, known in English as City Shrouded in Shadow, is a 2017 survival video game developed by Granzella and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The objective of the game is to escape a city ravaged by battles between monsters, robots, and heroes from the Japanese kaiju and tokusatsu franchises Godzilla, Ultraman, Gamera, Patlabor, and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Kyoei Toshi is a spiritual successor to Granzella's Disaster Report series, and several characters from that series also make cameo appearances in the game.
Plot
The game is set in the fictional Ichi City in Japan, which is attacked by mysterious giant monsters called kyoei ("giant shadows"). The player can choose between two player characters—a man named Ken Misaki or a woman named Miharu Matsuhara (the character may be renamed)—with the objective being to try to escape Ichi City with their partner Yuki. After witnessing a deal between yakuza, they must also escape a hitman who pursues them across the city. During their escape, the player learns more about Yuki's past and her connection to the kyoei.
Cast
Takuya Sato as Ken Misaki
Satomi Akesaka as Miharu Matsubara
Reina Ueda as Yuki Kouno
Ryōta Takeuchi as Hideyasu Otsuka
Yuko Kaida as Risa Kashiwagi
Minoru Kawai as Ryoji Shibata
Toru Nara as Katsuhiro Muto
Madoka Shiga as Toru Fujiwara
Giant Shadows
The objective of Kyoei Toshi is to survive the giant monsters or mechas encountered in the 17 levels of the game. Some giants are benevolent, only a threat due to the massive collateral damage they cause, some are malevolent, actively seeking destruction, while others are neutral and indifferent to human life.
Listed below are the "shadows", grouped by their franchise of origin.
Ultraman
Ultraman (Levels 1 and 14) Alien Zarab/Imitation Ultraman (Level 1) Dada A/B/C (Level 11) Ultraseven (Level 17) Pandon (Level 17) Ultraman Taro (Level 14) Ultraman Tiga (Level 9) Kyrieloid/Kyrieloid II (Level 9) Ultraman Zero (Level 14) Ultraman Belial (Level 14)
Godzilla
Godzilla (Levels 6, 8 and 13) King Ghidorah (Level 8) Mothra (Level 3) Battra (Level 3) MFS-3 Kiryu (Level 13)
Rebuild of Evangelion
Evangelion Unit-00 (Level 15) Evangelion Unit-01 (Levels 5, 12 and 15) Evangelion Unit-02 (Level 15) Sachiel the 4th Angel (Level 5) Shamshel the 5th Angel (Level 12) Sahaquiel the 8th Angel (Level 15)
Gamera (Heisei trilogy) Gamera (Levels 2, 10 and 16) Gyaos (Level 10) Legion Plant (Levels 2 and 16) Soldier Legion (Levels 2 and 16)
Patlabor
AV-98 Ingram 1 (Levels 4 and 7) AV-98 Ingram 2 (Level 7) Type-5G/1C Grau Bear (Level 4) CRL-98 Pyro-Buster (Level 4) Type J-9 Griffon (Level 7) Type M-5 Abraham (Level 7)
Development
The game was announced via teaser website, which opened on September 4, 2015. A seven-day countdown was launched on September 10, 2015. Kyoei Toshi was officially revealed on September 17, 2015. A livestream on the game started on December 14, 2015 via 876TV live stream to show off a game preview.
It was developed by Granzella and directed by Kazuma Kujo. Takashi Watabe was producer on behalf of publisher Bandai Namco.
The game features the theme song "Shadow", performed by Mai Iida.
Release
The game launched on October 19, 2017 in Japan. The game's secret costumes were taken from Ultraman, Evangelion, and Patlabor. It also includes costumes from previous Disaster Report games.
A secret mission was added to the game if players pre-ordered the game between July 6 and November 15, 2017, where Toro and Kuro ask for the player's help to finish Zettai Anzen Toshi 2.
Kyoei Toshi was released under a Welcome Price version in Japan worth 3,800 Yen on February 29, 2019.
Reception
The game sold 48,935 copies within its first week on sale in Japan, placing it at number two on the all format sales charts.
Famitsu gave the game a 8/8/7/8 [31/40] score.