Professor Layton and Yo-Kai Watch developer Level-5 has revealed it is resurrecting Ushiro, a supernatural horror RPG that was originally announced a decade ago then quietly cancelled, and that it will be making its way to Switch.
Ushiro was originally unveiled during Level-5’s 10th anniversary press conference in 2008, and was set to launch on PSP and mobile phones the following year.
According to a fantastically exhaustive entry on the Lost Media Wiki, Ushiro would follow the adventures of Reiichiro Ushiro, a shinigami spirit that could grant a single wish to a person, in exchange for their lives. Supposedly, the horror RPG would give players, in the role of Reiichiro, the ability possess people and experience their everyday existence. Combat, meanwhile, was to be turn-based, and saw Reiichiro battling the manifestation of evil within people’s hearts.
Source: Eurogamer Professor Layton dev Level-5 is resurrecting a long-cancelled horror RPG for Switch