Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin developer Edelweiss has announced Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation, a spinoff that also officially inaugurates what must now be known as the Sakuna franchise.
Per a press release, Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation will be published in the West by Marvelous' indie brand XSEED, the company behind games like Loop8: Summer of Gods and potion shop sim Potionomics, among many others.
As you might expect from the title, the game will revolve around the titular Princess Kokorowa, a "high-ranking goddess presiding over wheels and inventions from her heavenly home". The debut trailer describes Kokorowa as "the tireless Goddess of Invention".
Along her journey, Kokorowa will meet larger-than-life characters like free-willed automaton Takebina, as well as a host of anthropomorphic animal characters who remain unnamed at time of writing.
We don't know a heck of a lot about Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation yet. Edelweiss and XSEED say they'll announce more info, including platforms and release timing, at a later date.
It looks like the game will largely utilize a 3D art style rather than the mixture of 2D and 3D favored by Sakuna: Of...
