Café 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ~
| Café 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ~ | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Roseverte |
| Publisher | Roseverte |
| Senior Developer | Chu-3 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
4th October 2011 |
| platform | Android , iOS , Linux , Mac OS , Microsoft Windows |
| Game engine | Ren'Py |
| genre | Adventure |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard Mouse |
| medium | CD , download |
| language | German, English, French, Japanese |
Café 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ~ ( Japanese カ フ ェ ・ ゼ ロ ～ 溺 れ た 人魚 ~ Kafe zero ~ oboreta ningyo ~ , German: Café 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ), is a Japanese-style mystery adventure ( visual novel ) for a female target group ( Otome Game ), which is about the last seven days of Marin Umino's life.
action
The protagonist Marin Umino ( 海 野 真珠 , Umino Marin ), who has lost her memories, suddenly wakes up in a strange place called Café 0, where a blue-haired waiter named Sui ( ス イ ) serves her a glass of water. She is now reliving the last seven days of her life and has the chance to uncover the truth and find the reason for her untimely death. She soon finds out that three people could be linked to her death: Ami Kawase ( 川 瀬 愛 海 , Kawase Ami ), who claims to be her best friend, Shō Takizawa ( 滝 沢 祥 , Takizawa Shō ), the school doctor, and Tōru Mizutani ( 水 谷 透 流 , Mizutani Tōru ), who appears to be her ex-boyfriend. The plot changes based on the decisions made by the player.
Characters
- Marin Umino is a high school student and a former swim club star. She is a wandering ghost and is now a guest at Café 0.
- Sui is a waiter at Café 0 and Marin's companion. He is always polite and helps Marin, but he also often teases her.
- Shō Takizawa is Marin's school doctor and childhood friend.
- Tōru Mizutani is Marin's ex-boyfriend. He only dates the most popular girls in school and his reputation is very important to him.
- Ami Kawase is supposedly Marin's best friend.
Game principle and technology
As a visual novel, the player reads through the story and makes decisions at key points in the game to change the story. This then leads to one of six possible endings. The game is divided into three main paths; the protagonist changes her appearance depending on the decisions of the player.
Production notes
The game was developed with the game engine Ren'Py . The story and graphics were developed by Chu3 while Mirage by Zeiva Inc helped with the writing.
The game was released in October 2011 for Linux , Mac OS and Windows in English. The game was translated into Japanese in December 2011 and into German in March 2012, later also into French. The German translation was done by Marcel Weyers . The game is ROSEVERTE's first commercial release . In April 2012 the game was released on Desura . The Japanese and English versions of the game were released for iOS in September 2012 . A version for Android followed in March 2013 . A sequel titled Café 0 ~ The Sleeping Beast ~ (in German: Café 0 ~ The Sleeping Beast ~ ) was released in October 2016.
Voice actor
A professional team of Japanese voice actors has spoken for the game.
- Sui - Cancer Murakani ( キ ャ ン サ ー ◎ 群 蟹 )
- Shō Takizawa - Yuuya Kakitsubata ( 杜若 由 布 也 )
- Tōru Mizutani - Mato Sarashina ( 更 科 真 都 )
- Ami Kawase - Nanase Watarai ( 渡 会 な な せ )
- Others - Nao Utsunomiya, Sayuri Misaki, Harumi Sudachi
reception
Café 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ~ received a positive reception on Gamertell with 93 out of 100 possible points. Above all, the "unique gaming experience" was touted.
The game received three stars out of five on Gamezebo. Nadia Oxford wrote about the game (loosely translated): “It is definitely not the most dynamic literary work ever written [...] but if you like interactive novels and are curious about how a mermaid can drown, you will certainly get up to play to the true end. "
Web links
- Manufacturer's product page
- Café 0 in the Visual Novel database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Desura.com: Café 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ~ ( Memento from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ iTunes. 2012, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- ↑ CAFE 0 ~ The Drowned Mermaid ~ - Android Apps on Google Play. 2013, accessed March 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Jessica Moen: Review: Cafe 0: The Drowned Mermaid for Windows, Mac, Linux. October 18, 2011, accessed April 18, 2012 .
- ↑ Gamezebo.com: Cafe 0: The Drowned Mermaid Review. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .