Operation Backlog Completion 2025

Monochrome Mobius Sequel Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube Announced

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Nov 132024
 

While we were busy focusing on The Kaito Files, another exciting announcement came out – a new entry in the Utawarerumono series.

Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube was announced for 2025 in Japan, with no platforms given yet.

Despite its name, it is the sequel to Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten and will feature an evolved version of its turn-based JRPG gameplay. It was confusing enough that Monochrome Mobius was part of the series without having “Utawarerumono” in the title, and now its sequel does.

(There’s probably a story-based reason for that, actually.)

I still haven’t played Monochrome Mobius, because I haven’t caught up on the rest of the series yet. While Mask of Deception leaving me excited to see where the story goes, Mask of Truth has still been waiting in my backlog. With another game on the horizon, I’m itching to get back into it and see this story through.

Maybe by the time this new game (hopefully) gets announced for localization, I’ll have caught up.

I’d love to see another large-scale visual novel from the series after this, too. Maybe once they finish the Monochrome Mobius storyline?

I haven’t looked into this new game in too much detail, since I don’t want to see spoilers for the games I haven’t played yet. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to learning more about it in the future and seeing how its gameplay has evolved.

What do you think about the new Utawarerumono announcement?

Monochrome Mobius is Being Localized for PS4 and PS5 After All

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Apr 142023
 

Last year, the Utawarerumono series saw a new entry, a turn-based JRPG called Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten.

Only the PC version was localized, with no sign of the PS4 and PS5 versions coming west.

Well, that has changed. Yesterday, NISA announced that Monochrome Mobius would be released in the west for PS4/PS5 this fall. They also revealed a Limited Edition available for preorder.

(The website lists a smaller Deluxe Edition, as well, but preorders aren’t up yet. Initially, the website also listed an English dub, but that was an error and has since been removed.)

I already have Monochrome Mobius on Steam, but I have to admit I’m tempted by the art book, soundtrack, etc. included in the Limited Edition. Is it worth picking it up for collection purposes? We’ll see. Maybe I’ll have played Monochrome Mobius by then.

Earlier this year, I finished playing Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and found it to be a compelling start to the story told across the two Mask entries. This Monochrome Mobius news has sparked my interest in starting Mask of Truth sooner rather than later.

Getting news like this from NISA, along with other announcements from various developers over the past couple of months, has made me miss the New Game Plus Expo that was held in March the past two years. There are several games and release dates that felt like they would have been announced there if it had been held this March as well. The New Game Plus Expo often showcased games that appeal to me, so I hope they’re just planning to hold it later this year (like in 2020, when it was in June).

Anyway, are you interested in Monochrome Mobius? If you already played it on Steam, are you planning to pick up a console copy?

Monochrome Mobius Delayed to October 20

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Jul 292022
 

Monochrome Mobius, the upcoming new entry in the Utawarerumono series, has been delayed.

While originally planned for a September 8 release, it has now been pushed to October 20.

That’s not too bad of a delay, although it makes the crush of game releases at the end of October even worse than it was before.

The official website for Monochrome Mobius was also updated with new character details.

Curiously, it still appears that the PC version is the only one being localized. Maybe that will change, but so far no one has said a word about localizing the PS4 and PS5 versions. It has a global release date, but only for the PC.

I’d say I’d use this additional time to catch up on the Utawarerumono series, but we all know that’s unlikely to happen, especially with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on the way. Still, I’m looking forward to getting caught up on the series eventually and then seeing how their venture into regular JRPG territory with Monochrome Mobius turns out.

(You know, I really thought we were going to be talking about Nier today, but the great church mystery turned out to be a reveal of modding tools. So we’re talking about Monochrome Mobius instead.)

From what I understand, Monochrome Mobius is an interquel set after Prelude to the Fallen but before the two Mask games, but I don’t know if it would be okay to play out of order or not. Just in case, I’ll stick with release order and play Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth before Monochrome Mobius.

Is it just me, or are a lot of exciting game releases starting to bunch together this year? Is Monochrome Mobius on that list of exciting upcoming games for you?

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