Amnesia Crowd Overview/Review

Game Title: Amnesia Crowd

Game Platform: PSP

Game Developer: Otomate / Idea Factory

Release Date: April 18, 2013

Official Website: Amnesia Crowd

Walkthrough: La Primavera

Orion's Q & A: Orion

Opening:

Story:

A fandisc for the series that revolves around three concepts:

Suspense: Taking place on a day in August, after regaining her lost memory, the heroine is now coming to understand more things about ‘him’. However, due to a twist of fate, she becomes caught up in a certain incident, and separates from ‘him’. And so, in order to save her, ‘he’ races through town. Thus, births a suspense story with various perspectives.

Working: “Meido no Shitsuji”, a cafe with a butler&maid concept. The heroine challenges the job without remembering anything, with only verbal help from workmates and strong-minded partner, Orion. Thus, gives birth to a comical story with cute and jovial chibi characters as you challenge the mini game!

Love: Taking place after the end of “Later”, two hearts as one after regaining her memory. As the seasons flow on, and to happy days, comes a new change. Thus, gives birth to a sweet and wistful love story that shows the characters in a new outfit. 

Source: vndb

Characters:

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Additional Character:

Name: Luka

CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya

A mysterious person who later appears in the story. He is quite fond of beautiful things or person.

Sample CG's:

Game Review:

---Warning! Spoilers ahead!---

Shin

Suspense: Heroine wakes up and finds herself in a place where she isn't familiar with. She doesn't remember how she ended up in here. She and Orion tries to find an exit but all are shut tight. Shin then calls her, she answered her phone and explains it to Shin about her situation. Shin suspected Toma of doing the crime but after talking to him about the Heroine, he is sure that it isn't Toma. While searching for the Heroine, Shin encounters Ukyo's dark self. In this world, it seems that Shin doesn't know Ukyo. Ukyo says that the situation of the Heroine got interesting then he added "I wonder who will find her first? Me or you?" or something like that then he disappears before Shin reacts in a violent way. 3 days of searching and Shin finally finds the Heroine in a weak state because she didn't eat or drink in those days. He was so glad that he finds her alive and was afraid that she might have died. I wonder who locked up Heroine... Maybe they said it and I just didn't understand... -.-... Really wish I could read Japanese...

Working: Wash the dishes and Shin will praise you. I was confuse at first on what to do but I managed it~!! Yaaay~! \(^o^)/

Love - After story: This scene happens before their marriage. Shin and Heroine are together happily but they want to see Toma and be with him as well despite the things he did. Toma didn't show his face to them for years but one day when they are walking near the school, they meet Toma who was playing with his underclassman. Toma was surprised to see them and was about to go away but got stop by Shin and Heroine. Toma says that he promised himself that he wouldn't see them again because he can't forgive himself for what he did in the past. Shin and Heroine sees he deeply regrets it and they did forgive him a long time ago. Shin and Heroine says their true feelings to Toma that he will always be their brother and they forgive him or something like that. Shin's after story is somewhat... very normal...

Ikki

Suspense: Ikki called Heroine to come to his school. When she arrived, Kent locks all the doors through the security system of the school and gives both Ikki and the Heroine challenges. After they are done, they all went outside but the Heroine forgot her hat and so went back to get while the other two waits for her outside. Heroine got her hat but the door to the exit of the room is locked and a fire started. Ikki went back to see Heroine because she was taking too much time. He calls her and the Heroine explains her situation. Ikki panics and contacts Kent to unlock the door where the Heroine is. Kent did his best but something went wrong with the system. Ikki pushed and manage to open the door where the Heroine was locked. He was glad he made it in time but when they try to open the door to the exit, it says that only one of them could pass. I didn't understand here, I think their was some sort of challenge. Ikki lets the Heroine go through and the door locks again. The Heroine also wants Ikki to be saved and I forgot what she did lol in the end she manage to open the door which surprised Ikki. Then they were both safe and was led outside by the fire fighters. The culprit of the fire was never mentioned... or maybe they mentioned it and I just didn't understand again like Shin's suspense route... Ugh...

Working: Catch or put the needed ingredient for the food. EASY!

Love - after story: Both Heroine and Ikki are still living together, Ikki begun to work or more like he is trying to get into a company and Heroine wants to help him. I'm not sure in here because I didn't quite understand the situation... So she and the other fan club members and even Sawa, Kent, Rika and Mine are in the company trying to help him. One time Toma called her and this got Ikki a bit jealous because they have little interaction ever since they started their own lil work. He pins Heroine in the window and asked her questions seriously while Heroine answers him honestly and her feelings got through with Ikki. Ikki then calms down and kissed her. The next day, Ikki presented himself to the higher ups but he said that first of all, he would like to thank the others for helping him out especially Heroine, he even revealed about his eyes so he was wearing a bunny mask while saying these things. The higher ups laughed thinking that he was joking while Ikki says that he was serious. But alls well that ends well, the higher ups approve of him. Years later, Ikki along with the others celebrates the graduation of Heroine at the cafe. Heroine got a little drunk and kissed Ikki. Heroine was so bold (*^_^*)

Kent

Suspense: At the cafe, Sawa told a ghost story about a person being followed and was never found. Heroine along with the others thinks its creepy while Kent doesn't believe in it. That night, when Heroine was going home after work, she feels like someone is following her and Orion seems to not see anybody at her back but the both of them feels being followed. Heroine told about the others the next day, Kent got worried not because of a ghost following Heroine but a mysterious person. So Kent walks Heroine home. To make the story short, Sawa disappeared when she said that she'll investigate the story because she got worried for Heroine. They tried everything but they can't contact nor find her. So Heroine and Kent searched for her and about the ghost story. Night arrived and they're at the cemetery where the suppose ghost story happened. A scream was heard and Kent insisted on looking for it. He said to Heroine that she have got to stay at that spot and don't go anywhere as he dash off leaving Heroine. Heroine felt that she is not alone and someone holds onto her. This made her run away and go to an abandoned building where she locks herself inside while the unknown person is trying to get inside. Kent went back but Heroine is gone and he calls her. Heroine tells him her situation and he dashed off for her looking for the building where she is hiding. When she found her, he hugs her tightly saying that he was very worried about her. When they are walking back, they heard the scream again so they run towards it. The person screaming was Mine, she explained that she's the one who tried to scare Heroine but she felt bad when Sawa suddenly disappeared so she tried to solve the mystery and she felt that it was her fault. She saw Heroine but she run away from her so Mine chased her only wanting to talk to her. The reason why she screamed was because she got scared in the cemetery. It was later then revealed that Sawa was in her house because she got a cold and her phone wasn't charged at that time and she also forgot to contact any of them.

Working: Remember the sequence of the ingredients being asked.

Love - After Story: Kent and Heroine went to London and lived there together. This is what I expected from Amnesia Later but it showed up in this sequel... Nothing really happens in here, they just lived there and they have dates together and other stuff like that. It's just that Kent was feeling guilty because Heroine didn't get the chance to finish her studies because he took her with him. Heroine does want to finish her studies but she do still want to be together with Kent. So Kent let Heroine first finish her studies I'm not sure if she graduated in Japan or London, Kent proposed to her and Heroine answered yes then they got married after.

Toma

Suspense: Toma thinks that Heroine is in love with Ikki. He tries to support her but he can't help his feelings for her. Heroine got bullied a lot by Ikki's Fan Club because they think that she and Ikki are going out as a couple. So they locked her up in a room full of boxes, like a storage room of some sort. Toma can't find Heroine and so he calls her. Heroine answered the phone and tells him the situation. Heroine doesn't know where she is and so it's up to Toma to look for her. He calls Shin to help him out because he trust him. He got a clue who are the culprits but he prioritized looking for Heroine. When he found her, the door closed and they can't open it. Even the lights got cut off and the room started getting colder. It seems that the room is an abandoned freezer. In the bad ending, they were stuck in the room for hours and Heroine is not moving at all, let alone breathing. Toma tells her a story about a prince and princess. Toma then kissed a freezed Heroine. In the good ending, Shin found them and he opened the door saving Toma and Heroine. Shin then left the two of them alone. In that time, Toma decided that he will protect Heroine even if he will strip her freedom away. Ah~ Toma... I oh so love his yandereness xD I was just a bit surprise of Shin here where he has a normal expression when he saved the two, it doesn't look like that he was very worried at all... x.x

Working: Work at the cashier and add the numbers. Ugh... I hate math... >.>

Love - After Story: Toma still feels guilty about what he had done to Heroine in the first game (where he locks her up in a cage) even if Heroine already forgives him. He says that it's not fair and so insisted that he will lock himself up just like what he did to Heroine. He even have he's hands handcuffed when he gets out of the cage. Heroine tells something to Toma that changed he's mind on the locking up thingy. Years passed and they are living together in a new home and after that, they got married. There's a scene where Ikki and Kent visits the both them and they saw the cage. Their reactions were gorgeous xD Ikki teases Toma that they have that kind of play which Toma denies saying that the cage was for a dog they are trying to get.

Ukyo

Suspense: Rika's brother Luka came to town to visit his little sister. He loves his sister so much that he saw her as the supreme beauty of all. Sis-con much? To make the story short, Heroine was kidnapped and was locked up in a room where a person is talking to her via speaker. Like the movie Saw. She can't recognize the voice because it was camouflaged. Ukyo called Heroine and tells him her situation. Ukyo was not sure if asking others' help will be a good choice because he think that the culprit might be one of the people he knows. He is aware of Rika's personality in the other worlds but he decided that he would have faith in Rika so he sought help from Rika and others. Heroine escaped from the room when her kidnapper opened the door. She saw that her kidnapper is Luka, Rika's brother. She can't escape the vanity because she doesn't know the place so she was not sure where to go. She calls Ukyo again and tells him her situation. Ukyo was not sure if he would tell the news to Rika but he decided that he would trust Rika again and she might be the only one who can stop her brother. So when Ukyo told Rika the news, Rika was horrified and said that she would help on stopping her brother. Ukyo went ahead and he found Heroine. Luka found the both of them and threatens to kill both of them with the knife he's holding. Rika came and stopped her brother. Rika asks the reason why he's doing this. Luka thinks that Heroine is trying to seduce Rika's boyfriend Ikki and he would do anything to make his sister happy. So he decided to kill Heroine for the sake of her sister's love. Rika says that Ikki is not her boyfriend and Heroine is a precious friend of hers. She would be very sad if anything would happen to her. Luka was in shock and let go of the knife, he wasn't even sure why he was trying to kill Heroine because his original plan was only to threaten her, not to kill her. He even misunderstands the situation. He apologized, even Rika apologized for her brother's doing and even asked her a favor where she would not call the police if it's okay with her. Heroine says that she would not call the police which surprises the three people. The siblings thanked her and walks away while Ukyo compliments her kindness. Ukyo thinks that the world have something to with it trying to kill the Heroine and all.

Working: Lead the customers to their table and get their orders.

Love - After Story: Ukyo is working as a photographer and he invited Heroine to be his model. Coincidentally, Rika was also one of the model for a co-worker of Ukyo. Rika seems to be protective of Heroine and does want to watch Heroine but it was time for her to work leaving the two alone. I can't seem to grasp the full situation, however I think that Ukyo was a bit tired and the dark Ukyo surfaced saying that the Heroine should leave him alone for now while the original Ukyo will rest but Heroine insisted on being with him. They cleaned the room of Ukyo and surprisingly, dark Ukyo was very nice to her -- even cooking something for her. Dark Ukyo then admitted that he loves her but he tries to suppress his feelings because the original Ukyo is also in love with her. Heroine said something to him, I'm not really sure but I think lines like the dark Ukyo and original Ukyo are one or that she loves both of them or something like that... I'm not really sure. Years passed and Ukyo proposed to Heroine. Heroine married both the original Ukyo and the dark Ukyo. So does that mean that Ukyo doesn't have a dual personality but two people inside one body now? Like Aoba and Ren in Dramtical Murder?

Overall

This sequel is WAAAAAAY much better than Amnesia Later. There's a mini-game, choices where you can get on a date with the bachelors and my favorite part of all is the suspense routes. Although the after stories are great, I think the suspense part of the story is what I love most of all. Especially the suspense part of Toma, his yandereness resurfaced~!!! I even liked the parts of the bachelors point of view. I think I played this game for like three months... O.O My plan was to suppose finish at least one otome game a month but I got busy with school... >_< BUT, if this was in english then I might have finish it by a week because I can just skip the sentence if I've already read the subtitle thingy... In Japanese, I have to wait for the characters to finish speaking and that takes a lot of time -.-... Well, overall, this game is very much recommended and it really is good (unlike Amnesia Later... x.x)~!!!