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Nicole - date, study, work, abduct?

Another limited edition physical from Eastasiasoft and part of Ratalaika's expanding visual novel output, Nicole is a dating simulator that revolves around her day-to-day life as a college student on a campus where classes, homework and mysterious abductions add to the usual drama. 

Guide her through the story by taking up part-time jobs to earn money, explore various locations, do recreational and extra-curricular activities, and meet intriguing characters like Darren, Kurt, Jeff and Ted with 10 different endings and the culprit to unmask. 

The game got a EU PSN release on PS4 in the summer,  but there are no plans for a Vita digital release, so get ready to grab one of the 1,200 copies of the physical production run. 

UPDATE: Game sold out! 

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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