Ushiro (lost build of cancelled PlayStation Portable role-playing horror game; 2008)
Concept art for the game.
Status: Lost
Ushiro was a planned horror role-playing game developed by Level-5 for PlayStation Portable and mobile phones, first announced in September 2008 for release in 2009 during the Level-5 Vision press conference and through an issue of Famitsu.[1][2][3] The game would tell the story of Reiichiro Ushiro, a shinigami spirit with the power to give a person one single wish in exchange for their lives. In terms of gameplay, Reiichiro would have been able to control and possess people, seeing the lives of strangers, and battling the personifications of the evils in people's hearts through turn-based combat.
At the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, Level-5 released a trailer and screenshots for the PlayStation Portable version of the game, which were later given on DVD to attendees.[4] The anime cutscenes were produced by frequent Level-5 collaborator OLM Digital.[3] No information about the mobile version was shared and Level-5 never formally spoke of the game again. In early 2010, Ushiro's website was deleted and the project was presumed to be cancelled.[5]
In 2014, Level-5's CEO, Akihiro Hino, said the company was considering "new developments" for Ushiro.[6] Later that year, a light novel series written by Liu Goto was published by Kadokawa and Fields.[7] In 2015, a manga adaptation began serialization in Web Newtype and Gekkan Heroes.[8]
During the Level-5 Official Broadcast SP Part 2 live stream hosted on July 20th, 2016, the company highlighted the game during their look back at Level-5's history, unveiling some previously unseen pieces of production art and the HD version of the 2008 trailer.[9][10] Hino confirmed the company would not be moving forward with the franchise.
Despite all of this, the PlayStation Portable version of the game regularly appears on Famitsu's Most Wanted reader polls as late as 2017.[11][12][13]
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First Famitsu magazine article on the game.
The game's key visual.
The game's logo.
Promotional visual used for the game's website.
Concept art of Reiichiro.
Concept art of Nanako Nishizaki.
Screenshot of the game.
Screenshot of the game.
Screenshot of the game.
Screenshot of the game
Screenshot of the game.
Screenshot of the game.
Anime cutscene.
Anime cutscene.
Anime cutscene.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
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References
- ↑ Famitsu: Level-5 scaring up two new PSP RPGs. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Famitsu scares up first details on Level-5’s PSP horror RPG, Ushiro. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 『二ノ国』、『ダンボール戦機』、『うしろ』、完全新作RPG一挙3タイトル発表. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ TGS08: Level-5's Ushiro is amazing. Retrieved Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ 株式会社レベルファイブ. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Famitsu feature: Final Fantasy X-3 not in development, Level-5 considering new developments for Ushiro, more. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Level-5’s Ushiro returns as novel series. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Level-5’s Ushiro getting manga series. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ いよいよ「LEVEL5 VISION 2016」&「LEVEL5 FAN NIGHT」まで一週間!. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ レベルファイブ幻の作品『うしろ』開発資料が複数公開. Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Famitsu’s most wanted games (8/13/17). Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Famitsu’s most wanted games (5/14/17). Retrieved 23 Aug '17
- ↑ Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/22/17). Retrieved 23 Aug '17