SakeVisual

SakeVisual
Industry Visual Novels
Founded 2010
Founder(s) Ayu Sakata
Headquarters United States
Website www.sakevisual.com

SakeVisual is a developer and publisher of interactive story games such as Visual Novels and Otome games, well-known for their otome game RE: Alistair++. Their games are for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. SakeVisual is a partner of Hanako Games, Winter Wolves and Tycoon Games.

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History

SakeVisual was founded by Ayu Sakata.[1] On July 28, 2009 The Cute, Light and Fluffy Project was released, an anthology of short stories made by different people; Ayu Sakata's short story in this is called Cuter Than Fiction. Their first release was the freeware otome game, RE: Alistair. On April 10, 2010 they released an updated version with more scenes and additional content called RE: Alistair++.[2] SakeVisual continues to release free games, but in 2010, they introduced the Green Tea Line, a series of commercial games. Ayu Sakata also wrote the stories for The Flower Shop and The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook, visual novels by Winter Wolves.[3] The Flower Shop was released on January 28, 2010, the sequel The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook was released on December 8, 2011.

Jisei and Kansei are the first two entries in the Green Tea Line, and the first two installments of the Jisei Murder Mystery Series. Jisei and Kansei both received positive feedback, although reviewers agreed that the gameplay length was short.[4][5][6] The third installment is in planning stages and expected for a release in summer 2012, according to Ayu Sakata the game title is still a secret. There are currently five installments planned.

SakeVisual plans to release more free games in 2012; Oneiro a mystery otome game, Hanami X2 another otome game which is set in the Heian period, and Every Sunrise the sequel to Ripples.

Games

Free games

Name Year Language(s) Platforms Description
Ripples 2008 English, French, German, Russian, Slovak iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows A visual novel in which an idealistic young woman meets a hard-headed man in a park.[7]
[text] - A Summer Story 2009 English, French Linux, Mac OS X, Windows [text] is a free sound novel. A young girl named Maya finds a new friend while she is on vacation. Her uncle gave his mobile phone to a boy and so Maya texts with him.
RE: Alistair 2010 English, Russian Linux, Mac OS X, Windows Merui Lucas, a highschool girl, is playing an online game when a rare item is stolen from her within the game. She discovers that the culprit is one of three male students attending her high school. When the thief discovers her identity, he taunts her, leading to her making a bet with him. If Merui can discover his identity within thirty days, he will return her stolen game item.[8]
My Magical Cosplay Cafe 2011 English, German, Russian Linux, Mac OS X, Windows Takeshi is the chef at the Magical Cosplay Cafe. Every day, he gets to be around girls who work at the cafe with him and he wants to find a girlfriend. The game was intended to be a joke for April Fool's.

Green Tea Line

Name Year Language(s) Platforms Description
Jisei 2010 English, Russian Linux, Mac OS X, Windows A young teenager with no name and no home has the unique ability to relive the death of any corpse that he touches. When he stumbles upon a dead woman, he's immediately branded as the primary suspect in a murder investigation.[9]
Kansei 2011 English Linux, Mac OS X, Windows The story follows the journey of a teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He finds himself tangled in another murder case when the owner of a high profile corporation dies under mysterious circumstances. This time, however, he's forced to team up with a group of kids with abilities as strange as his own.[10]

Other Games

Name Year Language(s) Platforms Description
The Cute, Light and Fluffy Project 2009 English, Russian, German Linux, Mac OS X, Windows An anthology of four short stories. Ayu Sakata's short story in this is Cuter Than Fiction.
The Flower Shop 2010 English iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows A visual novel by Winter Wolves. Ayu Sakata wrote the story for the game.
The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook 2011 English Linux, Mac OS X, Windows Another visual novel by Winter Wolves and the sequel to The Flower Shop. Ayu Sakata wrote the story for this game, too.
Cinders 2012 English Mac OS X, Windows A visual novel adaption of the Cinderella story by MoaCube.

References

  1. ^ H., Stephanie (2011-01-20). "Interview with sakevisual founder Ayu Sakata". Inside AX. http://inside.anime-expo.org/games/2011-01/interview-with-sakevisual-founder-ayu-sakata/. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  2. ^ Lada, Jenni (2010-04-13). "RE: Alistair becomes RE: Alistair++". GamerTell. http://www.gamertell.com/technologytell/article/re-alistair-becomes-re-alistair/. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  3. ^ Sakata, Ayu (2010-01-30). "The Making of The Flower Shop - Writing". SakeVisual. http://sakevisual.blogspot.com/2010/01/making-of-flower-shop-writing.html. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
  4. ^ Zoth, Thomas (2010-06-09). "Jisei Visual Novel Game Review". Mania. http://www.mania.com/jisei-visual-novel-game-review_article_123122.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  5. ^ Lada, Jenni (2010-06-22). "Gamertell Review: Jisei for PC, Mac and Linux". GamerTell. http://www.gamertell.com/technologytell/article/gamertell-review-jisei-for-pc-mac-and-linux/. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  6. ^ Lada, Jenni (2011-06-20). "Review: Kansei for Windows, Mac, Linux". GamerTell. http://www.gamertell.com/technologytell/article/kansei-for-windows-mac-linux-review-sakevisual/. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  7. ^ Young, Jason (2011-01-21). "7 Essential iPhone Apps for Anime Lovers". Inside AX. http://inside.anime-expo.org/culture/2011-01/seven-essential-iphone-apps-for-anime-lovers/. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
  8. ^ Rose, Mike (2010-07-16). "RE:Alistair++ Review". Gamezebo. http://www.gamezebo.com/games/realistair/review/. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
  9. ^ Sakata, Ayu. "Jisei Official Website". SakeVisual. http://www.sakevisual.com/jisei/index.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  10. ^ Sakata, Ayu. "Kansei Official Website". SakeVisual. http://www.sakevisual.com/kansei/index.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 

External links

SakeVisual Games
Free Games
RE: Alistair · Ripples · [text] - A Summer Story · My Magical Cosplay Cafe
Green Tea Line