Unboxing The House in Fata Morgana (Switch Edition)

When I started reading The House in Fata Morgana back in January, I didn't know it would become one of my favourite works of fiction ever. There is just so much to love, from its carefully constructed plot and multidimensional characters to its unique artstyle and breathtaking soundtrack, that I could spend an entire blog post just gushing about it. Later I also bought the prequel A Requiem for Innocence and also enjoyed it. But that was all that was available for PC - the rest of the Fatamoru content that has been translated to English is only included in the console ports. So, once I decided to finally get myself a Nintendo Switch, I also ordered a physical copy of the Switch edition of the VN. Since it's a Limited Run release I could only find it from resellers on eBay, who were charging... some pretty high prices. I went for the cheapest option possible, but even so it was a lot more than I had spent on the PC versions (+ soundtracks and artbook) in total. 

Worth it for peak fiction, though. 

The standard physical release of The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition for Nintendo Switch comes in a normal Switch game case and includes the game cartridge and a small 30-page booklet. The case has an inner print with an (I think?) exclusive illustration. The cartridge is region-free like most Switch games, and as of right now can be played without needing to download an update. 

The booklet includes the synopsis (same one as used by MangaGamer for the PC version), character profiles and a few illustrations. It's decidedly spoiler-free - the illustrations do reference events in the plot but without context there's nothing too revealing. 

The Dreams of the Revenants Edition includes the main story and its unlockable prologue, the prequel Requiem and its side episodes and unlockable epilogue, the new story Reincarnation which features voice acting, and 18 short stories under the collective title "Tales afforded not their moment in the limelight, left to waste away in obscurity". (The PC version of Requiem originally included the first 3 of those short stories.) There's also extras which I don't know the specifics of yet since I need to read Reincarnation to unlock them - however, I've heard that the Backstage extras from the PC releases are not included, which is a shame as I quite liked those. 





This story means a lot to me, so I'm happy to finally own it in some physical form. For anyone thinking of getting into Fatamoru, I can wholeheartedly recommend it. It's much more affordable digitally, and there are often sales on both Steam and Switch to make it even more affordable. Unfortunately the Switch version is only available on the American eShop, so if like me you live elsewhere in the world you'll need to find your way around that. (If you have a PC that runs decently well, that version is also an option since as a visual novel Fatamoru isn't very heavy on the system.) 

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