12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral

2008 video game 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral 12Riven cover.jpg PlayStation 2 cover art KID (until 2006) CyberFront (2006-2008) SDR Project (2006-2008) CyberFront Ken Wakabayashi Takeshi Abo Bomi Yuu Takigawa Infinity Kotaro Uchikoshi PlayStation 2JP March 13, 2008Microsoft WindowsJP April 4, 2008PlayStation PortableJP April 16, 2009 Visual novel Single player PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows PlayStation Portable 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of IntegralStylized as 12Riven: The Ψcliminal of Integral is a visual novel video game developed by KID, CyberFront, and SDR Project, and released on March 13, 2008, for the PlayStation 2 and April 16, 2009, for the PlayStation Portable.http://www.kid-game.jp/12r/ 12Riven's official website KID 2008-05-29 Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20090506070811/http://www.kid-game.jp/12r/ 2009-05-06 dead 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 Never 7: The End of Infinity, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, and Remember 11: The Age of Infinity. When KID declared bankruptcy in November 2006, production on the game was halted until CyberFront took over and resumed production.http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2007/1038.html Kid is Back Chris Winkler 2007-02-02 2008-05-28 live https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061241/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2007/1038.html 2015-12-08http://www.kid-game.jp/12r/ 12Riven's official website's "Reports" section 2007-05-21 2008-05-27 Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20090506070811/http://www.kid-game.jp/12r/ 2009-05-06 dead 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).CyberFront's Infinity plus website http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/title/infinity_plus/ 2008-05-27 Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20080501044352/http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/title/infinity_plus/ 1 May 2008 dead A port for Android and iOS was announced by Cyberfront in 2012 but was ultimately not released as Cyberfront was dissolved in 2013.Infinity Visual Novel Series – Never7, Remember11, And 12Riven – Coming To iOS 11 September 2012 http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/11/infinity-visual-novel-series-never7-remember11-and-12riven-coming-to-ios/ Siliconera 6 June 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140115004605/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/11/infinity-visual-novel-series-never7-remember11-and-12riven-coming-to-ios/ 15 January 2014Japanese publisher CyberFront dissolved https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-20-japanese-publisher-cyberfront-dissolved Weber Rachel December 20, 2013 January 3, 2021 GamesIndustry February 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210213064833/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-20-japanese-publisher-cyberfront-dissolved live Gameplay 12Riven is a visual novel in which the player makes progress by reading the game's story. At certain points during conversations with other characters, the player is given a set of choices. Depending on what the player chooses, the story diverges into different branches, eventually leading to different endings; there is only one "true ending". Plot Characters Player characters Renmaru Miyabidō 雅堂 錬丸 Miyabidō Renmaru Narumi Mishima 三嶋 鳴海 Mishima Narumi Others Myū Takae 高江 ミュウ Takae Myū. Ai Nonaka Mei Kiridera 霧寺 メイ Kiridera Mei. Masaya Matsukaze Maina マイナ. Rina Satō Ōtemachi 大手町. Junichi Suwabe Chisato Inose 伊野瀬 チサト Inose Chisato. Ai Shimizu Omega Inose 伊野瀬 オメガ Inose Omega. Naozumi Takahashi Story The story of 12Riven takes place on May 20, 2012, with high school student Renmaru Miyabidō biking his way speedily towards the abandoned Integral インテグラル Integuraru 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, police detective 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 "Second Eclipse Plan" 第弐エクリプス計画 Daini Ekuripusu Keikaku. 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, and 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 and release The game was developed by KID and SDR Project.http://dengekionline.com/data/news/2008/3/12/d512c528358a9f7bda30b930f7b22809.html/ 真相にたどり着け！『infinity』シリーズ最新作『12RIVEN』 Japanese 2008-03-12 Dengeki Online 2015-12-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20151206140453/http://dengekionline.com/data/news/2008/3/12/d512c528358a9f7bda30b930f7b22809.html 2015-12-06 dead 12Riven and Memories Off 5: Encore, another game that was under development by KID, were originally in danger of not being released when KID filed for bankruptcy in 2006.http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2006/1578.html Kid Files for Bankruptcy Chris Winkler RPGFan 2006-12-01 2010-02-13 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150906021021/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2006/1578.html 2015-09-06 Both games were resurrected in 2007 by CyberFront when they acquired KID's intellectual properties.http://www.rpgfan.com/previews/memoff5-Encore/index.html RPGFan Previews - Memories Off #5: Encore Neal Chandran RPGFan 2007-07-01 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111140654/http://www.rpgfan.com/previews/memoff5-encore/index.html 11 January 2010 dead The game's music was composed by Takeshi Abo. Both the game's opening theme, "Third Bridge", and ending theme, "Process" プロセス Purosesu, are performed by Kaori. Both theme songs were included in a CD single that was sold on April 23, 2008,http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0804/03/news056.html Comments from Kaori, the singer to Process, ending theme to the PS2 12Riven, has arrived 2008-04-03 2008-05-28 Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20080611083658/http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0804/03/news056.html 11 June 2008 live and debuted on Oricon at 144th place.http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/754665/1/ Oricon Style's ranking information for Kaori's Process single 2008-05-28 Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20080514184056/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/754665/1/ 14 May 2008 live 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 "Toki no Nai Sekai" 時のない世界 and the ending theme is named "Distance".http://www.sakakibarayui.com/menu/information.htm Yui Sakakibara's Official Website - Information section Japanese 2009-04-20 2009-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429013555/http://www.sakakibarayui.com/menu/information.htm 2009-04-29 live 12Riven was originally set to be released on December 6, 2007,http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/08/13/104,1186979029,76678,0,0.html Famitu's 12Riven preview 2007-08-30 2008-05-27 Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20080430145901/http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/08/13/104%2C1186979029%2C76678%2C0%2C0.html 30 April 2008 live but it was delayed to February 14, 2008.http://dol.dengeki.com/data/news/2007/11/12/0835daa59b2c11ad258851714b4b3103.html 12Riven's demo campaign 2007-11-12 2008-05-27 Japanese live https://web.archive.org/web/20081011060501/http://dol.dengeki.com/data/news/2007/11/12/0835daa59b2c11ad258851714b4b3103.html 2008-10-11 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. Reception On its first week of release, 12Riven was the thirteenth best selling video game in Japan, and the third best selling PlayStation 2 game.http://www.inside-games.jp/news/279/27909.html Weekly Sales Ranking for March 10th - March 16th Japanese 2008-03-20 2008-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080607094035/http://www.inside-games.jp/news/279/27909.html 2008-06-07 dead By the end of 2009, the PlayStation Portable version was the 908th best selling video game of the year in Japan, with 4,745 copies sold.http://geimin.net/da/db/2009_ne_fa/index.php GEIMIN.NET／2009年テレビゲームソフト売り上げTOP1000（ファミ通版） Japanese Geimin.net 2015-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627100212/http://geimin.net/da/db/2009_ne_fa/index.php 2015-06-27 live Neal Chandran at RPGFan said that the Infinity series' atmosphere, story, setting, and themes had gotten progressively more sophisticated, dark, and deep with each installment. He felt that the music had followed this progression, and that 12Riven's music was among the most sophisticated music Abo had ever composed; he said that while there was nothing that stepped outside of Abo's comfort zone, the music was "highly refined".http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/12riven/ 12Riven -the Ψcliminal of integral- OST Chandran, Neal 2008 RPGFan 2015-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129012621/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/12riven/ 2015-11-29 live Notes References 30em External links Official website ja Official website at TTime Technology zh 247 12Riven —the Ψcliminal of integral— Category:2008 video games Category:Android (operating system) games Category:Bishōjo games Category:CyberFront games Category:Infinity (video game series) Category:IOS games Category:Japan-exclusive video games Category:KID games Category:PlayStation 2 games Category:PlayStation Portable games Category:Romance video games Category:Single-player video games Category:Video games about police officers Category:Video games developed in Japan Category:Video games featuring female protagonists Category:Video games scored by Takeshi Abo Category:Video games set in 2012 Category:Video games written by Kotaro Uchikoshi Category:Visual novels Category:Windows games