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Varlet High School RPG Game Gets Early Western Release on August 27

Furyu Corporation announced on Wednesday that it and Team Noir's Varlet high school-themed role-playing game will launch earlier in North America and Europe on August 27 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and 4:00 p.m. BST, respectively. The company also revealed a new trailer previewing the turn-based combat and school-based adventure gameplay.

The company describes the game:

Welcome within the halls of Kousei Academy, the first school to implement the cross-reality, virtual reality network known as "Johari", which is used for everything from finding basic information and making purchases to serving as a social networking and messaging app. The app has resulted in a marked increase in users desire for approval and attention amongst peers, and soon an urban legend begins circulating about users disappearing into otherworldly “Glitches” if those desires grow too strong. And worse yet, monsters inhabiting the “Glitches” are said to replace users in the real world leaving everyone none the wiser.

The protagonist soon discovers that this urban legend is very real and some students have already been replaced by monsters, forcing them to take a stand. As a member of the Student Support Services (SSS), a guild dedicated to solving the academy's troubles, players must guide their friends, strengthen bonds, and fight to protect the school from impending doom. However, navigating these relationships comes with its own challenges - getting too close to multiple people may lead to unexpected consequences.

The game features a "Triad Stats" system, which shapes character progression based on player choices. Six attributes are divided between Light and Dark Triad traits, and they influence dialogue and battle skills. Light Triad stats include morality, sympathy, and altruism, while Dark Triad are Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism.

Cast members include:

• Shōhei Komatsu as Hero
• Minori Suzuki as Aruka Arisaka
• Hayato Dojima as Taki Sukina
• Tomohiro Ōno as Sota Kodaki
• Saran Tajima as Noa Hatsuse
• Toshinari Fukamachi as Taiga Tsukiyama
• Aoi Koga as Ema Noma

Minori Suzuki performs the opening theme song "Shiori" as her character Aruka.

The company initially teased the new project last October.

Publisher FuRyu and developer Lancarse launched the Monark game for PlayStation 4, PS5, and Switch in Japan in October 2021. Clouded Leopard Entertainment released the game in Asia on the same day it was released in Japan with Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean subtitle support. The game's English version launched in February 2022 for Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam.

Source: Email correspondence