пятница, 1 июля 2011 г.
четверг, 27 мая 2010 г.
This is my review of the new visual novel game called Date Warp, by Hanako Games. I have quite enjoyed the demo, and since the developer promised a discount for writing a review, so here I go.
If you have never played a game of this genre, a visual novel is basically a story with many endings. However you do not just follow the plot – you make decisions which affect the ending of the game.
Date Warp’s story is a mixture of romance and mystery with a supernatural twist. The protagonist is a 19-year-old Janet, a shy first-year college student. She had a blind date with Bradley, but it did not go very well. After Bradley's car breaks down on a dark and rainy night, Janet and he are forced to look for a shelter which turns up to be a strange house where everyone seems to have a secret to hide. Soon Janet and Bradley find themselves stuck in the house, and from here the story (which involves murders and plasma windows) really starts to gather pace.
There are six characters: Janet (the protagonist) and five boys - her potential love interests. Bradley, her date for that night, at first seems the only normal person of the five. But only at first. Then there is Nathaniel, the owner of the house - a suave, polite, hospitable young man, but maybe too polite and refined to trust him. There is Rafael, a quiet, timid youth with girl-like appearance who is very secretive about his past. The remaining two boys are Linds and Alben. Linds is a mysterious scientist, attractive, but quite creepy. Alben is so far my favorite. Yes, he is rude and openly hostile towards Janet, but you can soon have a glimpse of his sensitive side. Actually, it was this picture of him that won me over:
As you progress through the story, your choices affect Janet’s relationships with the boys, so it is better to decide from the start which boy you want to get this time. There is fast forward button to skip texts and “save” and “load” options, which saves you time and efforts when you replay the game to reach another ending.
An unusual feature for a visual novel is that you must solve a wire puzzle every time you make a choice. The puzzle is quite simple and you can easily skip it.
I have only played the demo so far, but from the information posted on the game's forums, there are 11 endings - a bad and good ending for each boy and the special ending.
The official trailer of the game is here:
You can download the demo here.
If you have never played a game of this genre, a visual novel is basically a story with many endings. However you do not just follow the plot – you make decisions which affect the ending of the game.
Date Warp’s story is a mixture of romance and mystery with a supernatural twist. The protagonist is a 19-year-old Janet, a shy first-year college student. She had a blind date with Bradley, but it did not go very well. After Bradley's car breaks down on a dark and rainy night, Janet and he are forced to look for a shelter which turns up to be a strange house where everyone seems to have a secret to hide. Soon Janet and Bradley find themselves stuck in the house, and from here the story (which involves murders and plasma windows) really starts to gather pace.
There are six characters: Janet (the protagonist) and five boys - her potential love interests. Bradley, her date for that night, at first seems the only normal person of the five. But only at first. Then there is Nathaniel, the owner of the house - a suave, polite, hospitable young man, but maybe too polite and refined to trust him. There is Rafael, a quiet, timid youth with girl-like appearance who is very secretive about his past. The remaining two boys are Linds and Alben. Linds is a mysterious scientist, attractive, but quite creepy. Alben is so far my favorite. Yes, he is rude and openly hostile towards Janet, but you can soon have a glimpse of his sensitive side. Actually, it was this picture of him that won me over:
As you progress through the story, your choices affect Janet’s relationships with the boys, so it is better to decide from the start which boy you want to get this time. There is fast forward button to skip texts and “save” and “load” options, which saves you time and efforts when you replay the game to reach another ending.
An unusual feature for a visual novel is that you must solve a wire puzzle every time you make a choice. The puzzle is quite simple and you can easily skip it.
I have only played the demo so far, but from the information posted on the game's forums, there are 11 endings - a bad and good ending for each boy and the special ending.
The official trailer of the game is here:
You can download the demo here.
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