A silly Death Note social deduction game comes out and I need it

So here comes a social deduction video game based on one of my favorite animes. Death Note Killer Within will be released on November 5, 2024. Additionally, it will be part of PlayStation Plus' monthly games for November. I'm doing well. I promise it. The only thing that I am not I'm going to lose my mind over this. …….Please watch this silly trailer.

Maybe I'm gushing about the announcement and impending release, but honestly? This is something I can support. Strangely enough, I don't even particularly like it Among us – In any case, I won’t play it! But you throw one of fiction's goofiest sociopaths into the mix? Hello, Bandai Namco.

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The game's Steam blurb states: “DEATH NOTE Killer Within is an online social deduction game for up to 10 players.” Players are divided into two teams with different goals. To win the game, players must discover each other’s identities and either eliminate L, who threatens Kira’s power, or seize the Death Note.”

Death Note is getting a game, folks

Please be good. And if/when it Is Well, please keep player engagement alive and thriving! It's already a good sign that it's offered “free” if you have a PS Plus subscription! Strangely enough, the trailer managed to capture the atmosphere of the anime well. It has serious consequences with often silly undertones. I can live with that!

“The funny thing is that this type of gameplay actually makes sense lol, honestly what did people expect DBZ battles? “When this was announced, I was expecting either Amogus-like gameplay or a hard visual novel that mimicked the mind battles, and we both know how toxic something like that is to mainstream audiences (I need to READ something?!),” one said YouTuber commentator states.

……Why are people disappointed?? A Death notice The social deduction game makes perfect sense! That's trademark, right?? I don't want to play monotony Death notice Visual novel! And if this were an arena fighter, I would scream. …That sentence reminded me of when Light was “announced” to be there bounce. I'm sad about that again.