Plotting, political intrigue and layer upon layer of interlocking traps are the weapons in this epic battle of wits.Title: G-senjou no MaouOriginal title: G線上の魔王Year: Japan 2007-09-14, English Patch 2010-12-25Length: Medium (10 - 30 hours)Language: EnglishVoice: Japanese18+ SCREENSHOTS(˘ ˘) DOWNLOAD (˘ ˘)Google Drive - Mega. Below are the minimum and recommended system specifications for G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String - Voiced Edition Steam Key GLOBAL. Due to potential programming changes, the minimum system requirements for G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String - Voiced Edition Steam Key GLOBAL may change over time. Hi its Link here and TheDevilsDelight and we're going to be doing a joint review on the visual novel 'G Senjou No Maou (The Devil On The G String)' by AkabeiSoft2 Plot Summary G Senjou No Maou (The Devil On The G String) follows the tale of a young adopted son of a Yakuza leader, his name is Azai Kyousuke and his father is Azai Gonzou.
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| Developer(s) | Akabeisoft2 |
| Publisher(s) | Akabeisoft2 Sekai Project |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Eroge, Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Devil on G-String (Japanese: G線上の魔王, Hepburn: G Senjō no Maō) is a Japanese adultvisual novel developed by Akabeisoft2 and first released for Windows as a DVD on May 29, 2008, in limited and regular editions. The gameplay follows an interactivebranching plot line with multiple scenarios, and focuses on the appeal of the four female main characters. The title 'G Senjō no Maō' comes from August Wilhelmj's 'Air on the G String', an adaptation of J.S. Bach's original 'Air', and Franz Schubert's 'Der Erlkönig' (The Alder King) known as Maō in Japan.
Gameplay[edit]
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Much of the gameplay in The Devil on G-String requires little interaction from the player, because the majority of the time is spent reading the text that appears on the game's screen. The text being displayed represents the thoughts of the characters or the dialogue between them. The player is occasionally presented with choices to determine the direction of the game. Depending on what is chosen, the plot may progress in a specific direction. There are four different routes in total.
Plot[edit]
Main characters[edit]
The player assumes the role of Kyōsuke Azai (浅井京介, Azai Kyōsuke), the protagonist of The Devil on G-String and adopted son of a powerful yakuza boss. Though he acts kind and understanding in most social situations, this persona is a pretense used to hide his work as a highly intelligent and ruthless businessman. As the president of one of his father Gonzō's corporations, Kyōsuke employs brutal—and often illegal—business tactics in order to pay off a massive debt accruing intense interest. This debt is held against him by his father and is supposedly partially representative of the costs of raising him, 'down to the last sheet of toilet paper.' Due to Gonzō's abusive 'education' and the severity of Kyōsuke's debt, he views money as the means, end, and purpose of life. Kyōsuke also notably loves classical music.
Maō (魔王, Demon King, Devil, voiced by: Jun Fukuyama) is an alias of the primary antagonist of the game. At the start of the game, 'Maō's' background is shrouded in secrecy and little is known about him. He seemingly derives his name from Schubert'slied 'Der Erlkönig', but the game later adds multiple layers to this by including references to old role-playing games in which a Demon King is the primary antagonist and to codenames of the character's previous associates.
Haru[1] Usami (宇佐美ハル, Usami Haru, voiced by: Rino Kawashima) is the main heroine of The Devil on G-String. She can be considered a game-theoretical and observational genius as well as a musical prodigy, but her social skills are severely lacking, as evidenced by her awkwardly long, unkempt hair. Haru has a long history with 'Maō' but is hesitant to discuss it with the rest of the game's cast. Other characters include: Eiichi Aizawa (相沢栄一, Aizawa Eiichi, voiced by: Mahiru Kaneda), a close friend of Kyōsuke who harbors a comedic dark side beneath his boy-next-door facade; Tsubaki Miwa (三輪椿姫, Miwa Tsubaki, voiced by: Sumire Murasakibana), Kyōsuke's classmate and an obsessive diary keeper; Kanon Azai (浅井花音, Azai Kanon, voiced by: Haruka Kawai), the only natural child of Kyōsuke's adoptive father and a world-class figure skater; Mizuha Shiratori (白鳥水羽, Shiratori Mizuha, voiced by: Hyosei), another of Kyōsuke's classmates and the daughter of their school's owner; and Yuki Tokita (時田ユキ, Tokita Yuki, voiced by: Hokuto Minami), Haru's close friend with a talent for criminal psychology and negotiations.
Story[edit]
The Devil on G-String's story revolves around Kyōsuke Azai, the adopted son of Gonzō Azai (浅井権三, Azai Gonzō), a yakuza leader. Kyōsuke works under Gonzō in order to pay off the sum total of a loan taken out by his biological father and the costs of raising Kyōsuke himself under Gonzō's wing. He eventually hopes to reunite with his mother, from whom he was separated many years earlier. At the beginning of the game, a girl named Haru Usami transfers into Kyōsuke's school and introduces herself as 'a hero'. She initially ignores Kyōsuke, but soon asks him if he knows a person named 'Maō'. Kyōsuke replies to the peculiar question in the negative, but later that evening, receives a bizarre email from a 'Maō'. Due to his possible connection to yakuza turf wars, Gonzō instructs Kyōsuke to find and capture the enigmatic figure. The game's expository first chapter ends with 'Maō' directly challenging Haru to discover his identity.
The second chapter of the game, 'Kidnapping Spree', centers on the struggles of the Miwa family to keep their family's orchard, despite both Kyōsuke and 'Maō' independently working with a developer who wishes to buy the land. When 'Maō' kidnaps the youngest child of the Miwa family and asks for an exorbitant sum as ransom, Kyōsuke helps the eldest, his classmate Tsubaki, obtain the necessary funds via a yakuza loan. Depending on the player's choices, the Miwa family can be saved (granting an ending showing Tsubaki and Kyōsuke cohabitating years later) or forced to accept the developer's offer in order to repay their debt. In all scenarios, 'Maō's' demands are met despite the best efforts of the protagonists and Tsubaki's brother is returned safely. It is first strongly suggested in this chapter that 'Maō' may in fact be an alter ego of Kyōsuke: his psychiatrist is shown to be acutely interested in memory lapses that coincide with severe headaches and, for the player, with 'Maō's' activity.
The third chapter of the game, 'The Mephistopheles Murders', sees 'Maō' take on an accomplice in order to kill people involved with Kanon Azai's skating career. He poses as a radical nationalist to gain the trust of his similarly idealistic accomplice; Haru, Kyōsuke, and Haru's friend Yuki work to save Kanon and her chance at an Olympic quota. After capturing and interrogating the accomplice, the protagonists follow his information into a trap: the entire plot was actually a diversion. 'Maō's' actual target was Gonzō, whose enemies he had been arming in order to draw his target out personally. Gonzō had considered this possibility and evades the car bombing which was meant to kill him. It is possible for the player to follow an alternate path in this chapter which sees Kanon and Kyōsuke build a romantic relationship, and portrays her figure skating career in a more detailed manner.
In the fourth chapter, 'Blind Spot in Negotiations', one of Kyōsuke's classmates takes Mizuha Shiratori and a teacher hostage on the school grounds after hours. Depending on the player's choices, this can be resolved quickly and segue into a romantic subchapter involving Mizuha, or can become a drawn-out affair which eventually leads to 'Maō's' final plan. In the latter case, Kyōsuke and his fellow yakuza surround the school while Yuki Tokita, with her extensive knowledge of the criminal mind, negotiates with the captor. Surprisingly, the hostage scenario ends with the revelation that Yuki had enabled the captor to escape at the very beginning of negotiations, and was herself the mastermind behind the event in an attempt to financially ruin Mizuha's father. Furthermore, Yuki is revealed to be Mizuha's neglected half-sister, illuminating her motive. A second, farcical hostage situation occurs when Yuki appears to take Mizuha captive for the second time, but she has no intent to harm her captive. The situation is resolved just as news reaches Kyōsuke that his mother had been killed by a drunk driver.
Shortly thereafter, 'Maō' succeeds in killing Gonzō, who had apparently to the player discovered that 'Maō' was indeed Kyōsuke. However, while by all indications 'Maō' had been a dissociated identity of the protagonist, the fifth chapter, 'G Senjō no Maō', reveals 'Maō' to be Kyōsuke's supposedly-dead older brother Kyōhei. Kyōhei bears a grudge against Haru and Gonzō because Haru's father, a con artist and civil engineer, took advantage of the death of Kyōsuke's little sister to manipulate his family into accepting Haru's father's enormous gambling debt. Ultimately, Kyōsuke's father murdered Haru's father in revenge, and awaits execution. Similarly, Haru's mother was killed by 'Maō' years later; thus orphaned, the familial hatred became mutual in a sense. The title of the game is revealed to be taken from a recurring hallucination associated with post traumatic stress disorder stemming from the moment of Haru's mother's murder: whenever she attempts to play her mother's violin, she sees a demon creep up the instrument's G string. It is revealed that Haru and Kyōsuke met briefly and connected as children.
Later in the chapter, Kyōhei initiates an elaborate scheme that drives the entire downtown area into chaos. Kyōhei informs the police that he will demand his army of trained mercenaries and rebellious youths to stand down pending the release of several criminals, including his father. At the end of the event, as Kyōsuke escapes the area, Kyōhei calls him and fakes an emotional suicide. The ruse is quickly discovered and the police engage in a shootout with Kyōhei, apparently ending in his death.
In the epilogue, Kyōhei is revealed to have faked his death yet again, and pays Haru a visit at Kyōsuke's home. After a struggle and a chase, Haru nearly murders an unarmed Kyōhei out of rage; Kyōsuke takes the shot instead, in a selfless attempt to spare her from the guilt. When the police question him, rather than attempt to generate sympathy by painting the victim as a brutal killer, Kyōsuke attempts to enrage the investigators with a confession of cruel intent in order to blind them to the facts implicating Haru. He successfully eliminates her association with the crime, but is sentenced to eight years in prison. At his release, he is met by Haru and her daughter, who is revealed to be nearly eight and thus Kyōsuke's. At first, he regrets siring a child who will live with the stigma of a criminal father (like himself, his brother, and Haru), but he is soon overcome by the love in his daughter's eyes, and finally lets go of the past to live for the future.
Development[edit]
The Devil on G-String is Akabeisoft2's ninth game in three years, and the second of four games released in 2008 alone. The project is notable as having very few people credited for having taken a part in the creation of the game. Planning for the project and the scenario were headed by Loose Boy. Art direction and character design were done by Alpha.[2]
Release history[edit]
G Senjou No Maou Ost
Before The Devil on G-String's initial release, two free game demos became available for download at Akabeisoft2's official website.[3] In the demos, the player is introduced to the main characters in the game that is typical of the gameplay found in a visual novel which includes times during gameplay where the player is given several choices to make in order to further the plot in a specific direction. The full game was first released on May 29, 2008, in limited and regular editions playable as a DVD on a Microsoft WindowsPC. The limited edition contained an art collection from Akabeisoft2's previous titles Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shōjo, that game's fan disc Sharin no Kuni, Yūkyū no Shōnenshōjo, and Sono Yokogao o Mitsumeteshimau: A Profile Kanzenban, a desk calendar, and a demo of Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity from Akabeisoft2's sister brand Lump of Sugar released two months after The Devil on G-String. An all-ages English version of The Devil on G-String published by Sekai Project was released on Steam on November 5, 2015.[4]
Related media[edit]
Two drama CDs set in The Devil on G-String universe were released in 2009, the first on January 9 and the second on June 26.[5] Fourteen episodes of an Internet radio show to promote the drama CDs titled G Senjō no Maō Presents Haru to Eiichi no Hal Ichi Bang×2 (G線上の魔王 Presents ハルと栄一のハル★イチ Bang×2) was distributed on the visual novel's official website between November 7, 2008, and May 8, 2009. The show was hosted by Rino Kawashima and Mahiru Kaneda, the voices of Haru and Eiichi in the visual novel, respectively. The show also featured four other voice actors from the game and drama CDs as guests: Sumire Murasakibana (voice of Tsubaki), Hokuto Minami (voice of Yuki), Satoshi Tsuruoka (voice of Ryūhei Oda (drama CD-only character)), and Jun Fukuyama (voice of Maō, Kyōhei in the drama CDs).
Ichijinsha released a mangaanthology titled G Senjō no Maō Comic Anthology on September 25, 2008, under their DNA Media Comics imprint. Ichijinsha also released a fan book titled G Senjō no Maō Visual Fan Book on July 14, 2009.
Music[edit]
Most of the game's soundtrack is made up of classical music renditions, arranged by Tiko-μ. In order to enhance this aspect of the game and spread an appreciation for the works the soundtrack is based on, the game includes a feature to show the current soundtrack playing alongside its original classical piece (when applicable). The visual novel has three main theme songs, one opening theme, one insert song played near the end of the game, and one ending theme. The opening theme, 'Answer', is sung by Rekka Katakiri, written by Kanoko, and composed by Junpei Fujita. The insert song, 'Close Your Eyes', is sung by Ayane, and is written and composed by Chiyomaru Shikura. The ending song, 'Yuki no Hane, Toki no Kaze' (雪の羽 時の風), is performed by Barbarian On The Grove featuring Chata and is written and arranged by Bassy. The two theme songs were included on the compilation albumThe Best Game Vocals of Akabeisoft2 released on February 23, 2007 featuring theme songs from several games by Akabeisoft2.[6] The game's original soundtrack was released by 5pb. on April 24, 2009 in a three-disc set.[7]
Reception[edit]
From mid-March to mid-April 2008, about two months before The Devil on G-String's release, the game ranked second in national PC game pre-orders in Japan.[8] The limited edition of The Devil on G-String ranked second in terms of national sales of PC games in Japan in May 2008, and the regular edition ranked twenty-sixth for the same month.[9] The limited edition ranked again for June 2008 at 23rd-highest selling in Japan.[9]The Devil on G-String ranked first for the month of May 2008, in terms of sales at Getchu.com.[10] The game ranked again at sixteen the following month in the same ranking.[11] For the first half of 2008, The Devil on G-String ranked third best in sales at Getchu.com.[12] The game received first prize at the Bishōjo Game Awards for 2008.[13]
References[edit]
- ^'Scene 004 Haru Usami Preview Cut'. yande.re. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^'G Senjō no Maō's official website' (in Japanese). Akabeisoft2. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^'Download section at G Senjō no Maō's official website' (in Japanese). Akabeisoft2. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^'Sekai Project to Release G-senjou no Maou, Chrono Clock, Root Double PC Games'. Anime News Network. July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^'Akabeimedia website 'Goods' section' (in Japanese). Akabeimedia. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^'The Best Game Vocals of あかべぇそふとつぅ＜初回限定盤＞' [The Best Game Vocals of Akabeisoft2 (limited edition)] (in Japanese). 5pb. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^'G線上の魔王 オリジナルサウンドコレクション' [G Senjō no Maō Original Sound Collection] (in Japanese). 5pb. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^'PCpress March 2008 issue reservation ranking log' (in Japanese). PCpress. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ ab'PCpress June 2008 issue sales ranking log' (in Japanese). PCpress. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^'May 2008 sales ranking' (in Japanese). Getchu.com. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^'June 2008 sales ranking' (in Japanese). Getchu.com. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^'2008 first half sales ranking' (in Japanese). Getchu.com. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^'Bishoujo Game Awards 2008 results page' (in Japanese). Bishōjo Game Award Committee. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Akabeisoft2's official The Devil on G-String website(in Japanese)
- The Devil on G-String at The Visual Novel Database
weird title ee??
but trust me, this game is really-really good
it developed by akabeesoft2, the same maker of Sharin no kuni, himawari no shoujo
and here is the description...
Title :G-senjou no Maou
Original title :G-線上の魔王
Aliases :The Devil on G-String
Length :Medium (10 - 30 hours)
Links :Wikipedia, Encubed
Publishers :Akabei Soft2
Translation :TLWiki & Aegis
Description
You play the role of Azai Kyousuke, the son of a legendary gangster infamous in the underworld. You spend your time listening to Bach, playing God at school and covertly working for your stepfather, a ruthless financial heavyweight. This idyllic existence is broken when two individuals appear in the city - a beautiful girl named Usami Haru with hair you could get lost in for days, and a powerful international gangster known only as 'Maou'. Almost without delay, the two begin a deadly cat-and-mouse game, bringing you and your friends into the crossfire. Plotting, political intrigue and layer upon layer of interlocking traps are the weapons in this epic battle of wits.
story
G Senjō no Maō's story revolves around Kyōsuke Azai, the adopted son of Gonzō Azai (浅井権三, Gonzō Azai?), a yakuza leader. Kyōsuke works under Gonzō in the hopes of raising and returning the debt that his father owes the yakuza and for the sake of his sick mother. One day, a girl named Haru Usami transfers into Kyōsuke's school who declares herself to be a 'hero' and asks if Kyōsuke knows someone named Maō. Kyōsuke says that he does not, but later that evening, receives a letter from 'Maō'. Gonzō instructs him to find and capture Maō.
Throughout the story, Maō engages Haru in a variety of ways by threatening those around her. The first incident involves Tsubaki where her brother is kidnapped with Maō asking for an exorbitant sum that can only be paid if Tsubaki's family sells their land and moves. Kyōsuke helps Tsubaki obtain the necessary funds as he himself is interested in getting Tsubaki to move due to him having an investment in the company that wants to get the Miwa family off their land.
In the second incident, a threat is sent to Gonzō that asks Kanon to purposely throw away her chance at the Olympics so that another skater can represent Japan instead. The threat turns out to be a diversion as Maō's actual target was Gonzō. Gonzō had considered this possibility and he evades being killed by the bomb that Maō placed under his vehicle. The third incident involves Yuki Tokita trying to extort money out of Mizuha Shiratori's father. Yuki is actually Mizuha's half-sister but she and her mother was driven out of the household which drives Yuki to want to exact revenge on Mizuha's father. Kyōsuke and Haru manage to outwit Yuki. Kyōsuke had rashly asked for help from the yakuza which gets him in a lot of trouble with Gonzō for daring to order his men around.
Maō is revealed to be Kyōsuke's brother, Kyōhei. Kyōhei hates Haru and Gonzō because Haru's parents are the ones that drove his father into debt and to commit murder and because Gonzō's loan sharks drove his father into such a helpless situation. Kyōhei initiates an elaborate scheme that drives most of the city into chaos. He demands the release of several criminals including his father and while most of the criminals he asked to be released were ignored, his father was on the pardon list and he agrees to the conditions and pulls his men out.
Kyōhei is able to evade capture at the end of the incident and pays Kyōsuke and Haru a visit later. After a struggle between him and Haru, he escapes from the apartment with Haru giving chase and ultimately murdering Kyōhei. The two brothers talk for one last time before Kyōhei dies from his bullet wound. Haru's memories of the incident are slightly clouded and during the police interrogation, Kyōsuke tricks the cops into believing that he was the one that killed Kyōhei and spares Haru from a criminal conviction. Eight years later, Kyōsuke reunites with Haru and his daughter.
My Opinion
First off all, when I played this game, i found this game is kinda boring, yeah really- really boring (at the opening of chapter 1) it's about school life and your boring friends, but it's all changed when 'MAOU' appear, yeah the story really-really changed, it just like death note when L chasing the truth about kira, but in this game L is replaced by Haru, and Kira is replaced by Maou. The both of them fighting using their head, the Maou give some problem and haru will solve it (just like a school ^^) but that's not only the reason why this game is good, the artwork of this game is awesome too just like Sharin no kuni, himawari no shoujo but of course different storyline and character, and the background music is always good, classical music is the best!!!. but, there's one flaws in this game,
the plot of the game is like this
Chapter 1 (introduction) => Chapter 2 (Tsubaki) => Chapter 3 (Kanon) => Chapter 4 (Mizuha) => Chapter 5 (Haru).
so when i played the game, when I get to chapter 2, i decided to choose Tsubaki route, so i entered her storyline and guest what? we will skip the rest of the chapter so it's kinda bad, when we don't know what will happen in haru route or the rest of it.
this game is good but not all of the chapter is translated AKA it's still partial english, TLWIKI still translating this game and the current process is 78.8% for the translation and 30%-40% of the edit, so i guess it will be finished for about next two month, yeah it's a long road ahead. but if you still wanted to play this game you can download the partial english patch which is i will give you next time, and the translated patch is only covering chapter 1 through 3.
Character (taken from animehistory)
1.浅井 京介 – Asai Kyousuke
The protagonist you incarnate. Seeing school as a mere method to avoid stress, Kyousuke is an average high schooler, lazy with studies and hanging around with his friends, especially Eiichi. What he likes? Money but that’s related to his lifestyle which isn’t exactly as the appareances seem to be. The other true hobby he has a fond of is classics, especially Bach, and “Air on the G string“.
Kyousuke will quickly show some deviant morals as Gonzou’s “education” will have a certain impact on him: because of specific circumstances, Kyousuke will be obsessed with money and his efforts and genius business skills will permit him to be trusted well by Gonzou.
As the story goes on, Kyousuke will be hit by the reality and will soon realize what he lost during all these years, with his bound with either girl, but that’s not as easy as it sounds to be.
2.宇佐美 ハル – Usami Haru
At first glance, she is very odd, asocial and hardly talkative. However, as soon as she is acquainted, she is very friendly, caring with everyone. With such “normal” personality, Haru is also gifted with sharp senses of observation and deductions, which will be unvaluable against Maou and his schemes.
Very little is known about her past and her connection with Maou. However, Haru will reveal a darker side of herself…
3.浅井 花音 – Asai Kanon
Daughter of Asai Gonzou, Kyousuke’s sister-in-law. She is the “genki” girl to be short: very energetic, easy going. Naive and a bit childish, she is very clingy with Kyousuke, whom she considers as a sibling despite they aren’t related by blood.
She is an famous figure skater, candidate for Olympics selection.
However, too much pressure on her shoulders will…
4.美輪 椿姫 – Miwa Tsubaki
Kyousuke’s classmate. A very sweet and gentle girl, who has the tendency to be friends with everyone. Slightly airhead and naive, she has however a strong sense of friendship and family.
She is living with her big family (her parents, and 4 siblings) in a modest house. However, a famous building company wishes to construct a hotel on this location, and this will lead to problems…
5.白鳥 水羽 – Shiratori Mizuha
Kyousuke’s classmate. Kyousuke barely knows her from afar, as she is very distant and silent.
Despite his attempt to befriend her, she gives him a very cold shoulder and seems to dislike him a lot, as she exposed him and his obsession with money.
Her father is the principal of the school, and it seems he isn’t exactly a saint, as he is involved with some corruption cases.
6.時田 ユキ – Tokita Yuki
Haru’s friend. Yuki is a very intriguing girl who seems to enjoy teasing people with her words and sharp understanding of behaviours and the like.
Playful and mysterious, she likes Haru a lot, though the later is a bit reluctant and uneasy with her.
Being the daughter of a Elite Police Investigator, Yuki learnt early human psychology and negociations basis, and soon, her outstanding skills became aknowledged among her father’s surrounding, but by Haru as well.
i will give you the download links next time