''Ananta'' (; previously ''Project Mugen'' and then ''Mugen'') is an upcoming

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developed by the

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-based studio Naked Rain along with NetEase Montreal and published by

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. It was announced at

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on August 24, 2023.

Gameplay

Settings

Featuring cel-shaded anime-like aesthetics, with day and night cycles, the game is set in a mystic urban open world, where each city is populated with pedestrians and foes. The game's first city, called Nova Inception Urbs is designed in a Japanese urban style. Other cities will become available later with European and American inspirations. The player can travel around the world between cities. Each city is

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by stitching multiple manually pre-designed areas, such as beaches, public or amusement parks, and factories. The character can pick up cats, play

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, and interact with all objects in the city especially in combat.

Characters

The game features Taffy, Bansy, Alan, Mechanika, Dila, Ringo, Aileen and Lykaia.

Mechanics

The player can swim in water or navigate the city by running, riding bikes or cars, climbing walls, doing parkour, grappling and swinging between skyscrapers using ropes similar to ''

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''. Traverse is fast-paced and requires no stamina. Some characters have unique traverse styles. For example, Taffy's mallet can turn into a bike she can ride. The player can take on various quests and challenges to recover lost memories and unlock various abilities that can help progress in each character's story, culminating into a final plot involving battles against a villain. The player navigates and fights in the city as one character, but can switch between a team of four characters during major battle events and boss fights. Each character has unique stats and abilities which may energize with teammates. The entire team can also equip an extra buff or major ability such crowd control or telekinesis.

Plot

The player is cast in the role of a top supernatural investigator known as an Infinite Trigger, looking into anomalies and paranormal events. All main characters and some NPCs are Espers, people with supernatural abilities. Each Esper has a unique story the player can experience, in which the character fights a force called "Chaos" that threatens humanity.

Development and release

The game is being developed for PC,

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, Android, and

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. It is being developed in Chinese, English and Japanese, with the intent to add more languages and localization options. No release date window or monetization plan has been planned yet, as the developers are focused on game design and content creation. On November 29, 2024, ''Project Mugen'' was titled ''Ananta''. The game was approved for release in China.

References

External links

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