East Tower (video game)
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| Developer(s) | roseVeRte |
| Publisher(s) | roseVeRte |
| Engine | LemoNovelAir |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Release date(s) | July 25, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Visual Novel |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
East Tower (イーストタワー Īsutotawā) is a mystery comedy visual novel video game series about a new attraction in a theme park called East Tower. The episodes of the game were released between July 2012 and March 2014.
Gameplay
As it is a visual novel, the player reads through the story and makes choices at crucial points to change the outcome, leading to different endings. The player has to solve 7 stages in the virtual world called East Tower, and after each stage, the player has the chance to publish their ranking for it on various social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.
Episodes
The game was separated into four episodes, released in irregular intervals.
| Episode | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Tower - Akio | July 25, 2012 |
| 2 | East Tower - Takashi | November 27, 2012 |
| 3 | East Tower - Kuon | May 14, 2013 |
| 4 | East Tower - Kurenai | March 11, 2014 |
Development and Translations
The game was created with LemoNovelAir, different to roseVeRte's previous games, such as Café 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~. The story and the graphics were created by Chu3. The game was officially translated into Japanese and Marcel Weyers translated it into German. A Polish translation by Maciej Gajzlerowicz was released on November 1, 2015. East Tower was initially released on iOS, and was later ported to Android, Windows, and Mac.
Cast
- Akio - Taichi Tanukida
- Akio (Child) - Eruru Takeda
- Takashi - Souta Higurashi
- Takashi (Child) - Jun Haruki
- Kuon - Lerage
- Redhead Man (Kurenai) - Sakato
- Daiki Morita - Yuya Kakitsubata
- Pretty Lady (Yoshimi Yasuda) - misaki
- Mysterious Boy - Mitsuki Touzaki
Reception
The game received positive reception, with App-liv.jp saying that "the game is of such high quality that one would not think that it is an individual production."[1]
Possible spin-off
It was hinted that a spin-off game title West Tower may be in production.
References
- ↑ "バーチャル世界で繰り広げられる女性向けフルボイス恋愛アドベンチャー「イーストタワー・ライト版」※動画アリ" (in Japanese). 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
External links
- Official website
- "East Tower". The Visual Novel Database.