Shadow of the Road Gets Anime Opening-esque Trailer

Owlcat Games and Another Angle Games released a new trailer for upcoming tactical RPG Shadow of the Road. The new video is billed as being inspired by anime openings, showing fight scenes, companion characters, and an obligatory training montage and featuring the song “METAHOPE”, performed by Japanese metal band Earthists.

Shadow of the Road is set in an alternative steampunk version of 19th-century Japan. Players take on the role of a master strategist behind a team of fighters, each member with their own motivations, as conflict erupts between the Shogunate, the Emperor, and supernatural yokai. Player decisions can put characters on different paths as well as impact their relationships. The game’s release was recently delayed to March 10, 2027.