Ikina Games announced on the 15th that it is developing a story-based adventure game (visual novel) using the IP of the original webtoon of Netflix’s popular work ‘Now at Our School’.
‘Now At Our School’ is a work that tells the story of students struggling for survival as a zombie virus spreads in an ordinary school. work that was obtained. The Netflix series of the same name, released on January 28, 2022, ranked first in the world’s viewing rankings in a short period of time, establishing itself as a popular genealogy of K-contents following squid games and hell.
Ikina Games said, “The webtoon ‘Our School Now’ is a work that shows various human groups that appear as a ‘zombie disaster’ takes place in ‘School’, a space familiar to everyone. Therefore, we chose the visual novel as the most suitable game genre to capture the emotional narrative along with the tension of the original story. ” he said.
Another appeal of the visual novel is that it can add different developments and endings from the original storyline through options and multiple endings. Depending on the choice, the game’s great advantage is that it differs from the original according to the interaction, such as being able to revive a character who has unfortunately died in the original, or making detailed settings that have been overlooked without much importance become a decisive factor.
The game ‘Now at Our School’ faithfully follows the original story in the overall story structure, appearance and personality of the characters, and the roles in the play. said to be in progress
CEO Bae Jun-ho said, “I am very happy to be able to game ‘Now Our School’, which stands tall as a global IP, and I think it is a great honor and a challenge. I want to make a game that can be enjoyed not only by those who already know the original webtoon, but also by those who are new to it.”
The game ‘Now at Our School’ is under development with the goal of first releasing the PC version through Steam in the second half of 2022, and plans to expand the platform to consoles and mobile devices such as Nintendo Switch and PS4. As an IP that is attracting global attention, the game will also be localized in various languages with the goal of reaching the global market.
