Our World Is Ended

Our World Is Ended is the classic representative of the visual novel genre, created by Red Entertainment and published by PQube. The game's action takes place in a faithfully reproduced district of Tokyo - Asakusa. Story of Our World Is Ended revolves around a group called Judgement 7 - a young studio, which, while working on a new game, unwittingly creates a demonic program that can affect reality.

Story

While working on a game using a new engine called W.O.R.L.D., members of Judgement 7 unwittingly create a demonic program that blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality. As a result, elements of the studio's games begin to destroy Asakusa, one of Tokyo's districts. Reiji Gozen, a member of Judgement 7, makes a heroic attempt to save the world and decides to destroy the demonic program.

Mechanics

Our World Is Ended features classic visual novel solutions. Core of the gameplay are dialogues conducted by the main character with a number of NPCs. The decisions made during this time have a significant influence on the development of the plot, which may eventually lead to different endings. Additionally, a system called S.O.S (Selection Of Soul) has been implemented in the game. It works in moments when the hero has to make an important decision; then the screen shakes and a list of possible choices appears (its length depends on the strength of the hero's emotions - the stronger they are, the more options). However, the options resulting from this system are limited in time - if the decision is not taken quickly enough, the additional options will disappear.

Technical aspects

Our World Is Ended uses 2D graphics in manga style. Particular attention should be paid to Asakusa - the district of Tokyo has been faithfully reproduced; even the names of individual streets and places are there.

Last updated on 18 January 2019