Horror Comedy Death Momotaro Launches On Steam
Hirasaka inverts the Momotaro tale into a short, cheap horror comedy, and the character held back until after the oni falls, Death Grandma, is the one the studio is teasing as the hardest fight.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Indie developer Hirasaka released the horror action comedy Death Momotaro for PC on Steam on September 25. The game follows the folk tale's hero, who flees from Death Grandpa's kitchen knife and fights the dog, monkey, and pheasant instead of the oni. It costs 420 yen, with a 10 percent discount to 378 yen running until October 9, and includes a high-difficulty Death Mode.
Death Momotaro opens with its hero running from the kitchen knife of Death Grandpa, the adoptive parent of the folk tale, and the dog, monkey, and pheasant who should be his companions. The oni appear in the third chapter, and by then the lead has traded the sword for a gun. The estimated playtime is one hour, and the Steam store page suggests chapters continue past the oni fight. Hirasaka has pointed players toward Death Grandma, described in the article as the strongest character in the game, as the thing waiting at the end.
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