Kirk Hiner
Pure NintendoReview: Monark (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 2/23/2022
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PS4 / PC / PS5 / Switch - 2/22/2022
Monark
Monark, the “new school RPG” from former Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei staff, will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 14 in Japan. The story follows the True Student Council, which was established to solve the abnormal situations in the school. The protagonist, who becomes the deputy head of the council, chooses a buddy from four characters to defy the unreasonable. The main story has multiple endings. There are different routes for each of the four buddy characters. To make multiple playthroughs easier, you can also skip shared routes and advance through different buddy routes. Battles are command-based with a free move turn system. Increasing your madness will allow you to use more powerful skills, but if you increase it too much, you will go insane and rampage against targets both friend and foe, making it impossible to fight. There is also an “EGO” system, which represents the player’s desire levels of pride, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. These change depending on your diagnosis and the choices you make, and also affect the demons you can employ as your “underlings.”
- Developer
- Lancarse, FuRyu
- Publisher
- FuRyu, Clouded Leopard Entertainment Inc., NIS America
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Eric Van Allen
DestructoidReview: Monark – Destructoid
Published 2/22/2022
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60
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Read originalEugene Sowah
Daily MirrorMonark review: A tactical adventure that requires a lot of hard work to survive
Published 2/19/2022
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Published 2/19/2022
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Digital TrendsMonark review: Lots of great RPG ideas, bad execution
Published 2/16/2022
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40
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Read originalJoshua Chu
PC InvasionMonark review — unleash your inner Ego
Published 2/16/2022
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80
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniverseMonark Review (PS5) - Plenty Of Great Ideas Held Back By Brutal Grinding And Combat - PlayStation Universe
Published 2/16/2022
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65
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Read originalMitch Vogel
Nintendo LifeReview: Monark - A Solid SRPG From Veteran Shin Megami Tensei And Persona Devs
Published 2/16/2022
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70
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Read originalIzzy Parsons
RPGFanMonark | RPGFan
Published 2/16/2022
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Read originalJohn Cal McCormick
Push SquareReview: Monark (PS5) - Tedious JRPG Grinds to a Halt
Published 2/16/2022
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