From FURYU:
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The protagonist soon discovers that this urban legend is very real and some students have already been replaced by monsters, forcing them to take a stand.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.
At the core of Varlet’s experience is its dynamic Triad Stats system, which shapes character progression based on player choices. These six distinct attributes are divided between Light and Dark Triad traits; light Triad stats emphasize morality, sympathy, and altruism, while Dark Triad stats lean into Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Throughout their days at school players will encounter a variety of situations where they will need to make a decision on how to respond or proceed, with each decision point contributing towards the protagonist’s own Triad. This can potentially provide the protagonist with additional options in combat, with the Dark Triad unlocking powerful new skills and the Light Triad providing potent buffs to support allies, or unlock special new choices normally unavailable during the main scenario.
Varlet is now available for purchase digitally on all storefronts in a Standard Edition for $59.99 and Digital Deluxe Edition, including a digital artbook with 80 pages, digital album with 53 individual tracks, and the “Monark & The Caligula Effect 2 School Uniform DLC”, for $79.99. FURYU also announced early purchase bonus cosmetic DLC through Sept. 27, with PlayStation Store purchases receiving the Winter Color School Uniform for the Hero and Nintendo eShop purchases receiving the Autumn Color School Uniform for the Hero.
