Tokyo Game Show 2017 Special! Part 3

More games from Japanese developers on display at Tokyo Game Show this year!
(Part 1 here.)
(Part 2 here.)

Note: games may not be free/ have a release date.

Continuing from last week...

[Action] The Tower of Permanence (常世の党)
by commentout
for PC, Mac, iOS, Android
to be released within 2017
price unavailable

It's a platforming side-scrolling dungeon crawler... that generates a new dungeon every 24 hours? With P2P combat between players from all over the world? And a variety of characters and magic abilities? Giving you a choice between speeding to the end or fighting your way through?

Granted, there's not a lot of concrete information out yet, but I can see why people would be hyped. And, looking at the official Twitter account, it appears they may be working on marketing it to an English-speaking audience...?

@saebashi Currently we are developing an indie game " #常世ノ塔" for home game machines and PC / smartphones trailer: https://t.co/6GTIXLUmNW

— さえばし (@saebashi) 2017年10月9日

Language Difficulty: N/A
The site doesn't explicitly say anything about an English version except for the existence of an English title and the tweet above. If I had to guess, there's going to be an English version, but there doesn't even appear to be any Japanese in the gameplay segments of the trailer there. However, it's possible you'll see Japanese written by users on the grave sites of players they've eliminated. There's just too little information to make a guess at this point, so I'll have to update later. Keep an eye out on Twitter!


[Action] Headbutt Factory (ヘディング工場)
by Gemdrops
for Playstation VR
available now
2,200 yen



It doesn't look like much, but once you get the gear on and start bobbing your head towards the balls that come flying towards you, you start the appreciate the simplicity. Even the plain-looking characters- what look like angular bouncing bowling pins- are quite expressive, and the writing and gameplay- emphasizing the need to "use your head" to solve puzzles- are refreshing. With bright, open visuals, it might be a good way to wind down at the end of the day.

I can praise it so highly because I got the chance to play it at BitSummit this year! While all you see are slight head movements, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes.

Language Difficulty: ☆☆☆ (0/3)
You'll have no problems headbutting through the English version!


[Action + Adventure] Kwaidan (吾妻邸くわいだん)
by gudouan
for PC
to be released within 2017
price undecided

It's the beginning of the Showa Era in Japan. At night, when the demons come out and attack, it's up to you to save the residence's inhabitants.

What's interesting is that you not only have 3D action reminiscent of 90's platformers but also a point-and-click adventure mechanic as well.

You can try the free demo here. (At the moment they're working on making a Unity version due to issues with Nvidia video cards after the Anniversary update of Windows 10, so sit tight for a bit!)

Language Difficulty: ★★★ (3/3)
There's no mention of an English version, and hoo boy are they taking the "Showa Era thriller" thing and running with it! I'll bet you'll have plenty of uncommon and outdated words to sift through and vague premonitions of things to come.



That's all for this week's special! Come back next weekend for another roundup from TGS, or during the week for a featured game.