SHUJINKOU (PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch) - Story-Driven Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler JRPG

Video Game Description: Shujinkou is a story-driven, turn-based dungeon crawler that provides players with the option to learn Japanese as they play. Play through an enthralling 80-hour story campaign as Shu, Jin, and Kou in a fight to save the world from the Akuma.

Genre: jRPG, Dungeon Crawler, Adventure

Publisher: Rice Games Inc

Developer: Rice Games Inc

Rating: T for Teen (Blood, Crude Humor, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Use of Drugs and Alcohol, Violence)

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Aiming to appeal to both speakers and non-speakers of Japanese, play as Shu, Jin, and Kou as you try to save the world from the Akuma in this single player JRPG!
A retired samurai (主) is entrusted with saving his home from intelligent, language-devouring "Akuma" alongside an eccentric fox (人) freed from a cursed abode and an astute princess (公) with her own ambitions.
Shujinkou is a dungeon-crawling JRPG that offers a unique opportunity to learn Japanese as you play. It features thousands of Japanese words, phrases, kana, kanji, and grammar elements that players can master through focus, diligence, and consistency. The language content spans from JLPT N5 to N1 standards, accommodating learners at any stage. Shujinkou is NOT purely a learning tool—it is a video game with optional, but comprehensive language learning functionalities embedded into various gameplay mechanics.
However, learning Japanese is entirely optional. For those more interested in the adventure, Shujinkou delivers a rich JRPG experience. Players can immerse themselves in hundreds of skills, items, equipment forging, cooking, fishing, quests, minigames, shops, and countless achievements and records to break. Explore a vast world, engage with a riveting story, meet multifaceted characters, enjoy stunning artwork, and lose yourself in hours of dynamic music.
All of these elements are woven together through an 80+ hour story campaign with over 200 hours of gameplay content, gradually introducing a complex set of RPG mechanics throughout the journey to create a truly comprehensive experience.
Explore over a dozen labyrinths and over 40 handcrafted maps spanning tens of thousands of tiles, looking for Kanakae Orbs, orbs imbued with elements of nature and Japanese kana and kanji, and avoiding large, dangerous foes called "Yajuu" (野獣, やじゅう)
Shujinkou's Battle System is filled with dozens of mechanics, including Battle Skills (Arawasu, 現す, あらわす), Akuma Negotiation (Koushou, 交渉, こうしょう), the Escape Minigame, and more. However, the most effective way to defeat the akuma of Shujinkou is by striking their Elemental Weaknesses and Ontological Weaknesses.
Play through over 200 quests (Youkyuu, 要求, ようきゅう), earning thousands of EXP, special items, and lots of money—by fulfilling these requests, learn more about the backstories and personalities behind hundreds of civilians that live in Shu's home nation, Genya, and other foreign nations!
Develop a special bond called the Kizuna (絆, きずな) with up to SIX PARTNERS by helping them with their private, personal requests! The stronger your bond is with them, the more bonuses you will obtain—unlock over 40 Kizuna Bonuses that can augment your skills in battle, make it easier to win minigames, provide useful discounts for goods at shops, and much, much more.
Through the Moji Kiroku (文字記録, もじきろく), practice writing hundreds of Japanese kana and kanji as you progress through Shujinkou's story and discover new Kanakae Orbs! Stroke order, writing accuracy, example words, most commonly used kunyomi (訓読み, くんよみ) and onyomi (音読み, おんよみ) readings for kanji, and more can be reviewed as you collect more and more Kanakae Orbs.
Shujinkou is filled with dozens of other gameplay and learning mechanics, woven into the overall experience in such a way that each and every player will feel like their playthrough is unique. Whether you want to treat Shujinkou like a full-scale learning tool for Japanese, or play it like a story-driven, mechanically complex JRPG inspired by some of the most timeless, classic role-playing games, Shujinkou is at your fingertips, ready to provide you with an unforgettable time.