#batora

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Kawaki.... Don't deny it hehe 😉

So we start with a sweet scene of the kids visiting Hana-sensei in the hospital. Osuka begs her to come back soon because Shino-sensei’s lessons are too boring. The other kids remind Osuka that Hana-sensei literally had a building dropped on her, so maybe she deserves a sick day or two.

Next wee see Naruto and Shikamaru asking Kawaki what the hell he was thinking, not telling them about the assassin. Kawaki shrugs and says he was getting around to it. The adults are ticked, but they can’t exactly punish Kawaki since he’s a ticking time bomb, so Naruto just grounds him.

Meanwhile, Kae is sad because she thinks Kawaki was only pretending to be her friend, because someone who actually liked Kae would have told her about the mission. Her butler points out that shinobi aren’t exactly known for their transparency, and Kae has the lightbulb moment that ninjas can have secrets...even from their friends!

So Kawaki is laying around sulking about how the mission is over. Himawari comes in and tells him to stop being grounded because the plot still needs to happen. They loop Eiki into their investigation, but his family connection to the police force proves absolutely useless. So the trio decide to try their last resort: they approach Sosha.

Sosha is suspicious of why they want memento photos of a failed school festival. Eiki lies and tells Sosha he fell in love at first sight with a girl from the festival. Sosha teases him for moving on from Princess Kae so fast, but hands the pictures over anyway. Even though we live in a world of computers and drones, Sosha can only give them polaroids.

Kawaki and Himawari spot Batora in one of the festivals looking shady. If you remember, he said he couldn’t make it to the festival, which means he is a LIAR. So our dynamic duo ditches Eiki and runs off to confront the big bad butler.

At the mansion, all of the extra security ninjas have been knocked out. Kawaki sees Batora with a kunai standing over Kae’s bed. Kawaki breaks through the glass door with his bare fist, and he’s one second away from beating Batora down when the butler just...keels over. Kae screams because her precious butler just got wounded defending her.

Purple Mask then skitters out from behind the bed. Kawaki chases them out to the garden, but instead of the measly kunais they used last time, Purple Mask shoots off a dozen shadow flame missiles. WHY DIDN’T YOU START WITH THOSE, ASSASSIN-CHAN?

But Kawaki is wearing the protagonist hat today, so he corners the assassin to a wall. Purple Mask rips off their cloak to reveal a bunch of exploding tags. Cue self-immolation.

Kawaki joins Himawari, Kae, and Batora in the princess’s room to clear the air. Batora explains he wasn’t intending to be at the festival, but he was chasing down a suspicious figure he’d seen nearby, and he followed said figure onto the Academy grounds. Kae then asks Kawaki if it’s true he delayed reporting the assassination so she could enjoy the festival. Kawaki refuses to answer, but everyone in the room is fluent in tsundere, so they realize Kawaki does consider the princess a friend.

Later, at the debriefing, Naruto and Shikamaru say the assassin’s body is too burnt to identify, but they did find messages from the Land of Bamboo. Apparently the mastermind was the prince’s caretaker, who was conveniently arrested off-screen. 

Remothered series developer Stormind Games has announced Batora: Lost Haven, a story-driven action RPG that combines elements of hack-and-slash and twin-stick shooters. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam. A release date has yet to be announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Batora: Lost Haven combines the features of a hack-and-slash and a twin-stick shooter in a nonlinear interplanetary story-driven action RPG.

What boundaries would you cross to save your home?

Avril used to be a regular 16-year-old girl, not what you’d call a natural-born hero. Until a mysterious event devastated the Earth, and she lost everything she cared for. Now she’s the only one who, with the physical and mental powers that she has been gifted, can attempt to save her planet!

This is how her cosmic journey starts: soon enough, Avril will learn that the line between good and evil is thin. It’s up to her to decide whom to believe: her choices will change the destiny of the universe.

Key Features

Physical and Mental Dualism – Find the perfect balance between your body and mind to face the challenges and enigmas you will find along the journey, but keep an eye on the double health bar: it tracks both your physical and mental health, and if you lose sight of one of them… you’re dead!

Defender or Conqueror – Choose if you need to use your wits or strength in your interactions with the factions: decide who you want to become while you reach your goal, but be careful of the consequences…

Fast-Paced Multi-Layered Combat System – Quickly learn when to switch between physical and mental mode: sharpening your strategic dualism is the only way to keep pace with your opponents!

Retro Sci-Fi Visuals – Fill your eyes with the original hand-painted visuals inspired by the retro science-fiction art of the 1950s. You will visit colorful and fascinating planets, and meet the most intriguing creatures of the entire universe!

Responsive, Non-Linear Narration – Your choices will change the fate of the universe and of the creatures that inhabit it. Are you ready to take responsibility for your decisions? Find out all the possible outcomes of the storyline designed by a Writers Guild Award winner!

Watch the announcement trailer below, via IGN. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.