Hooray for good news! Utawarerumono is back, with Aquaplus announcing that Monochome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten will be getting a global release. This game was developed to celebrate 20 years of Utawarerumono, which has become almost the defining definition of “cult hit” among JRPGs. Related reading: Our review of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Utawarerumono Zan 2 is coming out in Japan on PlayStation 4 and 5 soon – July 22. We don’t have an announcement of a western release as yet, but NISA did bring us the first one and, as we wrote in our review, it was actually…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. We finally get a chance to play the first chapter of the Utawarerumono series! The previous titles that were released in the west were sequels to this one, Prelude to the Fallen, which is a remake of the original Utawarerumono. The original Utawarerumono had sex scenes…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Utawarerumono series are some of the best tactics JRPG/Visual Novel hybrids out there. They’re also very cultural, with a strong basis in Japan’s native Ainu culture providing the basis of the aesthetics that you’ll see through each of the games (read about that in an…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Utawarerumono is one of the most underappreciated properties out there. A gorgeous blend of Ainu (native Japanese) aesthetics and JRPG sensibilities, it’s a series that everyone should play if they like their games to be distinct and original. Utawarerumono Zan is the first spin-off for the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Utawarerumono might be my favourite property that almost no one is aware of. It’s followed a similar trajectory as the Fate series, albeit at a much more niche rate; it was once an adult visual novel, sex scenes and all, but then went “legitimate” with mainstream…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Thank Miku there was that new Miku game announcement earlier today, to make up for the crushing disappointment that the new Utawarerumono game that was announced a week ago has turned out to be a free-to-play mobile game, which has the full name: Utawarerumono: Lost Flag.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Utawarerumono has proven to be something of a hit for the developer, Aquaplus. Combined, the series has shifted 800,000 copies worldwide. No developer’s going to ignore something like that, so Aquaplus has announced a new title in the series. Related reading: Our review of the first…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Utawarerumono really impressed us last year in offering a lovely mix of visual novel and tactics JRPG, and it seems to have resonated on a large enough scale that the developers are building on its vision; there’s an action JRPG on the way, called Utawarerumono Zan,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Utawarerumono was one of the surprise delights of 2017. Atlus localised and published two games in the franchise, and the mix of visual novel and tactics RPG really worked for a lot of players. You’d be looking at dozens of hours of play in each game…
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