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1/2 Summer

During the summer vacation, Kaname was asked to help out at his family's inn in Tohoku. He had expected it to be a refreshing change from the sweltering heat in Tokyo, but when he arrived at the train station…

29 June 2012

1/2 Summer is a visual novel developed by GLace, released 29 June 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What 1/2 Summer is

1/2 Summer is a visual novel game developed by GLace and released in 2012. It was published by Alcot Honey Comb. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

During the summer vacation, Kaname was asked to help out at his family's inn in Tohoku. He had expected it to be a refreshing change from the sweltering heat in Tokyo, but when he arrived at the train station with his younger sister Kazuha, he was surprised to find that the town he once lived in, now have a huge school built in it. Boarding a crowded bus and traveling out of the city to Kusanagi Inn, he was relieved to see the familiar country scenery once again. But why are there schoolgirls in the inn? The owner told him that they were students from Jinza Gakuen in the city, but due to an incident they couldn’t stay in their dormitory, so she let them stay at the inn for the summer…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

1/2 Summer launched on 29 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon Black Version 2.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon Black Version 2.

Official trailer

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When did 1/2 Summer come out?
1/2 Summer was released on 29 June 2012 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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