Root Film Gets New Trailer Showing Characters and Max Mode

Today Kadokawa Games released a new trailer of the upcoming visual novel Root Film.

The trailer showcases the main characters of the game, also providing a taste of the rich voice-over cast.

Toward the end, we get to take a look at Max Mode, that lets us confront other characters in a face-off to unveil the truth.

You can check the video out below.

 If you’re unfamiliar with the game, it’s the follow-up to Root Letter. Here’s a handy description:

Root Film is about a TV series, called “Shimane Mystery Drama Project”, which was canceled for an unknown reason 10 years ago. To reboot the project, three teams consisting of a director and an actress have been cast, including 23-year-old Rintaro Yagumo, the main character of the game.

His excitement about this amazing opportunity is quickly curbed, when a horrible murder interrupts their location scouting process. Follow him and a cast of unique and memorable characters by character designer Taro Minoboshi as they are drawn deeper into the thrilling mystery of Root Film.

If you’d like to know more, you can check out our most recent interview focused on the gam, the first hour of gameplay, the latest screenshots.

Root Film has been announced for PS4 and Nintendo Switch and will release in Japan on July 30, 2020. The western release will come courtesy of PQube Games but doesn’t have a release date besides a generic “2020.”