planetarian - Dream of Little Star -
- Category: Books
- Versions: 4 archived
- Installable: 4 of 4
- Availability: Still on the App Store ↗
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Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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It is thirty years since a world war put an end to space development. Most of the human race is dead and incessant rain falls on the surface of the Earth. The Junk Hunter earns his living from scavenging precious supplies from abandoned cities. The Junk Hunter infiltrates a Sealed City, reputed to be the most dangerous places on Earth. In the center of the city, he discovers a pre-war Planetarium. Here he is greeted by the companion robot, Yumemi Hoshino. She sincerely believes that he is her first customer in thirty years. She invites him on a "voyage to the stars," but the Planetarium projector malfunctions. After a succession of disjointed conversations, the Junk Hunter grudgingly agrees to fix it.
The kinetic novel - a thrilling new form of entertainment. It is neither novel, nor animation, nor game… With the highest quality scenario, graphics, music and direction, it achieves a whole new dimension of realism and pathos for the lead characters.
The PC and mobile telephone version of "planetarian - Dream of Little Star" achieved sales of over 50,000. Now it is back to be enjoyed on your iPhone and iPad.
Writer: Yuichi Suzumoto Original Images / Mechanic Design: Eiji Komatsu Music: Magome Togoshi
This is an application version of the Windows software "planetarian - Dream of Little Star - Memorial Edition for all ages" released on April 30, 2010.
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Archived Reviews
8 of 25This is perfect, too bad it doesn't have an anime adaption, the music just goes along with it all ! One of the best few games imma remember
I just knew that this is available in English nice.... Please bring more title and even better works on my 6 plus
If you enjoy a good story, beautiful atmosphere, and character development, this is for you. Planetarian is one of the shorter visual novels (stories with music, artwork, voice acting, and often branching paths chosen by the player - though this title is fully linear and lacks such choices) by a Japanese company named Key, who has created many great, affecting stories and characters. All of the text has been translated into English, and the voiced dialogue remains in Japanese, which is great because the actors do a stellar job of conveying inflection and emotion. I was thrilled to find this translated and available in the App Store, so if this sounds appealing to you, I urge you to buy it and experience it for yourself. You'll be treated to something to something you won't soon forget, and will be supporting the importation of some of Japan's best storytelling. If you like the music, which is also beautiful, you can find it in the iTunes Store under the Key Sounds Label.
I love anime and manga, so when this came out in English, it was a no brainer. The story is great and the voices bring you into the story. I really wanted to hug yumemi so much while reading this.
Can you call it a game if there are no choices to make? This visual novel is more novel than game, but it still is an engaging experience. There is full Japanese voice acting and English text, but the graphics are mostly static with minimal animation. But what is great is that this is from the same company that made great visual novels such as Kanon and Clannad, so you get a great story and cute characters. You can put it into auto-play mode and it takes about 4 hours. There’s also a “Novel” mode where the text is shown full screen. I’m hoping that they will bring over more of their visual novels to iOS in English.
A fascinating little linear visual novel that tugs at your heart. A must-read. The $4 was so worth it. Can’t wait til they release it for android so I can share it with everyone.
I bought this as soon as I found out about it! I had no doubt that it would be good, and I didn't even read the description! It is definitely worth the 4 dollars; every emotional and just plain amazing! You fall in love with Yumemi the minute the introduce her :)
It made me cry.. planetarian is such a moving story with beautiful graphics and music, plus there is English too and the interface is simply great.
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