Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st]

Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] for PS4, PS3 and PSV is a conventional 2D fighting game developed by a team of the gaming industry veterans that specialize in this genre; they work for French Bread and Ecole Software studios. The creators had developed the popular Melty Blood series, as well as a few console games, such as Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax. The original Under Night In-Birth debuted in 2012 at arcade game rooms. In 2014, the game received a large update and a PlayStation 3 port (Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late), which later on, came out also for PCs. Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] adds three playable characters, four new arenas, as well as new single-player scenarios.

Plot

The story takes place in an alternative version of the present-day Japan. For a few centuries, the country has been marred by a mysterious phenomenon, which encomes various regions of the land. Shadow-like creatures known as the Voids appear in places touched by the anomaly. Regular humans cannot perceive those beings, but a small group of people have the skills allowing them to the monsters. This talent is a curse however, as the Voids mercilessly attack all those who can see them. Few people that manage to survive an encounter with the Voids gain supernatural powers and begin to be referred to as the In-Birth. The main characters of the game represent this group, but for different reasons, they have to fight one another. The [st] edition introduces a new story mode into the game, presented in the form of a visual novel. This mode acquaints the player with the story on the basis of the viewpoints of particular characters.