Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories

Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories[lower-alpha 1] is an action-adventure game developed by Granzella, released in 2018 in Japan for the PlayStation 4. It is the fourth entry in the Disaster Report series and was originally meant to be released for the PlayStation 3; its production was halted in 2011, three days after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,[1] but resumed with a new publisher in 2014. A Nintendo Switch version was released in September 2019.[2]

Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories
Developer(s)Granzella
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Granzella
Producer(s)Kazuma Kujo
Composer(s)Yuka Kitamura
SeriesDisaster Report
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
PlayStation 4
  • JP: November 22, 2018
  • WW: April 7, 2020
Nintendo Switch
  • JP: September 26, 2019
  • WW: April 7, 2020
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: April 7, 2020
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The goal is to escape the destroyed city, finding safe paths through collapsing buildings and dealing with panicked and fleeing people.[3]

The game was to feature over 60 characters, the largest in series history. The player would have had to work with these people to escape.[3]

There are a few new features Irem highlights for Disaster Report 4:

  • The player can enter collapsed buildings, within which the player will find survivors and additional escape routes.
  • The game has a new "cleanliness" parameter for the character. If the character gets too dirty, stress will rise.
  • The player can use the toilet to increase the main character's cleanliness parameter.

The player is free to customize the main character. At the start of the game, the player can set the main character's gender, face style, and hair style. Over 100 clothing items, including suits and casual outfits can be earned as the player works through the game.[3]

Story

The game takes place in Hisui City in the year 201X. It is July, the heart of summer, and the main character is visiting the city for a job interview. The city is suddenly hit with a major earthquake.[3]

Development

The game was originally being developed and published by Irem for the PlayStation 3,[3] it would have supported 3D output and PlayStation Move. Initially, the game was planned for release on March 10, 2011, a day before the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but was pushed back to a Spring time frame.[4] Chief producer, Kazuma Kujo said the reason for the delay was because the game could not be completed in time.[4] The game was officially cancelled on March 14, 2011.[5]

In December 2014, Kujo revealed that his new company, Granzella, had acquired the intellectual property of the Disaster Report series;[6] they planned to formally announce the game in Q3/Q4 2015.[7] The new game was eventually announced in November 2015 with the title Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories. It is being developed for PlayStation 4. Kujo has also stated the re-branded title started development from scratch.[8] A PlayStation VR demo was planned to be released in January 2017 but was postponed to be released after February 2017.[9] A non-public VR Demo was shown to a Japanese video game magazine in December 2016 and produced quite positive reactions from the testers.[10] The game was released on October 25, 2018 in Japan.[11] The game's release was delayed and the new release date was announced to be on November 22, 2018.[12]

The Kobe Fire Bureau worked with Granzella to showcase the KFD's work in what civilians should do in case they're caught up in a disaster.[13]

It's announced that the game will see a release with Traditional Chinese language support.[14]

On June 20, 2019, NIS America announced their plans to localize the game in both North America and Europe.[15] On January 7, 2020, they announced that the game will release for North America and Europe on April 7, 2020. [16]

Reception

The game debuted at 3rd place in the top 20 games sold with 42,272 copies sold as of November 25, 2018.[20]

It was reported on December 5, 2018 that the game sold a total of 47,483 copies.[21]

Sequel

In November 2018, game director Kazuma Kujo mentioned that a sequel was being considered,[22] and in December 2020, Granzella published a teaser indicating that planning and prototyping of Disaster Report 5 had begun.[23]

See also

Notes
  1. Known in Japan as Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4 Plus: Summer Memories (絶体絶命都市4 Plus -Summer Memories-)

References
  1. Chris Kohler (March 14, 2011). "Japanese Publishers Cancel, Delay Disaster Games Following Deadly Earthquake". Wired.
  2. "Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories Is Coming to Switch". DualShockers. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  3. Anoop Gantayat (September 1, 2010). "Irem Unveils Disaster Report for PS3". Andriasang. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  4. Anoop Gantayat (February 11, 2011). "Disaster Report 4 Pushed Back to Spring". Andriasang. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  5. Alexander, Leigh (March 14, 2011). "Disaster Report 4 Cancelled In Wake Of Japan Earthquake Tragedy". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  6. Romano, Sal (December 22, 2014). "Granzella acquires Disaster Report copyright, latest entry planned for fall 2015". Gematsu. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  7. McWhertor, Michael (July 28, 2015). "Survival game Disaster Report is coming back, here's our first look". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  8. http://www.siliconera.com/2015/11/24/disaster-report-4-plus-summer-memories-revealed-for-playstation-4/
  9. "絶体絶命都市オフィシャルウェブサイト". 絶体絶命都市オフィシャルウェブサイト by グランゼーラ.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. Romano, Sal (2018-06-22). "Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories launches October 25 in Japan, demo launches in July". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  12. "Disaster Report 4 Plus PS4 Game Delayed to November 22". Anime News Network.
  13. http://www.siliconera.com/2017/11/14/granzella-working-kobe-fire-department-disaster-report-4-plus/
  14. http://www.siliconera.com/2018/12/03/root-letter-last-answer-and-disaster-report-4-plus-getting-traditional-chinese-versions
  15. "Disaster Report 4 Climbs Out of a Decade-Long Debacle". Escapist Magazine. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  16. "Disaster Report 4 Summer Memories launches April 7 in the west". Gematsu. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  17. "Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  18. "Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  19. "Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  20. http://www.siliconera.com/2018/11/28/this-week-in-sales-a-disaster-in-the-making-finally-unleashed/
  21. http://www.siliconera.com/2018/12/05/this-week-in-sales-persona-q2-new-cinema-labyrinth-premieres/
  22. Romano, Sal (November 21, 2018). "Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories is more of an adventure game, sequel under consideration". Gematsu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  23. Romano, Sal (December 25, 2020). "Granzella teases Disaster Report 5 already in development". Gematsu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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