japanese Famitsu August 8 2019 Retrieved November 13 2019 Agossah Iyane August 8 2019 Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope Horror Game Penned by Ryukishi07 Announced for PS4 PS Vita Switch DualShockers Retrieved March 6 2020 a b c d e Products in Japanese Entergram Retrieved February 26 2020 Agossah Iyane September 6 2019 Ryukishi07 Penned Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison Gets Indefinitely Delayed DualShockers Retrieved March 6 2020 New release date announced in Japanese Famitsu August 27 2020 Retrieved August 27 2020 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope at The Visual Novel Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope amp oldid 1135461289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
