Machi (街, literally "City") is a visual novel and the third entry in the "Sound Novel Evolution" series published by Chunsoft. It was ported to PlayStation (retitled Machi: Unmei no Kousaten (街 〜運命の交差点〜, lit. "City: The Intersection of Fate")),[1] and for PlayStation Portable as Machi: Unmei no Kousaten: Tokubetsuhen (街 〜運命の交差点〜 特別篇, lit. "City: The Intersection of Fate － Special Version").[2]

Gameplay

The game features a branching narrative, consisting of players using eight characters at the start of the game.[3]

Characters

  • Keima Amemiya: a detective
  • Jintarō Umabe: an actor
  • Masami Ushio: a gangster
  • Yoshiko Hosoi: a part-time worker
  • Masashi Shinoda: a university student
  • Ryūji Takamine: a legion deserter
  • Fumiyasu Ichikawa: a screenwriter
  • Yōhei Tobisawa: an idol
  • Atsushi Takamine: Ryuji's father
  • Norio Aoi: a pariah
  • Isamu Sagiyama: an assistant director
  • Patrick Dandy: a marriage swindler
  • Shōjirō Kaizuka: a politician

Reception

The game sold 164,866 copies in Japan.[4] Famitsu scored the game 33 out of 40.[5] It ranked fifth at the top 100 reader poll of their favorite games of all time.[6]

In 2017, Famitsu readers voted it one of the top five adventure games of all time.[7]

Proposed sequel

A proposed sequel to Machi was cancelled, but a chapter of it was adapted as a 1998 television miniseries Tōmei Shōjo Ea (Invisible Girl Ea).

Spiritual successor

428: Shibuya Scramble is set in the same location with many references.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sega Teams up with Chunsoft". September 9, 2005.
  2. ^ "Now Playing in Japan". May 4, 2006.
  3. ^ https://www.4gamer.net/games/065/G006552/20180912031/
  4. ^ "Game Search". Game Data Library. Famitsu. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  5. ^ プレイステーション – サウンドノベル・エボリ 街~運命の交差点~. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.5. June 30, 2006.
  6. ^ Collin Campbell (2006). "Japan Votes on All Time Top 100". Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  7. ^ "Steins;Gate is voted the best Adventure game of all time". Japanese Nintendo. June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "428: Shibuya Scramble – Hardcore Gaming 101".
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