Ludography
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2007 · Chunsoft · Adventure · Visual novel

Imabikisou

Timed PlayStation exclusive

2007 video game

Released
23 October 2007
Platforms
PlayStation 3WiiiOS
Genres
AdventureVisual novel
Developers
Chunsoft
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Text
Themes
HorrorMystery
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CERO C
Composers
Kōji Ueno

About

Imabikisō (忌火起草, Imabikisō) is a visual novel developed by Chunsoft and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. It is the first visual novel to be released on a seventh generation console. It was later released for the Nintendo Wii under the title Imabikisō: Kaimei-hen with additional content. The game imagery consists mostly of static or animated photographs, though live-action clips are scattered throughout.

The game was created under the Sega Chun Project partnership between Chunsoft and Sega.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

"Vision" is a new drug that's hitting the streets of Japan. The drug, allows the users to see visions from a user's perspective while being high, created from a mysterious flower called Imabikisō. Players play a university student named Hiroki Makimura, who gets involved when cases of burned bodies were uncovered by the police, which has something to do with Imabikisō.

Development

Imabikisō was showcased during the TGS 2007 convention where a demo was shown to visitors, portraying the gameplay as a mixture of text-based narration with voiceovers and photography based on real people. The PS3 Dual Shock controllers will rumble during scary moments.

The game script was handled by Yukinori Kitajima with production done by Takashige Ichise.

Reception

Famitsu gave the game a score of 33/40.

The game was reported by Famitsu on the list of Top 20 Best-selling PS3 Games in Japan for 2007 with 39,299 copies sold at the time.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 323 October 2007Japan
Wii7 August 2008Japan
iOS31 December 2012Japan

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