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From an up-and-coming team of interactive novel creators comes a brilliant new work, targeted at a mainly female audience: Anima Mundi, a gothic horror game alive with decadence and sensuality. The story unfolds in the fictional country of Hardland, a fantastical version of medieval Eastern Europe, home to vampires, alchemists, homunculi, and the Devil Mephistopheles. This is the tale of strange, beautiful men living in the world of the occult, in a time of immorality and decadence. Some of the best-known voice actors in the industry appear in Anima Mundi. Even players who don't speak Japanese will be sure to enjoy the way their talent brings this gem of a game to life.
The Story: Young aristocrat Georik Zaberisk enjoys a fortunate existence until the day his beloved younger sister is tried as a witch and brutally murdered. Desperate to bring her back to life, Georik opens the door to the forbidden world of dark alchemyh. Is love a sin or is sin proof of love? Georik stands before the gates of judgment--will he find redemption or damnation?
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While Animamundi Does Have Its Flaws...
...it's still an amazing game! The voices are wonderful, the artwork is stunningly beautiful & the story lines are full of deliciously angsty shonen-ai (& sometimes yaoi) plots.
First off, as others have said before, be aware that this IS a visual novel. There's no real movement during game play & ALOT of reading. There ARE also some plot holes, but when a game is designed with over 22 different endings (some good and some bad) there's bound to be a few minor mistakes here and there. It's nothing that really detracts from the game.
In addition, many have said they found the game play process difficult and confusing - IT IS; even for a visual novel this game is atypically difficult. However, the complexity is all part of the fun, in my opinion. Still, for those of you who've gone beyond entertained to frustrated beyond belief, there is help! A complete walkthrough is now available via the game's Wikipedia entry. I'd give the full address, but the "Review Guidelines" say that I can't, so do a quick Wiki search and check it out.
Have fun with the game!
A whole new gaming/manga experience for BL fans.
It's part audio book, part "create-your-own-adventure" book nestolgia, part art, & all multimedia. There are so many possibilities, depending on what you choose you'll be skipping chapters, getting special chapters, & so many different possib;e endings. This game is NOT without it's challenges, there are lots of Bad Endings where someone dies & you have to start ALL over again. Luckily, you also can keep 27 Saves & use the Skip option to rush through chapters faster to catch up where you messed up.
Karin should have used (japanese superior equivelant of Photoshop) to fix all the jaggies on the bitmap dolls before placing them over the stills. The only technical problem in in the chapter "Outbreak of War" where the text support fails to work, but don't worry, the problem eventually fixes itself through your persistance to access it.
BTW, it's not "yaoi" but a "BL" game with a heterosexual option. If it was yaoi, it'd have an R or NC17 label slapped on it & play out like a doujinshi with little thought in the plot.
**SLASHINESS SPOILER**
Trying to get to even one "good end" is giving me anxiety. I'm sure I can pair him with St. Germant, but what about Dashwood? Dashwood seems desperate to get a beautiful boyfriend & flirts openly with Georik & Ruthberg, puts some serious moves on Georik while 2 guys are watching, & cries when he fears for Georik's life. So addorable. Ohohoho! I must say I enjoyed that bit of Bruno coping some serious feel on St. Germant. His seiyuu would make a most excelant uke *_* Dunno why. & is it just me, or does Bruno seem like the love child of Ni Jian-Yi & Kazutaka Muraki?
Still Working On It
The game wasn't quite what I was expecting. I'll admit, I should have known things would progress slowly, considering it is a visual novel. It really is like reading a book, only with minor sound effects and long-winded speeches. It's not the sort of game you'd want to beat in twenty-four hours, but I think, over the course of a few weeks, that I will come to appreciate it more. The artwork is really very nice, and there are some amazing voice actors. If you're as addicted to manga and anime as I am, then it's definitely the sort of game you'll have to try at least once.
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