Shujinkou News

[h2]Shujinkou x PlayStation® Indies![/h2]
We're honored that Shujinkou has been added to the PlayStation® Indies collection, an exclusive spotlight for standout titles from recent years. While this is a PS update, we wanted to share it here too and thank you, our PC Shujinkou community, for supporting us through the development and release process and getting us this far. We're just getting started 🔥.



Your support and feedback have been invaluable. The RG team is committed to growing the Shujinkou universe, increasing its exposure, and continuing to refine the JRPG & learning experience with your input.

[h3]Check it out here[/h3]
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/category/3cf02569-0e76-4c62-b52b-050ff3872711


We’re also hard at work on several new projects, some big and some small, and we can’t wait to share what’s next in the coming months. Stay tuned! 💫
Team @ Rice Games

[h2]Polish / Quality of Life[/h2]

• PC Players: You can now select Nintendo Switch input icon set for glyph controller overrides in the Options Menu.
  
• PC Players: With this patch, we've confirmed on a number of different ultrawide monitors that the game works properly on them now!*
  
• PS4 Players: FPS has been improved and crash rate has been greatly reduced.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where you could use GR-based Drink Items in the labyrinth.
  
• Fixed an issue where one kanji was improperly flipped in Labyrinth 9.
  
• Fixed an issue where six Story Items were missing some text in Labyrinth 9.
  
• Fixed an issue where Dairy ingredients could not be purchased in Chapter Two.
  
• Fixed a shader issue with layering of certain effects in Labyrinth 10.
  
• Fixed various typos and other small issues reported by players.
  
• Fixed missing Story Goal Indicator (!!) in Town 10.
  
• Fix occasional resolution issues on startup when playing on Steam Deck.
  
• Fixed an exception that would occur when spamming "Undo" in Jin's Nen'oshi.
  

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Improved the AI for Brilliant enemies in Chapter Two.
  
• Increase the move speed of a certain Yajuu in Labyrinth 9.
  
• Added a couple of new Explanations that appear after the main campaign has been finished. These can be found by talking to civilians in various towns. We will add a few more Explanations as bonus add-on content (for free) for v1.37.
  

[h2]Our Biggest Priorities[/h2]

• PS5 Demo Save Data Transfer functionality is still a work in progress.
  
• We want to add a "Fast-Forward" (by holding a certain key) to some minigames so that they can be played and progressed through more quickly.
  
• D-pad issues for movement
  

[h2]New Music Uploads[/h2]
We've added a couple new tracks from the 158-track OST to YouTube. Come give these bangers a listen! Some of these tracks are still scheduled to premiere in a few days.
https://youtu.be/YEQ2A_KltuA
https://youtu.be/CuK_AqHGDTc
https://youtu.be/AFN3htMN4Rw
https://youtu.be/_Vq9Qy0h8gY
https://youtu.be/beSR6jocZTI

Please note that all of these changes, as well as updates from Patch v1.35, are now reflected in the Demo version of Shujinkou!

As always, thank you for playing!
Julian Rice

*Ultrawide monitor testing was done on:

• 🟩 Dell ALIENWARE Gaming Monitor 34" - AW3420DW - $790 - Link - 21:9 RATIO OK
  
• 🟩 KTC 34" Curved Ultra-Wide Gaming Monitor - H34S18S - $260 - Link - 21:9 RATIO OK
  
• 🟥 We noted that the game is still not auto-adjusting to the Samsung Odyssey G9 - 32:9 RATIO STILL NG (5120x1440) - FIX WIP
  

Our first of four planned OST commentary videos is here! Join Brian LaGuardia, our lead composer, as he breaks down selections from Shujinkou’s massive, highly thematic 158-track soundtrack. Expect insightful commentary, score highlights, and a deeper look into the music that brings our JRPG to life.

[previewyoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FanpCz5Hdno[/previewyoutube]

[h2]Tracks Covered[/h2]

• 0:00 Shujinkou (Main Menu)
  
• 3:47 Genya
  
• 5:47 To Protect One's Home and Family
  
• 7:41 Himamura (Night)
  
• 10:25 Sanrin (Battle)
  
• 14:33 Bunpou Kake
  
• 18:40 Jin's Theme
  
• 21:51 Contented Kitsune
  
• 23:08 Sugi's Theme
  

Brian has worked on many amazing projects across games, film, and TV—check out his past work here: https://www.brianmlaguardia.com/


But wait, there's more news to announce! The OST’s official streaming release is in the works with our new distributor, and we’ve got exciting patch updates and development news coming soon. We will also be planning a commercial release of the 7-disc OST later this year.

I will be discussing with all of our talented composers to see if we can get some cool behind-the-scenes videos prepared later this year too.

[h3]"A solid contender for one of this year’s best scores."[/h3]
- Robert Allen from Tech-Gaming (Metacritic-affiliated) - 90% - Review

A huge thank you to our community for your support so far.
We can’t wait to share what’s next! 🚀 🎷
Julian

[h2]Polish / Quality of Life[/h2]

• Jump to Requester: Now, you can press Z / Square / X (Xbox) on your device to jump to a Youkyuu (quest) requester from the Youkyuu Player Menu if you are in the same town as them, and they are available to interact with. This is a huge quality of life feature for critics and players who have said that the side quests were tedious to handle while navigating towns.
  
• Jump to Time Changer: In a similar vein, if the requester is not available during the current time of day and you have already unlocked the time changing event, you can quickly change the time by pressing Z / Square / X (Xbox) on your input device.
  
• When leaving a full menu or submenu in the Party Menu, the last selected button will now properly select, greatly improving UI navigation flow.
• Changing the time of day changes in towns now happens roughly 1 to 1.5 seconds quicker than before as a result of code optimization.
  
• It now only takes 1 second to skip dialogue now (reduced from 2 seconds).
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fix incorrect orientation of a trap in Labyrinth 7.
  
• Fix mixed up audio files for one kanji-based Kanban in Labyrinth 8.
  
• Fix spoiler for an Ishi in Chapter Two.
  
• Fix issue with Kanban pages appearing more than once in the Ikijibiki shop.
  
• Fix issue with being able to cycle tabs in Kurozushi when a confirmation dialog is visible.
  
• Fix lack of plurals for certain item types in the Item Menu.
  
• Fix chance of potential hanging in dialogue under certain conditions if scroll speed is set to Skip.
  

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Clarified some vague instructions in dialogue for the Youkyuu: Extermination Tactics.
  
• Important! Reduced number of tutorials and cleaned up the wording for some tutorials.
  
• Shujinkou's official website has recently been updated too. Come check it out! Shujinkou Official Website
• Want to hear a banger song? Check out Battle vs Fuku on our YouTube channel!
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQj5ynRplLI
  

As always, thank you for playing and for all of the great feedback fans have been providing us in our Shujinkou Discord server - Shujinkou Discord Community (500+ Members)
Julian Rice

[h2]Polish / Quality of Life[/h2]

• Button Coloring Fixes - For the primary Modal UI, No/Cancel-related buttons remain red when selected, whereas other Confirm/Yes-related buttons are now green.
  
• Pressing Back / Circle when on the "Cancel" "No" or last button in the modal UI will cancel the UI, improving UI navigation flow and speed.
  
• UI Flow - Accepting Youkyuu from the Youkyuu Menu in the Party Menu now defaults to "Yes" instead of "No."
  
• UI Flow - Entering a town from the Nation Map will default to "Yes" instead of "No."
  
• UI Flow - Entering a labyrinth with selectable areas from the Nation Map will default to "Enter" instead of "Back."
  
• UI Flow - When leaving a town, the confirmation UI will default to "Yes" instead of "No."
  
• UI Flow - When trying to escape a battle through the Nigeru system, the confirmation UI will default to "Yes" instead of "No."
  
• UI Flow - When going through a two-way shortcut in labyrinths, the confirmation UI will default to "Yes" instead of "No."
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Steam Cloud saves now work properly.
  
• Fix potential soft-lock in the second half of Meiro 6 (Labyrinth 16 / Post Game).
  
• Fix a couple of reported typos.
  
• Fixed the akuma's "death cloud's" extra frame, which would appear for a split second after the akuma's defeat, looking a bit strange.
  

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Removed a redundant Arawasu tutorial.
  
• Added a new tutorial design image "Ontological Weaknesses" for the Kanakae tutorial (Slide 2) and made the explanation more intuitive.
  

[h2]Our Biggest Feature / Fix Priorities[/h2]

• PS5 Save Data Transfer from Demo to Full Game.
  
• We are still working on optimizing the PS4 version.
  
• We are working on a fix for playing on ultra-wide monitors. 🟡 Update 🟡 -- Estimated to be handled in 10-15 calendar days as extra time is needed to test the fix on a real ultra-wide monitor.
  
• Investigating the Tsuri (Fishing) minigame input issue on some PCs. 🟡 Update 🟡 -- This may have to do with disconnecting / reconnecting the controller mid-game or something similar.
  
• Loading Lore Menu in the Party Menu (Lexicon) is in development.
  
• Adding a "Fast-Forward" key to some minigames so that they can be played and progressed through more quickly.
  
• D-pad movement is not implemented smoothly, The L-stick is a perfectly fine input style (and the intended one) that you can work with while the D-pad implementation is being worked on.
  

Our earliest adopters (primarily on PS5) are nearing the end of the main campaign (including side content) at 150-200 hours—crazy! We will continue to listen to feedback and work to perfect the Shujinkou experience. Stay tuned for exciting announcements on free additional content soon!

Happy dungeon-crawling! ✨
Julian Rice