Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne

Re:Zero False King Candidate (Re:ゼロから始まる異世界生活 偽りの王選候補 Itsuwarino-ō-sen kōho) is a game that is bring developed by Chime and is published by Spike Chunsoft. It is the second official Re:Zero game to be released on consoles and it is the first Re:Zero game to be released in a Nintendo console. It is also the first Re:Zero game to have English text, in-game voices, and a release outside of Japan. The game will be fully supervised by Japanese light novel series author Tappei Nagatsuki. It features brand-new characters designed by the original light novel artist Shinichirou Otsuka as well as other characters from the series.

The game is set to release in Winter of 2020.

Story
One month after Subaru’s new life in another world began, an emissary sent by the Royal Castle suddenly appears with news that the Royal Selection has been postponed, but offers no reason as to why. The postponement of this grand event that decides the next ruler of the Kingdom of Lugunica stirs Subaru and his friends into action. They return to the Royal Capital only to find that a sixth candidate has claimed their stake for the throne. But the Dragon Stone prophesizes that only five candidates would be chosen. With one candidate being an imposter, suspicions are immediately cast toward one woman in particular: Emilia. What answers lie beyond the mysterious web of assassination, betrayal, and conspiracies…?

The game will center on the Royal Selection storyline from the anime's first season, but will contain entirely new "what-if" events, with plot supervision by original author Tappei Nagatsuki. Featuring characters designed by the original novel illustrator Shinichirou Otsuka is handling the game's character illustrations.

Gameplay
In Re:Zero False King Candidate, the player plays the role of Subaru Natsuki, who finds himself transported to another world. You can explore the Kingdom of Lugunica and interact with both new and familiar characters from the anime. Subaru's "Return by Death", as in the original, is an important element in terms of gameplay.

Character

 * Natsuki Subaru
 * Emilia
 * Puck
 * Rem
 * Ram
 * Beatrice
 * Roswaal L Mathers
 * Otto Suwen
 * Crusch Karsten
 * Ferris
 * Wilhelm van Astrea
 * Anastasia Hoshin
 * Julius Juukulius
 * Ricardo Welkin
 * Priscilla Barielle
 * Al
 * Felt
 * Reinhard van Astrea
 * Kadomon Risch

Trivia

 * This is the fourth Visual Novel where Shinichirou Otsuka is involved illustrating with Chime and Spike Chunsoft, others being the Summon Night Gran-These, Blue Roses, and Conception series.