{"id":895990,"date":"2024-07-06T16:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T20:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/?p=895990"},"modified":"2024-07-07T01:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T05:21:12","slug":"death-end-request-code-z-coming-west-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2024\/07\/death-end-request-code-z-coming-west-in-2025","title":{"rendered":"Death end re;Quest Code Z coming west in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Idea Factory International will release roguelike RPG <em>Death end re;Quest Code Z<\/em> for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch in the west in 2025, the publisher announced. It will be available both physically and digitally. <!--more-->\n<p><em>Death end re;Quest: Code Z<\/em> is due out on September 1 in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an overview of the game, via Idea Factory International:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>What is the <em>Death end re;Quest<\/em> series?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A thrilling RPG in which a group of young people traverse a world tainted by bugs, death threatening  them at every turn as they confront mysteries and danger. It is packed with despair-inducing Death Ends  written by Makoto Kedouin, acclaimed writer of Corpse Party.<\/p>\n<p>The first installment of the <em>Death end re;Quest<\/em> series launched on PlayStation 4 in 2018 (Japan) and 2019 (North America and Europe), and its sequel, <em>Death end re;Quest 2<\/em>, was released on PlayStation 4 in 2020  (Japan, North America, and Europe).<\/p>\n<p>With character designer, Kei Nanameda, and scenario supervisor, Makoto Kedouin&#8212;writer for <em>Corpse Party<\/em>&#8212;back for the third installment of the <em>Death end re;Quest<\/em> series, where a new protagonist, Sayaka Hiwatari, enters a story of parallel universes where she is unable to decipher who&#8217;s a friend or foe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(){var slider = tns({container: \"#carousel_897298 .carousel__container\",items: 1,loop: false,lazyload: true,lazyloadSelector: \"#carousel_897298 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class=\"bytes-image fixtp\"><figure class=\"bytes-image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bytes-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Death-end-reQuest-Code-Z_2024_07-06-24_002-150x150.png\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"carousel-nav__item\"><div class=\"bytes-image fixtp\"><figure class=\"bytes-image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bytes-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Death-end-reQuest-Code-Z_2024_07-06-24_003-150x150.png\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"carousel-nav__item\"><div class=\"bytes-image fixtp\"><figure class=\"bytes-image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bytes-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Death-end-reQuest-Code-Z_2024_07-06-24_004-150x150.png\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"carousel-nav__item\"><div class=\"bytes-image fixtp\"><figure class=\"bytes-image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bytes-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Death-end-reQuest-Code-Z_2024_07-06-24_005-150x150.png\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step into a tale of parallel universes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Iris was born in World DE-1, a world that mirrors Earth in the 2000s. With her birth, a series of tragic  loops was set in motion, which were gradually unraveled by the efforts of Arata Mizunashi and his team.<\/p>\n<p>With her goodwill restored, Iris created a copy of World DE-1 named World DE-1.5. Here, feuds gave  way to friendship, each person a perfect cog in a perfect world. But a new crisis threatens the peace&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A mysterious man has entered the fray, and he leads a group of people who look identical to the world&#8217;s  former heroes. Our new hero, Sayaka Hiwatari, confronts the rising chaos, where friends and foes seem  impossible to distinguish.<\/p>\n<p>And so the battle with another world enters a new phase&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch a new trailer below. View a set of artwork and box shots <a href=\"\/gallery\/death-end-request-code-z\/july-6-2024\/\">at the gallery<\/a>. 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