Are you a fan of Persona? Have you played the excellent Persona 5 and Persona 3 Remake? Then we might have something for you. A new JRPG in the same vein as the famous Altus franchise: Varlet, coming to PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.
Varlet, a cousin of Persona that might please fans
Developed by the FuRyu studio, the game borrows heavily from the Persona franchise. Varlet follows several young students at the prestigious Kousei Academy. A cutting-edge school that forces its students to use (excessively) virtual reality. A handful of them quickly realize that monsters are gradually taking the place of people in the real world and decide to take up arms to fight them. Yes, the pitch is quite reminiscent of the Persona saga, and it doesn't stop there, as it's visually similar too.
The characters are colorful, the art direction is very stylized, and the animations are pretty classy. Still like Persona, we'll experience the daily life of these unusual teenagers, in addition to facing various creatures around the corner. Here, the battles will take place in turns with a little staging typical of this kind of game. After teasing its announcement, Varlet finally makes its release date official on consoles and PC. The game will therefore arrive on PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch from August 28, 2025, in the middle of summer during the holidays. But Persona fans know very well that the holidays are not easy either.
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