Instant Brain
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Developer(s) | Design Factory (subsidiary of Idea Factory) |
Publisher(s) | Cave |
Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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Genre(s) | Visual novel |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Instant Brain (インスタントブレイン, Insutanto Burein) is a Japanese visual novel developed and released by Cave on November 11, 2011.[1] The gameplay in Instant Brain follows a plot-line which offers predetermined scenarios with courses of interaction.
As a bonus the game includes Cave's vertical shooter DoDonPachi with Kinect support,[2] and a new version of Nin²-Jump titled Nin²-Brain.[3]
Gameplay
[edit]Much of the gameplay requires little interaction from the player as the majority of the time is spent reading the text that appears on the game's screen. The text being displayed represents the thoughts of the characters or the dialogue between them. The player is occasionally presented with choices to determine the direction of the game. Depending on what is chosen, the plot may progress in a specific direction.
Story
[edit]The story is set in a futuristic world, virtual Japan, around 30–40 years and revolves around the showbiz in the future. The player play as lead character, Zenya Harataki, who has lost all memory of his life prior to six years ago.
Hataraki somehow gets involved in a conspiracy that is connected to his lost memories, and a dark incident from the past centred in the showbiz. To progress through the game, the player use his camera — dubbed the “Exporger” – and take pictures that allows him to get scoops before other reporters, as well as finding clues to his past.[4]
Characters
[edit]- Zenya Barataki
- Android C
- Kirin Yatsuhisha
- Kuroe Jakou (Voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro)
- Mikuri Kinshoku
- Fuuka Oujou
Reception
[edit]On release, Famitsu gave Instant Brain a score of 32 out of 40.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Instant Brain Product Page". Cave.
- ^ "Instant Brain Includes DoDonPachi... With Kinect Support". Siliconera. 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Cave's Instant Brain Also Includes Nin2-Jump ... With Kinect Support". Siliconera. 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b "Instant Brain". GiantBomb.
- ^ Brian (2011-11-01). "Complete Famitsu review scores (10/31)". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
Instant Brain (360) – 9/8/7/8
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Japanese)
- Instant Brain at The Visual Novel Database
- Video game articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia
- 2011 video games
- Bishōjo games
- Japan-exclusive video games
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games scored by Ryu Umemoto
- Video games scored by Yuji Takenouchi
- Visual novels
- Xbox 360 games
- Xbox 360-only games
- Single-player video games
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