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Press release:
Stuttgart, Germany – 18 May 2023.
The Stuttgart-based (Germany) video games publisher Strictly Limited Games and Kanagawa-based (Japan) indie games developer Qute Corporation, are today super excited and happy to announce that their beloved polygonal vertical shoot-em-up “Eschatos“, is coming physically to the Nintendo Switch and PS4 this autumn (2023).

Furthermore, Qute Corporation and Strictly Limited Games have also just announced that the exclusive and highly limited boxed editions of “Eschatos” for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch will be available for pre-order on May 21st (Sunday via Strictly Limited Games store page.

These editions will only be available at Strictly Limited Games and will be the ONLY physical version of the game.

About Eschatos:
Eschatos is a beloved polygonal vertical shoot ’em up by Qute Corporation. Initially released exclusively on the Xbox 360 in Japan, the game has since gained a cult following.

In Eschatos aliens have taken over the moon and now threaten to do the same to earth. It’s your job to prevent that from happening. To do that your ship is equipped with three different functions, with each being suited for different situations.

The Front Shot shoots a powerful beam in a straight line, the Wide Shot shoots at an angle and the Shield absorbs shots and damages enemies, but works on a limited energy meter. Using them to adapt to each situation is key.

Easy to learn, hard to master is the name of the game; but thankfully there are five difficulty options to help you find your groove and if you have mastered ORIGINAL MODE, try your hand at ADVANCED MODE (no upgrades) or TIME ATTACK MODE.

Not only is the gameplay excellent, the clean graphic style is very pleasing visually and allows the game to transition from one stage to the next without any breaks or even load times in this version! These transitions are accompanied by awesome dynamic camera angles, really showing off the colorful stage backgrounds and creatively bizarre enemy designs. Let’s not forget the superb soundtrack by Yousuke Yasui, whose high-energy synth-heavy work alone will keep you playing! It really is an aural feast.

Shoot ‘Em Up Fans and Collectors can get even more excited as Eschatos is accompanied by its two spiritual predecessors and Qute’s first releases, Judgement Silversword and Cardinal Sins. Both were released in 2004 for the WonderSwan Color and are among the finest looking and playing games of the handheld, both featuring creative scoring mechanics. It’s also fun trying to spot the elements that would later be used as a basis and be built upon by Eschatos, be it gameplay elements or enemy designs. A must have for all WonderSwan fans.

Features:

Three games in one package: Eschatos, Judgement Silversword and Cardinal Sins

Exclusive to the Switch and PS4 versions of Eschatos: Improved load times, remastered soundtrack and performance improvements

Original, Advanced and Time Attack Mode

Three types of weapons: Front Shot, Wide Shot and Shield

Dynamic camera system, creating a sense of exhilarating speed

Five beautiful stages, including temple ruins, Earth’s orbit, and the alien moon base

Massive bosses, battle screen-filling UFOs and other strange enemies

Online leaderboards and downloadable replay system

Phenomenal retro-synth soundtrack composed by Yousuke Yasui

Limited Editions:

Eschatos gets physical, powered by Strictly Limited Games. The Limited Editions for Nintendo Switch™and PlayStation® 4 (PS4) can only be found there.

The Limited Edition is limited to 2,600 individually numbered copies for Nintendo Switch and 1,300 for PS4, at a price of 29.99€ / $29.99.

The Collector’s Edition is limited to 1,400 individually numbered copies for Nintendo Switch and 700 for PS4, at a price of 69.99€ / $69.99.

Both editions will be available for pre-order on Sunday the 21st of May, at 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET and shipping is expected for autumn 2023.

About Strictly Limited Games
Strictly Limited Games is a German publisher based near Stuttgart, specialized in releasing a curated selection of digital download-only games in exclusive collectible physical editions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The company was founded in 2017 by Dennis Mendel, a former scholar for game studies and advisor at Fraunhofer Institute, and Benedict Braitsch.

Both passionate collectors with a combined collection of over 7.000 digital and physical games for all console generations, their intention is to form an opposite pole to the current trend of digital-only releases. All collectors’ editions are available exclusively at Strictly Limited Games online store www.strictlylimitedgames.com.

About Qute Corporation
Qute is a game software publisher and developer based in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan and established in 1999.

Releasing the WonderWitch in 2000, a development kit for Bandai’s Wonderswan handheld game console, they transitioned into developing highly-appraised shooting games such as Judgement Silversword, Eschatos and Ginga Force and released across multiple formats.

In addition to this they develop and license their own remote health monitoring system.