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A trailer for Promise Mascot Agency
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00:00Hello and welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Promise Mascot Agency,
00:05the new game from the makers of Paradise Killer.
00:08In this gameplay deep dive, we're going to introduce you to our brooding hero,
00:13his chaotic assistant, and a world full of mascots.
00:17Promise Mascot Agency is a journey into the underworld of Japan with a twist.
00:23In this sun-drenched crime tale,
00:26our Yakuza hero must manage a mascot agency in a cursed town
00:30while uncovering the strange conspiracy that got him exiled.
00:35As well as a town full of mascots and business opportunities,
00:39he'll encounter an island full of mysteries and strange townsfolk
00:43that live in this quiet rural corner of Japan.
00:48Can our hero fight his fate and create a gloriously successful mascot business?
00:54Or will he succumb to a dreadful curse in a forgotten town?
01:03In Promise Mascot Agency, you play as Michizane Sugawara,
01:08the top lieutenant in the Shimazu family, a Yakuza clan in the south of Japan.
01:15Michi and his oath brother, Toki, are ambushed by a rival crime syndicate.
01:21Michi is forced to make an impossible choice and chooses the life of Toki,
01:27over the 12 billion yen he was supposed to protect.
01:43After losing the fortune of their ruling family,
01:45matriarch Shimazu fakes Michi's death
01:48and sends him to run the family's last remaining business in an attempt to repay his debt.
01:55This business is a bankrupt mascot agency in a dying town.
02:00Good luck!
02:02As if Michi didn't have enough to deal with,
02:05the backwater town of Kasamachi is home to a dreadful curse
02:10that hunts down Yakuza men, killing them slowly and painfully.
02:16Fortunately, he has a friend in this hour of need.
02:22Pinky is a mascot herself and is here to help.
02:26Pinky tried her hand at running the agency before
02:29and will guide Michi through the trials and tribulations of running an unfamiliar business
02:35in an unfamiliar town.
02:37She might have some deeply rooted anger issues,
02:40but her heart is in the right place.
02:43The first thing Michi needs to do is to recruit a mascot.
02:49Mascots are living creatures that were born from the earth at the dawn of time.
02:54They live alongside humans, but aren't always treated fairly.
03:00Some mascots have special abilities that make them popular.
03:05Maybe they can breathe fire, fly, or transform.
03:09However, the only mascots left in Kasamachi
03:12are the ones that have struggled to find work elsewhere,
03:15and most of them lack any exciting abilities.
03:21The first recruitable mascot that Michi meets is Tofu,
03:25a squishy cube of tofu who is always crying.
03:29Tofu has heard that the agency is open again
03:32and has come to meet his old friend Pinky
03:35to see if there is a new mascot.
03:37To see if there is a new opportunity for him.
03:41When you recruit a mascot, you'll choose which perks to offer them.
03:46Offering them perks like a higher profit share from jobs,
03:50regular bonuses,
03:51and extra time off will increase their happiness
03:55and improve their job performance.
03:57Now that Tofu has been recruited,
04:00Michi needs to start finding work for his mascots.
04:04Osamu Endo runs the town's shopping association with his wife.
04:10Endo and Pinky have a troubled history
04:12after a previous mascot event went wrong.
04:16Some attendees still have flashbacks.
04:19Now that the agency has recruited a new mascot,
04:22the agency is looking for a new mascot.
04:25Now that the agency is under new management,
04:29Michi manages to convince Endo to start hosting mascot events again.
04:35That's step one.
04:39Now that Michi has an available job courtesy of Endo,
04:43he can send Tofu out to work
04:45and begin promised mascot agency's rise to fortune and glory.
04:50Unfortunately, things don't always go to plan
04:53and mascots often find themselves in trouble on jobs.
04:57There is only so much that the trusty mascot handler, Shiori, can do.
05:02So Michi will need to step in and arrange some help.
05:06Speak of the devil...
05:07Oh no!
05:09Tofu has encountered the bane of every mascot's existence.
05:13A normal-sized door!
05:16A normal-sized door!
05:19He is stuck and the event is about to become a disaster.
05:23Is nothing sacred?
05:26Here is where Michi can help by sending in mascot support heroes.
05:31Local people that offer to help mascots
05:33by giving them the power they need to overcome challenges.
05:37These heroes are represented by cards.
05:41Michi only has two hero cards right now, Shiori and Pinky.
05:46Playing their cards deals damage to the door's health bar
05:49and allows a mascot to defeat it.
05:52As you gain more cards and progress through the game,
05:55these battles between mascot and catastrophe will become more complex,
06:00requiring careful card usage.
06:03The event has been saved thanks to the heroes!
06:07Tofu has overcome the door.
06:09Love wins again!
06:11When a mascot completes a job,
06:13the agency earns money and fans,
06:16and the mascot takes a cut of the money earned.
06:19The rest goes to Michi and his life-crushing debt.
06:24That job was a success,
06:26but things are only going to get harder from here.
06:30Michi needs to find more heroes.
06:34Captain Sign is a local hero that can help by selling Michi items.
06:39He himself is a mascot support hero
06:42and he also sells hero cards for Bottle Ningen and Yamaim.
06:47Now Michi has some money from the job Tofu did,
06:50he can buy both of those and recruit Captain Sign as well.
06:55He has a lot more hero cards for his arsenal
06:57and can help mascots on harder and more lucrative jobs.
07:06The occasional job promoting a bookstore
07:08isn't going to earn back 12 billion yen anytime soon,
07:13but there are a lot of business owners in town
07:16that may want to give Michi work.
07:18Mamasan runs the only bar in town
07:21and is a shoulder to cry on for the miserable locals.
07:25He will become a valuable ally
07:27in the fight against the corruption in Kasamachi.
07:31For now though,
07:32Michi's focus is on getting some more work
07:35and recruiting Mamasan as a hero.
07:38Thankfully, Mamasan is cool
07:40and saw the value in using mascots to promote his bar.
07:44Michi has another job location.
07:47Michi sends Tofu out on another job
07:50and hopes it goes better than the last time.
07:53Surely nothing will go wrong.
07:55Oh well.
08:00As well as recruiting mascots and sending them out on jobs,
08:03Michi can expand his business
08:06with a merchandise crane game
08:08and subcontract mascot work to other towns.
08:13The open world of Kasamachi
08:15is full of opportunities to upgrade his truck,
08:18smash the old order,
08:20do cool powerslides
08:22and uncover a conspiracy
08:24that could destroy the underworld of Japan.
08:28Michi may have been exiled,
08:30but he is not alone.
08:32Redemption isn't easy,
08:34but when you have friends and family by your side,
08:37what is one measly ancient curse?
08:41Together, there's nothing they can't do.
08:45Thank you for watching this introduction to Promise Mascot Agency.
08:50This is just a small sample of what the game has to offer
08:53and we're incredibly excited to show you more in the future.
08:58If you like what you've seen,
09:00please wishlist the game on your platform of choice.