Ever 17 Review

And a rather delayed review...I should really update this more often. Oh well, it's not like anyone reads this, right? At any rate, here is the review that was taken from erogegames that I posted it on before. The next review that I do will be something I haven't posted elsewhere, so look forward to that (sometime in the future, anyway...)! Also, as per usual, any spoilers should be hidden behind spoiler boxes. Although common sense, if you have not played ever17, for the love of god don't look at them! Everything else should be spoiler free.

Ever 17

The visual novel's front cover

Brief Overview
Ever17 -the out of infinity-, more commonly known as Ever17, is a visual novel written by KID and localised into English by Hirameki International. The game is part of KID's Infinity series, which also includes the games Never7 and Remember11. Ever17 has elements of both slice of life and sci-fi, as well having a mystery theme which becomes more emergent the deeper into the story you progress. The deep rooted mystery aspect of the game is why it has become one of the most well-known 'mind screw' visual novels around.

The story begins on a fictional man-made island called Insel Null in the not-so distant future. Located somewhere off the coast of Japan, the island is home to an underwater theme park called LeMU, and it is here where you play as one of two protagonists in the game. The first is Takeshi Kuranaki, a relatively average college student who goes to the park with his friends. The other is a teenager who has developed amnesia and has lost many of his memories; forgetting even his own name, he is known simply as the 'Kid'. You're very quickly introduced to several of the game's heroines during the opening part of the game, but it is only after disaster strikes, stranding you aboard LeMU, that the story begins in earnest. Events out of your control then unfold, and questions regarding the nature of the accident, as well as how to escape, begin to surface.