While my knowledge of the Japanese language is very shallow, it was clear even to me that the text on screen mismatched what was being said quite often. The game’s translation and localization left MUCH to be desired. Steam version is all ages, while Nutaku has the 18+ version of the game. The original game is 18+ with adult scenes.
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The art of the game is professional looking and polished, and each character had quite plenty of poses and facial expressions.ĭuring certain parts of the game, a super-deformed style was adopted.Īs a note, please beware that ChronoClock has frontal nudity at some parts. There are no fancy 3D effects or backgrounds, everything is done in plain 2D portrait-against-background traditional VN style. The game’s overall plot isn’t very tragic or depressing, which reflects on the musical score.ĬhronoClock looks beautiful. While the tracks weren’t particularly memorable on their own, the music really helped set the pace for the game. As it for most visual novels, the soundtrack’s purpose is to set the mood of the current scene. Whenever the music transitions, it shows a notification on the corner with the name of the song, which was a nice touch. Aspect Ratio configurations are present as well.Ī total of 31 sound tracks were used in the entire game, which is a lot considering the medium-short length of the story. The usual voice options are there, along with the option to change individual character’s voices and text-color. Such a rich diversity of options is quite unusual for older games, but thankfully it’s becoming more common among newer releases. The game’s setup features plenty of options and customization. Progression is as straight forward as it can be. At the end of this story, a new option unlocks in the regular game, leading to the canonical prologue with the main heroine. After playing the four girl’s routes, a new game option opens in the main menu, enabling the player to go through a fifth route. The first one narrows your options to two girls, and the second one puts you on a given girl’s route. The story and character interactions really stand out, becoming the main attraction of the game.ĬhronoClock has but two story branches. The other characters in the story as well, all of them have multi-dimensional personalities, which is always nice. Rei has opinions, goals, and convictions, which is more than can be said about many other visual novel protagonists. During each of their routes, as you learn more about their lives and circumstances, difference facets of time’s passing are introduced, along with their individual struggles.ĬhronoClock features a strong cast of characters, including the protagonist. In a similar fashion, the heroines in the game are also struggling with time. ChronoClock’s protagonist is the embodiment of this concept, having his entire life laid out for him in anticipation. There are several reasons to this obsession with youth and the high-school period of one’s life, but one stands out: It is the period of a person’s life when he/she has the most personal freedom.
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Doing so sets off a series of events, enabling him to get close to the heroines.Īnime and games often depict highschoolers as characters. Rei uses the power of the watch to turn back time and save her. One day at school, a girl falls from the rooftop and dies. Using the power of the watch, his goals are to make life interesting, and to find a girlfriend. His life after graduation is already set in stone by his family, and the only time he has to enjoy himself is now. Rei is a rich teenage boy with a magical pocket watch that turns back time. Although the writing wasn’t exactly stellar, ChonoClock is certainly more thought-provoking than most Visual Novels out there. The game features heavy philosophical tones, specially regarding the passing of time. The game is structured as a regular visual novel, with straight forward choices, one route for each heroine, and a final canonical route for the main girl. Despite this immense power, he uses the magical powers of his watch mostly for unimportant things. The protagonist has the limited ability of turning back time 5 minutes once every 1 hour. That day, he decides to use the pocket watch for two purposes: to make life interesting, and to lose his virginity.ĬhronoClock is a story about time. Or at least he would have died, weren’t for the fact that this watch has the power to rewind back time. The heir to a wealthy and influential family, Sawatari Rei finds an antique pocket watch in his house. The story of a teenage boy that obtains the power to rewind back time. Release Date: English: February 28th, 2017.
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