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Role-playing (RPG), Science fiction
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Featuring a story written by Persona veteran Tadashi Satomi, The Caligula Effect takes you inside a digital prison filled with brainwashed high school students, evil musicians, and an all-powerful virtual idol.
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Raw, plot-driven, unpretentious and richly built.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyMay 20174.5/5 starsOn a technical level Caligula isn't perfect; characters can run right through doors, and enemies have a habit of getting stuck in scenery as they chase after your characters, but the art direction itself with its soft pastel colours and clean elegance is a massage for the eyes.
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PlayStation LifeStyleTyler TreeseMay 20178/10A lot of video games attempt to say something, but rarely do they manage to leave a genuine impact by the time the credits begin to roll.
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PS4Blog.netJun 20178.5/10The Caligula Effect is an interesting, unique and entertaining portable JPRG on Sony's PlayStation Vita.
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God is a GeekMikhail MadnaniMay 20174/10The Caligula Effect is an average JRPG with a memorable soundtrack that has some ambitious ideas for mechanics, but fails in executing them in a constructive manner.
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DestructoidJosh TolentinoMay 20174/10I wish I didn't want to like The Caligula Effect as much as I do, but it's just tragic how far it falls from its own obviously lofty goals. For a game about a virtual world where everyone appears as their best possible self, The Caligula Effect is a walking worst-case scenario, representing the most disappointing possible execution on the huge potential of its best ideas.
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IGDB rating 5.7/10 from 6 ratings.
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