12Riven
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12Riven ―the Ψ
climinal of integral― is a Japan
ese visual novel
developed by KID
, Cyberfront, and SDR Project and that was released on March 13, 2008 for the PlayStation 2
. There is a regular edition, and a special edition which included the game's original soundtrack. KID are known for producing the Memories Off
series, and the infinity series which includes Remember 11: The Age of Infinity
and Ever 17: The Out of Infinity. When KID declared bankruptcy in November 2006, production on the game was halted until Cyberfront took over and resumed production.
The game had two different PC
releases on April 4, 2008. It was released as a standalone product and as a part of the Infinity Plus pack (which includes PC versions of Never 7: The End of Infinity, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, Remember 11: The Age of Infinity and 12Riven).
Elsewhere, Narumi Mishima is on her motorcycle heading towards the same location. She has received a request from a friend and coworker asking her to help save a girl named "Myū" at Integral. Narumi must save Myū to prevent the execution of the . Narumi has never heard of this phrase before, moreover, the message was sent with the "XXX Lv6" marking. This was a rating scale for the severity of a situation and a level 6 marking has never been used. Even a large scale terrorist threat was set at level 5. The message also indicated to Narumi that someone named Renmaru may be there, that he will be on her side.
Renmaru finds nothing at the observation deck of the building, but when he goes outside onto the opening of the building, he finds Myū injured on the ground. Renmaru also finds her attacker there but is unable to defeat him because every time Renmaru tries to connect a blow, he is thrown onto the ground himself by some unknown force. At this point, Myū's attacker draws out a gun, he takes Myū and threatens Renmaru to leave the place quietly after he counts to ten with his eyes closed. Renmaru does not know what to do and stands there hopelessly. Right as the attacker counts down to one, Narumi arrives at the scene and points her gun at him.
, was originally in danger of not being released when KID filed for bankruptcy in 2006. Both games were resurrected in 2007 by CyberFront when they acquired KID's intellectual properties.
. Both the game's opening theme, "Third Bridge", and ending theme, , are performed by Kaori. Both theme songs were included in a CD single that was sold on April 23, 2008 and debuted on Oricon
at 144th place. Chomaru Shikura composed and wrote the lyrics to both tracks and Kōji Ueno handled their arrangements. For the release on PSP, new opening and ending themes sung by Yui Sakakibara
were recorded. The opening theme is named and the ending theme is named "Distance".
Psi (letter)
Psi is the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet and has a numeric value of 700. In both Classical and Modern Greek, the letter indicates the combination /ps/ . The letter was adopted into the Old Italic alphabet, and its shape is continued into the Algiz rune of the Elder Futhark...
climinal of integral― is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
developed by KID
KID
KID, whose name is an acronym of Kindle Imagine Develop, was a Japan-based company specializing in porting and developing bishōjo games....
, Cyberfront, and SDR Project and that was released on March 13, 2008 for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
. There is a regular edition, and a special edition which included the game's original soundtrack. KID are known for producing the Memories Off
Memories Off
is the title of a series of Japanese romance visual novel video games released by KID. The first game in the series, simply called Memories Off, was released in 1999 for the PlayStation. Memories Off titles have been released on the PC as well as video and handheld gaming consoles such as the...
series, and the infinity series which includes Remember 11: The Age of Infinity
Remember 11: The Age of Infinity
Remember 11: The Age of Infinity is a Japanese visual novel produced by KID, originally released on March 18, 2004 for the PlayStation 2. The game was released for the PC as a part of the Infinity plus on April 4, 2008...
and Ever 17: The Out of Infinity. When KID declared bankruptcy in November 2006, production on the game was halted until Cyberfront took over and resumed production.
The game had two different PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
releases on April 4, 2008. It was released as a standalone product and as a part of the Infinity Plus pack (which includes PC versions of Never 7: The End of Infinity, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, Remember 11: The Age of Infinity and 12Riven).
Protagonists
Other characters
Story
The story of 12Riven takes place on May 20, 2012 with Renmaru Miyabidō biking his way speedily towards the abandoned building after receiving a message on his cellphone that Myū, an old friend of his, would die at the building's top level today at noon. When he gets there, he checks his wristwatch and sees that it is 11:24 AM.Elsewhere, Narumi Mishima is on her motorcycle heading towards the same location. She has received a request from a friend and coworker asking her to help save a girl named "Myū" at Integral. Narumi must save Myū to prevent the execution of the . Narumi has never heard of this phrase before, moreover, the message was sent with the "XXX Lv6" marking. This was a rating scale for the severity of a situation and a level 6 marking has never been used. Even a large scale terrorist threat was set at level 5. The message also indicated to Narumi that someone named Renmaru may be there, that he will be on her side.
Renmaru finds nothing at the observation deck of the building, but when he goes outside onto the opening of the building, he finds Myū injured on the ground. Renmaru also finds her attacker there but is unable to defeat him because every time Renmaru tries to connect a blow, he is thrown onto the ground himself by some unknown force. At this point, Myū's attacker draws out a gun, he takes Myū and threatens Renmaru to leave the place quietly after he counts to ten with his eyes closed. Renmaru does not know what to do and stands there hopelessly. Right as the attacker counts down to one, Narumi arrives at the scene and points her gun at him.
Development
12Riven and Memories Off 5: Encore, another game that was under development by KIDKID
KID, whose name is an acronym of Kindle Imagine Develop, was a Japan-based company specializing in porting and developing bishōjo games....
, was originally in danger of not being released when KID filed for bankruptcy in 2006. Both games were resurrected in 2007 by CyberFront when they acquired KID's intellectual properties.
Release history
12Riven was originally set to be released on December 6, 2007 but it was delayed to February 14, 2008. It was once again delayed further to its final release date on March 13, 2008. Both the standalone PC version and the bundled version with the Infinity plus package was released on April 4, 2008.Music
12Rivens music is composed by Takeshi AboTakeshi Abo
is a Japanese video game composer. He was employed by KID beginning in 1990, and joined 5pb. in December 2006 after KID declared bankruptcy.-Discography:*Chaos;Head*Close to ~Inori no Oka*Famicom8BIT - momo-i*Gokujyou Seitokai*Iris ~Irisu~...
. Both the game's opening theme, "Third Bridge", and ending theme, , are performed by Kaori. Both theme songs were included in a CD single that was sold on April 23, 2008 and debuted on Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
at 144th place. Chomaru Shikura composed and wrote the lyrics to both tracks and Kōji Ueno handled their arrangements. For the release on PSP, new opening and ending themes sung by Yui Sakakibara
Yui Sakakibara
, is a female Japanese choreographer, dancer, singer, songwriter, and voice actress from Hyōgo, Japan. She appeared on Kōhaku Uta Gassen as back ground dancer behind Ami Suzuki in 1999 and 2000. She used to use the name and others in her previous voices...
were recorded. The opening theme is named and the ending theme is named "Distance".
Reception
On its first week of release, 12Riven garnered a respectable amount of sales by placing thirteenth in national game sales in Japan and third place for PlayStation 2 games.External links
- Official website
- Official website at TTime Technology