Разработчик: MysteryCorgi
Описание
Set fifteen minutes into the future, AIdol is about a new craze that’s been sweeping Japan: virtual idols.
Virtual idols look like normal humans, but they’re made of wire and circuitry. They can sing better, dance better, and entertain better than any human could ever hope to, and their devotion to their jobs is unfailing.
The protagonist, Hana, is a young high school student who loves virtual idols - particularly Aiko. Aiko is the postergirl of the famous company Lyriq, and one of the most popular virtual idols to ever exist. Aiko is the nation’s darling, and though Hana adores her, she knows she’ll never get a chance to speak to her. Aiko is simply too far out of her reach.
That is, until one day, when somebody claiming to be Aiko starts sending Hana text messages asking for help. Aiko tells Hana that she’s in severe danger of malfunctioning, and the only person who can save her is her original programmer… but nobody seems to know where they are, and nobody is willing to help her.
Left with no alternatives, it’s up to Hana (and an eclectic cast of characters she meets along the way) to save Aiko from being turned into scrap metal!
- A sweet, family-friendly story about making friends, going on adventures, and the power of music!
- Written by ebi-hime, the author of Strawberry Vinegar and Blackberry Honey
- A large cast of adorable characters drawn by Melowbee, the artist behind Windswept Night and Ambre
- A custom soundtrack by Mock Off, featuring insert songs by Vocaloid composer Kenji-B
- Numerous choices, branching endings, and character-specific epilogues to obtain
- In-game music and CG gallery
- Lots of cute girls (and some cute boys)!!!
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Win XP+
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 400 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectSound-compatible sound card
Mac
- OS: MacOS
- Processor: Any 64 bit processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
- Storage: 400 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any audio output
Linux
- OS: x86/x86_64
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
- Storage: 400 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any audio output
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Aidol did, what „Carpe Diem“ failed at. This novel uses very similar idea, to the second mentioned title, however the execution is significantly better.
Aidol is a story about artificial intelligence idol, of whome main protagonist Hana is a fan of. The story focus on both of them. As a fan of Japanese idol media, fictional and real world (Idolm@ster/”Lyrical School”), I was excited to read a VN about this topic, however I was a bit cautious with my hype. Nonetheless, this game didn’t disappoint me. It’s obvious after reading, that the author did good research about the medium, because the events are realistic and plausible. They make sense!
What further makes sense are the characters. They have depth and are perfectly written. They feel realistic. They have feelings. They have thoughts. They feel genuine. Especially Hana the main heroine of the story. I ended up really fond of her character. The story offers few different routes, that offer more insight into various characters, so it’s definitely recommended to try them, all to find out more. None of them is boring or redundant.
What makes the VN even better is a TONE ( ~2204,62lb) of little references to other works of Ebi, which for nerd like me was a field day!!! Talking about nerd stuff. I absolutely love the creativity of the author and the way she plays with form. I won’t tell spoilers, but there is scene in which one of the characters describes something, that happened in the past and the moment the story in past started, the type of text box changed, to older more “old school” style! (Look “The way we all go”)Like.. Who comes up with stuff like this? Ebi apparently!! That is genius. I love it sooo much!
What brought me more enjoyment were visuals of the story. They have unique character and have more detail than usually expected. They are well done and have their own personalities. It’s simply work of art. Bold words! Maybe... But deserved!
Aidol soundtrack is partially, eerily similar to “Sweetest monster”, which is most likely because, one of the authors „mock off“ worked on both of them. BGM is one of most important part of idol medium. This game unfortunately offer only one “idol track”, in instrumental and with vocals versions, called “Lost and found”. I will be honest, that at the beginning I didn’t like it, but with time I grew to enjoy it. It fits the character of “Aiko” perfectly, that is why I like it so much! It makes a novel I already enjoyed even more fun!
At the beginning, I wasn’t going to give this rating, but I decided that I will now. Rating:100/100
It’s too good to rate it lower.
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AIdol is a very good visual novel game with a beautiful story. The graphics are nice and the soundtrack is Chill and relaxing... I highly recommend it. 💗💗💗
I started this game thinking it can't be as bad as people are saying.
However, I can agree, it's not that great.
The game looks cute, but it did not need to be as long as it was.
The issue for me was that I think this game spends way too much time
talking about the other characters issues then the actual plot of the game.
At the end of the game, I was kinda just happy to be finished it.
I told my best friend ever Yuko about the tablet.
Also - the art is really pretty and I adore the coloration of the story especially in contrast to a lot of the dystopian themes - however the actual story itself is very parasocial. If it had been an idol that the MC wasn't obsessed with it might have made me feel less icky but goodness did I feel parasocial.
I feel like I've been baited, and not in an enjoyable way.
The ending was quite disappointing as an android yuri fan. Endings, if one must insist.
If you're looking at it for that reason, look elsewhere!
+ Lolis
- Cant touch the lolis
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the save feature is not working, so I might not recommend it until this gets fixed
This was a really sweet game, that I would really recommend to anyone after a simple, sweet and feel good game. The story was interesting with multiple endings (though not multiple routes). The art sprites, CGs and music are really well done. And I finished the game feeling very warm and fuzzy.
a sweet vn!! i love the characters and story, its really not overly long so give it a try if it sounds interesting to you!
This isn't a typical ebi-hime VN – basically, it's not an ebi-hime VN at all, as she was just hired to write the script for it, according to other person's story and became the publisher due to development issues the project was suffering from. However, I don't really get the negative opinions it gathers – it's a wholesome and fun VN themed around Idol culture and fandom in general. If you don't care for that stuff, you might have a hard time enjoying it, but I also don't understand why you would buy it in the first place – it doesn't exactly hide its premise. It also has a few consistent problems, like very poor transitions between scenes (especially when time skips are involved) and the silly main intrigue. It looks average and the soundtrack is pretty forgettable for an idol-themed game (it's not bad though).
The characters, however, I really liked and they make the whole experience worthwhile. Hana, the protagonist, felt relatable both in her social awkwardness and her devotion to Aiko. She's a bit of your standard asocial nerd, but portrayed in a reasonable way and not unlikeable. The friends she makes on her mission to save Aiko are colourful and fun – and often quite queer, but those themes are introduced in a very seamless and convincing way. The game is never preachy, but simply shows the diversity and plain weirdness inherent to fandom culture and I really liked that. The dialogue was also fun and I'm surprised some people found it lacklustre – unless you have little tolerance to friendly bickering (which is only made more amusing by Hana's shy and awkward nature) and want every scene to move the story forward, there's a lot to enjoy here.
Another weird thing about the game is that it basically mixes two story arcs – the troubles of Aiko which Hana has to save her from (this focuses a lot on employees of Lyriq, the company behind Aiko and I wasn't sure where it was going until the seemingly-unrelated story threads came together in the last chapter) and the story of Hana's exit from her self-inflicted isolation. Each has a specific set of choices related to it and its own, mostly unrelated conclusion. You basically decide separately on what Hana's relationship with Aiko will look like from this point on and with whom she's going to bind "IRL". There's no romance involved in any of this (although there's a bit of subtext in how Hana describes her feelings for Aiko), but both arcs can be quite heartwarming if you make the right choices. And generally, this is my main take from AIdol – it's a simple, wholesome story that is hard to genuinely dislike. It also shows enough of ebi's writing talent to never get truly dull – I'm sure she would be able to come up with something even better with more creative freedom, but the things she was responsible for left me with little to complain about. So, if cute stories of friendship and/or idol culture are your things, give this game a chance. In my opinion, it has quite a lot going for it.
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An interesting little visual novel. Tells an interesting story about a fan and the virtual idol Aiko, and trying to save that idol from the scrapyard. Of the eight paths/endings, only five give you achievements. The other two achievements depend on how close you interact with Aiko.
Worth the price.
This novel is very nice!
Not only the aesthetic is cute, but it has amazing characters and an interesting development of the plot.
It's not a story that tries to be very deep or philosophic, but it does well what it proposes.
I didn't dislike it, but I did find the main story to be somewhat bland. It's probably because I don't care about idols, virtual or otherwise. Despite there being a slight sci-fi element to it due to there being a fully believable gynoid in the story, it was quite slice-of-life, which I'm also not much a fan of. It was quite cute though, from the characters to the artwork. It was still worth playing.
Pros:
- Abundance of cuteness
- Geek/geekdom positivity/acceptance
- Cute, well-done artwork -- especially the backgrounds and CGs
- Inclusivity of queer and genderqueer characters, including a trans woman and a femme cis guy
- A gallery, music room, and extras on the main menu, including early concept art for characters
Cons:
- Somewhat bland main story
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UselessWeak side story about a dude cheating on his fiancée with a dude -- I honestly think the whole point of that was just so that she would steal the tablet from Kenji in order to move the plot forward.
- Too much pink (minor complaint)
- Could've used more character development
[*] Everyone is pale-skinned except Hotaru, but she's only a couple of shades darker; no, I don't care that it takes place in Japan; racial minorities exist in Japan
I also kind of wish that there was more romance in it. However, at the same time, I'm glad there isn't because the protagonist is 16 years old, whereas, all the people she interacts with are in their 20s (except Aiko). I definitely don't condone minors having romantic/sexual relationships with adults.
Overall, I found this visual novel to be somewhat bland, but that's really just due to my tastes more than anything. It was still worth the read though and I don't regret getting it.
Another enjoyable VN by ebi-Hime.
I will readily admit I know next to nothing about the "idol" culture the VN is talking about, only what I've read in manga or seen in anime. That said, it doesn't seem that different from Beatle Mania...
AIdol doesn't have the surprise of Empty Horizon, Sweetest Monster, or Lily of the Valley, or the complicated characters of Asphyxia, but I enjoyed the multiple routes and characters. Sad to say I picked out the "original programmer" the first time the character appeared, so that "mystery" was way too easy to discern.
Worth the money I paid for it. Recommended
I should preface this review by saying I absolutely adore the work of ebi-hime. The works are generally, well, brilliant. Bittersweet, tragic, altogether moving stories that in some way or another accomplish an emotion that you didn't think it could. Works like Lynne, Empty Horizons, Asphyxia, Sweetest Monster, The Way we All Go. Honestly I didn't think it was possible for the developer to have a stumble but I suppose it's only human.
Aidol isn't fun, despite it trying to be. The dialogue has no twists or turns, there isn't a moment that provokes any kind of meaningful thought. It's as drab as any of the no-name visual novels that show up on the store from less than reputable devs that are looking to make a quick buck, which is sad.
The art is fine. Just that, 'fine'. The problem? It didn't stick out. Maybe I'd gotten spoiled from the almost cherub-like beauty the characters of former ebi-hime games were presented in, but to me this is like the help of a generic Tumblr artist was enlisted. Shallow, safe, almost mass produced to appeal to as many people as it can.
I never finished all the routes and don't plan to. It could have stayed a kinetic novel because, honestly, the 'extra' routes add nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada. The supporting characters have so little to say about them that it feels tacked on and tacky.
The music was pleasant enough. Upbeat, for the most part, to twine in with the idol asthetic. Nothing much to say, positive or negative.
Overall, I can't suggest buying this. If you're a newcomer to ebi-hime, maybe, but I found myself disappointed.
I am a huge Ebi-hime fan, having played almost all of her previous games. This was the first one of her games that I didn't care for, though, and I wouldn't recommend it.
Story: There was not much complexity to the narrative or the emotional twist that I often see in her games, and the side stories that play out in the main character's absence didn't hook me. More importantly, the writing felt significantly less snappy and well polished than I am used to from Ebi's games.
Choices: In general, the choices did not feel interesting, almost all of them being of the "do you agree with Person A or Person B?" variety, which racks you up friendship points with the person you favor, leading to a short epilogue in which you are friends with one of the people you favored. You don't really have any much information about these characters before you are taking sides ("do you want a vitamin or candy" is one of them) The climax of the game does not significantly change based on who you grew close to. I did think it was neat how you could go through the first day of the convention with a different dyad depending on a choice in front of the convention center--that took a lot of work, and it was interesting to see how the narrative played out differently because of it. But this is an extremely linear game in general.
Art: The art was not great. A few of the characters looked fine--Yuko, Sadako, Yasu, and Hana on day 3. Some characters had very poor sprites, ilke Mr. Himura, Yuuichirou, Hideki, and Rei. I thought the CGs in particular were not great quality, some of them in very awkward poses.
Characters: Unfortunately, I didn't get attached to any of the characters or care about any of them, with the partial exception of Makato, who I thought had a pretty good epilogue.
Summary: I think Ebi-hime is one of the best VN writers working now. I would recommend buying almost all of her work, but I would skip this one.
AIdol is one of the best Visual Novels I've read recently, maybe even ever. I'm partial to ebi-hime's work, but I still think this is a quality novel for fans of the genre, and fills a niche I haven't really seen done yet - virtual idols and their fans.
AIdol takes place over the span of a few days, where a robotic (AI) singing star, Aiko, reaches out to one of her biggest fans for help. She's malfunctioning, and needs to locate her programmer before her concert. There's no real "villan" or cliches to be found here, it's just a heartwarming Visual Novel about music, idol culture and friendship. I also found it a very strong selling point that most novels of this genre take place in a high school setting, but in AIdol all the characters (except for the MC) are in their mid to late twenties or above, and you rarely see that in any Japanese (or Japanese inspired) games.
What this novel doesn't have in length (one route of the game is roughly 2 hours), it makes up for in charm and quality content. It's cute, doesn't feature heavy romance options (though I suppose this would be up to readers to decide, based on the different endings). The characters all stand out in their own way (and might I add, most of them are very unique) and give a good deal of support to the plot where it would have been boring otherwise. On top of this, the soundtrack and CGs are amazing and really tie this Visual Novel together.
I don't really have any complaints about AIdol, which is unusual for me personally. Where I generally find a few flaws here or there, I couldn't for this Visual Novel. I could see some people may not like this game as it's overly pink, "girly" and leans very heavily toward female characters/themes, but there's a good Visual Novel under all of that. If this isn't your aesthetic, you may want to look elsewhere. If not, I highly recommend giving this one a read, and support ebi-hime's other amazing novels.
AIdol is a short and family-friendly visual novel written by ebi-hime, the same author of great titles like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns and Sweetest Monster. It tells the story of Hana, a young girl that deeply loves a virtual idol called Aiko. One day, Hana receives a weird message from a person claiming to be Aiko and asking for her help in order to find Aiko's programmer. Depending on your choices, you'll be able to help your beloved idol and even make new friends.
The story can be a bit cliché, but still, it's light and heartwarming. Hana is socially awkward at first and it's nice to see her starting to open up to new people. I loved the fact that her mother supports her a lot too. Once Hana starts on her journey to help Aiko, she'll meet up lots of new characters around her age like Yasu, Makoto, Sadako, Hotaru, Yuko. Those characters have a special ending each one and you basically have to choose to spend more time or just agree with them when they ask you something to get their specific ending. There are also 3 bad endings that you can get through making some wrong choices along the game, so make sure to save often. If I had to pick a character, it would be Yasu; he's very sweet!
Together with the main plot, there are also other small stories going on at the same time, involving other characters. I won't talk about them to not spoil the fun. But they were kind of heartbreaking in my opinion... :(
The art style fits the novel quite well, they are both cute. The songs were good too, and I loved that the main theme song had lyrics! You can feel that the developers put an effort in this title. It took me four hours to read all endings and reach all achievements.
8/10. This visual novel is above average and features lots of characters, choices, dialogues, etc. The price seems right too since the game has an original soundtrack with a voiced theme song. I recommend getting this title if you want to read something more about friendship than romantic love. At least, in my opinion, the experience of playing AIdol feels like making friends for the first time and wanting to be happy with them.
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| Разработчик | MysteryCorgi |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 20.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 63% положительных (19) |