Back in 2016, Grasshopper Manufacture’s debut video gameThe Silver Casewas released in English for the first time on PC, followed by a PlayStation 4 release the following year. The version released worldwide was a remaster of the 1999 PS1 visual novel directed by Goichi “Suda51” Suda that kickstarted theKill the Pastseries of games, which has had a rocky history with English localizations dating all the way back to its very first entries. Now, Suda51 has announced thatThe Silver Caseand its sequel,The 25th Ward: The Silver Case, will be coming to Nintendo Switch in early 2021.
This collection combines bothThe Silver Case titles for the first time and, while no English localization news has been announced, the game’s English websitedoes acknowledge the Switch release, and the hosts during the games’s Indie Live 2 announcement acknowledged that an English release is planned. The collection, simply titledSilver 2425, is being published by indie digital publisher Playism, known for publishing titles such asYume Nikki,Va-11 Hall-A, andD4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, however the collection will also see a physical release, at least in Japan.
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This announcement comes right after the sudden release ofNo More HeroesandNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggleon Nintendo Switch, alongside the release of the latestNo More Heroes 3trailer. While these releases are under different publisher (Marvelous being responsible forNo More Heroes' ports and Playism portingThe Silver Caseand its sequel,) these ports are likely an effort from Suda and Grasshopper Manufactureto bring more of its titles to Nintendo Switchbefore the release ofNo More Heroes 3, which is anticipated to be a culmination of the entireKill the Pastseries, set up by the events inTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.
TheKill the Pastseries is a collection ofstandalone titles developed by Suda51beginning withTwilight Syndrome: Investigation VolumeandTwilight Sydrome: Search Volume, developed by Human Entertainment for the PlayStation. While the series initially only consisted of 1997’sMoonlight Syndrome, 1999’sThe Silver Case, 2001’sFlower, Sun, and Rain, 2005’sKiller7, andThe 25th Ward: The Silver Case,Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroesintroduced theNo More Heroesfranchise into theKill the Pastseries as well as 2013’sKiller is Dead. Unlike other video game series,Kill the Pastis not connected by a single universe like Remedy’s Connected Universe, instead the games are connected by themes and references, which were brought together inTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.
Silver 2425will release in Japan on February 18th 2021, an English release has been confirmed but no information has been revealed.
