A spiritual successor to Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed, Akiba's Beat is a modern-day satirical spin on a classic Japanese RPG formula and plunges you into the heart of the mecca of Otaku culture, but all is not as it seems!
A haven for music fans, the go-to place for idol obsessives, a one stop shop for household electronics – over the years, Akihabara has meant many things to many people. Now, with dark forces at play, the memories, hopes and dreams of Akihabara’s colorful denizens are becoming a reality. Their delusions are taking physical form and with that, threatening the very fabric of time and reality!
This new trailer features the game’s main characters: a group of individuals led by, for some reason, a textbook “NEET” – someone who is “Not in Employment, Education or Training.” The trailer also highlights the English-language voice actors and actresses who contributed their talents to publisher XSEED Games’ largest English voiceover project ever with nearly 22,000 spoken lines.
Main Characters English Voice Cast
Fans can learn more about the voice acting cast as well as hijinks that go on behind-the-scenes during recording sessions via the XSEED Games blog.
- Asahi Tachibana, voiced by Chris Patton
- Saki Hoshino, voice by Erica Mendez
- Riyu Momose, voiced by Tia Ballard
- Yamato Hongo, voiced by Robbie Daymond
- Kotomi Sanada, voiced by Cherami Leigh
- Reiji Shinomiya, voiced by Ed Bosco
- Mizuki Aihara, voiced by Ray Chase
Stuck in a never-ending time loop, it is up to you take on the freakish manifestations of Akihabara in an action RPG like no other! Battle to the Beat, timing your actions to the background music to deal the most damage.
There are two sides to the gameplay: first, players will wander the streets and question the quirky Akihabara residents on a variety of subjects related to the mystery at hand, ultimately unlocking fantasy-themed dungeons known as “Delusionscapes” which are infested with monsters called “deluseons.” These deluseons are encountered on the map and fought in a party-based action battle system, putting players’ skills to the test and creating a uniquely challenging experience that seamlessly blends a real-life locale with the secret delusory world of its residents’ innermost desires.
Meet Electric Town’s colorful characters and form your best team to take on their collective imaginations.
Akiba's Beat is headed to the PS4 and Vita for $49.99 and $39.99 MSRP respectively on May 16, 2017 (May 19 in Europe).
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