Aug 112023
A new Corpse Party game has been announced!
Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion is set for a 2024 release in Japan. Platforms haven’t been given yet.
According to Gematsu, the new game has been described as “an all-new entry and true sequel to the series.”
You might find yourself puzzled by this news, thinking that Corpse Party II already exists. The series’ play order was already confusing, and it looks like it just got a bit more so.
Yes, it seems this is a different game entirely from Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient, which I included on a list of upcoming horror games back in 2018. That one is an episodic game intended to be released in four parts, but only the first chapter and an extra chapter are out.
Meanwhile, Darkness Distortion was first teased 3 years ago in a short video that ran through the timeline of the series before showing the words “Darkness Distortion.”
Now it’s finally been officially announced as a new entry in the Corpse Party series.
In between Corpse Party and Dead Patient are three other games, Book of Shadows, Birthday Bash, and Blood Drive, all of which are canon parts of the series. At least the 2021 remake is the most definitive version of the first Corpse Party, which previously made the series look even more daunting thanks to multiple versions that each had various added content.
Will Dead Patient ever be finished? Who knows? But I’m excited to see a new game announced. I enjoyed the 2021 Corpse Party remake, and I’m looking forward to progressing through the series ahead of Darkness Distortion.
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I really do want to get back to Corpse party sometime. My computer had issues running it on my last attempt, but perhaps this is my sign to give that another go? 🤔
I played it on the Switch and had no problems with it.