The new text adventure “Summer Beyond” (ナツノカナタ) developed by the Kazuhide Oka team has been released on Steam for free. This is a whimsical adventure game that describes the protagonist living in a peaceful world, while the girl survives in a zombie apocalypse.
The 1.0.0 full version of “Summer Beyond” was officially released yesterday (17th), which is a text-choice adventure game. The story describes a girl “Natsuna” (ナツノ) wandering alone in the uninhabited apocalypse world. I was so busy that I might only talk to myself, but I accidentally got in touch with the “protagonist” (you) through my mobile phone.
However, this is an extremely absurd thing to you. The protagonist finds an old laptop while sorting out his grandmother’s relics. He turns on the computer in order to trace his memories with his grandmother, but accidentally gets in touch with Xia Nai, and learns that Xia Nai’s world is actually a post-apocalyptic world following the outbreak of a zombie virus—— The world in which the protagonist lives is unremarkable.
The girl on the other end of the computer said that the zombie apocalypse was breaking out in the real world, and it sounded curious, so through the text conversation, the protagonist and Xia Nai went on an adventure through text communication.
The main gameplay of the game is to listen to Xia Nai’s conversation, confirm the state of her body and items, and answer her questions at the same time. For example, when deciding whether to go to the room or the kitchen when exploring supplies, players can use text input to instruct Xia Nai’s actions.
Although the game currently only supports the Japanese version, there is no need to actually input Japanese. Just click the keyword with the mouse to drop the string into the dialog box and send it out, further instructing Xia Nai’s actions.
With the development of the story, Xia Nai will meet Zhu Yin, Ji Zi, Zhi Nai and other survivors. At the same time, the protagonist (you) on the other end of the computer will also control the fate of these girls. With the development of encounter and parting, they gradually approach the truth of the event.
Although there are no vivid action elements, the story of “Summer Beyond” is quite fascinating. It is also very immersive to understand what happened to Xia Nai and others from the perspective of the protagonist. More importantly, this work is also in art and music performance. Pretty good.
The highly acclaimed text adventure game “Summer Beyond” is currently available on Steam for free. According to the official statement, the Chinese version will be translated following the full Japanese version is released. Interested players may wish to pay attention or experience the game first.
