When did Ciel Nosurge come out?

Ciel Nosurge was released on 26 April 2012 for PlayStation Vita.

Ciel Nosurge (2012) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ciel Nosurge

Set in a distant world on the verge of collapse, Ciel Nosurge follows the mysterious girl Ionasal as she attempts to recover her lost memories and communicate with a player from another dimension. Combining…

26 April 2012

What Ciel Nosurge is

Ciel Nosurge is a simulator game developed by Gust and released in 2012. It was published by Koei Tecmo Games. It is available on PlayStation Vita only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in a distant world on the verge of collapse, Ciel Nosurge follows the mysterious girl Ionasal as she attempts to recover her lost memories and communicate with a player from another dimension. Combining visual novel storytelling, life simulation elements and music-driven science fantasy worldbuilding, the game explores themes of connection, identity and reconstruction across worlds. Originally released episodically on PlayStation Vita, the story was expanded over multiple downloadable chapters and world packs.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ar tonelico series

Ciel Nosurge is the sixth of 10 entries we hold in the Ar tonelico series. It arrived 2 years after Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel. The next entry was Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star in 2014.

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What it launched against

Ciel Nosurge launched on 26 April 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead and Max Payne 3.

Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3.

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