Zeboyd Games will release magical girls RPG This Way Madness Lies for Switch on July 25, followed by PlayStation 5 at a later date, the developer announced. Switch pre-orders will open on July 19. Limited Run Games will also release physical editions for both platforms.
This Way Madness Lies first launched for PC via Steam on November 10, 2022.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Let us begin our tale, in the quiet city of Verona, Italy. A town for lovers… and giant, mutant flower attacks.
As the leader of the Stratford-Upon-Avon High Drama Society, Imogen is no ordinary girl! Sure, she goes to school every day and helps produce plays for the community, but beyond that, she’s a magical girl! With her powers, she can teleport to alternate dimensions based on Shakespeare plays, fight back the forces of Nightmare, and still get back in time for dinner!
Join Imogen, Paulina, Viola, Rosalind, Miranda, Beatrice, and Kate on an epic adventure throughout the Shakespearean metaverse in this comedy JRPG!
Key Features
- Unique, turn-based combat!
- Hang out with your friends!
- Put on plays!
- Shakespearean dialogue too difficult to parse? No problem with our unique Ye Olde English to New English translator! 110% accurate!
- Multi-character unite abilities!
- Teaches you while you learn!
- Get a pet!
- Pacing that doesn’t waste your time!
- Fun for the whole family!
We believe that world needs more bite-size turn-based JRPGs—short, self-contained games that you can enjoy over a weekend or a few play sessions when you want a change of pace from big epics. Something that’s all killer, no filler. We estimate that a single playthrough of This Way Madness Lies will take around four to five hours, depending on difficulty and playstyle, and we hope that you will enjoy every minute!
Watch a new trailer below.