Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope: Difference between revisions

''Gerokasu'' was first announced as a project titled {{nihongo|''Sangeki Sandbox''|惨劇サンドボックス|Sangeki Sandobokkusu|lit. ''Tragedy Sandbox''}} in March 2018.<ref name="ann">{{cite news |title=Ryukishi07, Itaru Hinoue's Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison Game Launches in Japan in Winter|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-08/ryukishi07-itaru-hinoue-kaleidoscope-of-phantasm-prison-game-launches-in-japan-in-winter/.149847|author=Sherman, Jennifer|accessdate=November 13, 2019|publisher=[[w:Anime News Network|]]|date=August 8, 2019|}}</ref> [[Entergram]] officially announced the game on August 8, 2019, the same day that the official website opened.<ref>{{cite news |title=Game and teaser site announcement|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201908/08181094.html |accessdate=November 13, 2019 |publisher=[[w:Famitsu|]]|date=August 8, 2019|language=Japanese}}</ref> The game has been described by Entergram as a "girls mental suspense" game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope Horror Game Penned by Ryukishi07 Announced for PS4, PS Vita, Switch|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/gensou-rougoku-no-kaleidoscope-announced-ryukishi07/|author=Agossah, Iyane|accessdate=March 6, 2020|publisher=DualShockers|date=August 8, 2019|}}</ref> Former [[w:Key (company)|Key]] artist Itaru Hinoue is the game's artist and character designer.<ref name="ann" /> Super deformed art was drawn by Hisashi Senomoto.<ref name="products">{{cite web|title=Products|url=http://www.entergram.co.jp/gerokasu/products.html|publisher=[[Entergram]]|accessdate=February 26, 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref> The scenario was written by [[Ryukishi07]], awho writercame whoup specializeswith inthe concept for the horrorgame genreafter drinking several cups of sake.<ref name="ann" /><ref>[https://www.dualshockers.com/gensou-rougoku-no-kaleidoscope-november-release-story-characters-translation/ Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope Launches This November in Japan; Will Have a "Warm Message Full of Love"]</ref> Hinoue and Ryukishi07 both worked together on Key's 2011 visual novel ''[[w:Rewrite (visual novel)|Rewrite]]''. The music of the game was composed by HiguUmiSound of ''[[Higurashi When They Cry|Higurashi]]'' and ''[[Umineko When They Cry|Umineko]]'' fame.<ref name="products" />