12 no Tsuki no Eve (12の月のイヴ / 无尽的平安夜) is a kinetic romance comedy visual novel centered on school daily life with a core time loop mechanic. Developed by minori, this title shares the same universe setting as other iconic minori works including ef ~ a fairy tale of the two and Trinoline.
The entire story takes place in winter. The game opens with a POV scene following Unahara Yuki, a long orange haired girl voiced by Kusuhara Yui. She is out buying a cake to celebrate her own birthday on Christmas Eve. Right after she finishes setting up the cake at home, she suddenly loses consciousness.
The perspective then shifts to you, playing as protagonist Furuhata Naoto. You run an errand for the Shiina sisters and buy a cake for them to celebrate Christmas together. The two Shiina siblings are your childhood best friends and current schoolmates. On that Christmas night, you also encounter a mysterious girl who looks exactly like Yuki, who leaves you with the cryptic line “see you in the future”.
This game has 3 heroines. Shiina Anzu is the one year younger little sister with short ponytail and purple hair. Voiced by Yukimi Chiyoko, she has a tsundere personality and serves as your kouhai. The elder sister Shiina Mizuka is your classmate with long pink hair. Voiced by Yamada Yuna, she has a laid back and carefree personality, has poor physical strength and is a little clumsy. Even so, she is extremely smart and always earns top grades in class. Both sisters have feelings for the protagonist, forming a love triangle dynamic. The third and final heroine is Unahara Yuki, another junior who shares the same grade and class with Anzu as her classmate. She is a transfer student with an energetic and carefree personality, but you somehow feel a strange sense of familiarity with her, as if you have known her for a long time. The four main characters spend plenty of casual and fun time together at school. They mess around, tease each other and enjoy peaceful daily moments that feel warm and wholesome at first glance.
There are two standout supporting characters in the cast. Asukai Rin is a blue haired girl voiced by Kagara Mao, who is in the same class as Naoto and Mizuka. Ogata Honami is a brown haired girl voiced by Anzu Hana. She has a petite and childlike figure but she is a skilled doctor.
Visually, this game is an absolute feast for the eyes! It boasts gorgeous character designs and detailed sprites, with tons of adorable alternate outfits for all heroines. There are over 200 stunning high quality CGs with crisp polished rendering, paired with incredibly detailed and immersive winter school backgrounds. The game also includes lovely subtle animations like falling snow and side by side walking animations with the heroines. Every main heroine has an eye catching curvy figure with big oppais. The game features live eye blinking and lip sync animations for all talking characters, bringing every scene to life. Aside from the male protagonist, all characters are fully voiced by professional voice actors. The background BGM is soothing and super pleasant to listen to, perfectly matching the warm melancholic winter vibe.
The only downside currently is that the game only has a Chinese translation on steam version.
Summary
12 no Tsuki no Eve is a kinetic visual novel with warm winter school setting. It mixes lighthearted everyday school comedy, sweet childhood friend romance and a hidden time loop mystery that slowly unfolds beneath its peaceful daily stories. The three main heroines all have unique and vivid personalities, from the tsundere junior sister and the laid back genius elder sister to the cheerful transfer student, and their fun daily interactions never feel boring or repetitive. The side cast also adds plenty of flavor to the overall story. If you are a fan of rom-com school life visual novels, and minori’s signature beautiful art style, this game is totally worth your time.
《无尽的平安夜》是一款以校园日常为核心、搭载时间循环机制的动态喜剧恋爱视觉小说。本作由minori社制作发行，与《 ef - a fairy tale of the two》《Trinoline》等minori社经典作品共享同一世界观。
游戏全篇故事发生在冬日。开篇视角跟随角色宇奈原由紀展开，这位拥有橙色长发的少女由楠原唯配音。圣诞平安夜当晚，她外出购买蛋糕为自己庆生，回到家中布置好蛋糕后，却突然失去意识。
随后视角切换至玩家操控的主角降旗直人。你为椎名姐妹跑腿采购蛋糕，准备和她们一同欢度圣诞。椎名姐妹是主角的青梅竹马，也是同班的校园挚友。就在这个圣诞之夜，主角偶遇一位和宇奈原由紀长相一模一样的神秘少女，对方留下一句神秘的话语：“未来再见”，便悄然离去。
本作共有三位可攻略女主。椎名杏鈴是小主角一岁的学妹，紫色短发扎成小马尾，由千代田雪美配音。她性格傲娇，是典型的学妹人设。姐姐椎名瑞佳是主角的同班同学，拥有粉色长发，由山田由奈配音。她随性散漫、体态柔弱、偶尔笨拙，却天资过人，成绩常年稳居班级前列。姐妹二人都对主角心生爱慕，构成经典的三角恋爱关系。最后一位女主是宇奈原由紀，和椎名杏鈴同级同班的转学生，性格活泼开朗、随性洒脱。主角对她有着莫名的熟悉感，仿佛二人早已相识许久。四位主角在校园里度过了大量轻松有趣的日常时光，打打闹闹、互相调侃，一幕幕温馨治愈的日常画面，构成了游戏最纯粹的美好底色。
游戏中还有两位亮眼的配角。飛鳥井凛是主角与瑞佳的同班同学，一头蓝发、气质清冷，由加贺真央配音。緒方穂奈美有着一头棕发，身形娇小稚嫩，却是一名医术精湛的医生，由杏花配音。
本作的画面表现堪称视觉盛宴！角色立绘精致细腻、人设美观，每位女主都拥有多款可爱的换装造型。游戏收录200余张高清精美CG，画面渲染清晰细腻，冬日校园场景细节饱满、氛围感十足。同时游戏搭载诸多细腻动态效果，漫天飘落的白雪、与女主并肩同行的行走动画等细节拉满。所有女主身材曲线亮眼、颜值出众，全部对话角色都搭载实时眨眼、对口型动态效果，让每一段剧情画面都生动鲜活。除男主外，所有角色均由专业声优全程配音。游戏背景音乐舒缓治愈，完美契合冬日温暖又略带怅然的独特氛围。
总结
《无尽的平安夜》是一款基调温暖的冬日校园题材动态视觉小说。游戏融合了轻松诙谐的校园日常喜剧、清甜治愈的青梅之恋，以及潜藏在平和日常之下、缓缓铺开的时间循环悬疑剧情。三位女主人设鲜明、性格鲜活，傲娇学妹、随性天才学姐、元气转学生各有魅力，四人的日常互动趣味十足，全程不会枯燥乏味，配角阵容也为整体故事增色不少。如果你喜爱校园恋爱喜剧类视觉小说，钟情minori社标志性的绝美美术风格，那么这款作品绝对值得一试。
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