Summary
Machi (街, literally "City") is a visual novel and the third entry in the "Sound Novel Evolution" series published by Chunsoft. It was ported to PlayStation (retitled Machi: Unmei no Kousaten (街 〜運命の交差点〜, lit. "City: The Intersection of Fate")),[1] and for PlayStation Portable as Machi: Unmei no Kousaten: Tokubetsuhen (街 〜運命の交差点〜 特別篇, lit. "City: The Intersection of Fate － Special Version").[2]
| Machi | |
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| Developer(s) | Chunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Chunsoft |
| Director(s) | Kazuya Asano |
| Producer(s) | Koichi Nakamura Toshiki Kobuko |
| Programmer(s) | Hidefumi Itano |
| Writer(s) | Shukei Nagasaka |
| Composer(s) | Kota Kato Chiyoko Mitsumata Hideyuki Hayashi Shoji Morito Shinichi Itakura |
| Platform(s) | Sega Saturn PlayStation PlayStation Portable |
| Release | Sega Saturn
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
The game features a branching narrative.
Characters edit
- Keima Amemiya: a detective
- Jintarō Umabe: an actor
- Masami Ushio: a gangster
- Yoshiko Hosoi: a part-time worker
- Masashi Shinoda: a university student
- Ryūji Takamine: a legion deserter
- Fumiyasu Ichikawa: a screenwriter
- Yōhei Tobisawa: an idol
- Atsushi Takamine: Ryuji's father
- Norio Aoi: a pariah
- Isamu Sagiyama: an assistant director
- Patrick Dandy: a marriage swindler
- Shōjirō Kaizuka: a politician
Reception edit
The game sold 164,866 copies in Japan.[3] Famitsu scored the game 33 out of 40.[4] It ranked fifth at the top 100 reader poll of their favorite games of all time.[5]
In 2017, Famitsu readers voted it one of the top five adventure games of all time.[6]
Proposed sequel edit
A proposed sequel to Machi was cancelled, but a chapter of it was adapted as a 1998 television miniseries Tōmei Shōjo Ea (Invisible Girl Ea).
Spiritual successor edit
428: Shibuya Scramble is set in the same location with many references.[7]
References edit
- ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/09/sega-teams-up-with-chunsoft
- ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/04/now-playing-in-japan-99
- ^ "Game Search". Game Data Library. Famitsu. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ プレイステーション – サウンドノベル・エボリ 街~運命の交差点~. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.5. June 30, 2006.
- ^ Collin Campbell (2006). "Japan Votes on All Time Top 100". Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Steins;Gate is voted the best Adventure game of all time". Japanese Nintendo. June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017.
- ^ http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/428-shibuya-scramble/
External links edit
- Machi at GameFAQs
- Machi at MobyGames
- Machi at The Visual Novel Database