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Raid on Taihoku

台北大空襲 Raid on Taihoku

ReleasedPC

About the game

Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.

About This Game

This is a 2.5 D narrative adventure game. In the city of Taihoku under Japanese colonial rules, the players have to evade the raid of B-24 Liberator from American Air Force, and face the struggles of humanity through the characters’ eye.

Gameplay

In the safe zones, you can explore the game freely at your will, and follow hints to collect mysterious items hidden in the city; in danger zones, the emphasis is put on the life-or-death cooperation between characters, who have to escape from all kinds of dangers including air raid.

Dual roles, enabling the players to understand the other survivors’ stories through puzzle solving missions.

Abundant in historical facts and a wide range of collections.

Immersive background music created by the famous musician, Wei-fan Chang.

Reconstruct the Taipei city during Japanese colonial period, creating the most authentic raid experience.

Background

Near the end of WWII, the USA Air Force chose to fight against Japan with island hopping, and the two countries thus had an air combat in the air of Taiwan Strait. On May, 31th, 1945, hundreds of American B-24 Liberators raided the capital of this island, Taipei. Many of the residents died in the raid, while more of them survived, facing the broken hometown.

The leading character, Sayako, got amnesia due to the raid. In addition to surviving in the city ruined by the fire, she also has to step on the journey of finding her memories back. The Taiwanese dog, blacky, is her most reliable partner. In the raided Taipei, the girl and the dog set on their adventure together.

The players have to experience the cruelty and toughness of the war, and in the meanwhile collect the broken memories and clues. Finally, Sayako’s past can be found, and the final truth can be embraced.

Complete official description

“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”

-Vietnamese novelist, Viet Thanh Nguyen

About This Game

This is a 2.5 D narrative adventure game. In the city of Taihoku under Japanese colonial rules, the players have to evade the raid of B-24 Liberator from American Air Force, and face the struggles of humanity through the characters’ eye.

In the safe zones, you can explore the game freely at your will, and follow hints to collect mysterious items hidden in the city; in danger zones, the emphasis is put on the life-or-death cooperation between characters, who have to escape from all kinds of dangers including air raid.

Background Story

Near the end of WWII, the USA Air Force chose to fight against Japan with island hopping, and the two countries thus had an air combat in the air of Taiwan Strait. On May, 31th, 1945, hundreds of American B-24 Liberators raided the capital of this island, Taipei. Many of the residents died in the raid, while more of them survived, facing the broken hometown.

The leading character, Sayako, got amnesia due to the raid. In addition to surviving in the city ruined by the fire, she also has to step on the journey of finding her memories back. The Taiwanese dog, blacky, is her most reliable partner. In the raided Taipei, the girl and the dog set on their adventure together.

The players have to experience the cruelty and toughness of the war, and in the meanwhile collect the broken memories and clues. Finally, Sayako’s past can be found, and the final truth can be embraced.

Game Features

From the perspective of an Axis Power’s colony.

The first video game depicting the WWII in Taiwan.

Dual roles, enabling the players to understand the other survivors’ stories through puzzle solving missions.

Abundant in historical facts and a wide range of collections.

Immersive background music created by the famous musician, Wei-fan Chang.

Reconstruct the Taipei city during Japanese colonial period, creating the most authentic raid experience.

Mandarin, English and Japanese supported.

“Only miss a home when becoming homeless.”

Official videos

trailer

System requirements

Windows

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Windows 10 处理器: 2.0 GHz 内存: 16 GB RAM 显卡: Nvidia GTX 970 DirectX 版本: 11 存储空间: 需要 4 GB 可用空间

Recommended requirements

推荐配置: 操作系统: Windows 10+ 处理器: 2.0 GHz+ 内存: 16 GB RAM 显卡: Nvidia GTX 1080+ DirectX 版本: 11 存储空间: 需要 6 GB 可用空间

Supported languages

繁体中文, 英语, 日语, 简体中文, 韩语

* Indicates full audio as listed by the store. Interface, subtitle or audio support is not inferred when unspecified.

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