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'''''Ushiro''''' was a planned horror-RPG game developed by Level 5, first announced and shown at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. It was about Reiichiro Ushiro, a shinigami spirit with the power to give a person one single wish in exchange for their lives. There were rumors in 2014 that Level 5 was considering actually finishing the game, but ultimately, it was adapted into a novel series titled ''Ushiro: Ukigen na Shinigami''.
 
'''''Ushiro''''' was a planned horror-RPG 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.<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2008/09/24/famitsu-level-5-scaring-up-horror-rpg-for-psp/ Famitsu: Level-5 scaring up two new PSP RPGs] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.vg247.com/2008/09/24/famitsu-scares-up-first-details-on-level-5%E2%80%99s-psp-horror-rpg-ushiro/ Famitsu scares up first details on Level-5’s PSP horror RPG, Ushiro] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref><ref name=Famitsu>[https://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1218386_1124.html 『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 August 23, 2017.</ref> 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. At the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, Level-5 released a trailer and screenshots for the PSP version of the game, which were later given on DVD to attendees.<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2008/10/09/tgs08-level-5s-ushiro-is-amazing/ TGS08: Level-5's Ushiro is amazing] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref> The anime cutscenes were produced by frequent Level-5 collaborator OLM Digital.<ref name=Famitsu></ref> 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.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100414194914/http://www.level5.co.jp:80/products/ushiro/index.html 株式会社レベルファイブ] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref>
 
In 2014, Level-5's CEO, Akihiro Hino, said the company was considering "new developments" for ''Ushiro.''<ref>[http://gematsu.com/2014/04/famitsu-feature-final-fantasy-x-3-development-level-5-considering-new-developments-ushiro Famitsu feature: Final Fantasy X-3 not in development, Level-5 considering new developments for Ushiro, more] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref> Later that year, a light novel series written by Liu Goto was published by Kadokawa and Fields.<ref>[http://gematsu.com/2014/09/level-5s-ushiro-returns-novel-series Level-5’s Ushiro returns as novel series] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref> In 2015, a manga adaptation began serialization in Web Newtype and Gekkan Heroes.<ref>[http://gematsu.com/2015/05/level-5-ushiro-getting-manga-series Level-5’s Ushiro getting manga series] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref>
 
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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMSIV1QtAmY いよいよ「LEVEL5 VISION 2016」&「LEVEL5 FAN NIGHT」まで一週間！] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://gamestalk.net/ushiro-3/ レベルファイブ幻の作品『うしろ』開発資料が複数公開] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref> Hino confirmed the company would not be moving forward with the franchise.
 
Despite all of this, the PSP version of the game regularly appears on Famitsu's Most Wanted reader polls as late as 2017.<ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsus-most-wanted-games-81317/ Famitsu’s most wanted games (8/13/17)] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsus-most-wanted-games-51417/ Famitsu’s most wanted games (5/14/17)] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsus-most-wanted-games-12217/ Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/22/17)] Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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.
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.


==Gallery==
==Surfaced content==
===Videos===
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrpsg2KDGh4|320x240|center|2008 Tokyo Game Show trailer}}</div>​  
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrpsg2KDGh4|320x240|center|Subtitled 2008 Tokyo Game Show trailer}}</div>​
 
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVTyva5nFeQ|320x240|center|Ushiro (Level-5 Vision 2008) HD Trailer}}</div>​  


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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ6GhpLSEYg|320x240|center|Yuriofwind's video on the subject}}</div>​  
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ6GhpLSEYg|320x240|center|Yuriofwind's video on the subject}}</div>​  
</div>


===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
File:Ushiro famitsu scan.jpg|First Famitsu magazine article on the game.
File:Ushiro.JPG|The game's key visual.
File:Ushiro game logo.jpg|The game's logo.
File:Ushiro website promotional art.jpg|Promotional visual used for the game's website.
File:Reiichiro design.jpg|Concept art of Reiichiro.
File:Ushiro girl.jpg|Concept art of Nanako Nishizaki.
File:Ushiro screenshot 4.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:Ushiro screenshot 5.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:Ushiro screenshot 2.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:Ushiro in game.jpg|Screenshot of the game
File:Ushiro in game.jpg|Screenshot of the game
File:Reiichiro design.jpg|Concept art
File:Ushiro screenshot 3.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:Ushiro screenshot 6.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:Ushiro anime cutscene 1.jpg|Anime cutscene.
File:Ushiro anime cutscene 2.jpg|Anime cutscene.
File:Ushiro anime cutscene 3.jpg|Anime cutscene.
File:Ushiro live 1.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 2.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 3.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 4.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 5.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 6.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 7.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 8.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 9.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 10.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
File:Ushiro live 11.jpg|Concept art shared during the 2016 live stream.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
<references/>
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090504220245/http://www.level5.co.jp:80/products/ushiro/index.html Official website]
*[http://www.unseen64.net/2012/12/25/ushiro-psp-cancelled/ Unseen64 article]
*[http://www.unseen64.net/2012/12/25/ushiro-psp-cancelled/ Unseen64 article]


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Revision as of 23:33, 23 August 2017

Ushiro.JPG

Concept art for the game.

Status: Partially Found


Ushiro was a planned horror-RPG 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. At the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, Level-5 released a trailer and screenshots for the PSP 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 PSP version of the game regularly appears on Famitsu's Most Wanted reader polls as late as 2017.[11][12][13]

Gameplay

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.

Surfaced content

Videos

Subtitled 2008 Tokyo Game Show trailer

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Ushiro (Level-5 Vision 2008) HD Trailer

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Yuriofwind's video on the subject

​

Images

  • First Famitsu magazine article on the game.

    First Famitsu magazine article on the game.

  • The game's key visual.

    The game's key visual.

  • The game's logo.

    The game's logo.

  • Promotional visual used for the game's website.

    Promotional visual used for the game's website.

  • Concept art of Reiichiro.

    Concept art of Reiichiro.

  • Concept art of Nanako Nishizaki.

    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.

  • 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.

    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.

    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.

References

  1. ↑ Famitsu: Level-5 scaring up two new PSP RPGs Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Famitsu scares up first details on Level-5’s PSP horror RPG, Ushiro Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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 August 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ TGS08: Level-5's Ushiro is amazing Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ 株式会社レベルファイブ Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Famitsu feature: Final Fantasy X-3 not in development, Level-5 considering new developments for Ushiro, more Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Level-5’s Ushiro returns as novel series Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Level-5’s Ushiro getting manga series Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ いよいよ「LEVEL5 VISION 2016」&「LEVEL5 FAN NIGHT」まで一週間！ Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ レベルファイブ幻の作品『うしろ』開発資料が複数公開 Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Famitsu’s most wanted games (8/13/17) Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ Famitsu’s most wanted games (5/14/17) Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/22/17) Retrieved August 23, 2017.

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