{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fd3b4b389e8b8f8d2c667cc9","clusterId":"c_b54a2e78435fcc2f2147bc3d","slug":"shangri-la-frontier-game-shannana-playtested-ahead-of-launch","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shangri-La Frontier Game Shannana Playtested Ahead of Launch","summary":"A playtest of Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species, the switch-battle RPG developed by Netmarble, finds it is not a kusoge, the term for bad games the series is built around. The game, announced in July 2022 and in development for PC, iOS, and Android, recreates the original world with original side-story scenarios. Parties of four field two active fighters and two on standby in the playtest version.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation's deliberate distance from the kusoge identity of its source is a positioning choice, not a defect, and the playtest report frames it that way.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe playtest covers the party-combat battle system, where four characters split into two active fighters and two on standby. Characters such as protagonist Sunraku, real name Rakuro Hizutome, appear in 3D cartoon style across movie and cut scenes. The game keeps the kusoge-free setting of Shangri-La Frontier, a full-dive VR world the story bills as a kamige with 30 million registered players. Player parties face the Seven Strongest Species carried over from the original novel by Katarina, serialized on Shosetsuka ni Naro and adapted into a manga by Ryosuke Fuji. The playtest version\u0026#39;s specifications are what the impressions describe.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"A playtest of Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species finds the Netmarble switch-battle RPG is not a kusoge, and not an ordinary game either. Parties of four, two active and two on standby, face the Seven Strongest Species. In development for PC, iOS, and Android.","twitterPost":"Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species playtested. The Netmarble switch-battle RPG is not a kusoge, and not an ordinary game either. Four-character parties run two active and two standby fighters against the Seven Strongest Species. In development for PC, iOS, Android.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A playtest of Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species, the Netmarble switch-battle RPG, reports the game is not a kusoge despite the source material's reputation for bad games. Parties of four field two active fighters and two on standby against the Seven Strongest Species. The title is in development for PC, iOS, and Android.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/reportjp/20260918-468554/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Shangri-La Frontier\\\" Game \\\"Shannana\\\" Is Not a 'Kusoge,' But It's Not an Ordinary Game Either - A Concentrated 'MMO Raid Feel' Game You Can Play With One Hand\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4728,"outputTokens":637,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789703972,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T03:55:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T03:58:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:58:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b54a2e78435fcc2f2147bc3d","canonicalTitle":"『シャングリラ・フロンティア』のゲーム『シャンナナ』は“クソゲーじゃない”、しかしよくあるゲームでもない。片手で遊べる「MMOレイドやってる感」濃縮ゲーム","representativeArticleId":"a_de5d3c20e72be400c24951a4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Shangri-La Frontier\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species\",\"Shangri-La Frontier\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T03:00:12.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T03:00:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/reportjp/20260918-468554/","title":"『シャングリラ・フロンティア』のゲーム『シャンナナ』は“クソゲーじゃない”、しかしよくあるゲームでもない。片手で遊べる「MMOレイドやってる感」濃縮ゲーム"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Shangri-La Frontier"],"work_titles":["Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species","Shangri-La Frontier"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}