OVERLORD -ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK-

OVERLORD - ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK is an upcoming action game set to be released in 2022. It was developed by Engines Inc. and published by KADOKAWA CORPORATION and will be released on Steam and Nintendo.

Overview
The protagonist is ... Clementine !? "OVERLORD -ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK-" will be released on Steam for PC and Nintendo Switch in 2022!

Escape from the horrifying Nazarick Underground Tomb while collecting lost memories and martial arts of Clementine!

It is described to be a Metroidvania-style 2D action side-scrolling game starring Clementine, an antagonist from the very early parts of the “Overlord” story. In other words, it happens to feature 2D platforming with mechanics similar to the Castlevania games.

In the game, Clementine finds herself mysteriously inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Unarmed and without any memories of how the former got here, she must find a means to regain fragments of her old self while searching for a way out to escape the tomb without dying. At the same time, she is unable to exercise the full extent of her abilities.

Because of this, she will first need to explore every inch of the Great Tomb of Nazarick as much as possible in order to regain her arsenal of weapons and powers and use them to make her escape. However, minions of the Overlord himself standing in her way will try to stop Clementine in her tracks from escaping through any means possible.

Game Play
2D action-adventure game set in the rich world of the epic dark fantasy, Overlord. This latest installment in the series features an original story overseen by Overlord's creator, Kugane Maruyama. Find Clementine's missing memories and make your escape! Based on the gameplay setting, it's very likely that you will playing as Clementine in the underground tomb and finding a way out of the dungeon alive. This also seems to involve coming across Nazarick denizens like Narberal Gamma as enemies along the way and engaging them in battle.

Players will be able to make use of Clementine's superhuman agility to their advantage. By playing Clementine, players must run, jump and maneuver through various kinds of obstacles with a grappling hook and utilize a variety of weapons to defeat anything that stands in her way. In addition to that, magic abilities appear to be tied directly to the game's progression over the course of time as players may need specific spells to pass certain areas before advancing further through.

Trivia

 * News of the release of the game was announced on Twitter.
 * Narrative-wise, “Escape from Nazarick” will likely try to explore Clementine's story based on her point of view in the game as she slowly collects and retreives her forgotten memories.