Posted on February 25, 2011 22:52
Anyone ever heard of or read this before? It's a visual novel made by Type-Moon and was later converted into an anime and manga (which have nowhere near the same depth, obviously).
For those who haven't heard of it:
Summary wrote:
It's about this clumsy kid named Emiya Shirou (Shirou being his first name) who is a magus that inadvertently gets himself caught in this Holy Grail War, which is a war between 7 master magus and their servants. Servants are fallen heroes of the past that get summoned into the present by these masters (with the help of the Holy Grail) to fight for the sole purpose of obtaining the Holy Grail, as it grants its user any wish they would desire. The war between the masters is to determine who is actually worthy of using it. It gets much deeper than that but this is just to give you the basic idea of it.
There are three different storylines in it and you unlock them one at a time as you finish each one. They aren't just the same story with minor differences either. It's the same characters and similar situations, but the stories are completely different and each one gives more insight into the other two as well. They all start the same of course, with Shirou getting attacked and summoning his servant, Saber, without any idea as to how he did it. Those are the first three days of the game, and then after that is generally where the stories start shifting. They also focus more on different girls Shirou can fall in love with.
If you've never played a visual novel before, then I should warn you that it can get pretty addicting. The way it works is rather amazing, because it's all just reading, but there's a visual aspect to it (anime style) and music and sounds that make it extremely immersive and the whole thing is from Shirou's POV (with the exception of the prologue). So you're getting his thoughts, feelings, and everything as well. So in a way, you ARE Shirou while reading it. You also have choices you can make throughout the game as well. Some have minor effects, some give you affection points for certain characters, and some can get you killed. So it might be advised to save whenever you need to make a choice. Have to right click for menus.
There are three different storylines in it and you unlock them one at a time as you finish each one. They aren't just the same story with minor differences either. It's the same characters and similar situations, but the stories are completely different and each one gives more insight into the other two as well. They all start the same of course, with Shirou getting attacked and summoning his servant, Saber, without any idea as to how he did it. Those are the first three days of the game, and then after that is generally where the stories start shifting. They also focus more on different girls Shirou can fall in love with.
If you've never played a visual novel before, then I should warn you that it can get pretty addicting. The way it works is rather amazing, because it's all just reading, but there's a visual aspect to it (anime style) and music and sounds that make it extremely immersive and the whole thing is from Shirou's POV (with the exception of the prologue). So you're getting his thoughts, feelings, and everything as well. So in a way, you ARE Shirou while reading it. You also have choices you can make throughout the game as well. Some have minor effects, some give you affection points for certain characters, and some can get you killed. So it might be advised to save whenever you need to make a choice. Have to right click for menus.
Now, here's the real warning: There are some NSFW scenes in this with full nudity and then some. They aren't a main focal point of the game but they're in there in each of the storylines. So be prepared for that if you want to read it.
Although I think there's a patch you can get to remove them.
Although I think there's a patch you can get to remove them.
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