Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories
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is an adventure game
, which was being developed and published by Irem exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The game was to be the fourth installment of the Zettai Zetsumei Toshi
series. Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories would have supported 3D output and PlayStation Move. Initially, the game was planned for release on March 10, 2011, a day before the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami, but was pushed back to a Spring time frame. Chief producer, Kazuma Kujo said the reason for the delay was because the game could not be completed in time. The game was officially cancelled on March 14, 2011.
The game was to feature over 60 characters, the largest in series history. The player would have had to work with these people to escape.
There are a few new features Irem highlights for Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4:
The player is free to customize the main character. At the start of the game, the player can set the main character's gender, face style, and hair style. Over 100 clothing items, including suits and casual outfits can be earned as the player works through the game.
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
, which was being developed and published by Irem exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The game was to be the fourth installment of the Zettai Zetsumei Toshi
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series. Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories would have supported 3D output and PlayStation Move. Initially, the game was planned for release on March 10, 2011, a day before the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami, but was pushed back to a Spring time frame. Chief producer, Kazuma Kujo said the reason for the delay was because the game could not be completed in time. The game was officially cancelled on March 14, 2011.
Gameplay
The goal is to escape the destroyed city, finding safe paths through collapsing buildings and dealing with panicked and fleeing people.The game was to feature over 60 characters, the largest in series history. The player would have had to work with these people to escape.
There are a few new features Irem highlights for Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4:
- The player can enter collapsed buildings, within which the player will find survivors and additional escape routes.
- The player will find new items, including crutches for when the main character's legs are injured.
- The game has a new "cleanliness" parameter for the character. If the character gets too dirty, stress will rise.
- The player can use the toilet to increase the main character's cleanliness parameter.
The player is free to customize the main character. At the start of the game, the player can set the main character's gender, face style, and hair style. Over 100 clothing items, including suits and casual outfits can be earned as the player works through the game.