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The PC used to be the gaming platform with the biggest shortage of niche Otaku games. Most of the time, PC players would be getting years old games like Ys and Recettear which small but dedicated translation groups would tackle. Fast forward to now though – we’re getting all the Hyperdimension Neptunia games on PC, we’re getting a huge variety of visual novels on PC, and we’re getting Mugen Souls on PC. Mugen Souls is an Otaku JRPG focusing on the efforts of self-proclaimed interplanetary deity Chou Chou, and her friends Altis, a demon who always accidentally does good deeds, and Ryota, the peon pilot of the crew’s airship, who set off on a quest to conquer every planet. It’s a zany, self-aware and indulgent adventure full of lots and lots of weirdness.
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
EastAsiaSoft brings Mugen Souls to the Nintendo Switch. This turn-based JRPG follows the traditional JRPG model of taking a party out into the wild.
Mugen Souls was a PS3 game created by Compile Heart and published by NIS America that gives strong Disgaea vibes and has been updated and ported to the Switch.
