Text in Angel Beats! is displayed in a dialog box, here depicting the player character talking with Iwasawa, Yuri and Yusa (respectively).Īs a supernatural visual novel, the player assumes the role of Yuzuru Otonashi. In addition, computer programs can be used to create a mixed reality, as when Kanade creates her supernatural powers via a program called Angel Player. In the case of weapons, this can range from simple melee weapons to more complex firearms and explosives. Objects not originally present in this world can be created from dirt depending on the familiarity of it when alive. Those in this limbo can eat, feel pain, and can even die again, only to awaken later with no injuries. Plot Setting and gameplay Īngel Beats! is set in a world after death, which acts as a limbo where the dead learn to give up any lingering attachments from life before passing on. 1st Beat ranked as the best-selling PC game sold in Japan for the time of its release, and charted in the national top 50 twice more after that. A reviewer noted that its game structure makes it feel more like a game compared to other adventure games released around the same time, which have less choices available to the player and less-divergent plot lines. When designing the game, Maeda did not want to include choices for the player that would not have a meaningful effect, so the choices given were focused to have an effect on the plot and character interactions. Originally meant to be a role-playing game, Maeda eventually conceded to making it into a visual novel adventure game. The gameplay in Angel Beats! follows an interactive branching plot line with multiple scenarios. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront-an organization she leads that fights against God. The story takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. The game is based on the 2010 anime television series Angel Beats!, originally conceived by Jun Maeda, and also adapts scenes featured in the anime. It was released on Jfor Windows and is rated for all ages. Angel Beats! 1st Beat is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Arts.

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