A demo of MONARK - an upcoming JRPG published by NIS America - can now be downloaded from the Nintendo Switch eShop. The title will be officially released next month in February and can now be digitally pre-ordered on the store as well.
In addition to this, the publisher has shared a brand new trailer of the game (which you can view above) - showcasing what exactly it's all about. Here's some backstory, if you aren't familiar with it:
You suddenly awaken in Shin Mikado Academy.
Before you is a barrier separating the campus from the rest of the outside world.
Within the academy grounds are the madness-inducing Mist, cryptic phone calls that connect to the Otherworld, and seven Pactbearers--each with their own Daemonic Authority ruled by their Egos.
To resist the irrationality surrounding you, you acquire the Authority of Vanity, a Daemonic power that subsists off of your Ego and madness.
Monark will also receive a Limited Edition physical release, which you can learn more about in our previous post. Will you be downloading this demo and giving it a go? Tell us down below.
[source twitter.com]
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Finally! I liked the japanese demo, but.... you know.... it was in japanese
Oh look. A high-school setting.
I would like a jrpg with elderly people doing quests, with the name ‘bucket list’.
Probably the closest we’ll get to a Persona game on Switch.
@Friendly Yakuza: Like a Dragon comes close with its middle-aged characters
I will check out the demo but I still have ton of jRPGs I wanna get through first.
I downloaded the demo last night, as I’m on the fence - I might pick up this or Caligula 2.
@Friendly @Erigen Japan is such a repressive culture, all people do over there is fantasize about their youth. That's why 97% of their games, anime etc. star children in middle or high school or in fantasy worlds or other settings.
It is kind of lame, I agree. I want something about adults who are just finishing college or masters who are trying to find their place in the universe. Oh well.
As for this game, everything, from the graphics and animation to the character design and battle system looks so generic, I could not be less interested. If you're going to be a JRPG, you need something to set yourself apart from the countless other ones to arouse my interest, and this one has a distinct lack of that. This is like a poor man's persona/danganronpa.
@Royalblues A Poorsona, one might say.
@UglyCasanova Lol. Good one. I guess I was a little harsh in tone in my original comment.
I guess I just need to be wowed by JRPGs, since they demand so much of my time.
@Royalblues It's from the same team that does Persona
It doesn't seem to be showing up on the eShop web site (NA). Bummer. I guess I'll wait until I get home to download it. This game looks interesting, and it's definitely one of those "try before I buy" kind of games. There's so many good RPGs on the Switch.
@JustMonika No, the team that did this did not do Persona. They did do Lost Dimension, however. Ironically, another poor man's danganronpa that I actually did enjoy because of the gameplay. You think a dev team with the recourses at their disposal that Atlus has would put out a game like this? SMTV even looks better than this, and that's a Switch exclusive. Come on.
BTW, this was made by FuRyu. Published by NIS, who needs to quit playing around and bring some of their games to Xbox, namely Ys. XSEED was a better publisher.
@Royalblues @JustMonika it's some of the old devs that worked on smt if, which was what technically birthed persona. It's also been said smt if was one of the bigger inspirations for the project as well.
Have been interested since their first promotion was out with the phone number that is answered with screams following a couple ominous lines. The team itself is also something i found interesting, after playing the demo all doubts have been erased. Gameplay seems pretty fun and the music is incredible, looking forward to release.
@Zoda_Fett Yeah I just remember a trailer of this touting it was from the creators of Persona, lol .. I am definitely interested though
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