Trek to Yomi’s reveal during last summer’s E3 showed off a stylish samurai game inspired by classic Japanese cinema and legendary filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa. With the recent reveal ofTrek to Yomi’s star-studded voice castand following in the footsteps of recent highly successful samurai games likeSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceandGhost of Tsushima, Devolver Digital and developer Flying Wild Hog have been teasing fans with new information and gameplay. Now, a recent trailer has officially confirmed the release date for the stylish side-scroller.
WhileTrek to Yomi’s reveal last summer looks to ride the wave of massively popular samurai games in recent years, Devolver Digital had only previously given a vague release date for the highly-anticipated title. A trailer in December confirmed thatTrek to Yomiwould be a Day 1 title for Xbox Game Pass on its release and last month’s State of Play broadcast narrowed the release window down to Spring of this year. Now, Devolver Digital’s newest extended trailer not only gives fans an in-depth look atTrek to Yomi’s opening minutes but also confirms its launch in a month’s time.
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An extended gameplay trailer released Tuesday morning depicts the first fifteen minutes ofTrek to Yomishowing off plenty ofscenes introduced in previous trailers, as well as giving brief glimpses intoTrek’s gameplay. The trailer depicts the young swordsman Hiroki slicing and stabbing his way through waves of samurai as he fights his way to his ravaged village with both the title of the video and a teaser at the end officially confirming thatTrek to Yomiwill release one month from today on May 5.
While most of the trailer is portrayed with little in the way of UI, preservingthe classic Japanese film aesthetic ofTrek to Yomi, occasional pop-ups appear throughout the opening stages to give players a look at the game’s combo systems. While many of the enemies are dispatched by wildly swinging into them, the game does feature combo moves like the “Stunning Combination” for greater visual effect, as well as flashy finishing moves complete with black-and-white blood sprays.
WhileTrek to Yomi’s visuals help to give the game a wholly unique visual appeal, the game will look to carve out its own unique niche in a genre that has been inundated with high-profile titles in recent years. BetweenSucker Punch’sGhost of Tsushimaand FromSoftware’sSekiro: Shadows Die Twice, samurai games have seen a major boom in recent years with some of the biggest developers in the industry creating gorgeous cinematic titles.Trek to Yomi’s black-and-white visuals and clear inspiration from the samurai flicks of old should help to stand out from its contemporaries.
Trek to Yomiwill release on May 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
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