Live-action VN 428: Shibuya Scramble is bound for PC

428: Shibuya Scramble

A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

428: Shibuya Scramble

Tell me if you’re heard this one before; a former gang leader, a detective, a scientist, a journalist and a fuzzy cat mascot walk into a bar… Okay, that one loses something in translation, but it’s a great set-up for an FMV thriller. Chunsoft’s visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble made a splash when it launched in Japan in 2008, and it’s now headed westwards to PC this September, remastered by Abstraction Games.

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