July 31 Unveils Arc System Works’ Journey: ‘Dear Me, I Was…’

Time folds like origami on July 31 when Arc System Works drops Dear Me, I Was… – a silent odyssey where players inhabit the skin of an ordinary woman through rotoscoped memories. The Switch 2 title speaks in tongues, offering Japanese through Traditional Chinese across eight linguistic bridges.

The developers frame the experience:

Step into worn shoes and walk a lifetime in soft focus. Through grocery lists and tear-stained pillows, watch how one life ripples outward to touch others in unexpected ways.

This wordless journey targets grown women, its visual poetry stitched together frame-by-frame from live footage by Hotel Dusk animator Taisuke Kanasaki. Each movement becomes ink, tracing the quiet heroism of daily existence.

Sources: Dear Me, I Was… game’s website, Nintendo eShop via Gematsu