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"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?
CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is a casual, visual novel and adventure game
developed and published by MoeNovel.
Released on March 27th 2018 is available only on Windows.
It has received 354 reviews of which 319 were positive and 35 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.64€ on G2A.
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- OS *: Microsoft Windows7 SP1/8/8.1/10
- Processor: Pentium4 3.0GHz or higher
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB or higher
- Storage: 1.5 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
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First and foremost: DO NOT read it through this edition. The best things about this VN are the kinds of things that a bad translation bungles especially, and this one is to be avoided at all costs. There are roughly two options for translations: I'd recommend the George Henry Shaft one. Ixrec/Amaterasu is just factually wrong in some places and in general is much more prosaic, makes it easier on the eyes but worse on the ears. A lot of what works here, both as subtext and as layering, works because of almost psychoanalytical elements to the ways characters talk, there is always intent and thought behind why things are said in the way that they're said, and GHS replicates this best, I've found (though sometimes he confuses himself in his tendentious theorizing and lets an awkward phrasing slip into the translation; thankfully you can pretty easily spot when he's confused himself for nothing, and the other translations are there for you to check when that happens). There's also some new, somewhat goofy AI translation, which is honestly mostly fine but bungles in some important, consistent ways (the most obvious one, spoilerlessly, is that it's important that things said in the same way are translated in the same way every time, and the AI translation gets this wrong often). Secondly, and perhaps tragically, it's an incredibly hard VN to recommend for all the obvious reasons you'd expect from a VN from this era. Your mileage will vary tremendously on how much of that you can "put up with"; I would say in this axis, in terms of pure 'content', it's less than a Subahibi (though within an order of magnitude), but in terms of what it's for, so much more of what's there is integral to the story and characterization, for better or for worse. A higher 'baseline' of discomfort but a far lower ceiling. So, the "recommend" big thumbs up there is conditional on you being okay with that. With all of that uninteresting but necessary stuff out of the way, if you can get past those two obstacles, this is a really solid novel. I haven't read a VN that does the micro-level narration as well as this one: even with the language barrier and poor translation in the way, you can still read into much of why a character's head goes to one phrase or another, why they're talking in the way they're talking, why this or that idea popped up in someone's head. The fact that you can take apart a character's monologue as if it was a psychoanalytical case study, in which even the most superficial elements of why they 'went there' have some sense that can be read into, is simply fantastic; it's not too uncommon that the "bigger picture" of narration can have subtextual elements or that some wording choices may imply something deeper, but here is a case in which there isn't just some "second, uncovered layer" to look into, but a work of true repression, in a way that's just wonderful to watch unfold. Nasu (of Fate/Stay Night) wrote that this is "a work that reigns as a wall that can absolutely never be surpassed."; I think, roughly, what he means is specifically that Romeo nails the narration and dialogue so hard that it's impossible to look away from, impossible to even skim. This is, by far, the VN I've read the slowest; not because it's particularly long, not at all, but because sometime after the first few hours you stop reading the sentences and start hearing them, every hesitation, every joke that's standing in front of something, every little parapraxis sitting exactly where it ought to, and once you've got the ears to hear it skimming just isn't possible anymore. This is the part of the review where I'd usually write "but to talk about the bad parts, I need to spoil some things", and then discuss the things that don't grasp as high as they reach for. But, frankly, I just don't have the heart to, here. Of course they exist; if you've read any other denpa novel, the problems that tend to show up in those are here too; there's the kind of squint-inducing but ultimately minimized sci-fi/"mechanical" elements that muddle up some psychological stuff, there's the ever-present needlessly overcomplicated and downright silly backstory, and both of those are tied up with one particular character who impoverishes an otherwise perfectly suited cast by being kind of disproportionately boringly tropeish (basically, you remove 1 character and everything to do with her and it goes from a 9 to a 10, to me), but, man, what it does right is something I can't help but respect too much to poke holes at. Maybe I'll revisit this review with a more sober perspective eventually, but, as it stands, what a monument!
As everyone knows this work has mostly ass translations, and indeed steam one is one of the worst. I played it with amaterasu translation which is the one I recommend for everyone till they release something better someday. Steam version has some mini stories that are entertaining and also it adds a lot of CGs I think its worth the 3€. But please play the main game with amaterasu translation or in JOP if you know JOP. Now I will talk a bit about the game itself. First of all, this game wont be liked by a lot of people. it has a weird pacing, "problematic" characters and scenes and also the storytelling is confusing it some parts. Ofc there are people who enjoys this like me for example but I understand a lot of people will dislike this traits. As for the main plot and characters I really liked the plot overall, its simple yet its very well executed. Each character has their own individuality and they do not feel empty or plain at all. The main character is the best thing of this whole novel, imo he carries everything ofc, and indeed he turned to be one of my fav characters. Finally I will talk about the message that this story conveys. Its a very deep message that gives you a lot to think about, I wont spoil anything but trust me the message is probably the best part of this along side the mc. Its really moving. So, who I recommend this to? I recommend this to people who dont mind reading heavy text stories with some complexity on it. If you want something easy to follow i wouldnt recommend this. Also if you cant stand weird scenes or "perverted ♥♥♥♥" I dont recommend this neither. But if you want something that gives you to think about this is for you. So if someone reads this review, even if im not aware of it, it will become a connection between me and you. See you next week.
I really see myself in taichi although he and I both have a exquisite taste and love of petite anime girls he luckily got to spend thousands of loops doing what he wanted with them. well, as the game goes it was memorable the characters, all of them had depth and an interesting story. the girls were actually likeable something you wouldn't experience with those irl. from youko's bland expressions but unconditional love, to mimi's big bus- heart it was an enjoyable experience connecting with them all. the soundtracks were soothing to hear and the art was also decent. unfortunately it is the censored version but my mind was able to conceive nsfw scenes at the relevant moments so 9/10.
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Frequently Asked Questions
CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Yes, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition received 319 positive votes out of a total of 354 achieving a rating of 8.33.
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CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition was developed and published by MoeNovel.
Yes, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is not playable on MacOS.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is not playable on Linux.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is not playable on Steam Deck.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is not playable on Steam Machine.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition does not support VR.
CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is a single-player game.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition does not currently offer any DLC.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition.
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27 Mar 2018
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