Posts Tagged ‘otomate、アーメンノワール、オトメイト’

Elkrone

I still haven’t finished even one route in Elkrone, though I swear I’ve been playing it quite a bit. I’m sure now that there is no gathering of materials except in the most visual novel way – you go to places during a scene and are told that you gather materials. No actual choice involved.

The alchemy is also foolproof – whenever you make something it’s for a specific purpose, and the ‘correct’ combination is the only one that you can do.

I’m disappointed that the alchemy is so shallow, but as a visual novel it’s not bad. You do get to choose what tasks to do each day and it’s impossible to do them all. Right now I’m just doing the ones involving my target (Ralph) and then after that, either random tasks or I choose to skip out on them altogether and just mind the store. The tasks are separated into four sections; one for the three major festivals that occur during spring, and then one for Other (which seems to be related to the fairy Popotte maybe, or possibly a past Alchemist?).

C’est tout for today, I should finish Ralph tomorrow.

More about Armen Noir

After my news post, I realized that I actually missed a page from B’s Log with the other two characters, d’oh! I also realized that my scanner is working again, yay! So I uploaded some character pics and updated the character list.

Armen Noir is a PS2 game from Otomate, set for release in December. The art is by Ike, who also did character design for Hiiro no Kakera 4.

The story appears to be set in the near future, in a corrupt city called  Moebius (or Mevius?), where the gap between rich and poor is growing bigger and bigger.

The heroine is a ‘Hunter’, someone who has chosen to oppose the criminals who have sullied their hands with illegal deeds and have gained money as a result. Hunters work for ‘Bountia’, an organization that takes assignments to catch criminals in the city for rewards. Armen Noir is the heroine’s codename in Bountia, and her real name is Naska.

Hunters use weapons called Contract Arms, which are sentient and choose their user. Criminals also can use CA’s; the only requirements are being chosen and paying a fee. Armen Noir’s CA is called Nero.

Seiyuu have already been announced:

Codename Sword (CV: Konishi Katusyuki):  Another Hunter, his CA is the Arondite. He’s very cool, and helped Naska a lot after her parents died, but he has no sympathy for Criminals at all.

Knives (CV: Yoshino Hiroyuki): A Criminal who beats Naska in the beginning of the story, he’s usually calm but can be short-tempered. He has a policy of not hurting women or children.

Elle (CV: Tasaka Hideki): A mechanical doll who works as a Hunter, Elle doesn’t show much emotion.

Rain (CV: Homura Shin): A mysterious blond, it’s not clear whether he’s a Hunter or a Criminal (or neither?)

Crimson (CV: Nakamura Yuuichi): An underworld doctor who is kind, but sometimes is surprisingly cold.

Zechs (CV: Fujiwara Keiji): The CEO of Bountia, and a legendary Hunter.