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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

A remake of the first Utawarerumono title featuring remastered artwork and battle sections are now in 3D. Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is the first chapter of a tale years in the making. A man with no…

71 26 April 2018

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is an adventure developed by Aquaplus, released 26 April 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is an adventure game developed by Aquaplus and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a certain land in a certain world, many tribes of people have beast-like ears and tails. They formed their own settlements and lived rural lives long before nations began to take shape. Yamayura Village was located on the northeastern outskirts of one such nation. There, a young girl named Eruruu carried a young man, who was on the brink of death, back to her village. Though he was gravely injured, her family was able to nurse him back to health. However, he lost all of his memories. Needing something to call him, Eruruu's grandmother named him Hakuowlo. After recovering, he quickly adapted to life in the village. While struggling with the mysteries of his past, he used his knowledge to…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 49 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Utawarerumono series

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is the sixth of 15 entries we hold in the Utawarerumono series. It arrived 8 months after Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Launch Edition. The next entry was Utawarerumono Trilogy Set in 2018. Its critic score of 71 is 3 points above the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth at 77.

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How it was received

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Celeron G1820, 8 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen launched on 26 April 2018, within three weeks of God of War, God of War (2018), Frostpunk and The Forest. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: God of War, God of War (2018), Frostpunk, The Forest.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen — frequently asked questions

When did Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen come out?
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen was released on 26 April 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen?
At minimum, Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen needs Intel Celeron G1820, 8 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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