Makai Ichiban Kan

Makai Ichiban Kan (魔界1番館, lit. "Number 1 House in Hell") is a video game project by Japanese developer Compile Heart.^[5][6][7] The project consists of multiple non-connected games which were developed as part of Compile Heart's branding for titles created by their newly established development team, and is directed by Masahiro Yamamato, with character designs by Kei Nanameda and music by Tenpei Sato.^[8][9] The first game developed as part of the project, Trillion: God of Destruction (魔壊神トリリオン, Makai Shin Trillion), was released on the PlayStation Vita on July 23, 2015, and will be released in Europe and North America in the second quarter of 2016.^[1][10]

Trillion: God of Destruction

Setting

The game takes place within a demonic hell separated into six layers. The Demon King Zeabolos, having previously lost against a battle with Trillion, makes a deal with a grimoire-wielding girl by the name of Faust. In exchange for Zeabolos' soul, Faust grants him his life, and he travels to fight against Trillion again alongside six Demon Lords.^[11][12] These Demon Lords, each with the appearance of a young girl, go by the names of Luche, Levia, Fegor, Mammon, PerPell, and Ashmedia.^[13]

Characters

• Trillion - A great foe who has 1,000,000,000,000 HP and is an assembly of a trillion hatreds, hence his name.^[11][14]
• Ruche - A proud and high-handed demon lord representing Lucifer's sin of pride and arrogance, and the niece of Zeabolos.^[15]
• Levia - Zeabolos' childhood friend representing Leviathan's sin of envy and jealousy, who maintains a mature facade amongst others.
• Fegor - The older sister of Zeabolos, representing Belphegor's sin of sloth, and is very lazy.
• Mammon - Zeabolos' cousin representing Mammon's sin of greed, who decides to help Zeabolos in order to gain the riches offered by the underworld.
• PerPell - A lighthearted and foolish niece of Zeabolos representing Beelzebub's sin of gluttony, who intends on turning the underworld into a giant kingdom made of candy.
• Ashmedia - Another cousin of Zeabolos who represents Asmodeus' sin of lust who enjoys displaying her sex appeal around.
• Elma - Zeabolos’ younger sister who has poor health and therefore spends her days inside the Demon King’s castle.^[16]
• Kerberos - Elma’s pet dog who lost its power due to Trillion’s miasma.^[17]
• Astaroth - The Demon Lord of melancholy who used to guard the Demon King’s castle together with Kerberos. He is the older brother of Zeabolos, and the father of Ruche and PerPell.^[18] He dies in a counterattack against Trillion in the very beginning of the story.^[19]

Gameplay

The player progresses by raising and bonding with six Demon Lords, who are girls with different strengths and weaknesses, so that they become capable of facing against Trillion. Training these Demon Lords involves triggering special events, and the storyline will branch into different endings based on the player's actions.^[11] The in-game battle system resembles a cross between that of roguelike and simulation RPGs, and the player is required to raise characters ahead of a deadline known in advance.^[20] Death is a strategical element in the game because of that a single Demon Lord cannot defeat Trillion alone. Outside of the six original Demon Lords, other characters such as Elma and Kerberos can awaken into Demon Lords, though it’s hinted that certain conditions must be fulfilled for this to happen.^[21]

Reception

Famitsu gave Makai Shin Trillion a review score of 34/40.^[22] Within the first week of release in Japan, the game sold 18,506 physical retail copies, placing fifth within the weekly software sales charts.^[23]

MeiQ no Chika ni Shisu

MeiQ no Chika ni Shisu (メイQノ地下ニ死ス, "Death Under the Labyrinth") is the second game within the Makai Ichiban Kan line of games, announced for release on the PlayStation Vita.^[24] It is a dungeon crawl video game.

References

External links

• Makai Ichiban Kan official site
• Makai Shin Trillion official site