It's been over a decade since gamers were first welcomed into the hallowed halls of Hope's Peak Academy for Danganronpa's very first killing game. Now, the main creative team behind the Danganronpa series has come together once again to work on a new title: the upcoming Enigma Archives: Rain Code.
Relatively little has been released concerning Enigma Archives: Rain Code so far, but the teaser site is already up. The webpage makes it clear that unlike other games inspired by Danganronpa, Enigma Archives: Rain Code will be inheriting the iconic stylized look of its predecessor.
According to the teaser site, Enigma Archives: Rain Code will deliver a "dark fantasy mystery" experience to gamers, meaning that it's likely to be an urban fantasy game. The Danganronpa series has been compared and contrasted to Persona in the past, so it could be interesting to see the creative team behind Danganronpa tackle a story and setting evocative of Persona. Whatever the case, the key visuals and a few screenshots seem to suggest that mazes, spooky ghosts, pink blood, and long, ominous dark cloaks will be involved.
Reportedly, Danganronpa creator and scenario director Kazutaka Kodaka will be writing the story of Enigma Archives: Rain Code, Masafumi Takada will be composing the soundtrack, and Rui Komatsuzaki will be designing the characters. Relatively little is known about the protagonists, but it seems that the hero is a small boy with pink hair worn in the 'idiot hair' style common to all three Danganronpa games' protagonists.
The heroine, meanwhile, is a tall girl with even pinker hair, an elaborate gothic dress, and horns. She wears her long, wavy tresses in a distinctive coiling style that resembles twin horns of plenty. Fans of Danganronpa might find some visual similarities between her and the infamous Junko Enoshima, though it remains to be seen what role she will play.
One of the screenshots appears to show the protagonist standing over a body, presumably to investigate. It's unclear whether or not Enigma Archives: Rain Code will be incorporating Danganronpa's iconic trials system or using more standard fantasy gameplay mechanics. Whatever the case, the screenshots also draw attention to an elaborate city that appears to combine a steampunk aesthetic with bright neon lights.
Both the Danganronpa and Persona games take place in a relatively normal world that collides with something terrifying, but while Persona soon draws in the supernatural, Danganronpa remains at least theoretically rooted in reality. Which series Enigma Archives: Rain Code will follow in the footsteps of remains to be seen.
Enigma Archives: Rain Code is now in production.
Source: Nintendo Life