Penny Blood, billed because the non secular successor to the enduring Shadow Hearts sequence, nonetheless looks as if it is fairly a methods out, judging from current updates from builders Studio Wildrose and Yukikaze. Together with Armed Fantasia: To the Finish of the Wilderness, the dual-game pitch blew up on Kickstarter in 2022, reaching the stretch purpose for PS5 ports (even roping in Ultimate Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu), however it appears the state of the business has conspired towards followers of darkish fantasy JRPGs.
Noisy Pixel has been monitoring the challenge, which posts month-to-month updates. Penny Blood director Matsuzo Machida affirmed that the workforce was nonetheless trying to find a writer in Might 2024. Within the July replace, Machida mentioned the search continues and that the studio has began work on one other try “to try to improve the worth of the Penny Blood IP”.
Because the Kickstarter, Studio Wildrose developed and launched Penny Blood: Hellhound into Steam’s Early Entry in March 2024, an motion roguelike that, in full honesty, we had no thought was even a factor. It seems to be fairly good, truly, and is about in the identical world, serving as a prequel of types.
Curiously, the success of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on Kickstarter was a part of the impetus for Wildrose’s personal crowdfunding push, and Rabbit & Bear Studios equally launched its personal smaller recreation, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising.
