Five years have passed since Kojiroh Amagi and Marina Houjou tackled the adventure that took them to the Kingdom of Eldia as told in the original Eve game. Kojiroh's still a detective with trademark hair covering his eyes and Marina continues her work as a national intelligence agent.
As the story in Eve: New Generation begins, Kojiroh Amagi is walking home with groceries and a plant tucked in his arms. His footsteps clack on the ground accompanied by the sloshing of water as waves lap the nearby shore. A bumblebee buzzes around him and alights on the purple flowers on his plant. After enjoying a smidgeon of nectar, the bee buzzes off and causes Kojiroh to drop his bag of groceries. There's a few pieces of fruit, tins of dog food, and a lot of beer. Koji laments his clumsiness when a girl steps into view and picks up one of the pieces of fruit. Kojiroh addresses her and startles her enough to make her drop the fruit into the water. Before a proper conversation can start, a foreigner steps into view and wedges himself between the girl and Amagi. He then escorts the girl into a waiting vehicle.
As he watches them leave, Kojiroh's phone rings and fellow gumshoe Yayoi Katsuragi greets him with a case. Seems that a girl has gone missing and she sends over an image of the girl onto his cell phone screen. She's the same girl that he encountered minutes earlier. Kojiroh wheels around, drops his phone, and runs after the car. The vehicle screeches away... right into some boxes on the warehouse. Kojiroh runs up and takes the hand of the girl and leads her away to safety...
In the intro to the game, a girl whispers followed by a photorealistic footage of a city from the vantage point of a helicopter. Below, police pull yellow "Do Not Cross" tape across a scene. In the next sequence, a male in white clothing leaps from above and sails through the air. The tattoo of a dragon on the back of a girl is shown followed by noisy images aboard a train, bumblebees scrambling, digital screens, a body hung by the arms, a blue eye, babies rotating in vitro, and an overhead view of gritty city streets. Above those streets, a sniper points at a target below, gunshots are fired from a gun and their impact is shown on the side, a watchtower shines its light. To conclude the intro, images of Kojiroh and Marin appear for a millisecond before the title screen appears. The intro was created by Fabbrica and the opening theme is by A Bone.
» When options are shown on screen that point to the left, up, and right, press the corresponding face button direction to select it. For example, press TRIANGLE for up, SQUARE for left, and CIRCLE for right. The text "please detect" scrolls on the bottom of the screen when these options are available. The various actions allow Kojiroh to interrogate someone, examine a scene for clues and hints, and search for evidence.
» To save the game, push down on the L-analog and the save dialogue pops up immediately. It's very convenient and simple. Similarly, to load a game from memory card, push down on the R-analog stick and the LOAD option pops up.
» A parallel scenario that plays out in the game involves Marina Houjou who witnesses a suicide. A noticeable clue is the tattoo of a bumblebee on his hand. Soon afterwards, Marina is accused of complicity and the red haired agent must work to prove her innocence.
STORY:
The date is August 9 and an image of a bridge and the city behind it appears as night falls. The scene fades and the camera focuses on Amagi who is walking home with a bag of groceries and a potted plant tucked in his arms which he carries like a bough. A bumblebee buzzes around him attracted to the flowers on his plant. It sits on the flower momentarily before buzzing off. Clumsily, Amagi drops his bag and spills its contents on the floor - there's lots of beer, dog food, packaged goods, and a couple of fruits.
Out of the darkness, a beautiful young woman steps into view and picks up one of the fruits. Her long hair whips in the night air and her frilly dress seems too provincial for a modern metropolis. Amagi addresses her and she drops the fruit into the water. Behind her, a man in a brown suit and brown hair appears. He steps between Amagi and the girl and eventually escorts her to a waiting sedan. Amagi stares at a check when his phone rings - on the line is a purple haired girl in a burgundy colored vest named Yayoi Katsuragi. She sends him an image of a missing girl and the photo that comes through on the phone is of the girl he just saw being escorted away.
He wheels around, drops his phone (but not the plant) and dashes after the car but it motors away with a squeal before crashing into some boxes on the wharf. He gives the girl inside a hand out and they run while being chased by goons. Amagi enters a warehouse filled with mannequin parts and helps her avoid a hail of bullets before hotwiring a boat and zooming away. The thugs give chase on their own boat and fire bullets but in a stroke of skill, Amagi crashes his boat against the thug boat and escapes to safety with his new charge. After the carnage, Kojiroh sits on the wharf with his new friend watching the wreckage burn out on the water.
The next morning, the police are at the area dredging up the demolished boat with a crane. A dog scampers up to investigate. After a bit of interaction, the dog's owner walks up - an attractive woman with violet eyes and brown hair who scoops the pup up in her arms. The young girl that Kojiroh has rescued is suffering from amnesia and the sleuth resolves to help recover her lost memories.
GAMEPLAY:
Like all the previous EVE games, this is a traditional Japanese adventure without puzzles. The standard menu-based and point-and-click interfaces are replaced by a new one; whenever you have the freedom of action, you press a combination of buttons on your gamepad. For example, circle button and the left directional button pressed together will make you examine the objects you see to your left, etc. True to the tradition of EVE series, you control both Kojiroh and Marina. You can switch between their scenarios at any time.
DELUXE EDITION:
The Deluxe Edition of Eve: New Generation includes three bonus items which are packaged in a laminated cardboard box as follows:
» A "Pictorial Stories" novella which features artwork by Eve series character designer Takashi Hashimoto.
» An Eve: New Generation drama CD which features an original scenario.
» Eve: New Generation temporary tattoos.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
EVE "New generation" born here, worthy of its name with a new staff. W, Marina & Kojiro (double), a unique world and the hero is intact, Taro steel ?? a draft scenario, Takashi Hashimoto Character Design (FC-G), He has a beginning Kanasugi producers created a to hit numerous and completely new
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Mystery & Anime themes.
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