El Shaddai creator announces spiritual successor The Lost Child

Now here's something few us expected would be announced. El Shaddai director Takeyasu Sawakai has revealed through the latest Famitsu he would be returning to direct a new spiritual successor to his beautiful game El Shaddai with a new turn-based RPG called The Lost Child. Lucifel will also be making his return as the lead protagonist in a story set in modern day Japan. Here are some details via Gematsu:

Magazine writer Hayato Ibuki was chasing the story of the suicide a person who jumped in front of a train in Shinjuku Station. In the middle of his pursuit, he falls onto the platform as if he was pushed by a mysterious black shadow. A mysterious, beautiful woman named Barcia (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro) saves him by the skin of his teeth, and hands him a suitcase.

It was a Pandora’s Box that should not have been be opened. Inside was the “Demon Gun Gangour,” a tool that can capture and enslave demons and fallen angels. Using this ability, Hayato successfully took on his own demon subordinates. Together with a woman named Rua (voiced by Rikako Yamaguchi), who calls herself an angel, Hayato will pursue the mysteries that occur in various places and find the beautiful woman who gave him the suitcase.

Much of the key staff who worked on the original El Shaddai will once again be assisting director Sawakai. It will be coming to both the PlayStation and PlayStation Vita, and it has only been announced for Japan as of now. We'll share more details as they become available. For now, you can check out the trailer above and the teaser website.