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Cover to the PS2 version of After...: Wasureemu Kizuna. |
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| Developer(s) | Ciel |
| Publisher(s) | Ciel (PC) Pionesoft (DC, PS2) |
| Designer(s) | Tony Taka (character designs) |
| Artist(s) | Tony Taka |
| Platform(s) | Windows 98, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Blu-Ray, DVD |
| Release date(s) | JPN 2003-06-27 (Win) June 27, 2003 (Win) |
| Genre(s) | Visual novel, Eroge |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | 18+ (PC)
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After... is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Ciel which was released on June 27, 2003 playable on the PC as a CD or a DVD.The early DVD version includes a guide book and soundtrack CD and the early CD version includes a guide book and a mouse pad. Subsequent enhanced ports to the Dreamcast and to the PlayStation 2 as After... ~Wasureemu Kizuna~ were released. Both ports feature their own exclusive characters and new scenarios not in the original PC release.
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The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent on simply reading the text that will appear on the screen; this text represents either dialogue between the various characters, or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a "decision point" where he or she is given the chance to choose from options that are displayed on the screen, typically two to three at a time. During these times, gameplay pauses until a choice is made that furthers the plot in a specific direction, depending on which choice the player makes.
After.. was first introduced in Japan on June 27, 2003 as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. Two consumor console versions for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 with adult content removed were developed by Pionesoft and released on February 26, 2004 in limited and regular edition versions. Both versions had the name After... ~Wasureemu Kizuna~ (After...～忘れえぬ絆～, lit. After... ~Unforgettable Bond~). A version playable as a DVD TV game entitled After... DVDPG was released on February 25, 2007; and a version playable as a Blu-ray TV game was released on May 21, 2010. On August 26, 2005 a version containing both the original game and its fandisc called After... -Story Edition- was released.
A fandisc for the original game released on December 19, 2003. It contains side stories for the three main heroines along with desk accessories.
After... was adapted as a Hentai OVA by Milky Label Animation. It was released on two DVDs between August 25, 2007 and January 25, 2008.