Daily news (September 4, Round 3): Doodle Derby / Root Film

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Today’s Daily news: release date for Doodle Derby, but also…

Root Film
Taishou x Alice Heads & Tails
Spellbreak
Paradise Killer
Spinch

Doodle Derby

Headup have announced that Doodle Derby (previously known as Fromto) will be released on September 11th in Europe and North America. It’s now available for pre-purchase on the Nintendo eShop for 6.39€ / £5.27 / $6.39 (regular price after September 24th: 7.99€ / £6.59 / $7.99).

Here’s the latest trailer and some more details:

Monster Apes! Rockets! Piranhas! UFOs! Build the most insane race tracks ever. Challenge your friends or CRACK A TRACK on your own. Can you make it to the finish line in an explosive race without rules? Doodle Derby is a devilish physics racing platformer inspired by smashing all the stuff from your childhood toybox into each other. Anything is possible in the least realistic car game ever. In Fromto you must build the track before trying to reach the goal of the level. Complete your new cool track additions and push your luck! Can’t do it? Rebuild it.

Doodle Derby (Switch – eShop) comes out on September 11th in Europe and North America.

Source: Nintendo

Root Film

PQube have announced that Root Film will be released in Q1 2021 in Europe and North America. It’s also getting a Limited Edition (Rice Digital exclusive), including a 100-page artbook (environmental scenery, detailed character illustrations and more).

And here’s the latest set of details, the list of key features, and some screenshots (in Japanese):

Set in the Shimane prefecture, Root Film is based around the reboot of a mysteriously cancelled TV series “Shimane Mystery Drama Project”. Take the role of 23-year-old Rintaro Yagumo as his excitement for an amazing casting opportunity is quickly curbed, when a horrible murder interrupts their location scouting process. Follow him and a cast of memorable characters illustrated by character designer Taro Minaboshi as they are drawn deeper into the thrilling mystery of Root Film.
Root Film blends the masterful storytelling Kadokawa Games is known for with newly built upon interactive features.

Become your own detective – The Intuition mechanic allows players to acquire keywords during in-game conversations. Once activated, Intuition reveals words on screen that are essential to investigations and confrontations.
Max Mode – After collecting enough keywords, you can confront suspects in Max Mode to resolve a mystery. In this fighting-game like face-off, it is essential that enough evidence has been collected beforehand to choose the correct conversation options from a selection screen.
More than one side to a story… – Experiment with the ‘zapping’ mechanic to reveal the perspective of two characters at the same time. Experiencing events from two different viewpoints is an essential tool to find out the truth about “Shimane Mystery Drama Project”!