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Last night, the nameless protagonist of Dengeki Academy (let's call him Sho, for convenience) and his probably-girlfriend Kizuna were checking out rumors of a ghost at their school. In the cafeteria, they find this girl stealing food. She's a bit weird, but they don't realize how weird at first. Kizuna even semi-correctly identifies her as cosplaying the character Shana from Shakugan no Shana -- semi, because this actually is Shana, as she proves by destroying a ghost-like monster that conveniently pops up. She's crossed the barrier between the literary and real worlds in search of a fated human. This turns out to be Sho. Instead of bothering to explain, Shana grabs Sho and teleports them into the first book world.
Apparently someone is attempting to disrupt the story worlds, changing or outright preventing major events crafted by the Entertainers who crafted those worlds.
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu
For the record, I have no idea what this book is about, and neither does Sho, so at least we're equally lost. Apparently, someone or something is attempting to sabotage a crucial plot point early in the book, where Iriya first meets the male protagonist and gets a swimming lesson. In fact, the pool where this event takes place has been drained. Searching the pump house reveals that someone has taken the control handle, but they also dropped a key card to the secret military base on the far side of the school.
No, it is not explained why there is a secret military base on the far side of the school grounds; I am assuming that this is covered in the novel series.
All throughout this, Sho is getting bits of combat tutorial at each random encounter. The A button attacks, for up to a basic three-hit combo, but it can be combined with the up button for jump attacks, the down button for strong attacks, or the Y button to add a boosted skill attack to the combo chain. The B button defends against many (but not all) attacks, while the X button switches out the active party member. Combat really resembles the Tales formula, only with a single fighter at a time on my side.
On campus and in the base, the main enemies are soldiers, armed with either combat batons or machine guns. The minor boss of the area is a pair of Men in Black types, and once the pump handle is retrieved these guys become semi-regular random encounters as well.
So, the pump is repaired, the pool is refilled, and the protagonists can continue their fated encounter so that the story will flow properly. Yay. Oh, there's a boss?
--Enomoto--
This guy is not from Iriya no Sora. In fact, he shouldn't be here at all, because only the chosen guardian is supposed to be able to cross literary boundaries. He's the boss of the Men in Black, though, and he's a lot tougher than anything else so far. His bomb attack ignores defense, and he can summon a squad of lackeys to surround the player and open fire. Once you figure out how to avoid them, it's pretty easy to do so, but Sho took a lot of damage in this one.
But in the end, Enomoto is defeated, and he dissolves in a burst of static. Weird. Then Sho and Shana return to the 'real' world. A copy of Iriya somehow coalesces out of the ether to follow him. As explained, this Iriya isn't actually the book Iriya, but a magical shadow copy that still has her (lack of ) personality. She can also fight, so there's that. A quick trip around the school shows that Iriya's co-protagonist is also roaming the halls slightly confused, and Shana's male co-protagonist is out in the garden. In the cafeteria, there's a merchant, and I sort of recognize him. Which leads us to book 2...
Spice and Wolf
This is the only book featured in this game that I have actually read, even if I never actually finished it. Unfortunately, Sho is too late to save this one. Enomoto's group already managed to disrupt it, wrecking its reality and consigning it to oblivion. We don't have a name for this group yet, but according to Shana they are working for the forces of Boredom, and intend to make the entire world completely uninteresting.
In order to begin the resuscitation of Spice and Wolf, Sho needs to find the seed of the plot, a crystalized essence of the seminal plot point. It took me far longer than it should have to find it, because in my slightly sleep-deprived state I forgot that the first big scene happens in a horse-drawn trader's wagon. See, it actually pays to read these books... Anyhoo, the book world is still a mess, but there is at least some hope.
Now all I need to do is find the actual next book that needs attention: Kino no Tabi. It's not on the shelf, like Spice and Wolf was, even though it was specifically named as my next destination.
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| Developer(s) | Pegasus Japan |
| Publisher(s) | ASCII Media Works |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game Console role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Media/distribution | Nintendo DS cartridge |
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Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus(電撃学園RPG Cross of Venus?) is a Japaneseactionrole-playingvideo game developed by Pegasus Japan and published by ASCII Media Works for the Nintendo DShandheldvideo game console,[1] and was first released in Japan on March 19, 2009 in limited and regular editions.[2] The game was produced in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of ASCII Media Works' light novelimprintDengeki Bunko.[3] The player assumes the role of an unnamed protagonist attending Dengeki Academy who stumbles into a fight between heroines from Dengeki Bunko novel worlds and the evil organization Zetsumu. The reality-based world of Dengeki Academy and the novel worlds have become connected and the player is able to help the Dengeki Bunko heroines fight the Zetsumu by going between the worlds. Eight heroines are presented including Shana from Shakugan no Shana, Kino from Kino's Journey, and Kana Iriya from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. Each heroine fights with her own unique style of weapon, combos, and special attacks. The protagonist is designed by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, and his childhood friend Kizuna Kasugai is designed by Noizi Ito.[3]
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Gameplay
In Dengeki Gakuen RPG, the story is progressed through the player exploring Dengeki Academy and the novel worlds, and conversing with the characters in the game.[3] When an enemy is encountered, the game switches over to the action RPG aspect of gameplay. During these times, the player can either choose to battle the enemy with the player character, or switch during battle to one of the novel heroines. The player and each of the heroines have a life bar denoting how much health the character has, and an energy bar denoting the energy still usable for attacks.[3][4] Each of the fighters use weapons specific to them, such as Shana from Shakugan no Shana using her katana, and Kino from Kino's Journey using her firearms. Combo attacks are possible to execute, and each character has his or her own unique combo and special attack. Enemies originally featured from the heroines' novels also make appearances.[3][5] Of the eight heroines featured in the game, three—Index, Haruka Nogizaka, and Misao Minakami—are designated as helper characters. They can provide battle assistance via ability cards that can be used to attack enemies and heal the player's team, among other support. These cards have their origins in Dengeki Bunko novels, such as ability cards featuring helpful attacks and items from Spice and Wolf and Inukami!.[4]
Plot
Characters
The player assumes the role of an unnamed sixteen-year-old protagonist attending Dengeki Academy as a second-year high school student; the player is given the choice of any name for him.[6] He does not often give deep thought before he acts, but is also a softhearted person.[7] He is accompanied by his seventeen-year-old childhood friend and classmate Kizuna Kasugai (春日井 キズナKasugai Kizuna?, voiced by:Eri Kitamura) who he met during kindergarten.[7] In contrast to the protagonist who does not read much, Kizuna is the library committee chairman and loves to read. She is described as a fan of Dengeki Bunkolight novels, and a dream of hers is to read all the novels under that imprint which exceeded 1800 volumes in July 2009.[8] She takes the initiative in everything she does, and is the type to be responsible for keeping the peace. She is a caring person, but she is a little unyielding.[7]Dengeki Gakuen RPG features eight main female characters from Dengeki Bunko light novel series, who include: Shana (voiced by:Rie Kugimiya) from Shakugan no Shana, Kino (voiced by:Ai Maeda) from Kino's Journey, Kana Iriya (voiced by:Ai Nonaka) from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, Index (voiced by: Yuka Iguchi) from Toaru Majutsu no Index, Taiga Aisaka (voiced by: Rie Kugimiya) from Toradora!, Dokuro (voiced by:Saeko Chiba) from Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Haruka Nogizaka (voiced by:Mamiko Noto) from Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, and Misao Minakami (voiced by:Haruka Tomatsu) from Asura Cryin'.[9] There are also characters that can become available, such as Mikoto Misaka (voiced by:Rina Satō) from Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
Story
Dengeki Gakuen RPG is set primarily at Dengeki Academy, a Japanese private school that the main characters attend. The story revolves around an unnamed protagonist who one day hears a recent rumor that a ghost has been appearing during the night at school. While he does not have any real interest in the occult, he uses searching for the ghost as an excuse to sneak into the school campus one night. However, his childhood friend Kizuna Kasugai comes with him to search for the ghost, and the two decide to search around the bench in front of the campus store. In the silent darkness, the two gradually arrive to open the door of the store and before them they see a person's shadow move in the room. By straining his eyes, the protagonist sees that the person casting the shadow is eating melon bread, and realizes that this must be the cause of the ghost rumor; the shadow is in fact cast by Shana from Shakugan no Shana. This is possible due to one day the reality-based world of Dengeki Academy and the worlds of the Dengeki Bunko light novels to suddenly become connected allowing people from both the real-world and the novel worlds to cross over.
By meeting Shana, the protagonist and Kizuna become entangled in a struggle by the members of the novel worlds to protect their worlds from the unidentified evil organization known as Zetsumu (絶夢?) who have been changing story details from the novel worlds and creating disorder in them. Their goal is 'to snatch away the smiles from every person'. In order to combat Zetsumu, the protagonists will help the fighters from the novel worlds by traveling between the real-world and novel worlds.
Boss fight against Saeki Reishirou from Chapter 7 (the Asura Cryin' one) and end of said chapter, in 'Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus', on Nintendo DS. Dengeki Gakuen Rpg Cross Of Venus English Patch Gta 5 Bodybuilder Mod Ultra-flex Express Sign Software Free Super Mario 64 Ds Iso Solidworks Electrical Download Crackeado New Mp4 Movies In Hindi Fundamentals Of Power Supply Design Robert Mammano Fungsi Disable Sip Mac. The world of A Certain Magical Index is featured in the video game Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus for the Nintendo DS. Index appears as a supporting character, while Mikoto is a playable character which can be made accessible through playing the game and Accelerator is featured as a boss.
Development
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus was developed by Pegasus Japan, and published by ASCII Media Works. The CG artwork featured in the game was done by a team of graphic artists from Akabeisoft2. The music in the game is composed by Yūji Toriyama. The game's opening theme song, 'Odyssey' (オデッセイOdessei?), is sung by Yuuka Nanri and the lyrics are written by Yūho Iwasato. The game was first released in Japan on March 19, 2009 in limited and regular editions. The limited edition was sold at nearly twice the price of the regular edition, and included with the game a set of four small super deformed figurines of Taiga, Shana, Kino, and Index.[2] A book of short stories written by Dengeki Bunko authors entitled Dengeki Gakuen RPG Bunko(電撃学園RPG文庫?) was given as a special favor for reserving either game edition; each story is set at Dengeki Academy.[2]
Related media
The single for 'Odyssey' was released on February 25, 2009. The game's original soundtrack was released on March 25, 2009. A drama CD entitled Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Kizuna no Bōken(電撃学園RPG キズナの冒険?) was released on March 28, 2009. The CD also contains two vocal songs sung by Eri Kitamura, the drama CD's theme song 'Believe', and the game's insert song 'Planetary'.[2] The game's official fan book was released on March 19, 2009 published by ASCII Media Works.
References
- ^'Dengeki Bunko Heroines to Assemble Here!! DS Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus Appearance This Winter!!' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2008-08-08. http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/098/98409/. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ abcd'Special favor page at the game's official website' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://d-game.dengeki.com/gakuen/special/index.html. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ abcde'Introduction section at the game's official website' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://d-game.dengeki.com/gakuen/introduction/index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ ab'Battle system page one' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://d-game.dengeki.com/gakuen/system/battle1.html. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^'Shana, Kino, and Iriya! Dengeki Production's Large Heroine Gathering in the DS Software Dengeki Gakuen RPG, to be Sold This Winter' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080822220658/http://blog.mediaworks.co.jp/moeoh/2008/08/dsrpg.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^'Dengeki Gakuen RPG system index' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://d-game.dengeki.com/gakuen/system/index.html. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ abc'Dengeki Gakuen RPG's original character profiles at the game's official website' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://d-game.dengeki.com/gakuen/character/character1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^'Kami-sama no Memochō Japanese light novel volume 4 listing' (in Japanese). Honya Town. http://www.honya-town.co.jp/hst/HTdispatch?nips_cd=9984702103. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^'Character section at Dengeki Gakuen RPG's official website' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://d-game.dengeki.com/gakuen/character/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
External links
- Official website(Japanese)
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