Continuing to work on Compile Heart’s newer horror-inspired RPG franchise, Idea Factory International are in the middle of localising Death end re;Quest 2 for the PlayStation 4 and PC, due to release this year.
Commencing their plan to introduce the rural European town of Le Choara and the residents whom call its orphanage home; IFI has recently shared information on four of the game’s protagonists – Mai Toyama, Rotten Dollheart, Liliana Pinnata and Shina Ninomiya.
Death end re;Quest 2 follows Mai Toyama, who seeks to escape from her traumatic past. She becomes enrolled at Wordsworth, an all-girl’s dormitory situated in the small, mountainous town known as Le Choara where it was rumored that her sister, Sanae, was last seen. Hopeful, Mai seeks to find her kin, but she soon finds terrifying inhabitants which lurk throughout the town after dark. At night, Le Choara’s streets are filled with Shadow Matter—a horrific group of menacing creatures. Around every cobblestone corner, Mai discovers that her hope of finding her sister lies beneath the long-buried secrets which haunt Le Choara.
Characters
Mai Toyama
A girl living at the Wordsworth Women’s Dormitory, an orphanage located in Le Choara. Mai’s troubled background begins with the death of her father. Abandoned and orphaned, Mai is discovered in her home by a social worker. Mai’s quiet, gloomy disposition makes it difficult to cope with the loss of her family. She is extremely intelligent but has no formal education, resulting in an imbalance between her knowledge and emotions, which occasionally leads to unexpected outbursts.
Rotten Dollheart
A girl living at the Wordsworth Women’s Dormitory in Le Choara. She goes by the nickname “Rottie.” Many of her classmates see her as bright, kind, and sophisticated. Apart from being caring and attentive to her friends, she wields a curious mind. Solving riddles is one of her favorite hobbies. Her vivacious personality can be intense. She seems very interested in Mai.
Liliana Pinnata
A young girl living in the Wordsworth Women’s Dormitory in Le Choara. She believes her father’s cause of death to be demonic possession. His death devastated her mother, who began abusing Liliana to cope with the pain. Her family’s demise inspired her to become an exorcist. She is youthful, but eloquent. Deep down, she longs to see her mother once more.
Shina Ninomiya
A former game designer who worked for the Japanese company, Enigma Games. With the help of Arata Mizunashi, she helped create the VRMMORPG, “World’s Odyssey.” She is aware of the world’s degraded state after the events of the previous game thanks to Arata’s assistance. Years after the completion of World’s Odyssey, Arata went missing. Shina is believed to have gone searching for him…
Shina Ninomiya is a returning character from the first game.
