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Loopers
''Loopers'' (stylized as ''L∞PERS'') is a Japanese science fiction horror visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Arts. It was released on May 28, 2021 for Windows and is Key's 15th game overall. An English version was released on Steam in June 2023. It was ported to iOS and Android devices, as well as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The story follows high school student Tyler and his friends who get caught in a time loop, continuously repeating the same day seemingly without end. Before long, they meet others caught in the same predicament who call themselves "loopers", and the two groups join forces to try to break out of the loop. ''Loopers'' is the third of Key's "kinetic novels"—after '' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'' (2004) and ''Harmonia'' (2016)—since its gameplay offers no choices or alternate endings. Instead, the player proceeds through the story solely by reading. The story was written by Ryukishi07 of 07th Expansion, and charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key (company)
Key is a Japanese visual novel studio known for making dramatic and plot-oriented titles. It was formed on July 21, 1998, as a brand under the publisher Visual Arts (company), Visual Arts, and is located in Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka. Key's debut visual novel ''Kanon (video game), Kanon'' (1999) combined an elaborate Plot (narrative), storyline, up-to-date anime-style art, and a musical score which helped to set the mood for the game. Key's second game, ''Air (video game), Air'' (2000), had a similarly complex storyline to ''Kanon'' and a more thorough gameplay. Both ''Kanon'' and ''Air'' were originally produced as Eroge, adult games, but this trend was broken with Key's third title ''Clannad (video game), Clannad'' (2004), released for all ages. Key has released 18 visual novels to date, the latest being ''Stella of The End'' (2022). Key has worked in the past with Interchannel and Prototype (company), Prototype for the consumer Porting, port releases of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukishi07
is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When They Cry''. His pen name is originated from ''Final Fantasy'', "Ryūkishi" being the term for "Dragoon" and "07" a play on words for "Lenna". Early life Ryukishi07 studied at a vocational school that specializes in art and wrote doujinshi, while having interests in anime, manga and video games. While in college, he tried to write manga and novels, but realized, "No matter your passion for something, without skill, you can never make it as a professional." He met with a colleague from a theatre troupe and he was inspired to write a play called , which he submitted to a contest that he later lost. His younger brother, Yatazakura, inspired by the success of Type-Moon's visual novel '' Tsukihime'', suggested that he and Ryukishi create their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Of The End
is a Japanese post-apocalyptic visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Arts. It was released on September 30, 2022 for Windows and is Key's 18th game overall. It was ported to iOS and Android devices, and also the Nintendo Switch. The story follows transporter Jude Gray who accepts a request to deliver a gynoid named Philia to the top of a space elevator amid avoiding dangers from human bandits and machines who have created a " singularity". ''Stella of The End'' is the sixth of Key's "kinetic novels"—beginning with '' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'' (2004)—since its gameplay offers no choices or alternate endings. Instead, the player proceeds through the story solely by reading. The story was written by Romeo Tanaka, and character design was produced by Swav. The game's soundtrack was composed by Tsubasa Harihara and Ice. Development and release Following Key's previous success with the production of two prior visual novels termed "kinetic novels"� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reverie Of A Little Planet
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Disc
A fan disc (sometimes called fandisk or simply abbreviated as FD) is a package of additional content, usually released by a game company after the successful launch of one of its titles. The contents of fan discs varies, but often includes new images, music, minigames and miscellaneous information related to the original game. Eroge visual novels, such as '' Popotan'', frequently receive fan discs. Since most visual novels depict standalone stories, rarely warranting sequels, this particular genre notoriously employs fan discs as a medium to explore pre-established settings and profit from the original game's popularity. Sometimes, a fan disc is made as a compilation of two separate, but similar games, aiming to serve as a link between them (the ''Come See Me Tonight'' series being an example). ''Tsukihime''s PLUS-disc translation by mirror moon, MangaGamer's first official English translation of the ''Edelweiss'' fan disc, ''Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia'', and Jutsuki Sen & Co.'s pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewrite (video Game)
''Rewrite'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Arts. It was released on June 24, 2011 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. ''Rewrite'' is Key's ninth game, following other titles such as ''Kanon'', ''Air'', and ''Clannad''. Key released a fan disc expanding on the game's story titled ''Rewrite Harvest festa!'' on July 27, 2012 for Windows. ''Rewrite'' was ported to the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, while ''Harvest festa!'' was ported to the PlayStation Vita. An English version of ''Rewrite'' for Windows was released by Sekai Project in 2021; they will also release ''Harvest festa!'' in English. The story follows the life of Kotarou Tennouji, a high school student with superhuman abilities who investigates supernatural mysteries with five girls from his school in the fictional city of Kazamatsuri. This ultimately leads him into the middle of a conflict between familiar summoners and superhumans with the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geocaching
Geocaching (, ) is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called ''geocaches'' or ''caches'', at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. The first geocache was placed in 2000, and by 2023 there were over 3 million active caches worldwide. Geocaching can be considered a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and sometimes a pen or pencil. The ''geocacher'' signs the log with their established code name/username and dates it, in order to prove that they found the cache. After signing the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers ( Tupperware or similar) or ammo boxes can also contain items for trading, such as toys or trinkets, usually of more sentimental worth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Hunting
Treasure hunting is the physical search for treasure. One of the most popular types of modern day treasure hunters are historic shipwreck salvors. These underwater treasure salvors try to find sunken Shipwreck, shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with both commercial and archaeological value. In many instances, discovery of a wreck only occurs after searching tens of thousands of square nautical miles, thus making discovery normally impossible for archaeologists. Since the popularization of Metal detector, metal detectors in the 1970s, treasure hunting has also taken the form of beach combing for lost valuables. Beach hunters may search for modern jewelry, pocket change, or shipwreck treasure. Most metal detectors will fall in the $150–$600 price range, but can even cost upwards of several thousand dollars. Metal detecting is generally quite tedious and most enthusiasts go years without finding an actually valuable object. Metal detectors are quite useful to Archaeology, archaeol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air (video Game)
''Air'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key (company), Key, a brand of Visual Arts (company), Visual Arts. It was released on September 8, 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Windows as an Eroge, adult game. Key later released versions of ''Air'' without the erotic content, and the game was Porting, ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The story follows the life of Yukito Kunisaki, a traveling showman searching for the "girl in the sky". He arrives in a quiet, seaside town where he meets three girls, one of whom is the key to the end of his journey. The gameplay in ''Air'' follows a Nonlinear gameplay#Branching storylines, branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the three female main characters by the player character. The game is divided into three segments—Dream, Summer, and Air—which serve as different phases in the overall story. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Producer
A video game producer is the top person in charge of overseeing development of a video game. History The earliest documented use of the term ''producer'' in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts in 1982: Sierra On-Line's 1982 computer game ''Time Zone'' may be the first to list credits for "Producer" and "Executive Producer". As of late 1983 Electronic Arts had five producers: A product marketer and two others from Hawkins' former employer Apple ("good at working with engineering people"), one former IBM salesman and executive recruiter, and one product marketer from Automated Simulations; it popularized the use of the title in the industry. Hawkins' vision—influenced by his relationship with Jerry Moss—was that producers would manage artists and repertoire in the same way as in the music business, and Hawkins brought in record producers from A&M Records to help train those first producers. Activision made Brad Fregger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Director
A creative director is a person who makes high-level creative decisions; oversees the creation of creative assets such as advertisements, products, events, or logos; and directs and translates the creative people who produce the end results. Creative director positions are often found within the music, film, video game, fashion, marketing, or entertainment industries, but may be found in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well. A creative director is a vital role in all of the arts and entertainment industries and can be seen as another element in any product development process. The creative director may also assume the roles of an art director, copywriter, or lead designer. The responsibilities of a creative director include leading the communication design, interactive design, and concept forward in any work assigned. For example, this responsibility is often seen in industries related to advertisement. The creative dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
