Anamanaguchi, the band who did the music for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and contributed songs to Bit.Trip Runner, will feature in their own video game this year. The band announced Capsule Silence XXIV in a press release to GameSpot, alongside images that show off the likenesses of the characters and settings but not actual gameplay or assets from the game. You can see them for yourself below.
Capsule Silence XXIV is developed by NHX. Capsule Silence was described by NHX media relations manager David Leonard as a “story-based world-exploration FPS with RPG elements” that has “music at the core of the experience.”
The player takes the role of Larold, an orphan trying to uncover the truth about his mysterious past. Anamanaguchi’s band members are trapped in various parts of the game’s world, and you’re tasked with rescuing them. Each part of the world also contains a piece of an ancient artifact that players will have the choice to restore, destroy, or merge with the antonist’s power.
Anamanaguchi created the soundtrack for the game and also had a “hands-on” role with development.
Capsule Silence XXIV is set for release this year for PC and Mac with console announcements coming soon. The developer is also currently looking at virtual reality as well.
If you think you’ve seen or heard about this game before, it might be because it appears to have been leaked via Dropbox earlier this month. Originally posted on 4Chan, the Dropbox link was reposted to the Anamanaguchi subreddit. The link contained a PDF that contained information on the game which matched the PR we were sent. It also included the same images as above. When we asked NHX for comment, the company replied with the following.
“We do not believe the document accurately represents this project or our company.”
Since talking to NHX, both the Reddit thread‘s original post and the PDF have been removed.
A Twitter user also sent the PDF link to Anamanaguchi on Twitter, who appears to have acknowledged it. We’ve reached out to a representative for the band and will update this as more information becomes available.