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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (PSP)
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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
Platform: PlayStation Portable
Rating: M (for descriptive violence)
Developer: Idea Factory
Publisher: Aksys Games
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Official Site: http://www.hakuoki.com/
Opening Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quXH27eG5ao
Quote:
Japan's Edo Period was drawing to a close.
The shogunate, who'd held power in the country for more than 200 years, found itself challenged by the imperial court, and by several domains who had chaffed under shogunal rule.
In this midst of this political unrest, an organization rose to prominence: The Shinsengumi. Originally formed to protect the streets of Kyoto from masterless samurai, they came to represent the last, tragic bastion of the honor-bound samurai culture that had defined much of Japan's history.
A young woman by the name of Chizuru comes to Kyoto in search of her missing father, and soon encounters danger and the Shinsengumi in quick succession. When it becomes clear the Shinsengumi are also searching for her father, Chizuru is put under their protection.
But odd things are afoot in Kyoto—possibly even supernatural things. Can Chizuru navigate this maze of mortal danger and political intrigue? Amidst so much misery and death, can she find romance?
The shogunate, who'd held power in the country for more than 200 years, found itself challenged by the imperial court, and by several domains who had chaffed under shogunal rule.
In this midst of this political unrest, an organization rose to prominence: The Shinsengumi. Originally formed to protect the streets of Kyoto from masterless samurai, they came to represent the last, tragic bastion of the honor-bound samurai culture that had defined much of Japan's history.
A young woman by the name of Chizuru comes to Kyoto in search of her missing father, and soon encounters danger and the Shinsengumi in quick succession. When it becomes clear the Shinsengumi are also searching for her father, Chizuru is put under their protection.
But odd things are afoot in Kyoto—possibly even supernatural things. Can Chizuru navigate this maze of mortal danger and political intrigue? Amidst so much misery and death, can she find romance?
Man of the Month: (This is fun little "magazine" promotion Aksys did to introduce the characters in Hakuoki)
- Heisuke Toudou
- Sanosuke Harada
- Souji Okita
- Toshizo Hijikata
- Hajime Saito
- Chikage Kazama
Spoiler: Screenshots
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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom is a visual novel/otome game for the PSP. If you're new to visual novels, it's basically a text-heavy story-centric game with beautiful visuals and music to spice things up - in this case there is also Japanese voice acting. Gameplay consists of making decisions at certain points that affect how the you interact with the characters and, ultimately, how the story ends.
So yeah, it's been out in the market for a couple of weeks now. I wanted to share this in case there are any visual novel enthusiasts out there who don't know of this yet. :) It's targeted more towards women obviously, being an otome title, but Hakuoki focuses more on the Shinsengumi's struggles than the romance aspect of it all. If you're up for a good story set in the late shogunate period of Japan, and if you don't mind playing a female lead with the occasional romantic encounter, you'll definitely enjoy this game.
The release of this game is a pretty huge thing seeing as commercialized otome games rarely ever make it stateside. If Hakuoki sells well, there's a good chance that Aksys (the same people who brought us 999) - or some other company - will consider releasing more otome titles in English!
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