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MAGES. Reveals Memories Off Sōsō: Break out of my shell Fan Disc Game
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Memories Off Sōsō ~Not always true~ commemorates the 25th anniversary of MAGES.' Memories Off visual novel franchise, and was released in Japan for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC on April 10 with Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese support.
Mutsumi Sasaki (Chaos;HEAd, Happy Lesson) returned from the franchise's first two titles to design the characters. MAGES' Naotaka Hayashi (4th and 5th Memories Off titles plus novels and original video anime scripts, Steins;Gate) penned the scenario. Takeshi Abo composed the soundtrack as he has done for the previous entries and Steins;Gate.
KID developed the original Memories Off romance visual novel that debuted for PlayStation in 1999. KID declared bankruptcy in 2006, and CyberFront took over series development. 5pb. then acquired the rights to the game series from CyberFront in 2007. 5pb. and several other companies merged under the parent company MAGES. in 2011.
The eighth and most recent main game in the series is the Memories Off -Innocent Fille- game, which shipped for PS4, PlayStation Vita, and PC via Steam in Japan in March 2018. The game received a Switch version, as well as a Taiwanese version for PS4, Vita, and Switch in October 2018. It had a fan disc that shipped for the PS4, PS Vita, Switch, and PC in March 2019. The first seven games in the series (up to Memories Off Yubikiri no Kioku) received an HD remastered compilation titled Memories Off Historia in 2021.
The game series has inspired five original video anime (OVA) projects. Memories Off #5 Togireta Film, the most recent OVA in the series, debuted in 2006.
The spinoff game SINce Memories: Off the starry sky launched for Switch and PS4 on September 16, 2021, and then on Windows on December 16, 2021. The game launched in the West for PS4, Switch, and PC via Steam in October 2024.
Source: Memories Off Sōsō Break out of my shell game's website via Gematsu
