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| Game Description |
Planetarian is a so called "Kinetic Novel". It's an experimental series of visual novels published by Key which
contain no form of interaction at all. As such this is in fact not a game. It's a written story supported
by illustrations and sound.
The story takes place in a distant future, after mankind almost destroyed itself in a gigantic war. The remaining
survivors are living in camps and struggling to survive. The dangerous ruins of dead cities are the hunting grounds for
the so called 'junkers', people who scour the ruins to find valuable remains of the old civilization. One of these
junkers eventually ends up in an abandoned planetarium. To his surprise he finds a still functional robot of old
times there. The robot looks like a beautiful young girl and introduces herself as Reverie Planetarian. She
was abandoned at the planetarium when the war broke out, and did not know about the events of the world outside her little realm. Once a year when her batteries are recharged she operates for one week, standing in the
endless acid rain outside the planetarium, trying to attract customers. Is it fate that the junker entered
the place exactly at the time of her activation?
The story is much more captivating than it may seem at first glance. As much as the junker, the reader can't really
escape Reverie's charming invitations. She is so obsessed by the will to present the stars that one quickly
wants to see them too, so Reverie is finally happy. The story does not end with the presentation but instead takes
a dramatic turn which leads to a very moving ending.
The artwork of this game is beautiful. Reverie looks as innocent and charming as she is described in the novel.
The backgrounds look quite sterile and dead which depicts the solitude of the fallen world quite well. The music
is very good and creates the perfect atmosphere for the plot.
If you like reading and sad stories this "game" is highly recommended.
Note: Refer to insani's homepage for information on how to buy the game.
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| Translation Description |
This patch is absolute high quality work. The whole game has been translated and is very well done. The mood of the story is presented very well and the two protagonists have a lot of personality.
If you have trouble running the game, try to set your Window's system language to Japanese. If the game freezes after 3 lines of text you have to install a font manually. You can get it from the author's page.
This was insani's last translation of a commercial game. The release of this patch brought about a lot of piracy, so buy the game if you want to play it.
A translation of the free demo version is available at insani's homepage as well. |
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