12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral | |
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PlayStation 2 cover art
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Developer(s) |
KID (until 2006) Cyberfront (2006-2008) SDR Project (2006-2008) |
Publisher(s) | Cyberfront |
Director(s) | Ken Wakabayashi |
Artist(s) | Yū Takigawa Bomi (character designer) |
Composer(s) | Takeshi Abo |
Series | Infinity |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows PlayStation Portable Android iOS |
Release |
PlayStation 2
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Genre(s) | Visual novel |
Mode(s) | Single player |
12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral is a visual novel video game developed by KID, CyberFront, and SDR Project, and released on March 13, 2008 for the PlayStation 2 and April 16, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable. There is a regular edition, and a special edition which included the game's original soundtrack. KID are known for producing the Memories Off series, and the Infinity series which includes Never 7: The End of Infinity, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, and Remember 11: The Age of Infinity. When KID declared bankruptcy in November 2006, production on the game was halted until CyberFront took over and resumed production.
The game had two different PC releases on April 4, 2008. It was released as a standalone product and as a part of the Infinity Plus pack (which includes PC versions of Never 7: The End of Infinity, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, Remember 11: The Age of Infinity and 12Riven). A port for Android and iOS is also planned.
12Riven is a visual novel in which the player makes progress by reading the game's story. At certain points during conversations with other characters, the player is given a set of choices. Depending on what the player chooses, the story diverges into different branches, eventually leading to different endings; there is only one "true ending".
The story of 12Riven takes place on May 20, 2012 with Renmaru Miyabidō biking his way speedily towards the abandoned Integral (インテグラル Integuraru?) building after receiving a message on his cellphone that Myū, an old friend of his, would die at the building's top level today at noon. When he gets there, he checks his wristwatch and sees that it is 11:24 AM.