Elf is a name that visual novel fans should know well, but not everyone knows just how deep their routes go into the genre. 30 years ago, they released what many would consider the first real dating sim, and just last year, it was remade for a new generation. So just how does this remake and the original hold up?
Music list: https://pastebin.com/0xishajn
Sources: 在りし日のelf, uploaded by ねこっちゃ https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2322894
Japanese Neo-Conservatism: Coping with China and North Korea https://www.jstor.org/stable/26459797?seq=1
TADA interview with Den Faminico Gamer https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/projectbook/190801a
Yasu interview with Moe Game Award https://moe-gameaward.com/media/2021/03/29/74/
Gameplay and trailers uploaded by Zazi 77, Shiravune, Game Informer, Nintendo, GameTrailers, PlayStation, PQube, Operation Rainfall, Anime Ads
Alignment chart: https://twitter.com/haurmeya/status/1371248675696033794
PC-98 guide: https://w.atwiki.jp/retropcgame/pages/624.html
Concept art: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2022/02/pc-engine-fan-appendix-november-1995-doukyuusei-classmates-complete-strategy-guidebook/
Noelle Aman
2022-07-21 01:51:45 +0000 UTCMary Koser
2022-07-21 01:26:39 +0000 UTC