Angels of Discounts

Whenever a popular game gets adapted into an anime series, the presumption is that the anime is intended for folks who can’t be bothered to play the game. That’s been less the case in recent years with adaptations that cater directly to existing game fans (like thePersona 4 Goldenanime), or adaptations that act as supplemental material, with things to offer to fans new and old (likePersona 5or theAce Attorneyseries).

Looks like Playism and Crunchyroll are banking on the latter approach with the debut ofAngels of Death‘s anime adaptation on none other than Steam, where the originalAngels of Deathgame has been available since 2016. Both game and anime are available ina low-priced bundle to customers in some regions(if you click the link and see the product page, you’re in the right region), and the sale lasts until December 4.

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For the uninitiated,Angels of Deathis a horror adventure originally created by lone creator Makoto Sanada in RPG Maker. The freeware title grew in popularity and turned into a franchise, with manga and the aforementioned anime adaptation. It’s about Rachel “Ray” Gardner, an amnesiac girl who wakes up in a weird building crawling with serial killers. There she meets a bandaged man with a scythe named Jack, and the two strike a partnership, with Rachel helping Jack escape the facility, and Jack offering to kill her in exchange.

I’ll readily admit I haven’t seen the show or played the game, but if the bundle were available in my region I might be persuaded to check it out.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse