Beast of Reincarnation Discusses Story and Gameplay

During the PC Gaming Show, developer Game Freak and publisher Fictions provided a developer video message for action RPG Beast of Reincarnation. In the video, Game Director Kota Furushima discusses the game’s setting, narrative themes, combat system, and progression elements, as well as revealing that protagonist Emma will be portrayed by Japanese actress Yui Ishikawa. The developer also subsequently revealed additional members of the Japanese voice cast: Miyuki Satou, Akio Otsuka, Sumire Morohoshi, Yu Kobayashi, Akira Ishida, Satoshi Mikami, Rina Satoh, and Tetsuo Kanao.

Beast of Reincarnation is set in a post-apocalyptic Japan in the year 4026. It follows Emma the Sealer and her canine companion Koo. Emma is born with the blight, which lets her manipulate plants, but lacks memory and emotion, causing others to shun and fear her. As a Sealer, Emma is meant to hunt malefacts and absorb the blight into her own body. Their journey ends up taking them to the far west, where they must confront the eponymous Beast of Reincarnation, said to be the source of all blight, through blighted forests created by giant malefacts called Nushi. Beast of Reincarnation will release for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 4, 2026.