The cast of characters are the same in each of the three installments, but some interesting twists and shifts in tone result in an adventure that evolves and expands with each entry.įor example, the original story, Muv-Luv Extra, is pretty much exactly what you would expect from an anime-style choose-your-own-adventure story. While originally released as adult games for PCs, all-ages versions with additional art and storyline content to replace the adult materials were eventually brought to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The first two are bundled together in a two-part story, with the third being a follow-up. The Kickstarter covered localizations of Muv-Luv Extra, Unlimited and Alternate, first released in 20 in Japan. But once you understand the nature of Muv-Luv and look at recent trends in PC gaming, that big pile of cash begins to make more sense. Occasional choices break up the many, many paragraphs of text, and are then followed by more paragraphs of text. After all, this is a trio of over 10 year-old visual novels that have already been fan-translated.
But $1.2 million for a campaign like Muv-Luv still seems astonishing.
