FURYU has a new game on the way later this year in the form of Varlet, a high school RPG that’s coming to PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC. Billed as a story-driven experience that challenges players to “explore the duality of their own nature as they navigate the perilous high school halls,” Varlet is due out on August 28.
One of the key features FURYU touts is Varlet’s Triad Stats system, which allows player choices to affect character progression through six attributes. Split between Light and Dark Triad traits, these attributes influence everything from passive battle skills to dialogue options. Light Triad stats focus on “morality, sympathy and altruism,” while Dark Triad stats veer toward “Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism.”
VARLET Announcement Trailer
Here’s how FURYU describes it:
Welcome within the halls of Kousei Academy, the first school to implement the cross-reality, virtual reality network known as “Johari”, which is used for everything from finding basic information and making purchases to serving as a social networking and messaging app. The app has resulted in a marked increase in users desire for approval and attention amongst peers, and soon an urban legend begins circulating about users disappearing into otherworldly “Glitches” if those desires grow too strong. And worse yet, monsters inhabiting the “Glitches” are said to replace users in the real world leaving everyone none the wiser.
The protagonist soon discovers that this urban legend is very real and some students have already been replaced by monsters, forcing them to take a stand. As a member of the Student Support Services (SSS), a guild dedicated to solving the academy’s troubles, players must guide their friends, strengthen bonds, and fight to protect the school from impending doom. However, navigating these relationships comes with its own challenges – getting too close to multiple people may lead to unexpected consequences.
Source: Press release
