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[LectureMaster]

Exclusive: Showa American Story Gets Dramatic New Trailer, Release Window - IGN

It’s been close to three years since the January 2022 reveal of Showa American Story, whose B-movie style trailer depicting 1980s America as a colony of Japan became a viral hit. Updates have been few and far between since then, but IGN can now exclusively reveal a new trailer along with a 2025...

www.ign.com

It’s been close to three years since the January 2022 reveal of Showa American Story, whose B-movie style trailer depicting 1980s America as a colony of Japan became a viral hit.

Showa American Story is a road movie-style action RPG in which you cross America in a camper van and motorcycle, and the trailer shows a wealth of locations to visit. We see San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge decorated with Japanese lanterns, Las Vegas awash with neon signs in kanji, the Hollywood sign replaced with “Neo Yokohama”, and the newly christened Neo Tokyo-4 (Austin, Texas) awash with cherry blossoms. A man commits seppuku before Mount Rushmore. America is irresistibly dyed in the colors of Japan’s Showa era.

 

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Weird AF but damn...

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Exclusive: Showa American Story Gets Dramatic New Trailer, Release Window - IGN

It’s been close to three years since the January 2022 reveal of Showa American Story, whose B-movie style trailer depicting 1980s America as a colony of Japan became a viral hit. Updates have been few and far between since then, but IGN can now exclusively reveal a new trailer along with a 2025...

www.ign.com

3:30 she punch in the butt

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

Interested until I saw the combat... and the zombies... and the psychopaths.

 

[ssringo]

Been on my wishlist since it was announced. Absolutely loved the trailer. Nostalgic Japanese music over weird ass scenes. My gut tells me there's no way it'll deliver and yet...

for the stealth Code Veronica sequel.

 

[Heisenberg007]

"How many ideas do you want to mix?"

"Yes."

Video Game - The Spaghetti.

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

Goddamn, now that's a game!

Yakuza: Dead Souls, Devil's Third, and Dead Island rolled into one!

Will definitely get this game once it comes out!

 

[Barakov]

This is on a whole other level of weird. Could be great, Could be terrible. I want to know first hand either way.

 

[ULTROS!]

It's Japanese showa themed game with American elements developed by a Chinese team

Definitely videogame spaghetti

 

[Hrk69]

 

[March Climber]

I know this franchise when I see it:

 

[GymWolf]

This is how you make a fucking trailer.

The music choice was fantastic

 

[Chechack]

Instabuy for me

 

[LectureMaster]

This is on a whole other level of weird. Could be great, Could be terrible. I want to know first hand either way.

Yes, I think this is the kind of fresh air we need in current state, it might not end up being great, but it at least tries to be interesting.

 

[Cakeboxer]

This looks like an "nothing in between" game. Either great or a turd.

 

[StueyDuck]

This is one of those where I need far more information .

 

[EDMIX]

Yes, I think this is the kind of fresh air we need in current state, it might not end up being great, but it at least tries to be interesting.

You mean how wildly disrespectful this is to culture? Did they even think of what people would think or is disrespecting cultures just completely fine here? wow

The level of tone deafness regarding this is crazy.

OFFENDED!

 

[Kurotri]

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Day 0, straight into my veins

 

[Barakov]

I know this franchise when I see it:

I'm stopping you right there. This is bad Yakuza dead souls not bad D2 published Devil May Cry.

 

[NanaMiku]

I know this franchise when I see it:

Yeah, it's Oneechanbara in America lol

 

[Killer8]

Game of the year 2025. Looks insane.

 

[El Muerto]

Day 1 for me. It had me at 80s b-movie.

 

[Plague Doctor]

For international members of this forum:

This is the most accurate depiction of America ever.

I'm in.

 

[Complistic]

Yup, I want this.

 

[MujkicHaris]

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

 

[Jack Videogames]

Torbek is interested

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[Comandr]

Was just thinking about this game the other day. Loved the original trailer. Can't wait.

 

[Jack Package]

Well this looks absolutely fantastic.

 

[Davevil]

How many references did you catch in the trailer?

 

[yet_another_alt]

It's Japanese showa themed game with American elements developed by a Chinese team

Definitely videogame spaghetti

I'm sorry, Polygon and Kotaku. I finally understand why diversity is a good thing.

 

[Games of Today]

Lmao wtf is this.

 

[near]

"Post-apocalyptic romance RPG". Let me pre-order please.

 

[Lokaum D+]

wtf did i just watch ?

 

[Kurimao]

No purple shit, love it.

 

[mèx]

I don't know what I just watched.

I will buy 10 copies.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

A glimpse into the good timeline.

God bless Japan.

 

[TGO]

Awesome, keeping a eye this!

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Bro they even has this in... wtf is this game??

 

[Lokaum D+]

A glimpse into the good timeline.

God bless Japan.

its a chinese game

 

[BWJinxing]

Finally, An rpg not dark souls! This looks great.

 

[Hypereides]

Looks thoroughly awesome. Kinda hard to believe this is coming from Chinese developers. Its the kind of game I would've thought some quirky Japanese studio would envision.

Good to hear its coming to PS5 as well.

 

[DavidGzz]

It's like the guy that handled the comedy in Dead Rising(and was given free reign)got together with Kojima to make a game.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

This looks like a lot of fun. The cowboy-samurai president of the USA who watches anime at 6:30 is a more believable character than Yasuke.

 

[Cha]

I've never wishlisted a game on Steam so hard before.

Feels like if the spirit of Tropic Thunder possessed a video game.

 

[Terenty]

Heavy Deadly Premonition WTF vibes. Something to look forward to for sure

 

[xanaum]

Man, this is so fucking awesome! We might have something with huge potential here.

 

[rubik's dude]

Just saw the trailer, I'm sold lol. It's like if Suda51 + Swery made a game together, and I love both NMH and Deadly Premonition, so this is right up my alley.