Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Sale Drops Price to 1,584 Yen
The discount marks the game's lowest post-release price as a soundtrack release sale, spotlighting a six-year solo project by a Vanillaware and Capcom veteran.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Digitalis Publishing and 15 Industry started a sale on August 24 for Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, a reading-style fantasy adventure on Steam. The game is 20% off at 1,584 yen until September 7, its lowest post-release price. The sale commemorates the release of the Witch of the Dark Castle Original Soundtrack, with music by Hitoshi Sakimoto.
The sale runs until September 7 on Steam, where the game drops from 1,980 yen to 1,584 yen. It accompanies the Witch of the Dark Castle Original Soundtrack, available since August 9 as downloads and on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. A video previews 5 of the 13 tracks.
The game is built by Yoshio Nishimura, head of Digitalis Publishing, a veteran of over 30 years who worked on the original Monster Hunter at Capcom and background art for Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown at Vanillaware. He spent 6 years making the game while farming in Soni Village, Nara Prefecture. All over 300 illustrations are hand-drawn, and the scenario exceeds 300,000 characters.
Players explore a fictional world by reading a book, making choices and leaving fate to dice rolls, with flexible playstyles from combat to negotiation.
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- Denfaminicogamer ヴァニラウェア出身の職人が6年かけて作った“読書型RPG”『ヴェリタステイルズ：暗黒城の魔女』が過去最安値の20%オフセール開催中