Penny Blood
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| Director(s) | Matsuzo Machida |
| Designer(s) | Matsuzo Machida |
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| Writer(s) | Matsuzo Machida |
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| Release | TBD |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Penny Blood is an upcoming role-playing video game co-developed by Yukikaze, Shade, and Studio Wildrose. It is planned for release for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. As a spiritual successor to the Shadow Hearts series, the game follows magically-gifted detective Matthew Farrell during the 1920s as he investigates supernatural events stretching across America, Europe, and Asia. It carries over several gameplay elements including turn-based battles infused with real-time elements, and lead character Matthew transforming into a powerful "fusion monster" during combat.
Many Shadow Hearts staff returned to develop Penny Blood, including series creator Matsuzo Machida, character designer and illustrator Miyako Kato, and Yoshitaka Hirota as lead composer. Machida created Penny Blood to express similar concepts to those explored in Shadow Hearts, though aimed at an adult audience. The project was revealed as part of a "Double Kickstarter" alongside Wild Arms creator Akifumi Kaneko's project Armed Fantasia. The project was successfully funded within a day of the campaign going live.