You’ll learn about the source of their real life unhappiness that drew them to Redo in the first place.Īs a result, the characters are much more interesting and have more depth, especially compared to the first game’s, which were generally forgettable. There are themes of gender identity, aging, ableism, and childhood trauma that are explored through these episodes. Each character’s motivations and backstories can be explored through Character Episodes, which are reminiscent of Persona’s Social Links/Confidants mechanic. It also has a much better cast to support it. While the story premise of returning back to the real world is largely the same as it was in the first game, it has some interesting twists especially towards the end. Upon the protagonist’s memories of the real world returning to them, they both team up to recruit other fellow schoolmates to join their cause of going back home to reality. The silent protagonist meets χ, a virtuadoll whose plans are to destroy Redo and take down Regret.

Its inhabitants live a carefree life in a virtual high school utopia free from any painful memories from their real lives. The Caligula Effect 2 takes place in a place called Redo, which is a virtual world overseen by a virtuadoll named Regret. But it also has some improvements over the first game, such as its story and cast of characters, even though it still falls a bit short in some other areas.

The Caligula Effect 2 sticks with core mechanics, including mostly the battle system. That title came to PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. However, it didn’t run the best on the handheld and it was mired with a poor cast of characters and a lukewarm story.Īn enhanced port of the game, The Caligula Effect: Overdose launched in 2019, attempting to remedy some of the problems by adding some new characters and storylines, while also overhauling the battle system and having it run on much better hardware as well. It had a clean anime visual aesthetic and a battle system with some fun potential. When the original game launched, I was intrigued.

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