Coming to Japan this June
Caligulacertainly evokes the spirit and aesthetic of modernPersonagames, but the new PlayStation Vita game actually comes from the mind of old schoolPersonawriter Tadashi Satomi.
In addition to theRevelations: PersonaandPersona 2scenario writer, the RPG is being worked on bySword Art Online: Hollow FragmentdeveloperAquriaand is backed by publisher FuRyu, the studio behind titles likeUnchained Blades,Exstetra, andThe Legend of Legacy.
However, unlike, say,Persona 4, where a group of heroic teens delved into a virtual world in order to save the day, the cast ofCaligulais already trapped in such a place. In what sounds like a very anime spin on the filmGroundhog Day, the story takes place in a realm where a Hatsune Miku-like character is forcing a number of people to unwittingly relive their high school years over and over again. Of course, a group of plucky kids come to realize what’s going on and bands together to find a way to escape their shared prison and return to the real world.
Caligulais planned for a June 23 launch in Japan. An international release has yet to be announced.
