Evenicle 2
Evenicle 2 much like Evenicle is a combination of a Visual Novel and RPG from Japan. Currently, the English version of this game is only in 'Demo' mode and allows you to play through the first complete Chapter of the game. Currently, there is no release date for the full version of the game on Steam in English.
So this review is actually more of a preview as the complete game is not out in the US. Please note I will most likely make a new 'Review' for this game when it is completely released and give my first thoughts and of course after playing through the game a bit I will give a better review of it much like I did on Evenicle.
Evenicle II takes place in a parallel dimension or universe if you will from the first game. There are new characters, mains, and all new nations, and concepts. However, there are several things that you will remember from the first game including the mention of Eve and certain rules and regulations that Eve mandated for humanity. That said there is several things that are new that only appear in this world. The most prevalent and somewhat most annoying of these new things is the 'Hero Syndrome' system that will force you to go around and collect certain items to use in eliminating the problem from one of your wives.
Currently based on the lore of the game, in Evenicle II, not everyone can use magic or skills. The ones that can are granted special rights and privileges that others may not have. However, using one's skills and magic can lead to that person getting the 'Hero's Syndrome'. This disease causes the hero's immune system to suddenly take ill with a variety of different illnesses that range from minor to life-threatening. Because of that, the number of Hero's has greatly been reduced and the ages of these heroes have also gone down as many no longer live long lives due to the Syndrome.
Alex is the main character, (the one you will play) and has a unique talent and ability. Alex is a student of medicine and he's taught by his Grand Father in the many different skills of running a clinic, hospital and preforming different medical services. However, his special talent is the ability to use skills and magic without suffering the effects of Hero's Syndrome. He also has a skill that he can use called "Medica" which has a variety of different purposes.
Medica is a long since believed skill that never existed except for one former medical professional that was seen as a lech and had his reputation tarnished because 'Medica' he said could only be used on women. Alex learns the basics of Medica and that he has the power to use it early but hides it from the village he lives in.
Alex's history is lightly touched on in the demo including the fact that he was married young but that he doesn't really know who his wife is. (Note: You will find out in the first chapter who it is.) Through word of mouth and speaking with his Grand Father he finds out that there is a sick hero coming to their hospice to stay until she passes. Being a young man in a town of old people, finding out that a young maiden is heading to his town 'excites' him and leads him to seek her out before she comes to town.
In the process, he meets the young heroine Yuragi.
After using her skills multiple times she finally became sick from the Hero Syndrome and after coming down with a serious illness she was forced to retire and decided to spend her last few months in the village that her mother was born in.
While she was making her way to the town with a fellow hero, some things happened and she and her companion were found by Alex, who within moments of meeting her told her point-blank, "Let's have sex." Of course, this went over like a lead balloon. However, he would later explain to her that he had the special skill 'Medica' and through his research, he would be able to cure her disease and keep her from relapsing from that disease if they had sex.
After performing a few other uses of Medica to find out what it was she had and then to figure out what he needed to cure her they sat out to find the ingredient to synthesis a cure.
They were able to find the item he needed, and after ingesting it his body through the use of Medica was able to form the cure to her current illness. After some thought and words back and forth, Yugari agreed and the two officially became a couple.
As it was with Aster in Evenicle, once they had sex they were bound to one another as husband and wife per the law sat fourth by Mother Eve. Even though technically Yugari wasn't his first wife because of him having magic and skills he was able to take more than one wife. Where in Evenicle it was based on one's rank, in Evenicle II it is based on if one is a hero or not.
Graphically this game is very similar to Evenicle, however, the fighting has changed from the more 'FPS' point of view to the side-3rd person kind of view which I do enjoy as it gives a new perspective and adds more to the actions the characters take when preforming skills and magic.
Currently, while it is a demo I can say I only saw a couple of things that were kind of annoying. The first being how quick it was to get monsters to fight. It felt like you couldn't move too far before you were forced to fight. I guess for leveling purposes that isn't a bad thing, but when you trying to get from point A to point B for story and plot...it can get old fast.
Another that was a bit rough was the fact that you were HIGHLY limited in the use of heal skills. Even in Evenicle, you could use your heal skills one time per battle as long as you had the BP to use them. If you had more than one heal skill you could use each one once in battle. in Evenicle II the heal skills you have can only be used as long as you have MP to use it. When you start out you have 2 to 3 MP. However when you run out you are out until you get to an Inn. If you are traveling long distances and you use up your MP to heal you or your party members...you may be looking for a town close by to rest just to save up MP.
The Syndrome is a unique thing that is both interesting and new to something that is a bit annoying at times. As you fight your Hero Syndrome Meter will fill up and then when it maxes it will force an illness upon one of the party members, and then you are forced to find the item needed to create your cure for that illness.
The soundtrack is decent and the character voices are nice...though I wish they could do it in English too but I digress.
The Demo is free and if I was you I'd pick it up and give it a playthrough. I can't wait to see what is in store for Evenicle II and hope the game is out soon.
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