Shujinkou — PS4

Aiming to appeal to both speakers and non-speakers of Japanese, play as Shu, Jin, and Kou as you try to save the world from the Akuma in this single player JRPG!

The Shujinkou Super Deluxe Edition includes:
・Full Game
・Digital Artbook: Check out 35-wide pages filled with hundreds of sketches, concepts, backgrounds, and illustrations created during Shujinkou's six year development journey.
・Select Soundtrack: Listen to 22 curated tracks from Shujinkou's massive seven hour soundtrack, with genres ranging from classical to gypsy, Middle Eastern to Eastern, metal to jazz, and plenty more.
・Akuma DLC Quest Pack: Play through 18 new side-stories with the six partners from the Fuu Lobby! Each partner has a special costume inspired by an akuma!
・Swimsuit DLC Quest Pack: Play through 18 new side-stories with the six partners from the Fuu Lobby! Each partner has a special swimsuit costume for the beach!

A retired samurai (主) is entrusted with saving his home from intelligent, language-devouring "Akuma" alongside an eccentric fox (人) freed from a cursed abode and an astute princess (公) with her own ambitions.

Shujinkou is a dungeon-crawling JRPG that offers a unique opportunity to learn Japanese as you play. It features thousands of Japanese words, phrases, kana, kanji, and grammar elements that players can master through focus, diligence, and consistency. The language content spans from JLPT N5 to N1 standards, accommodating learners at any stage.

However, learning Japanese is entirely optional. For those more interested in the adventure, Shujinkou delivers a rich JRPG experience. Players can immerse themselves in hundreds of skills, items, equipment forging, cooking, fishing, quests, minigames, shops, and countless achievements and records to break.

KEY FEATURES
・Experience an 80-hour story—the campaign is primarily split into two major arcs.
・Explore 16 handcrafted labyrinths, each filled with dozens of challenges.
・Learn all hiragana, katakana, and hundreds of kanji through the Kanakae system.
・Learn over 100 types of grammar corresponding from JLPT's N5 to N3 standards and listen to over 700 vocal lines each from native Japanese male and female speakers.
・Fight over 300 enemies with unique names using hiragana, katakana, and kanji.
・Learn over 180 Arawasu skills for usage in battle, the field, and as bonuses.
・Bond with six passionate partners and experience 42 story quests & 120 short events.
・View over 80 special 4K illustrations throughout the main story and partner content.
・Play six minigames that review various aspects of Japanese—there's fishing too!
・Enjoy a seven-hour, 158 track soundtrack featuring over a dozen musical genres.

Shujinkou is more than just an RPG—it is a complete journey. Dive into a gripping story, deep gameplay mechanics, unforgettable characters, and stunning art and music that match the JRPGs developed by some of Japan's finest. Being in development for over six years, what truly sets Shujinkou apart is its additional, seamless integration of Japanese language learning. Whether you're here for the adventure or want to pick up Japanese along the way, the ability to learn a challenging, real-world skill makes Shujinkou stand out in the already-crowded genre of amazing role-playing games.

NO GENERATIVE AI WAS USED IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING SHUJINKOU