Celestial Crossing

For such a short game Celestial Crossing has a surprising number of choices you can make, and a large amount of them actually affect the ending you get. I was originally drawn in by the artwork, but the story itself is well told, and the various endings also wrap everything up nicely. Overall its a good game so I definitely recommend it even though it is super short.

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[VN] One day Hikaru meet a girl, usually in his online-game avatar, in real life. Crossing real and game, the boys and girls... Nice bewbies but not uncensored.
[ADV] ある日突然、いつもプレイしているゲーム内アバター娘が出現して…？

A short visual novel about a boy that has his video game character transferred into the real world. There are two heroines to romance: the dark elf game character and the protagonist's childhood friend, and both has their good and bad endings, decided based on the choices you make along the way.

It's short, has a relaxing music and atmosphere, and heartwarming.

Celestial Crossing is a story-rich visual novel both developed and published by Touwaku Studio. In this title you are Hikaru, a bit of a slacker high school student and hardcore gamer who spends most of his time playing his favorite video game Celestial Crossing. One night through a series of strange occurrences Hikaru suddenly discovers that his in-game avatar is somehow in his real world home. Now face to face with a seven foot tall female elf battlemage with a hot temper...what could possibly go wrong? Follow along with Hikaru as he tries to curtail the wild antics of his avatar Nerith while she attempts to adjust to life in the real world until he can find a way to send her back to where she belongs. Let the high jinks ensue!

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CELESTIAL CROSSING {CC} is a fun, well written, visual novel with Choices that explores some possibilities with regard to the relationship between a gamer {the PC} and his Main Character {MC}. Might they be best buddies; or lovers; or enemies ?

CC is Voice Acted for the non-protagonist characters. There is some foul language and mild nudity but, despite the Steam Store tags, I noted no sexual content. There are 7 Steam achievements.

You become Hikaru, a mild-mannered, avid gamer heavily wrapped up in creating a barbaric Dark Elf warlock you have named Nerith. This is much to the detriment of your school performance. But who cares about that :D
One night you fall asleep while adventuring with Nerith.
When you awake, Nerith is bestriding you with her blade at your throat !!
Are you dreaming ? That blade feels “kinda” real !

Thus beginneth the tale. Your Avatar is now in this World !
What to do ?? Can you put her back into the game world ? How ?
Her clothing/armor is in revealing charred tatters.
Can you hide her or get her modern clothes ?
Can she be trusted to behave if left alone in your apartment ?

I recommend Celestial Crossing as a good casual VN that won't consume a great deal of time. I completed it in about 3 hours { I was in no hurry :steamhappy:}
At its full price of $4.99 US, I judge it to be worth the price for its entertainment value.

Great Game, Great Writing. 2 Endings no not 4. So 2 endings in this are pretty much the same, then theres the bad ending and another ending that really isn't an ending at all, it just sorta cuts out which rounds out to only 2 actual endings. I was gonna recommend this cause great writing, but this game doesn't really take the time to progress the relationship of the main character to anything past just friends with the childhood friend and theres not even an option for an ending of hey I like the elf chick. I've achieved all endings in about an hour and a half so its not really time consuming either. I wish this game was better, the writers are clearly very talented and even the designs/backgrounds were amazing, but.... To short, doesn't feel like a complete game, very few endings, no rout with the elven main character, and a serious need for more relationship progress(hey we are good friends The End).

DON'T BUY THIS TRASH!

There's a short VN and then there's one which takes 28 minutes for a playthrough. This is the latter. It's a shame because there's lots of talent on display here. The art is good, the voice work (about from the strange ladyboy playing the elf) is good, the writing's not bad and the story has a ton of potential but sadly, it goes unrealized. It's like the devs ran out of money after making the first 1/10th of a story and went "stuff it - we can finish like they did at school -with then they all woke up." Which is pretty much exactly what happened here.

Would be interested if this team ever actually releases something full length but this is pretty meagre value even on sale. Thumbs down.

This visual novel from Touwaku Studio features a male high school student Hikaru who is socially detached from his classmates and has difficulty expressing his feelings to his female friend Mika who lives next door to his apartment by playing his favourite computer game Celestial Crossing often late into the night. After waking up from a play session of Celestial Crossing one day, he discovers his female elf warlock raiding partner in Celestial Crossing Nerith is suddenly right in his room at his apartment. While trying to help Nerith return to her world in Celestial Crossing, Nerith reveals to Hikaru that his only friend Mika may actually be attracted to him.

The game has its share of humour and fanservice with achievements and trading cards. Recommended when at discount or in bundle offer as it takes less than 10 hours to read through the storyline and dialogue and reach 4 possible endings.

This visual novel is short and cute, rather unlike the game's star Nerith. Except when she's cute. She's still not short though. As can be expected given the premise there is a whole lot of awkward (which includes very non-Japanese voices using Japanese affectations), but if one can get past that there is a lot (a little) to enjoy (because the game's short). I found the voice acting charming despite some weirdness. The art was rather pleasant. The story bumbled around a bit but that was entirely appropriate given its circumstances. Our time together was brief, but I found myself rather attached to the characters by the end. I hope things go well for them.

Despite its brevity, this game is an easy recommend, especially to anyone who has put long hours into MMOs (where the brevity may be a plus), especially on sale.

Great visual novel, the art is well done, the voice overs and animations are a nice touch. It has an interesting story premise, which is well written. It is a little short, however I think it's worth it.

Looking foward to more from the Developer.

This is an interesting little game. Rather short and compact, the story has four endings (that have been found at least), and involves you suddenly meeting one of your MMORPG avatars... in a rather strange way. Anyway, you then have to navigate life with a seriously annoyed elf warlock that wants to go back to her home... and also deal with any fallout of her sudden appearance. Can you handle it?

If you were expecting something with nudity, mature content, or branching romance paths, this isn't what you're looking for. Semi-misleading tags and pictures aside, It's a nice little VN with a cool premise. It is on the very short side however, and seems overpriced for the amount of content that it offers.


The voice acting, while appreciated, can be a bit cringy at times. This is most notable when the voice actors are pronouncing japanese words which just seem haphazardly thrown in because 'muh animuu'. It just doesn't fit perhaps as well as the devs envisioned.

I will say that the art is phenominal, and was the primary drive for my purchase of the game in the first place. Though I wish there was an easier way of finding out who did it, because the only way I can currently find out is by completing the game and getting to the credits.

The characters seem likeable, though due to it's short length, I felt I didn't learn about them as much as I would have liked. Would have loved to see more content. That, combined with a lot of missed opportunities for character development and dialouge, is what kinda irritates me about this title.
Regardless, I enjoyed my time with it and was a bid sad with it's abrupt conclusion. It is a nice game, if overpriced. The sweet story and fantastic art are the pillars that hold this game up. This is a great base for this studio to build on, and it's one that I really hope they do. A tentative yes from me.

6/10
Okay, so, I've played 89 minutes of the game and managed to get all 4 endings without a guide (I don't think making one is even worth it). The game is really short and didn't manage to immerse me at all. There weren't many choices to make, which is understandable considering the length, but a lot of them are arbitrary and dont impact the story at all. After playing through two endings I figured out that there are only two or three choices that change the ending.

The voice acting was really irritating to me, especially because of the few japanese words put in just to make it more japanese. If I'm being really blunt, it's weeb shit. It's kind of cringy, having english speaking and english sounding VA's saying "Kami-sama" and "kun" and "chan". However, I will give them credit for having voice acting in the first place; not a lot of VN's go for it.

If there's one thing I'm going to praise it's the art; It was better than a lot of cheap VN's. Even though the art is good, however, theres not much use for it. While this game does have the nudity tag, it's not at all an erotic game. If you expect some kind of erotic story or even just a few erotic scenes, you're not going to get anything from this game. A lot of it is just alot of easy to spot attempts at forced sex appeal.

Overall I'm only mildly disappointed. The first playthrough was quick but not awful. I did find myself growing fond of one of the main characters: Nerith. Maybe if the game had gone on longer, I'd have more of a chance to attach myself emotionally to the characters; and maybe they'd have the chance to tell a deeper story and sprinkle in a few ero scenes.

So I've never really written reviews on games before, mostly becasue i'm too busy playing them. But I would like to give my thoughts on this game. For starters, it is fair to say that this game was a bit too short for my liking. I would like to see more content from a game like this, because it's one of those where you enjoy the story so much you hate that it ends so quickly. Perhaps there is possibilty for future DLC for this game, like maybe a route for Nerith were you go through the door with her and are in the game as well. I would pay for DLC that juicy. Honestly whatever it could potentially be if it ever happens, I just want a Nerith route. Other than that, this game was very enjoyable. I always enjoy a slew of choices, because it makes me feel more engaged in what is essentially a story. Often times I find myslef reading great stories with great characters, but the few choices I come across disappoint me. The voice acting was great, I thought it really brought even more life into the characters. Overall, I believe Celestial Crossing is a must play, and while the DLC that I and others hope may come most likely won't, I look forward to your future games, and I can guarantee you I will buy all of them.
This has been a Cool_Flying review for a fly and cool game.

Not a terribly long game with a nice premise that I think we have all thought about happening before.

The voice acting of the main character you interact with grates after a while but the story itself is fun. At times you are given choices in how to interact with certain characters but there are few and far between. As a whole it is a nice little time waster with some good ideas and a great art style. At just over an hour to complete a run through I am not sure if it's price tag is justifies but perhaps there will be new content released in future to add longevity.
Don't let the 'nudity' tag fool you, it is not as adult and crass as you might think.

Worth a shot if you can grab it in the sale and you enjoy this style of game

Nah, too bad. Just not worth the price dev's gave to it. Really it's about 5-6 CG, and half of them was shown in preview in a store.Yep, plot not bad, but vn too short (really with my bad English I read it all and spend about 2 hours), it's about hikka who's in game char step IRL and help overcome himself. In the end hero take spoils (chick) or get nothing (bad end). And really, it's boring. Like it's oblivious and so cliche. Yep, man was weak, fap on chick - strange circumstances appear - man become a man, get girlfriend. It's not so bad, but there is nothing. You can buy like so many another VN which will give you more art, or more better plot for this price. Or you can download some of them for free. Only thing which is good is voice act, but it's not to much of it.
So in shortcut
- to small count of CG
- very short (1-2 hour)
- cliche and boring plot
- too overpriced
- no cards or achi
- no gallery (really, I can't understand how many CG need to open or look them after I beat a game)
+ good voice
You can buy it if your wanna support dev's or just collecting games, but there is no achiv or cards. Sorry for bad English, or if I hurt someone's feelings, but this is trash.

Really nice game with a very interesting premise that turned out into a nice (despite relatively short) story.
You really get to love Nerith's character and overall the designs and voice acting are pretty good.

Looking forward for a second part!

I'm glad I bought this game. I love the story. It has excellent background music. They hired voice actors to speak the dialog. Did I mention I love the story? I really, REALLY love the story. And I really like and identify with all three main characters.

On the down side, I finished the game in 2 hours. I got ending #1, which ended the way I wanted it to, where he gets a girlfriend and a best friend. And since there are no steam awards I have no idea if there are alternate endings. I'm not going to bother finding out. (Note: Another review says there are alternate endings.) The voice acting was merely adequate rather than good but they are way, WAY better than not having voice actors so I still consider the voice acting a BIG plus.

The big down side is price. I have purchased a number of other multiple choice visual novels for about 1/3 the cost that I enjoyed just as much and that gave me a lot more than 2 hours of game play. If there is only one ending then this is a very pricey game in terms of dollars per hour of game play. Despite this one big flaw I am still recommending it. The game IS that good.

Note: Another review said the developers are planning to release a significant update to the story. I'm looking forward to playing it.

Okay well, I had a whole spiel going here. This review was Positive at first, then Negative, now it's Positive again. Why? Well because the Devs for this game actually give a damn about the fans, left a comment, and nullified all my complaints in one fell swoop. My initial positive review was, in short, about how well written this game was. I wasn't much a fan of the voice acting, but that's really more of a personal opinion than a game flaw. My negative review followed close behind 'cuz I replayed the game a bunch and found the choices lacking in terms of impact, I felt like my hands were tied in only getting the ideal ending that the devs had mapped out. Well, I was wrong, sorta'. According to top-secret documents for which I must now burn, the Devs have a remedy to my complaints waiting in the wings.

In short, buy it. 'Cuz Elves.

Also because the Devs are pretty cool.