MAMIYA

I am speechless with this game oh my god. The amount of times it just had me in utter pure shock from my emotions is wonderful. This game is awesome, super awesome. It has such an interesting storyline and all the characters are so lovable and diverse. Each of them has their own complexities. Also chronically ill character always gets a place in my heart, love you Haruki. Play this game and play through every route it is worth every second of your time. Best 88 hours of my life I'm telling you. This is honestly my favourite game

Why is it that the Steam reviews I'm most excited to write are for the games that I struggle the most to put my thoughts into words... The thrill of the challenge? One last chance to get my thoughts in order on a story before formerly storing it back on the digital shelf? A desire to exemplify a title's glory in spite of feeling inadequate to serve the justice I feel these gems deserve? Whether it's all of the above &/or more, this was one story I never wanted to end, & was very sad to see me reach its end. ....Where do I begin with this........ MAMIYA is not a story that's for everyone. For those that it IS for, though..... I think this is one that will stick with them for years to come. What would you do if you knew the world would soon come to an end? Who are the people you'd give your final moments to? How would you choose to spend the remaining weeks, days, minutes of your life? Who would you reach out to in the cold, desolate solitude of loneliness? Tokyo, in the year that the world was prophesied to end... 3 highschoolers & a bum exit the funeral of the late Natsume, quickly returning to their ordinary lives where they all struggle with their own brand of loneliness & wrestle with their identity. The one thing they all have in common? At some point, a mysterious entity known as MAMIYA begins following the lives of these boys with the promise to solve them of their troubles & heartaches. What initially hooked me was how potent the tragedies of these boys are. "Horrifyingly human" is how I've always described this game in my mind. You can't write this type of story if you haven't had life put you through the wringer. Multiple times. You can practically taste the pain jumping off the emotions that MAMIYA is able to invoke. What direction are you heading down in life? What would you give for the sake of your friends' happiness? What is the value of fiction? ...Ok, I'll answer that one at least. One of the values of fiction is the ability for us to come face-to-face with a myriad of difficult questions & face uncomfortable truths about ourselves within a safe space. & if we can find that truth, we have the power to grow well beyond the scope of what we thought was possible by our own hands. ....& maybe we're not ready to tackle such difficult questions. Maybe we're not in a place where we're equipped to face the truth about ourselves. & that's ok. MAMIYA tackles a lot of complex traumas that may be too sensitive to some parties. I held off playing this game for nearly a year because my mental fortitude would've completely collapsed had I played it back when I first heard about this game. I'm glad I waited until I was ready for this narrative behemoth. MAMIYA will forever be cherished in my heart, a core pillar of the current chapter of my life I've currently found myself in. ....Ah. But the story about me isn't the one we're talking about. You want the story of MAMIYA. Shouldn't you try & push the call through? ...Or are you too scared to find that there's no one on the other line who would pick up? If you had access to the means.... Would you really, truly, honestly help yourself? Who should pay for the injustice you've been unfairly served throughout your life? Is there ever a price that's too much to pay for the sake of kindness? ....Look. While MAMIYA handles its sensitive & touchy subject material with a great deal of care & empathy, the story itself is weird..... REALLY weird. BAFFLINGLY insane. At times, even a little difficult to keep up with. While most of the questions surrounding the narrative aren't a super elaborate mystery, they do reward you handsomely with the satisfaction for paying attention to the little details & picking up on the connections that aren't explicitly spelled out for you. It's just... Mmmmm...... I can think of a couple points where the layman might throw their arms up in the air & shout "this is ridiculous, this is so stupid, I'm out". Not to mention the fact that the final Act is a $20 DLC, meaning the whole game is double the initial price tag that you see on the Steam page. There is also still no news about the Switch release's voice acting & additional CGs coming to the Steam release, so we can only hope in the meantime that someone makes a mod that ports all these exclusive features over to the PC version. In spite of the sometimes-ridiculous narrative MAMIYA tells, the game will ask of you to please bear with it all to see what's ACTUALLY being said through all this. & if you're considering picking this game up for yourself, I'd also beg of you to bear through the absurdities, & to even try to have fun with them while you're along for the ride. Cause at the heart of the matter, MAMIYA is a story about the importance of human connection, the struggles within ourselves, a begging for us to not be consumed by our own tragedies lest we consume the innocence of those around us. ....Amongst many, MANY other things. Remember your dreams. Remember your justice. Remember your self. Remember your heart. Remember your words. Remember your fantasy. Remember your identity. Remember your feelings. Remember your friends. 8 years in the making, & they were well worth it for one of the most remarkable & personally-touching pieces of fiction I've ever had the pleasure of reading through. Thank you for everything, MAMIYA.

Probably one of my favorite visual novels. <3 A great visual novel that covers harsh subjects and each story is filled with a dreadful theme. You really get to know each character well and can relate to their circumstances. I'd definitely recommend it to people that like mysteries with unique plot twists. Toujou Minato is such a well written character imo. His story is one that stuck with me throughout the game and might be the most tragic one to me. I'm halfway through episode 2 but I can already say the main 4 in episode 1 will always stick with me. So if you're looking for a visual novel that covers through mental health and struggles with everyday life while longing for acceptance and someone to always be there, this is definitely the game you should give a shot.

嗯嗯嗯我先打完了falldown世界四个角色线的收集，可能玩的期间还有一些别的想法但是打完之后我脑子只剩下一个念头也就是我真想让高中时候的我玩玩这个游戏。即使我并没有从视觉小说寻求情感共鸣的习惯，那时候的我也许会产生一点也说不定呢，当然现在的我在be世界中只能味到角色的脸了

[h2]？年，距离世界末日还有__天。[h2]

No amount of words could express my love for this visual novel. I adore the characters with their flaws, imperfections, designs, backstories and everything which instantly made me drawn to them. The storyline is really interesting and gets me on edge every time and has me gagged. The emotions put into this really shows and got me going through all stages (so much angst..). Even so, I was drawn to all the main characters and the story just gets even better. (I love them all, they all deserve happiness...). After getting the DLC, the plot thickens and the storyline just gets even more entertaining and left me speechless. When I finished the whole game, it left such an emotional impact on me and left me in bewilderment. The art is so so beautiful such as the melodic tunes playing in the background, it was perfect. I highly recommend this visual novel! Pure art and perfection!

沙漠中会有爱吗？ 若是不断挖开炽热的沙子，最终能有水从中涌出吗？ 跪在滚烫的沙丘上，眺望广阔的世界。 那是多么遥不可及的努力。 即便如此，今日我也一样，不断地挖掘着炽热的沙子。 我能从中找到爱吗？ 那世间唯一， 仅属于我的爱。 感谢MAMIYA让我体会到了真正的幻想世界。