HI Gaf .
Here is the first of the games i want to show you and i feel are very good and warrant a presence into the OT of this thread.
I present You with
Aoi shiro:
Synopsis
The Seijou Girls Academy's Kendo Club is traveling to Shoushinji for summer training camp. Near there is an island, Urashima, where a demon extermination took place long ago. They arrive around the time of a festival which honors a god that is worshipped by the people of Urashima, it celebrates the onitaiji and ensure another year of health for the people. Around the time of the festival, the weather around Urashima worsens and storms will come.
A few days into their training Osanai Syouko finds a girl washed up on the shores near the location of the training camp who can not speak and doesn't seem to know much about herself.
Characters
Osanai Syouko (小山内 梢子?)
Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
The main character of this game, a 2nd year student at Seijou Academy. Her nickname is "Osa". She's the well-liked, ace of the kendo team who takes on the role of captain after the former 3rd year captain retires. Since she is the serious and hardworking type, she often gets teased and is on the receiving end of jokes.
Aizawa Yasumi (相沢 保美?)
Voiced by: Yamaguchi Rikako
A first year student at Seijou Academy, Yasumi is delicate girl who is the manager of the kendo team. Although she doesn't have any particular illness, she has much less stamina than normal people, so she finds it difficult to partake in any strenuous exercise. On the other hand, she's extremely determined and diligent about her job as a manager, and she does her best to contribute to the team's success.
Nami (ナミ?)
Voiced by: Rina Satō
The young girl who washes up on the shores near the location of the training camp. She looks to be about 10 to 12 years old. However, her name and age are all unknown. When she wakes up from after being rescued by Yasumi and Syouko, she is found being unable to speak. However, despite this, she makes up for her inability to communicate verbally with animated facial expressions, giving her a cute, childlike appearance.
Kaya (カヤ?)
Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu
Former kendo team captain at Seijou Academy and the cousin of Syouko's mother.
Kyan Migiwa (喜屋武 汀?)
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
A young girl with a light, carefree personality who stays over at Shoushinji, the location of the training camp. She arrives there earlier than Syouko and the others.
Kohaku (コハク?)
Voiced by: Mizusawa Kei
A person of many mysteries and of a dignified presence. Kohaku's left eye is constantly closed.
Akita Momoko (秋田 百子?)
Voiced by: Ookubo Aiko
Friend and roommate of Yasumi. Momoko is an energetic girl who likes to play pranks. Although she only begins kendo in high school, she shows great potential, despite having only trained for less than half a year. Because of her high, natural athletic ability, strong determination, and willpower, many already peg her as the next ace of kendo.
Sakurai Ayashiro (桜井 綾代?)
Voiced by: Yoshinari Yuki
The former kendo team captain gave her the nickname of Hime, she is very kind and comes from a well off family that have sheltered her in her upbringing.
This peacefull trip will liven up when our MC will find this girl washed up on a nearby beach ..
Why you must play this game
This game is NOT a small visual novel. Without a faq you’re into a solid 30 hours of play to reach the true end. Why is that ?
Because this game has plenty of endings.. 50 !!
Yes you’ve read right. The game has 4 types of endings : Bad , normal, Good , True
There is a lot to do .. but that doesn’t mean a lot if the game is boring and rest assured it’s the total opposite .
The casting has a lot punch and their dialogs have a real sense of life ( meaning that their attitudes are perfectly logical and/or funny ) More than once did i laugh during the camp life of the kendo club students as their are in charge of their trip and they are taking appropriate action to enjoy it.
Another reason why i recommand this game is because i think the story is extremly well crafted
The game begins with some of the club members chatting during the bus trip leading to their training camp and they talk about the local legends & mythos.This is a huge part of the game since the game comes with an extensive encyclopedia that will fill up during play … There is a lot of information in there and readers wanting a extra layer of depth will be pleased.. the game is not a normal tale, but one with a lot of things , complex sub plots but rest assured , everything will fall into place the more you play even without the encyclopedia because the game prevent you from some paths if you have do some things in others.
Life during the trip.. In this event it's curry time !
Technical Aspects
The game is gorgeous..it’s not a HD visual novel but it has everything else ..the game is fully voiced ..and i mean it .. the main character is voiced too , all the heroines , 95% of the side characters. The heroine talk when you are in the menu and the heroine even greets you when you launch the game ( this change according to the day /night and where you are during the game ) .. There are some slight animations with the characters portraits but nothing ground breaking. Overall the presentation is very good and above many other visual novels on the market .
The fighting scenes are not numerous but are well done
Why you must play this game ( continued )
i mentionned earlier that there are 50 endings ..But this isn’t the end !!
After all of this you have 2 side stories to watch ...and when you think you’re done there is an action/platforming game on 5 levels for you to digg in.
On the content size it’s hard to do better than this game.
Rest assured that there is a nice system if you've lost with all the choice you're making ...
I might not have said this but this is a
Yuri game.
Yep you've read right . don't expect strawberry panic or marimite but do be prepared for a pleasant experience.
