Noelle Aman

The Game That [Never] Invented Visual Novels & Denpa (Shizuku)

Added 2023-09-09 15:59:01 +0000 UTC

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Leaf is, without any doubt, one of the few visual novel developers to truly achieve ‘legendary’ status. But all legends have to start somewhere, and in 1996, it began with Shizuku - the game that invented visual novels and denpa... or did it?

Script & sources here!

Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
04:14 Story
15:05 Denpaesthetics
23:16 Patreon Break
27:20 Plot Summary [SPOILERS]
32:34 The Messy Themes [SPOILERS]
41:09 When the Dust Has Settled

Music list:
Tenshi no Inai 12-gatsu - Clear Sky, Cold Blue
Shizuku - Moon Phase (2004 ver.)
Tenshi no Inai 12-gatsu - End of a Dream, False Memories
Shizuku - Valley (Renewal ver.)
Shizuku - Invitation to Insanity (Renewal ver.)
Shizuku - Boredom (Renewal ver.)
Kusari - Disappearance
Etrian Odyssey - Labyrinth II, Primitive Jungle
White Album Remake - Tension
Tenshi no Inai 12-gastu - Waiting at the End of the World
Shizuku - When the World Changes (SC-55 ver.)
Shizuku - Smoking Walk (Renewal ver.)
Parfait - Coffee Cup (Re-Order ver.)
Parfait - Sunshine (Re-Order ver.)
Shizuku - Campus Life (SC-55 ver.)}
Shizuku - Chance Meeting (Renewal ver.)
Shizuku - When the World Changes (Renewal ver.)
Routes - Truth in the Mist
Shinyuku Kimi - Yokan
Tenshi no Inai 12-gatsu - Voiceless Song
Brandish - Ruins (Piano Collection ver.)
Shizuku - When the World Changes (Leaf Piano Collection Vol 1. ver.)
Shizuku - Moon Phase (2009 ver.)