News: Hirameki announce new PC, DVD-PG titles

July 04, 2005, 08:26 AM

by trevor, via Hirameki -
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In their first site update in half a year, Hirameki have formally announced plans to release English versions of six new adventure games. Two will be compatible with DVD players, in the fashion of the company's previous game releases, and four will be for Windows PCs, a first for the company. The DVD player compatible titles announced are Exodus Guilty, a fantasy/sci-fi game written by Hiroyuki Kanno (EVE Burst Error, Desire, YU-NO), and Dragonia, a fantasy adventure. Two of the PC releases are by the prolific KID company: Ai Yori Aoshi, a game based on the anime and manga, and Ever 17, a very detailed and intricate sci-fi/suspense game that was a huge hit on Japanese PCs and consoles. Hirameki have trial versions (fully in English) of both of these up for download. The remaining PC releases are Animamundi: Dark Alchemist, a gothic horror-themed game, and Piece of Wonder, which is set in a high school and features strategy battles along with adventure-style sections. Only Ai Yori Aoshi (summer 05) and Ever 17 (winter 05) have definite release dates; Dragonia and Exodus Guilty have conflicting dates listed and the other two titles have no release dates listed.