Genrou
Set in the year 1179. The protagonist, Saya, is a 12 year old girl who lives in a small village. Having lost her mother to disease, the young girl lives her days alone working for the head of the village. From…
Genrou is a visual novel developed by Otomate, released 30 August 2012 on PlayStation Portable.
What Genrou is
Genrou is a visual novel game developed by Otomate and released in 2012. It was published by Idea Factory. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in the year 1179. The protagonist, Saya, is a 12 year old girl who lives in a small village. Having lost her mother to disease, the young girl lives her days alone working for the head of the village. From a young age, she has the ability to see through lies, possessing what is called “Heaven’s Eye”. One day, a magnificent troop visited her home, and a young man kneeled before her respectfully, saying, “I have come to retrieve you, M’lady.” A new world she has never seen before, and coming to meet the entourage led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune. As the era moves towards the “Genpei War” that the land of Japan becomes involved in, Saya has yet to know this at the time….
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are historical and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Genrou launched on 30 August 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Official trailer
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