Anime Style Game Libra of the Vampire Princess Promises Over 50 Hours of Gameplay
David Gelmini
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I’ve never been a fan of the term “visual novel” as it suggests that you’re in for a prose novel with some illustrations rather than an actual immersive video game. Rest assured that despite being labelled as a visual novel, Libra of the Vampire Princess is indeed a full-fledged video game, albeit one containing more text than over 8 novels combined. This totals over 50 hours of gameplay.
Released this Halloween in Japan, Libra of the Vampire Princess sees a young boy named Shuma discover a secret society of vampires, at risk of becoming one himself. The story is told with a beautiful anime art style that I sure wouldn’t mind looking at for 50 hours.
The English localisation is coming courtesy of the company MiKandi Japan, who are working closely with the developer, XERO. It’s currently being funded via Kickstarter and, if successful, will be released on Steam sometime in the future.
Synopsis:
Shuma Kusanagi was just an ordinary boy…
Until the day he is suddenly abducted by a mysterious girl named Iris who reveals to him a hidden secret about his birth. Coursing through his veins, Shuma has a special kind of blood – vampire blood – passed down from his progenitors. Iris is known as a “ringleader” vampire who has this ancestral blood, too. Her destiny: to “awaken” Shuma.
In his attempt to flee her clutches, Iris pounces on him to finish the embrace! Luckily, at the very last moment, the keepsake ring given to Shuma by his mother emits a blinding light that interrupts her vicious attack. Shuma breaks free and escapes from Iris but soon realizes something inside him has gone amiss. Could he have become an odd, partially-turned vampire?
Now, many girls are entering his life from different directions and complicating the situation. To make matters worse, he is plagued by an overwhelming impulse to suck… their blood.
Introducing the eclectic cast of girls surrounding Shuma…
- A posh aristocratic vampire who’s new in town
- A cunning vampire hunter from the Vatican’s Special Service Agency
- A sassy maid turned werewolf with a “howling” personality
- A ditsy, scyth-wielding, and devilish temptress
- A devious 2,000-year-old vampire ringleader with blonde twin tails
- A curious classmate who loves a juicy story
- A caring friend who’s the closest thing to a sister
Who will you end up with at the novel’s conclusion? Which heroine will you “capture”? Choose from multiple paths, and reveal your destiny!
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