Limit Zero Breakers Opens Additional Steam CBT Signups, VTuber Streams Announced
The additional Steam CBT recruitment and VTuber streaming partnerships suggest NC and KADOKAWA are targeting a Japanese audience with influencer-driven marketing ahead of the game's full release.
Reporting from 5 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Inside, and 1 more.
NC Corporation announced on June 4 that it is recruiting additional participants for the Steam closed beta test of the action RPG Limit Zero Breakers. The Prologue Beta Test will run from June 11 to June 15 on Steam, iOS, and Android. The additional recruitment period for Steam players in Japan closes on June 8 at 23:59. Mobile platform signups have already ended. During the test, three VTubers will stream gameplay: Kogane Toto of Vspo! will stream solo on June 14 at 19:00, while Neo-Porte members Aruyo Inu and Kohaku Teto will collaborate on a joint stream on June 15 at 19:00. The game is being developed by VIC GAME STUDIOS and marketed by KADOKAWA. It is described as a free-to-play animation action RPG set in the land of Seraphia, where characters seek the God's Library, a legendary artifact said to grant wishes. The game is planned for release on PC via Steam and PURPLE, as well as smartphones.
Denfaminicogamer describes the game's graphics as "feel like you are controlling an anime itself," with stylish battles using dodges and parries. The story follows characters who journey toward the God's Library, each with their own reasons and purposes.
GAME Watch and other outlets include full character profiles for the three VTubers. Kogane Toto of Vspo! is known for her soothing voice and skill with sniper-type weapons in FPS games. Aruyo Inu of Neo-Porte presents as a first-year new graduate working at a black company who reluctantly takes over the family phantom thief business. She started streaming with the thought that "a phantom thief streaming might go viral." Kohaku Teto, also of Neo-Porte, is a half-elf girl who loves to sing and travels with a dragon egg she picked up. She carries a staff inherited from her predecessor but her magic skills are still lacking.
The game is developed by VIC GAME STUDIOS and published by NC, with KADOKAWA handling marketing. It is planned for release on PC via Steam and PURPLE, as well as smartphones. The release date has not been announced. The additional Steam CBT recruitment form is a Google Docs link, and the application period for mobile platforms has already ended.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「リミットゼロブレイカーズ」，Steam版クローズドβテストを体験できる参加者を追加募集
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「リミットゼロブレイカーズ」、CBT「プロローグβテスト」にてVTuberの小雀ととさん、或世イヌさん、心白てとさんのプレイ配信決定！
- Denfaminicogamer アニメ調アクションRPG『リミットゼロ ブレイカーズ』Steam版CBTの追加募集をスタート。テスト期間中にはVTuberの小雀ととさん、或世イヌさん、心白てとさんによるCBTプレイ生配信を実施
- Inside 「ぶいすぽっ！」の「小雀とと」らVTuber3名が、新作『リミットゼロ ブレイカーズ』プレイ生配信！Steam版CBTの追加募集開始
- PANORA 小雀とと、或世イヌ、心白てとによる「リミットゼロ ブレイカーズ」CBT 「プロローグβテスト」プレイ生配信が決定