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| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
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| Developer | Studio Mebius |
| Publisher | Studio Mebius (PC) NEC Interchannel (DC, PS2) Prototype (PSP) |
| Genre | Visual novel Bishōjo game Eroge (PC) |
| Rating | 18+ (PC) CERO: 15+ (DC, PS2) CERO: C (PSP) |
| Platform | PC Dreamcast Playstation 2 PSP |
| Released | January 31 2003 (PC) September 25 2003 (DC) February 26 2004 (PS2) September 24 2004 (PC Full Voice) September 9 2006 (PC PE) August 16 2007 (PSP) |
Snow[1] is a Japanese visual novel developed by Studio Mebius and published in Japan by NEC Interchannel for the PC. It was later ported to the Sega Dreamcast (September 25, 2003) and the PlayStation 2 (February 26, 2004). While the original PC version has no voice, in 2004 a new full voice version for PC, Snow: Full Voice Version, was released (September 24, 2004) followed by another "renewal" PC version, Snow P.E (September 9, 2006), P.E standing for Plus Edition, which backports added parts from the console versions. A port for the PSP titled Snow-Portable- was released by the company Prototype in August 16, 2007, The game features more than 600 different stills with simple animations and effects, a multiple-choice-based conversation system, beautiful Japanese settings and a long storyline. The storyline of Snow was considered by many gamers similar to two other visual novel games, Kanon and Air, developed by Key, which is under the same parent company of Studio Mebius, Visual Art's. As a result, some criticized the game for plagiarism, while others argued against such accusations because the latter part of the story was completely different.
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Plot
The story of Snow starts when the main protagonist Kanata Izumo visits a small village called Ryujinmura (龍神村, literally "village of the dragon god") to help his cousin Tsugumi manage a local hotel with hot springs. In the village there is an old legend: In ancient times, the village is protected by the dragon goddess. However, one day the dragon goddesses fell in love with a human, which is strictly forbidden, and this incident finally caused the village to be always covered by snow after that. The game then tells the daily life of the protagonist in the village, and finally links the story to the legend of dragon goddess.
Characters
All of the seiyū given are from console versions (both DC, PS2 and PSP).
- Kanata Izumo (出雲 彼方 Kanata Izumo)?, (Seiyū - NIL, while Soichiro Hoshi voiced this character in Drama CD)
- The main protagonist of Snow, visiting Ryujinmura as a part-time worker of the local hotel owned by his cousin Tsugumi.
- Sumino Yukiduki (雪月 澄乃 Sumino Yukiduki)?, (Seiyū - Ayako Kawasumi)
- A childhood friend of Kanata, who loves anman (a kind of Mantou) and claims it as "source of life".
- Asahi Hiyorigawa (日和川 旭 Asahi Hiyorigawa)?, (Seiyū - Yukari Tamura)
- A young girl suddenly appeared before Kanata, saying that she will "repulse the evil" from Kanata.
- Shigure Kitazato (北里 しぐれ Shigure Kitazato)?, (Seiyū - Haruna Ikezawa)
- A mysterious girl Kanata encounterd in the hill near the village. She is extremely silent and seems to be fear of talking with others.
- Ouka Wakou (若生 桜花 Ouka Wakou)?, (Seiyū - Tomoko Kaneda)
- A little girl Kanata found around the Jinja in the village, who was waiting for her parents. She always plays with her cat called Shamon (シャモン).
- Meiko Tachibana (橘 芽依子 Meiko Tachibana)?, (Seiyū - Naoko Watanabe)
- Friend of Sumino and daughter of Seishirou. She sometimes behaves weirdly and often makes fun of Kanata.
- Tsugumi Saeki (佐伯 つぐみ Tsugumi Saeki)?, (Seiyū - Yuuko Mizutani)
- Cousin of Kanata and the owner of a local hotel.
- Sayori Yukiduki (雪月 小夜里 Sayori Yukiduki)?, (Seiyū - Emi Shinohara)
- Mother of Sumino and the owner of a local grocery store.
- Seishirou Tachibana (橘 誠史郎 Seishirou)?, (Seiyū - Yasunori Matsumoto)
- Physician of the village and father of Meiko. He keeps a love relationship with Tsugumi.
- Mysterious girl (謎の少女 Nazo no shoujo)?, (Seiyū - Ryōko Ono in PSP version)
- A character who firstly appeared in P.E., she looks as same as Shigure and holds lots of secrets. Ouka is her closely friend.
Staff
- Character design
- Pyon Asuka
- Scenario
- Michi(zu)ki JET, Machakichi, Klein
- Music
- Famishin, Fam, I've, T&N Music Factory
- Opening theme: SNOW
- Lyricist: Studio Mebius
- Composer: Kazuya Takase
- Vocals: Yumi Matsuzawa (松澤由美)
- Ending theme: Futari no ashiato (ふたりの足跡)
- Lyricist: Studio Mebius
- Composer: Kazuya Takase
- Vocals: Yumi Matsuzawa
- Ending theme 2: Yuki no kanata (雪のかなた)
- Lyricist: Studio Mebius
- Composer: T&N Music Factory
- Arranger: Kazuya Takase
- Vocals: Yumi Matsuzawa
- Insert song: Sora no yurikago (空の揺りかご)
- Lyricist: Studio Mebius
- Composer: Studio Mebius
- Vocals: Yuki(zu)ki Sumino (Seiyū - Ayako Kawasumi)
Notes and references
External links
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