FuRyu, AQURIA, and Team Noir announced VARLET, a new school life RPG for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game will launch on August 28 worldwide.
The new school life RPG from Team Noir will feature background music by Tsukasa Masuko, who previously composed music for the Shin Megami Tensei series. The scenario of VARLET is written by Gakuto Mikumo and Ryūtarou Itou, with supervision by Kazunari Suzuki. Composers for the game include wotaku, NILFRUITS, OSTER project, Yoshida Yasei, Tadano Kaede/A4., Hitoshizuku and Yamasankakkei, KANON69, and Daibakuhasin.
Lastly, here’s an overview of VARLET, via the official website:
This isn’t a story about finding someone else—it’s about finding yourself.
VARLET is a school-life RPG about self-discovery, experienced through meeting others who struggle with the question of who they truly are, and grow through that very struggle.
Story
Kousei Academy: where the protagonist has recently transferred.
Whispered rumors surround this place.
Another world where strange creatures dwell appears within the school…
…and once you’ve wandered in, there’s no way back out.
After seeing this other world—a Glitch—with his own eyes,
the protagonist realizes several people have been replaced with monsters.
You must fight alongside your friends
to save the academy from imminent destruction.
Characters
Hero (CV: Shohei Komatsu): Your avatar in this world. Upon meeting a strange individual in a dream, he gains the power to start a revolution.
Playable members of the SSS (Student Support Services):
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- Aruka Arisaka (CV: Minori Suzuki)
- Taki Sukina (CV: Hayato Dojima)
- Sota Kodaki (CV: Tomohiro Ono)
- Noa Hatsuse (CV: Saran Tajima)
- Taiga Tsukiyama (CV: Toshinari Fukamachi)
- Ema Noma (CV: Aoi Koga)
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Game System
Embracing Your Youth in School Life
Help other students deal with their problems as a member of the Student Support Services (SSS),and then go out with friends after school to make the most of your school days.
The bond between the two of you will grow stronger with each event you experience.
Be careful, though—becoming intimate with multiple people may cause problems…⁉
Battles use a simple yet exhilarating Timeline Command system.
Take the lead as a “Leader” who supports allies in combat, or dominate the battlefield as a “Ruler” with powerful skills.
Use both fighting styles to seize victory!
Your choices will reveal your true self — Triad Stats.
Light Triad: Morality, Sympathy, Altruism
Dark Triad: Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, Narcissism
These six stats will change according to the analyses you receive and choices you make during the game.
Triad stats can increase the number of dialogue options available to you and enhance the power of passive battle skills.
What course of events will your true self bring about?
