Muv-Luv Alternative is now out on Steam!
Unfortunately I didn’t quite manage to finish the whole game before the general release, but I’m about 90% done, so I’m almost there. What is clear to me, after playing through so much of the game, is the astonishingly high quality of the English translation. The amount of thought put into each line absolutely amazes me. We’ve seen a lot of truly great visual novels get translations that are far short of what they deserve, and back when the Kickstarter was running, I was very nervous that Muv-Luv could suffer the same fate. We are very lucky that one of the greatest visual novels has gotten the best adaptation possible.
The game itself doesn’t feature too many improvements from its original release – the improvements made to Muv-Luv were mostly to bring it up to Alternative’s level. However, there are a few new CGs and events, including a lengthy new section at the Original Hive featuring everyone’s favorite song. Takeru is now voiced at several critical events. And we have an album mode and chapter select screen – the chapter select is especially useful. And it’s all topped off with a new opening theme by Granrodeo to supplement JAM Project’s classic original theme.
The entire Muv-Luv trilogy is now on Steam, available to the world with a high-quality translation . . . it’s an amazing time we live in . . .
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