The PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions of strategy RPG and visual novel hybrid Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and continue Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth was removed in the western areas of the PlayStation Store.
A representative of Atlus, who has published both titles in the West, confirmed to Gematsu that the titles have been removed because Atlus’ license rights have expired. Atlus had no information on whether the games would return to the digital store window.
Gematsu contacted developer Aquaplus as well as PC version publisher DMM Games for more information. However, it is currently the weekend in Japan and we will probably not hear early on Monday.
Here is an overview of each game via their Steam pages:
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When I woke up, snow was falling. Go through the unforgiving wilderness of a turbulent new world!
This series of tactical RPG visual novels has been loved by Japanese fans for almost two decades because of its spectacular music, art, characters and story. Now it finally returns to the computer. This continues on Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, which was only released more than a decade after the original game, is a great place to jump into the series!
Key features
- 30 plus hours of story and gameplay.
- Thoughtful, smooth and active tactical RPG combat.
- Brand new, customizable mouse and keyboard controls and adjustable resolution.
- An unforgettable, exciting soundtrack.
- Beautiful, distinctive art.
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The last chapter of the Utawarerumono series! Yamato and Tuskur – the fate of two nations hangs in the balance.
This series of tactical RPG visual novels has been loved by Japanese fans for almost two decades because of its spectacular music, art, characters and story. Now it finally returns to the computer.
The mysteries and questions of the past are answered here.
Key features
- More than 50 hours of story and gameplay.
- Thoughtful, smooth and active tactical RPG combat.
- New Co-op Finish Finish moves to kill your enemies in style.
- Brand new, customizable mouse and keyboard controls and adjustable resolution.
- An unforgettable, exciting soundtrack.
- Catharsis.
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