Kansei (video game)
Kansei: The Second Turn is a Visual Novel video game for the Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual and is the second installment in the Green Tea Line and the sequel to Jisei.
Plot
On day after the events of Jisei, the nameless teenager finds himself tangled in another [...] case when the owner of a high profile corporation dies under mysterious circumstances. This time, however, he's forced to team up with a group of kids with abilities as strange as his own. During the course of the game, the unnamed protagonist is given the name Kangai, his true name however, remains a mystery for the time being. He drives with Aki, Naoki, and Li Mei to the house of William Auten, the chairperson of Auten Engineering. There they met Mr. Auten's assistant Sophia Millerson, as well as Detective Mikolaj Gurski, who was invited because he solved the [...] case the day before. Furthermore, Kangai meets the reporter Marissa Klein, Mr. Auten's nephew Liam, and the IT guy Kevin Nealy. When Kangai and the others are asked to go into William Auten's office and Mr. Auten sees Kangai through a camera, he seems to recognize him and wants to throw him out of the house. He is frightened of him and he does not want to meet him any more. When suddenly William Auten is found dead in his office, Kangai has to solve the case. While he is looking for clues, he learns from Li Mei, that she, Aki, and Naoki work for the government, that they are on probation and that Detective Gurski is their probationer. Kangai finds an SD card in a box in Mr. Auten's museum. Shortly after it turns out that Kevin has poisoned Mr. Auten. Kevin takes Li Mei hostage and threatens her with a knife. Suddenly Detective Gurski comes into the room, he calls Kangai Alex. Together they are able to catch Kevin and to arrest him. The next day Detective Gurski comes over to tell Alex and the others that Kevin has confessed and that Liam has disappeared.
In the epilogue is Liam who has obtained some things for Chance. Judging from their conversation it could be that Liam and Chance are siblings or half-siblings. After Liam has given her the things which she wanted to have for years, she lets him leave. She tells him that he should enjoy the rest of his pitiful life. According to her there is not much left of it after all.
Characters
- Kangai:
A teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He seems to have unnaturally bad luck, constantly finding dead bodies. He doesn't like to give out much information AbOUT himself, but it seems that he's been traveling from one city to the next for several years. His real name is unknown but several of the characters in the game call him Kangai.
- Mikolaj Gurski:
A police detective in the city of Edgewater. He has a sarcastic streak and a quick tongue. Despite his laid back nature, he knows more than he lets on.
- Naoki Mizutani:
A college kid with a sweet personality and a shy demeanor. He is part of a special detective agency, and he has an eidetic memory. He's often the (very quiet) voice of reason.
- Aki Mizutani:
Naoki's twin sister, and the leader of an investigation agency made up of kids with special abilities. Brash, aggressive, and very outgoing. She can speak directly into anyone's mind.
- Li Mei:
A young girl who lives with Aki and Naoki. No one seems to want to talk about her or what she does.
- Kevin Nealy:
A fresh college grad currently working as IT guy for Auten Engineering. It doesn't seem like he's interested in anything but money, but he'd do anything for it.
- Sophia Millerson:
Mr. Auten's personal assistant. Sophia is in charge of managing his day to day affairs as well as issuing statements and press releases when Mr. Auten doesn't feel like talking to anyone. She knows everything there is to know about his company.
- Liam Auten:
Mr. Auten's party-happy nephew. Lately, he's been getting in a lot of trouble for more than just partying. Rumor has it he's been arguing with his uncle about it.
- Marissa Klein:
A chipper magazine reporter who will do anything for the next big scoop. She enjoys poking around in everyone's personal business. She's also the last person who saw the deceased alive.
Gameplay
During the game the player has the ability to examine the current place to find clues. The player also can talk to people and get hints. All hints will be placed in a notebook so the player can keep track of the clues.
Development
The game was created with Ren'Py. Several voice actors resumed their roles from the first game such as Kira Buckland and Micah Solusod. The opening theme song is Escape by Aural Wave.
Staff
- Writing, programming: Ayu Sakata
- Character design, art: M. Beatriz Garcia
- Music Composition: Marc Conrad Tabula
- Opening theme: Aural Wave
- Environment Art: Lewis Lane
Voice actors
- Detective Gurski: Chris Niosi
- Naoki Mizutani: Micah Solusod
- Aki Mizutani: Apphia Yu
- Li Mei: Cherami Leigh
- Kevin Nealy: Zach Holzman
- Liam Auten: Matt Alan
- Marissa Klein: Melissa D. Johnson
- Sophia Millerson: Karen Hayman
- William Auten: R Bruce Elliott
- Girl: Mindy Owen
- Chance: Kira Buckland
Sequels
On August 21, 2011 it was announced that a third installment is in planning stages. There are currently five installments of the series planned.
Reception
Kansei received positive reception.
Kansei was chosen to be the best visual novel in 2011 by VNs Now!.
External links
de:Green Tea Line