About the character creator I learned that it is made to be used also with the Arisen, the mask will be mandatory only for about half of the campaign (you can see him without in the tutorial and permanently after a certain event later)-COMFIRMED. However the Phersu (mask) can still be removed temporarily but it will cause a radical change in the world, revealing our position and exposing us to stronger and more aggressive enemies, some of them impossible to defeat without specific equipment. There are quite complex mechanics behind all this, there will be ALSO the chance to permanently sacrifice your pawn and make it corrupted in exchange for unique pieces of armor. Unfortunately I'm not able to know everything I want.. hopefully I will be able to find out more by the end of this summer.
About a possible announcement, Itsuno is so excited that he would love to reveal the game as soon as possible but for now is scheduled for the tenth anniversary yet at the same time he's adamant on some points, he does not want to retract on the ideas planned at the beginning and strangely enough the higher ups seem to go along with him for now. This, coupled with the limited availability of PS5 and new GPUs, will lead to a considerable delay in the release date (it is rumored to be Q4 2022 or Q1 2023). I read you guys when I can but I get confused because you talk very little about video games, if there is any news to share without compromising my position I will keep you updated.
