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Compile Heart's Villion: Code Launches June 25 With a Mutant School RPG
Compile Heart will release the school RPG Villion: Code on June 25 for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Why it matters
The game reunites a team known for classic RPGs and carries Okada's stated intent as a message to the next generation, arriving on multiple platforms including the newly announced Switch 2.
Key Facts
- Villion: Code launches June 25 on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch.
- The game is set in 2050 at the Advan Resilience Research Academy City, which compresses a 21-year doctoral program into 12 years.
- The protagonist, a basketball ace nicknamed Pahlawan, is recruited by his cousin Rinka Hayashi to investigate urban legends.
- A drug released through sprinklers causes arm mutations in the protagonist and his roommate Sushiro, giving them combat abilities against GEM monsters.
- The development team includes veteran RPG creators Kouji Okada, Noriyuki Sato, and Tsukasa Masuko.
Created by veteran RPG developers Kouji Okada, Noriyuki Sato, and Tsukasa Masuko, the game is set in a floating academy city where students investigate urban legends and fight monsters called GEM. A drug in the sprinklers causes arm mutations that give the protagonists combat abilities.
The story opens in 2050, with humanity facing a sixth mass extinction. The Advan Resilience Research Academy City compresses a 21-year doctoral program into 12 years. The protagonist, a basketball ace nicknamed Pahlawan, is recruited by his cousin Rinka Hayashi to investigate a Red Cloak urban legend and a Phantom Lady. A quantum AI called Alaya manages the city, and students access it through a device called the Marina Helix.
The plot turns when a suspicious message from the Everyone's Genome app triggers a series of events. Sprinklers in a lab release a drug that turns humans into GEM monsters. The protagonist and his roommate Sushiro suffer arm mutations but are able to fight the GEM using a suppressor enzyme. The game launches June 25 across PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch.
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