Publisher Clouded Leopard Entertainment and developer Kadokawa Games have announced that Relayer will launch simultaneously worldwide on March 24, 2022, for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The mecha strategy RPG was previously announced to release on February 17, but the delay was decided on in order to achieve a global release.
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The western version of the game will be digital-only, with both a Digital Standard Edition and Digital Premium Edition available. The premium edition includes a Season Pass, an OST, and a PlayStation 4 dynamic theme.
Digital pre-orders open on January 25, and pre-orders will reward players with bonus items and three days of early access to the game starting on March 21, 2022.
Additionally, the PlayStation 4 version can be upgraded to the PlayStation 5 version for free, with save data and trophy transfer.
A new trailer can be found below alongside all the game details, purchase bonuses details, and a screenshot set. The official website is here.
Relayer Digital Premium Edition Contents ($74.99)
The Season Pass includes access to bonus content such as a fully voiced story, additional robots, custom items, and equipment items that will be available on PlayStation Store after the game’s official release date. The Season Pass also comes with the Original Soundtrack: Into The Lost Code, which contains many of the songs used throughout Relayer, as well as a Dynamic Theme that allows you to customize your PlayStation 4 home screen.
Pre-orders on the PlayStation Store start on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
Terra’s Rare Item Set, which includes Job Points, Star Gold, and equipment items useful in the early stages of the game, will be included in the first-time purchase bonus of the packaged version and each digital version pre-ordered/sold on the PlayStation Store by Saturday, April 23, 2022. It will also be available for download after purchase.
In addition, if you pre-order the Digital Premium Edition by Wednesday, March 23, 2022, you will be able to play the game three days prior to its release as a digital pre-order bonus.
Startup Support: Job Points (Used to Unlock Skills)
Startup Support: Star Gold (In-Game Currency)
Six Custom Weapons: The Burning Series
※These bonus items are included in the Package, Digital Standard and Digital Premium Editions.
※For the Digital Standard and Digital Premium Editions, product code(s) will be included for pre-orders and purchases made by Saturday, April 23, 2022, 23:59 (local time).
Relayer Early Access (Digital Premium Edition Pre-Order Bonus)
Grants access to the game from 00:00 on Monday, March 21, 2022, three days before official release.
About the PlayStation 4 Version
The PS4 version can be upgraded to the PS5 version free of charge.
When upgrading from the PS4 version to the PS5 version, save data can also be transferred.
Trophies will also be transferred when upgrading from PS4 to PS5 version.
About Relayer
A next-generation robot SRPG set in a sci-fi alternate reality, in which Starchildren—humans who have been granted special abilities—take on an extraterrestrial threat. Relayer’s battle system focuses on combat robot types and jobs, which represent a unit’s unique characteristics, and aggro, a stat which visualizes how easily they are targeted by enemies. Relayer also features exciting special attacks such as Backstab, a pincer move, and Big Bang, a move with a vast area of effect. Approximately 100 unique cutscenes play during battles throughout the game, and stage maps are all illustrated in high-quality, full 3D.
The story takes place on Earth in the year 2051, in a future where humanity’s expansion into outer space is in full swing. Earth is in the midst of an invasion by mysterious extraterrestrial beings called Relayers. Humans with special abilities, called Starchildren, have also appeared, along with the legacy of an ancient alien civilization that is said to have died out centuries ago. Players command a squadron of Stellar Gear, humanoid weapons developed from the technology of that extinct alien civilization, and the Asterism, a ship capable of interstellar travel, to defend Earth from the invading Relayer aliens.
Relayer Product Details
Name: Relayer
Genre: Simulation RPG
Platforms: PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 4
MSRP: Digital Premium Edition - $74.99, Digital Standard Edition - $59.99
Players: 1
Audio Languages: Japanese / English
Text Languages: Traditional Chinese / Korean / English / Japanese.
French, Italian, German, and Spanish to be implemented in a future patch.
