At last, here comes the long-anticipated new work from Type-Moon, Mahou Tsukai no Yoru. The hype on this actually started way back when the project was announced in April 2008. It was initially scheduled to be released in 2009, then a series of delays pushed back the production until just recently, it was finally released on 12 April 2012. The demo version was released on December 2011. If you ask me, the delay was worth it.
The story is actually the first work from Kinoko Nasu, the founder and storywriter of TM. If you're familiar with Tsukihime or maybe just Melty Blood, you'll know Aozaki Aoko.
She's the main character in this story. You could say this is the prototype that brought forth Tsukihime. Well, maybe I'm a bit biased because Aoko is my favourite character in Tsukihime/Melty Blood series. The story depicts the earlier life of a young mage that is Aozaki Aoko, a time when she has yet to become one of the 5 Great Mages. A time when she was between the twilight of ordinary life and witchcraft. She lives with Alice Kuonji, a fellow mage. Telling more might spoil the fun, so let's leave the synopsis there.
This is just the demo. There are currently no full english translation of the complete game. I have to say the graphics are SUPERB. Animation mechanics I've never seen in previous VN's, totally nice menus, high resolution images(the demo only supports up to 1024x768). Heck, the frameskip is a bit low on my i3 + NV GT310m laptop in some movement scenes. And as always, BGM that very nicely suits the scenes. All in all, I'll be waiting for the English translation of the full game. The demo is only about 2-3hours, but look at the filesize. Holy.Shit.
Links below.
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - Demo English
