Yes, let's go to the shadow world! Crowdfunding to support the production of "Coulomb's Resome," a sequel to "Coulomb's Gate," reached its goal on the day it was launched!

(Director: Takashi Kimura) announced on Friday, October 23rd a new project, a sequel to the legendary PlayStation adventure game "Coulomb's Gate.
The game, titled "Coulomb's Rhizome," will be released on multiple platforms in the fall of 2021, and a portion of the project funds will be raised through crowdfunding. On the day of its launch, the project surpassed its target amount of 2 million yen.

An overview of "Coulomb's Rhizome" announced this time is as follows. The story of the new shadow world is exciting!
The following is the original release.

Real-time rendering of the entire film to express the cyber Kowloon Castle

Cyber Kowloon Castle is expressed by real-time rendering (RT).
While ensuring the freedom of the player that only RT can provide, the game establishes a "back alley open world" gameplay that never loses sight of the objective.

Meeting of "new and old" creators

Mr. Oguchi was appointed as the main character designer. The aim is to fuse illustrations with game characters.
Legends who were involved in the previous title will also participate. Kuniaki Yashima has been invited for sound, creating a new "Coulomb" worldview. Koki Inoue, the character designer for the previous "Coulomb's Gate," will be commissioned to create the original drawings for the deformed characters, continuing the concept of the previous work.

Left: Study by Mr. Oguchi (Character: Nicola Tan (Tam))
Right: Original drawings of deformed characters (by Koki Inoue)

Image of a conversation with the main characters

The images are borrowed from Mr. Oguchi's work.
Our goal is to create a fusion of illustrations and game characters.

Mr. Oguchi's website URL

Game Outline of "Coulomb's Rhizome" (Japanese only)
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation4, PC
Genre: Adventure game (offline)
Release date: Fall 2021 (scheduled)
Price: Undecided
Developer: M.C.F. Corporation/Beijing UANI STUDIO Co.
Planning/Screenplay/Director: Kimura Ohshi (Kimura Naka Geophys Ltd.)

Crowdfunding with numerous returns that will "carve your name in the game
Crowd-funding return items

Crowdfunding returns include a variety of items that will "stimulate the Coulomb spirit.

The mail magazine from Yaodi, the boss of "Coulomb's Gate," is a message of dark emotion that begins with "To the lost lambs," and is decorated with a deformed character. T-shirts featuring deformed characters and other Coulomb-esque items will also be available.

Cyberspace Credits

With the Credit Plan, credits will appear floating in cyberspace within the game.
There are four types of credit sizes, from "standard size" to "extra-large size.

Plans based on the theme of "Creating Together" are also available.

One of the features of the "Coulomb 2 Project" is that it provides an opportunity to fully reflect the feelings of fans.
Plans based on the theme of "co-creation" are also available as return items for crowdfunding. Plans are also available for participation in production sessions based on game prototypes and various materials.

For more details about the crowdfunding,
For more details, please refer to the page ( # ) on Campfire.

Outline of Crowdfunding
Company: Campfire
Start of application: Friday, October 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Crowdfunding site URL
Target amount: 2 million yen (All-in method: the project will be implemented even if the target amount is not reached)
Application period: Friday, October 23, 2020, 10:00 a.m. - Sunday, December 27, 2020, 23:59 p.m.
The project will be carried out even if the target amount is not reached.