Nintendo Switch "planetarian - Chiisana hoshino yume" to be released on January 31! Key's gem of a sci-fi visual novel

Prototype announced that "planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~" for Nintendo Switch will be available on the Nintendo eShop starting tomorrow, January 31 (Thursday).

The distribution date was listed as January 30 (Wed.) when it was first published, but the correct date was January 31 (Thu.). We apologize for the error and make the correction.

planetarian ~Chiisana hoshino yume~" is a new title that will be released on the same day as "Kanon," "AIR," "CLANNAD," "Little Busters! Rewrite," "Summer Pockets," and many other hits. The scenario is written by Yuichi Ryougen, and the original art and mechanical design are by the popular illustrator Eiji Komatou. The PC version of the original work was downloaded and sold mainly through "Yahoo! BB" in November 2004 as all-ages software, and the number of downloads was astounding for software sold over the network.

Later, the PSP package version was sold as a "limited event sale" at the "Key 10th Anniversary Event" on February 28, 2009, and at the "Prototype Fan Appreciation Day" on June 20, 2009, and a charity version for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake was released on May 12, 2011. The charity version was also released on May 12, 2011. In addition, the long-awaited anime was distributed in July 2016. In July 2016, the long-awaited anime was distributed, and in September of the same year, a movie version was released, making it a masterpiece with strong popularity.

And now, the long-awaited HD remastered version, originally released for PC in 2016, is coming to Nintendo Switch!　Information about the story, characters, and unique features of the Switch version has arrived, so let's take a look.

Feature of Nintendo Switch -Features of Nintendo Switch version
The highest HD resolution in the ported lineup!
The highest resolution in the ported lineup, 1280 x 720 pixels, is supported.
The game's standing picture and event CG have been refined, allowing players to enjoy an even more beautiful visuals and an even more impressive story.

Full support for touch screen operation! One-handed play is also possible!
The game can be played not only in handheld mode with the Joy-Con attached, but also with the Joy-Con removed, as it fully supports touch screen operation. Portability has been improved.
In table mode and TV mode, all controls can be performed with a single Joy-Con, making one-handed play possible.

Text is available in five languages!
Text is available in Japanese, English, French, and Chinese (simplified and traditional) (voices are in Japanese only).
Not only the main story, but also preferences and digital manuals are supported, and the display can be switched at any time.


System -Game System
Planetarian - Chiisana Hoshi no Yume" is a visual novel with no options, and the player reads the story as if watching an anime or movie, or turning the pages of a novel.
The game is designed to be played as if you were turning the pages of a novel, just like watching an anime or a movie. The game's "unobtrusive controls" make it easy to become emotionally involved in the story, and the full voice cast, special and diverse effects and images, beautiful music and graphics, and excellent storyline will captivate players.
In addition to the well-proven fast-forward and fast-reverse functions, the game is equipped with a wide variety of functions for a more enjoyable experience.

Rewinding from the loading point is also possible.
Resume function from the message displayed in the backlog
Voice volume control for each character
Quick save and quick load functions

Story
The rain that never stops...
30 years ago, the "sealed city" was abandoned due to a sudden bacterial attack.
Now it is just an uninhabited ruin ruled by autonomous battle machines.
That's where he found himself.
In a building where he hid himself, exhausted, he found a place...

Planetarium
A place where people used to look at the stars and heal their hearts.
There, he was greeted by a girl
Her name is "Yumemi
A planetarium interpreter who has been waiting for visitors for 30 years
She was a broken robot...

Yumemi begged him to move the projector
He forgets about the time and continues to repair the projector to make it work.

The rain continues to fall
The days of "Yumemi" and his days pass quietly
Every day, like a distant nostalgia, shakes his heart
What does he think of the artificial starry sky?
And what is Yumemi's fate?

Character
Kuzuya Voice: Daisuke Ono
The main character. He makes a living by excavating valuable items from cities abandoned during the war.
He is chased by an autonomous fighting machine, and meets Yumemi in a building where he has escaped.

■Yumemi Hoshino Voice: Suzuki
Height: 155 cm (top of head height without hat)
Weight: Unknown (heavier than humans of the same body shape)


A mass-market companion robot produced before the Great War.
In appearance, it is built to resemble a 15-16 year old girl, and at first glance is indistinguishable from a human being.
She was assigned to the planetarium on the roof of the main Hanabishi Department Store, a long-established department store, where she worked alongside her human colleagues serving customers and providing explanations of planetarium projections.

Thirty years ago, just after the outbreak of war, he was left behind in the planetarium when the city where he worked was abandoned after a bacteriological attack.
Because the settings were never initialized or the power turned off at that time, she continued to wait with impunity for guests who were not supposed to show up, believing that the lack of guests was due to a change in fashion and the absence of staff was due to their having gone on a comfort trip.

She has a bug in her basic software and has the bad habit of repeating redundant conversations with her human counterparts.
While he has a by-the-book mindset characteristic of robots, he also shows a diverse side, such as making his own bouquets out of junk and longing for the "tear-shedding function" of higher-end models.
A chatty, happy-go-lucky robot long beloved by audiences and staff alike.

Product Information.
Planetarian ~Chiisana hoshi no yume~ (Planetarian: The Dream of a Little Star)
∙Genre: SF visual novel
・Start date of distribution: January 31, 2019 (Thursday)
Price: 1,100 yen for download version (tax included)
Compatibility: Nintendo Switch
Compatible controller: Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Play mode: TV mode / Table mode / Portable mode
Supported languages: Japanese / English / French / Chinese (simplified and traditional) *Voice: Japanese only
Voice: Full voice
CERO rating: A (for all ages)
Content Icon: None
Planning/Scenario: Yuichi Ryougen
Original Drawing/Mechanic Design: Eiji Komatou
Music: Togoshi Magome

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