Good news for Visual Novel Fans! Kidalang, based in Jakarta, has released An Octave Higher on App Store and Google Play. And for those of you who prefer to play games on your PC, An Octave Higher is also available for Windows, Mac, and Linux on Steam and Playism. The games is published by the Japanese Publisher Active Gaming Media Inc.
The real star of the show here is the beautiful hand-drawn anime-style visuals. It gives the impression that you’re playing a Japanese animated movie. An Octave Higher is a beautifully hand-drawn visual novel. Overture, the leading city of a great empire that has discovered and uses magic in its daily life. Dive into this unique visual novel where you can explore the workings of this magical and fantastic city. But in a world where magic defines your class, rumors of a revolution are stirring, and the city is uneasy. Follow Elise, Franz and Frederic as they work towards their different goals, but they are all brought together by one aspect: A broken piano. In Overture, everyone knows that healing magic can’t be used on inanimate objects. So when Elise extends her hands over the broken piano to try and fix it, the journey of faith, compassion, courage, willpower and intelligence thrusts everyone down an unexpected path. Can they fix the piano? Will they reach their goal? And will they survive the hidden turmoil of the brewing Revolution? An Octave Higher has six different endings but only one of them is canon. Still, that gives you plenty of incentive to run through the game a few different times.
If you’re interested in the game, there is a free “lite” version which can introduce you to the magical city of Overture and the characters of An Octave Higher. It should give you some idea of what the visual novel is about and what you can expect from the story.
Source: Kidalang
