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[Video] ‘Silent Hill’ Creator Keiichiro Toyama Reveals More About His Upcoming Project

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It’s not Silent Hill, but Keiichiro Toyama and his Bokeh Game Studio have pulled back the curtain on his upcoming project, which from the concept art, looks to be quite disturbing. Toyama had hinted at his project a few months ago, which is aiming for a 2023 release.

The video is mainly meant as an introduction to Toyama and his history, as well as showing off the previously-mentioned concept art for the new company’s first title. While Toyama stresses that the new title won’t be a purely horror affair, it will still contain horror elements, and will be an enjoyable experience.

Toyama elaborated, saying that the new title will be darker than his recent games like Gravity Daze, but again, will be a mix of elements. Toyama points to Danganronpa as a good example of how the project will include fun elements with a mix of brutality.

Toyama also explains his vision of horror, and how it rests not on showing scary elements to the player, but making them challenge and reconsider what they consider normal. Finally, Toyama also brought up how his games often focus on a particular setting. To which he says that he’s currently inspiring himself by looking at things such as maps.

The current project is set to come to the PC.

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‘Toxic Crusaders’ – Retroware’s Side-Scrolling Beat-‘Em-Up Coming Fall 2024

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April 24, 2024

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Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.

Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.

Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.

In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!

“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”

Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here.  Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.

Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.

Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.

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