Today, during the Countdown Alternative year-end livestream dedicated to the Muv-Luv series, publisher aNCHOR revealed new gameplay and the early access release window of the upcoming game Project Mikhail.
First of all, we learn that the game is going into early access in April 2021. perhaps surprisingly, the official title remains “Project Mikhail.”
We get to see a brand new and spectacular video in which the Muv-Luv series’ iconic TSF mecha tear a bunch of BETA aliens to shreds.
You can check out the trailer below, alongside the slides revealing the early access and the title.
Project Mikhail is coming to PC via Steam, iOS, and Android.
During the same event, we saw the reveal of the official title of Muv-Luv Resonative and of the 3D models for four TSF that will appear in the upcoming Muv-Luv Alternative anime series.
If you’re interested in the Muv-Luv franchise in general, we recently received the much-awaited announcement that Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (also known as Rumbling Hearts) will finally be released in English. We also saw the reveal of the prototypes of Meiya and Sumika’s figures by FREEing, more work-in-progress footage of Project Immortal and Project Mikhail, and new images and details of Muv-Luv Resonative.
An anime series dedicated to Muv-Luv Alternative will air in Japan in October 2021.
If you want to learn even more about Muv-Luv, Muv-Luv Photonmelodies has recently been released, and you can read our review.
For additional information, you should definitely read our interview with the series’ creator Kouki Yoshimune and producer Kazutoshi Matsumura, alongside our most recent chat with Kitakuou about Project Immortal.
If you’re unfamiliar with the franchise, you can read my extensive article explaining all you need to know to get into one of the best visual novel series of all time.