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One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Muv-Luv is a visual novel, anime and romance game
developed and published by aNCHOR Inc..
Released on February 28th 2018 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 1,646 reviews of which 1,545 were positive and 101 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam with a 60% discount, but you can find it for 11.35€ on Eneba.
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- OS *: Windows 7
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024x768
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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Still playing through Extra and let me tell you, I wasn't excited to slog through a 15ish hour dating sim to get to the mecha part I've heard about. Then I started kicking my feet n ♥♥♥♥ thinking about how to eat lunch with Sakaki. Man they are gonna get my ass in Unlimited and Alt. Edit: Refunded some of my other winter sale pickups solely to get Total Eclipse and a nest egg fund to buy the megaverse bundle later on. It really is that peak. FINAL edit: 100% complete, now just gotta do Alt. Truly amazing. Extra reminded me how peak early 2000s slice of lifes were and Unlimited (though a little lacking in the meaningful choices department) has me excited for Alt to rip my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ heart out + answer some remaining questions. 1. Sumika (Goated, earned her #1 slot, obviously the intended romance) 2. Meiya (Wacky, dedication to the grind alone puts her here, + ending felt the best in Extra) 3. Chizuru (Probably the most realistic option to shoot for in Takeru's tax bracket) 4. Ayamine (A bit better in Unlimited IMO, no real spoilers but 1v1ing a pedo for her love in Extra brought the vibe down) 5. Miki (Should only exist to say "yay!!!!!!!", keep your hands off my daughter freak) HONOURABLE #1- Marimo. Nice.
Muv-Luv Extra: It's basically a time capsule of the early 2000s. The way the characters look and how the story develops, it feels like watching an old anime. The main two routes are pretty ok, but the optional routes are a lot better, because they develop the side character pretty well. There are some story points, that are pretty boring and don't feel like they have any meaning, but after playing Alternative a bit, I appreciate those moments from Extra more. Muv-Luv Unlimited: I really loved the second part of the story. It’s a completely different setting and it had a very good flow. If somebody wants to read Alternative, but does not want to read the games that came before (You should, you will miss out a lot), at least read Unlimited, bc it introduces you to the world of Alternative. In general, please read both parts, if you want to read Alternative. I know Extra can sometimes be boring, but I don’t think I would have appreciated Unlimited and Alternative so much, if I have never read Extra. Also, the music is pretty good.
Attention Muv-Luv fans: humanity is in real trouble. The BETA are invading, and Yuuko Kouzuki needs your help for Alternative IV to succeed. To make this possible, she needs to fit fifteen billion semiconductors into the palm of her hand and complete the 00 Unit. To do this, she’s going to need some TSFs, a couple of XG-70s, and a new Lancia Stratos. All she requires, therefore, is your credit card number, the three digits on the back, and the expiration date. But you’ve got to hurry—so that Takeru can get back to the Lacrosse arc. Come on!
Spoiler free. Muv luv contains muv luv extra and unlimited so i will write separately on both. Muv luv extra a lot of people dislike this one and see it as just a chore to get to alternative which im sure if you are looking at buying muv luv you have heard of. I however disagree. I will preface this by saying I've never played a slice of life rom com before extra so i may like this entry due to that. It means even if it is very cliche or the like I won't notice such things i dont have the prior knowledge required so my review is from that perspective. Muv luv extra is very charming it is definitely dated art wise no doubt but the myriad of characters voice quirks and different expressions are quite good conveying the emotion in question very well. Of course the presentation isn't the only part thats charming. The writing has a fun absurdity to it everyone and everything is over the top even the characters playing the "straight man" role. Each of the characters has a good bit of depth even now they aren't just their gag and each of them despite the absurdity do feel like people. However I do feel they are only a base for unlimited and alternative to build on at this point they get explored a lot more in those games. The mc is at his most annoying in extra his personality is very abrasive and in general kind of dense and cruel though I dont think its intentional. He reminds me of the mc from chaos head for some reason just not nearly as messed up well maybe at one point actually. Extra has your usual route structure like other vn though its common routes I wouldn't say are anything worth noting it's character routes can be quite good at times. In the later games the route differences become smaller but in extra they are proper routes. My personal favourite route was probably Class Rep's i liked Ayamine's route a lot until I did some maths and it just became kind of disgusting. You may not notice it on your first playthrough but extra does have a lot of hints to events im unlimited and alternative so I recommend paying a fair amount of attention in that regard if you want to get the full experience from the later games. Overall I'd say whilst not as strong as its peers muv luv extra is about a 7 out of 10 dropping to a 6 at some points. I see extra as set up for the characters Muv luv unlimited this is where things get going. I consider this as setup for the world of muv luv though that doesn't mean it lacks character work. It's a drastic shift in tone and genre from slice of life to military sci-fi. The same characters are there however things are overall more real despite this. In extra slap stick was quite common but in unlimited it's treated a lot more seriously. The same thing that would be shrugged off in extra like being hit by a car would be an actual life threatening event in unlimited. The characters change with the tone aswell they get a lot deeper and begin to lean more to them as actual people as opposed to their gag whilst they are present they are rare in comparison to extra. Instead of the route approach from extra unlimited has character endings they do not add enough to be considered a route in my opinion. They instead work arcs for each character into the overall narrative which they do quite well giving each their moment to shine. The harshness of the characters as opposed to their counterparts in extra also makes it even more impactful when they do open up. The mc also is quite different whilst still similar to the chaos head mc he does actually develop as a person in unlimited as he's forced to to keep up with this new world. He does however do more speeches here and in alternative which do get on my nerves a tad. The build up of the overarching villain of muv luv in this game is done very well through how the world itself is presented the very atmosphere and everything that everyone does is influenced by them. They feel present in all areas and as such you never really feel safe which is quite fun. Unlimited does still have a good amount of comedy despite the bleaker setting. Said comedy is still quite fun mostly at the mcs expense which is nice since I still think he's not very good yet. It also obviously is a nice contrast to the rest of the games grim tone. There are a lot of standout rather intense and or cinematic moments too. Though since muv luv as a whole doesn't really do descriptions it more shows through it's cgs its age does become most apparent in its set pieces. They however are still passable at least. All in all I think I much prefer unlimited to extra it feels like the series really comes into its own with this entry so I'd give it probably a 7.5 or 8 out of 10 a nice step up.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Muv-Luv is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam.
Yes, Muv-Luv is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 11.59€ on Steam.
Yes, Muv-Luv received 1,545 positive votes out of a total of 1,646 achieving a rating of 8.91.
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Muv-Luv was developed and published by aNCHOR Inc..
Yes, Muv-Luv is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Muv-Luv is not playable on MacOS.
No, Muv-Luv is not playable on Linux.
Muv-Luv is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 4 DLCs available for Muv-Luv. Explore additional content available for Muv-Luv on Steam.
No, Muv-Luv does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Muv-Luv does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Muv-Luv 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 Muv-Luv.
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Developer
aNCHOR Inc.
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aNCHOR Inc.
Release
28 Feb 2018
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