Rance X: Showdown

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Rance X is the 13th and final game in Alicesoft's flagship Rance Series. The 28-year-old series will finally reach its conclusion in this installment.

While initially set for a 2016 release, it was later delayed to an unknown time at the end of the year. Currently, it is scheduled to be released in winter 2017.

The story will presumably take place in September of the year LP0007, around a year after the events of Rance IX. Due to being the series finale, it is expected to adapt the last sections of the original Kichikuou Rance storyline, where war breaks out between the unified forces of humanity led by Rance, and the winning faction of the Monster Realm led by Kayblis. Due to the way that the events of the canonical timeline have heavily diverged from their original portrayal in Kichikuou Rance, it is currently unclear how the Hornet Faction will be handled relative to their appearance in that game.

While the game is confirmed to be an RPG, Alicesoft also clarified that it will be non-linear and more similar to Kichikuou Rance and Sengoku Rance in terms of replayability and decision-making. According to TADA, the story will change depending on the player's choices, even going as far as to say that on a first playthrough the player will at most be able to see 50% of the game's content.

As the conclusion of Rance's adventures across The Continent, the game will feature a huge cast of characters from all of the countries that have appeared in previous games. For this reason, it was confirmed that 3D models would not be used like they were in Rance Quest and Rance IX in order to accommodate the enormous number of playable characters.

Confirmed Characters
The following is a list of all of the characters that have been confirmed by Alicesoft to appear in Rance X. While this is official, it is entirely possible that it could change before the final release.