

1997
Free Talk Studio
In Free Talk Studio: Mari no Kimamana Oshaberi the player takes the role of a young female Radio DJ that have to choose different people to make interviews, During each interview the player have to choose between the questions to make more interesting the interview. Some questions will be more interesting than others and make the audience grow and others will make the invited happier or even angrier.
- Released
- 1997
- Platforms
- PlayStationSega Saturn
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About
Free Talk Studio is a 1997 radio DJ simulation game developed and published by Media Entertainment for Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and Windows.
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Free Talk Studio is a simulation game in which the player takes on the role of Mari Kousaka, who was just hired as a DJ. There is then a choice of three out of four guests to interview: Aya Isokawa, a comedian (played by voice actress Aya Hisakawa); Nanacy Hiruma, an eccentric artist; Miyu Enjoji, and Kururi Shibasaki. If the player does well enough throughout these interviews by picking from multiple choice dialogues, they will go on to interview superstar Natsumi Kawai. The ultimate goal is to convince her to sing a jingle for Mari's radio show.
The game is set up much like a dating sim. The main gameplay comes from multiple choice selections, and most endings involve whichever character the player held the strongest interview with. The Miyu Enjoji ending even includes a lingerie scene. As all of the guests are female, this could almost classify as a GxG sim, though the male manager and executive endings make this barely an all pairings title.
Development
The Sega Saturn version of Free Talk Studio was announced in Saturn Fan magazine in December 1996.
Further details were released in the magazine's February 1997 and March 1997 issues.
Reception
Free Talk Studio received generally mixed reviews. In the May 1997 issue of the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine, three reviewers awarded the game 7/10, 5/10, and 6/10, praising the voice acting and branching scenarios but criticizing its graphics. It was also reviewed in Famitsu in May 1997, which awarded it a score of 25/40.
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