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Muv-Luv
A visual novel adventure game, the first installment of the popular Japanese series. Production consists of two separate parts.
Muv-Luv is a classic visual novel adventure game, divided into two chapters (Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited), one of which is a typical school romance and the other post-apocalyptic science fiction war story. The game was developed by the Japanese studio âge and Koki Yoshimune, the scriptwriter best known for his 2001 game Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. Muv-Luv made its first debut on PC in 2003. In 2006 the production was received a direct sequel in the form of Muv-Luv Alternative, and later also a series of comicbook spin-offs and two anime series. Thanks to its success in Japan, Muv-Luv is responsible for popularizing post-apocalyptic and military themes among manga and anime authors. Hajime Isayama, the author of the Attack on Titan manga, drew direct inspiration from the series. The English edition of Muv-Luv was financed by a Kickstarter fundraiser.
Story
Muv-Luv is divided into two chapters: Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited featuring the same protagonist.
- Muv-Luv Extra is a classic school romance set in modern Japan. Takeru Shirogane is an ordinary high school student, whose life gets turned upside down when Meiya, the heir to one of the world's largest industrial conglomerates, unexpectedly appears in his home. The girl stubbornly claims that both were meant for each other and should be a couple. Sumika, Taker's childhood friend, who doesn't want to stand by any longer and decides to fight for the heart of the confused boy, looks at the situation with disbelief. The story focuses on the daily school life of the heroes and has several different endings.
- In Muv-Luv Unlimited Takeru wakes up in an alternative version of reality in which Earth was invaded by a foreign race called BETA at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Humanity has been fighting the invaders in vain for more than 30 years, using advanced technology and mechs. The endless war has claimed hundreds of millions of human lives and is slowly making the planet uninhabitable. Takeru quickly discovers that his former friends also live in this strange reality, but they do not recognise him and instead of attending an ordinary high school they attend a military school which prepares them to defend Japan.
Mechanics
Muv-Luv is a visual novel in the most classic sense of the term. The game is devoid of any additional arcade or logic elements. We influence the course of the story by making choices and choosing branches of the story, which ultimately translates into one of several potential endings.
Technical issues
All dialogues in the game have been dubbed by professional Japanese actors. Two-dimensional backgrounds and character sprites have been refreshed and adapted to work with contemporary resolutions and screens.
Last updated on 19 September 2017
Game mode: single player
PEGI rating Muv-Luv
