Harukanaru Toki no Naka de is the first installment in the Haruka series, the starting title for the second and longest Neoromance IP. It is the game which receives the most outside coverage and spin-offs within the series. Yasuhiro Misawa is the main composer for the game.
At the time of the game's conception Heian period based stories were receiving an explosion of popularity in the Japanese entertainment industry. Ruby Party used the trends to their advantage to create their first Japanese history based IP. Members wished for the game to keep the same simulation elements as its predecessor yet thought it better to include role-playing game elements which were still in high demand with the female fanbase. To further distinguish it from their first work, members sought to highlight the seasonal beauty of spring and summer through the lens of Heian aesthetics.
PLOT:
The story begins in the spring of 2000. The protagonist is a normal high school girl who goes with her two schoolmates, Tenma and Shimon, to investigate the occult rumors of an abandoned well near their school. When the trio approach it, they are inexplicably summoned to a parallel world resembling the capital of 10th century Japan. Upon their arrival, the protagonist is informed that she is the White Dragon Priestess and her friends are two of her anointed Eight Guardians. Her divine duty —which must be completed for their return to their home world— is to protect the capital from vengeful spirits and the nefarious Demon Clan.
HARUKANARU TOKI NO NAKA DE - HACHIYOUSHOU: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyoushou (roughly translated as "Excerpt of the Eight Leaves") is a remake of the first game. It was repackaged to tie into the eponymous animated TV series adaptation's broadcast. The anime has been localized into English by Bandai Visual USA as Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time - A Tale of the Eight Guardians; it keeps the original audio with English subtitles.
The Premium Box includes an original character CD book and postcard. Consumers who purchased the game from Gamecity Shopping received a printed slip. Hori offered a Hachiyoushou memory card.
CHANGES:
- General gameplay remains with the following alterations.
- Portraits for every character and bosses have been redone. Battle portraits for the guardians have been redrawn with new key poses and animations. Vengeful spirits and sealing lose their animations in favor of the still image floating effect used in the third title.
- Every guardian receives a third "Hachiyoushou" ending with new still images to cater to them. When the player meets these conditions with a character, his vanilla route remains the same until the ending.
- Akram has a romance route in this game. His default portrait has been altered to have him unmasked.
- Select story and character events are now fully voiced.
- Still images have been recolored with smoother colors, shadows, and highlights.
- The opening movie has been altered to a re-cut version of the TV animated series's intro using the vanilla game's introduction music.
- Music has been remastered.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Love adventure was to stage the modern world after ending of "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3". Combat inherited the fighting style of the previous work. Modern Kamakura can enjoy the love romance on the stage, events of unique modern world also packed. After the battle with Chakichi Amaten, Hachiyo who had come to the world of hero and Kasuga Nozomi begins a new battle for return to the original world.
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Demons, Medieval Japan, Romance, Fantasy & Anime themes.
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