Ciel Nosurge

Ciel Nosurge is a is a life simulation game. The player is introduced to Ionasal.kkll.Preciel, shortened to Ion, (Japanese VA: Ai Kakuma), a girl with amnesia The game also has a system where players can type short messages for other players. The game has been referred to as a social game due to its heavy focus on socializing with other players and the requirement to be connected to PlayStation Network to play. At the time of its release, many of the game's online servers were not working properly, but that problem has since been fixed by Gust through a series of patches. ==Setting==

The world of Ciel Nosurge was designed with an intent to give Japanese players a sense of nostalgia; for example with buildings from the Shōwa era. ==Release==

The game was released as a series of episodes, episode one being the original cart. As of February 2014, ten episodes have been released. Episodes two through ten were released as DLC for a few hundred yen each on PlayStation Network. Each episode is estimated to take around seven hours to complete. Other than episodes and patches, other minor add-ons have been released on PSN, such as costumes, extra scenarios and dialogue packs for the interactions with Ion. Midway through 2013, Gust released additional contents: bundles containing the entirety of the chapters for both the Trials and Downfall Arcs, bundles containing all costumes, additional Sharl types and even a paid patch that repaired at once all of the Repair Points in Ion's Dream World, allowing the player to see the events without waiting for the Sharls to do the repairs. All of this can be bought as a single bundle, as well. ==Reception and sales==

Japan's Famitsu magazine scored Ciel Nosurge 31 out of 40. Merchandise for the game include a mousepad. In the week from April 23 to April 29, Ciel nosurge ranked number one in PlayStation Vita games sales (33,324 per week) and fourth overall, behind Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PlayStation 3 version), Mario Party 9, and Fire Emblem Awakening, respectively. ==Future releases==

A continuation of the series for the Vita and PlayStation 3, titled Ar Nosurge, was released on March 6, 2014. Despite Ciel Nosurge staying in Japan, the sequel, a JRPG, was later released in English regions. Surge Concerto DX is a Nosurge collection consisting of Ar Nosurge DX and Ciel Nosurge DX announced in Japan on June 25, 2020. This collection is a re-release of Ciel nosurge and Ar nosurge. It was originally scheduled to release on January 28, 2021 in Japan for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows, but was later delayed to March 4, 2021. == See also ==