From the Chinese game developer Wildfire Game and Bilibili as the publisher, we have the upcoming title of The Oriental Exorcist. It is an RPG action side-scrolling 2D game which will due out in 2020 for PC and PlayStation 4.
Here is the announcement trailer:
Notable details about The Oriental Exorcist from its Steam page
The Oriental Exorcist is a gorgeous RPG action side-scrolling game which set in a specific fictitious oriental 2D world which has been infested with demon monsters.
You will step in the shoe of an experienced exorcist who goes against the evil to find a way through this fiction world. During your adventure, you will also get to witness the unforeseen entanglements of those complex beings.
On the way of your execution, you will travel through many areas' forms and shapes. So take your time to explore this hand-painted, vibrant, Eastern world around you. It is truly a fantasy world.
The game graphic features the frame-by-frame hand-drawn visual style. It is best expressed through your character's actions and battles. Each of his attacks is soo smooth and expressive; they are just like strokes on a painting.
Wildfire Game has added another layer of complexity to this genre combat system with the Stamina setting. Which totally change the usual combat experience of this genre. With it, players will have to pay more attention to the distance and timing of their skills. They will have to really learn the game to achieve the best effect for their skills/ attacks.
To best present, the fleshy and bloody style, the developer has utilized a special cross-line interlude narrative drive storytelling technique where all the people that you encounter in the game all have hidden stories.