Aniplex and CyberConnect2 revealed on February 8 new screenshots and details forKimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutan, the upcomingDemon Slayerconsole game. While first announced onPS4, we now know the game is also coming toPS5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X, andPCvia Steam. An official site and an official Twitter account have launched as well. We translated everything below.The new Japanese press release revealed more on the game modes included inKimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutan, which werepreviously mentioned.First,Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutanwill include a Story Mode. The Story mode will be a single player mode, retracing the story of the original manga and anime. We don’t know yet however if they Story Mode will cover all of the manga or only certain arcs and parts, and conclude before the ending.Next, we have a Versus Mode, which also includes 2 V 2 Tag Battles. Players will be able to play offline or online, and pick many of their favorite characters.
The new screenshots and press release confirms the following playable characters inKimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutan:
Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko, Inosuke Hashibira, and Zenitsu Agatsuma will be playable.Other characters should be confirmed later on.
The new key visual also features one of the Hashira, Giyu Tomioka, meaning he should be playable as well.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutanis published by Aniplex and developed by CyberConnect2, known for itsNarutogames. The game was first announced back inMarch 2020.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutanhas no precise release date besides 2021. Next week’s issue of Shonen Jump will reveal new details on the game so stay tuned. You can reach theKimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutanofficial sitehere. The site for now only includes the same details we included here, alongside thereveal trailer.
A mobileDemon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaibagame was alsoannounced, but has no release date estimate.
