Welcome to our review of The Caligula Effect 2, a really cool Role Playing Game from Nippon Ichi Software.
Dive into a reality-warping adventure from Persona scenario-writer Tadashi Satomi and Director Takuya Yamanaka!
A virtuadoll named Regret has created the world of Redo in order to save people from their past regrets by imprisoning them in a simulation. However, this “paradise” is shaken to the core when a virtual idol named χ breaks into Regret’s virtual reality and restores a high school student’s memories of the real world. In order to escape Redo, they reestablish the Go-Home Club, a resistance group that seeks to fight against Regret and her enforcers, the Obbligato Musicians.
Welcome to Tatefushi Academy: Meet the fresh faces of the Go-Home Club, whose memories are awakened by the virtuadoll, χ. Recruit other students to aid you, challenge the virtuadoll, Regret, and her Obbligato Musicians, and escape the false world of Redo!
Breakout Battles: Seize the tactical advantage by utilizing the Imaginary Chain to predict your enemies’ moves and execute the perfect attack sequence. An Unforgettable Paradise: Scenario-writer Tadashi Satomi and Director Takuya Yamanaka have masterfully crafted this tale of Redo, adorning it with a pulse-pounding, vocaloid-inspired soundtrack.
The Caligula Effect 2 is very much an RPG of the top shelf. Persona influences are clearly visible and well, it is just a really good experience that you will instantly lose yourself into. It has been a really long time since I was this consumed by an RPG straight from the start.
That start is really fun as well, from figuring out that you are in this fake world, to the sky breaking and getting your memories back. Heck, even learning to fight was a breeze in this game as most things are self-explanatory if you have played an RPG or two before. Despite somewhat overwhelming first impressions, that menu is very loaded with options and all, you will find your way in there soon enough.
Also always a big fan of decent auto-battle and this game has exactly that. I just love how this game flows from one fight to the next, slowly moving towards the big boss battles, and then towards the end, its Persona influences are once again clearly visible.
Now talking about visibility, let us talk visuals, possibly my only gripe on Nintendo Switch for this game. Recently I was lucky to speak to NIS staff and when asked about this game, the first thing that came to mind is being curious how this game was looking on a more powerful console. I admit to being an advocate against this policy and idealogy but The Caligula Effect 2 is often a blurry game on Nintendo Switch. Sad but true and I genuinely think that if the day comes that I buy this game, it will possibly be a different console.
Not that I dislike the Switch version, not at all, I can look past the graphics, but already owning the game digitally on Switch, I think I would cherish the chance to really compare by having it on Playstation for example. This is more curiosity rather than dismay for the Switch version, I did not let this influence my score by more than a half-point.
In conclusion, The Caligula Effect 2 is a great game, fun fighting, cool environments, and a fluent story moving forwards. Maybe a bit blurry at times due to the Nintendo Switch, but content-wise, this is a can NOT miss RPG for the fans!
