Monark (School JRPG) announced for Nintendo Switch, out this October in Japan

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After The Caligula Effect 2 (slated for a June 24th release in Japan, and headed to Europe and North America this Fall), FuRyu have another JRPG in the works for Nintendo Switch: Monark, a “School JRPG” developed by Lancarse (who previously worked on the Etrian Odyssey series). It will be released on October 14th in Japan, with several editions:

Regular (retail, digital): 8 470 Yen
Limited Edition Artbook Box (retail): 18 890 Yen
Digital Artbook Edition (digital): 18 890 Yen

The Limited Edition Artbook Box includes the following:

special box featuring an illustration by so-bin (Limited Edition Artbook Box only)
Artbook (80 pages)
DLC items
Original Soundtrack CD

Here’s two preview videos for the soundtrack CD:

Next, here’s the debut trailer:

The game takes place in Shinmikado Gakuen, a school surrounded by an eerie fog and cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious force field. The protagonist and his 4 friends (called Buddies) get to fight against a terrible and evil power lurking in the school.

Finally, here’s lots of pictures (screenshots and artworks) for the game:

Monark (Switch) comes out on October 14th in Japan. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!

Source: 4Gamer