YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG Arrives in January on Switch, PS4, and PC

Written by Brandon Hofer on December 10, 2018

News: A new RPG is coming from Ysbryd Games and Ackk Studios that is set at the end of the last millennium.

Over the weekend Kinda Funny held their first games showcase which showcased a number of different games, most of them from independent companies. One such game that was revealed and discussed was YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG. This JRPG is set at the end of the last millennium and comes from Ysbryd Games and Ackk Studios. It is set to arrive on multiple platforms during the first part of 2019.

After witnessing a woman vanish from an elevator, college graduate Alex embarks on an adventure to rescue her, which spirals into an epic quest with stakes higher than he could have ever imagined. Alex’s search for the woman and the truth behind her disappearance lead him and his companions on a journey rife with mystery and danger.

You will have to traverse dungeons littered with puzzles, traps and bizarre monsters with a party whose members can be swapped out mid-battle on the fly in a combat system that blends twitchy minigames with turn-based combat. You will be able to use records, cameras, musical instruments and more against enemies ranging from floating, yammering skulls to tortoise samurais.

YIIK has more than 30 hours of content including a fully-voiced main story campaign featuring talents such as Chris Niosi (Tales of Zestiria, Disgaea 5), Clifford Chapin (Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Attack on Titan, RWBY) and more.

Polygonal rendering, lack of textures and a rich, saturated color scheme lend to the dreamlike, otherworldly qualities of the environments and their inhabitants. The soundtrack – including contributions from composers such as Toby Fox (Undertale) and Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana) – is as eclectic as the gameplay, featuring an electroacoustic fusion of jazz, funk, traditional JRPG-style tunes and swing.

“YIIK is an unusual mix of almost hallucinatory imagery and cross-genre gameplay,” said Andrew Allanson, founder and co-director, Ackk Studios. “These elements will draw the player deep into a bizarre, dreamlike world as Alex pursues his quest for answers. But what truths will he discover? How many layers does the onion have?”

YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG will arrive on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac on January 17, 2019. It will be available for $19.99 and support both English and Japanese. The Steam version will also support Simplified Chinese at launch. A PlayStation Vita version is also in development, however, that won’t arrive until later in 2019. Do you plan on picking up YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG? Tell us what you think below.