Atlus has announced that it’s bringing the PlayStation Vita RPG, The Caligula Effect, to Americas and Europe on May 2. You can check out an English story trailer above.
Yesterday, Limited Run Games revealed that it tried to negotiate with the publisher for a physical release but it didn’t work out, so unfortunately, you’ll only be able to purchase the game digitally.
In case you missed it, here’s what The Caligula Effect, penned by Persona writer Tadashi Satomi, is all about:
The students at Kishimai High School enjoy a blissful existence filled with classes and daily performances by the intoxicating virtual idol ? (pronounced myoo). While many students are quite content with this idyllic lifestyle, a few of them have uncovered a terrifying truth about their lives: everything is a lie. The “perfect” world they inhabit is actually Mobius, a virtual reality construct created and ruled by ?. The protagonist discovers this secret and must join with a group of other enlightened students, who call themselves the Go-Home Club, to escape. However, to do that they must fight brainwashed students called Digiheads, battle nefarious musicians, confront ?, and face their innermost traumas in order to truly become free. The Caligula Effect features:

A human story set in a virtual world – Experience a dark story as the Go-Home Club does whatever it takes to escape the digital prison known as Mobius. The crew must defeat a group of evil music pr...