Monark by Shin Megami Tensei Developers Gets New English Trailer & New Gameplay

Today NIS America and FuRyu released a new and extensive trailer and new gameplay of its upcoming school JRPG Monark.

The trailer showcases the characters that we’ll meet in the game, while the gameplay, revealed during a livestream from Japan, focuses on battle mechanics including combos.

You can watch both below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Monark, it’s a school JRPG developed by a team composed of multiple Shin Megami Tensei series veterans.

The game is coming to Japan on October 14 for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. After that, NIS America will publish it in the west for the same platforms plus PC in early 2022.

Below you can read a brief official description that gives you the gist of the story.

“Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.”

If you’d like to learn more, you can check out the first screenshots and artwork, more details, the first trailer, the first battle gameplay, the opening cutscene, even more gameplay, another gameplay trailer, and one more focusing on the characters.

If you’re interested in the Shin Megami Tensei series itself, you can also check out our coverage of the next mainline game of the popular JRPG franchise, Shin Megami Tensei V for Nintendo Switch.