A Portuguese merchant who goes by Vasco looking for wealth in foreign lands tries to start business with Japan, he must fight pirates and earn the trust of the Japanese for his business to grow and prosper. However, the Japanese have reason to believe that the merchant is also trading with the Chinese, Vasco must try his best to hide this fact to not cause conflict. He isnt the only portuguese merchant in Japan, as other merchants may try to stop Vasco, going as far as sending assassins after him. Can Vasco surive this struggles while staying in the good side of the Japanese?

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PlayVibe is making another game! This time is being inspired by a nanban byōbu by Kanō Naizen

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Hello everyone!

This week, the team started developing another game! 'Rota: Kurofune'. This is a edutainment game, inspired by a nanban byōbu by Kanō Naizen.

This is a 2D, Pixel Art game, being developed on GB Studio!

The team already started working on the story and on the characters!

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Nanban byōbu by Kanō Naizen


Here is a little bit of the story:

A Portuguese merchant who goes by Vasco looking for wealth in foreign lands tries to start business with Japan, he must fight pirates and earn the trust of the Japanese for his business to grow and prosper. However, the Japanese have reason to believe that the merchant is also trading with the Chinese, Vasco must try his best to hide this fact to not cause conflict. He isnt the only portuguese merchant in Japan, as other merchants may try to stop Vasco, going as far as sending assassins after him. Can Vasco surive this struggles while staying in the good side of the Japanese?

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