Next Corpse Party game takes place in a hospital

Team GrisGris — now called Grindhouse — is preparing a new Corpse Party game for PC in Japan.

Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is the direct follow-up to Corpse Party, which Xseed localized for PSP late last year. The sequel moves the setting from the series mainstay Heavenly Host Elementary to a hospital locale.

The game will release in Japan this winter.

Previously, we heard that Team GrisGris (as it was known then) was developing a comedic spin-off named Corpse Party: The Anthology. Publisher 5pb. seems to have released the game early this month.

The visual novel genre isn't too popular in the US, even with more successful titles like 999: 9 Hours, 9 Person, 9 Doors for the Nintendo DS. Did you play Corpse Party for PSP? Would you play another?

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[Siliconera]